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Confused? See, it’s like this: This week we learned that Rachel Weisz will play Jackie Kennedy in an upcoming movie by Darren Aronofsky about the first lady’s life just after her husband’s assassination. And we learned that Robert Pattinson will play Kurt Cobain with Scarlett Johansson as Courtney Love in an upcoming movie from David … more…
Every week my browser gets cluttered up with tabs for stuff that I stumble across and figure I might be able to use as a Question of the Day or a WTF Thought for the Day or grist for some other post. And inevitably, I end the week with most of that material unused. But … more…
We know how it is: You’d like to go to the movies this weekend, but you dropped a pocketwatch in the shower and now you’re stuck in 1857. But you can have a multiplex-like experience in the 19th century (assuming you remembered to bring along your portable DVD player) with a collection of the right … more…
I’m such a sucker. The slightest sliver of an enticement of a hint about the upcoming Doctor Who — and new Doctor Matt Smith, whom I both love and hate as Gollum loves and hates the Ring — and I’m just a mess of anticipation and excitement and self-recrimination: How could I be such a … more…
Here is my recommendation for those wishing to jump into the phenomenon that is *Doctor Who*: Don’t start with ‘The Complete Specials’…
Not sure which Doctor you are? (Which Doctor Who, that is — duh.) Virgin Media has the definitive quiz that will, once and for all, settle the question of whether you’re a cricket-playing celery eater or a jelly baby-eating scarf wearer. You know you’re dying to find out. I am, I am told, Christopher Eccleston. … more…
Intriguing news from the Telegraph the other day: Christopher Eccleston to play John Lennon in Beatles biopic Former Doctor Who star Christopher Eccleston is to star as music legend John Lennon in a biopic set during the turbulent demise of The Beatles, it has been announced. Lennon Naked covers the period from 1967 to 1971 … more…
This *Amelia* is a quiet, reflective film, and Earhart is not an icon or a symbol: she’s a human being, and the fantasy comes in how the film depicts her life and her achievements and everything about her not as something a *woman* did but something a *person* did.
Fun for Wednesdays! We look at an image from an upcoming movie and write snarky, witty, or otherwise entertaining captions for it. No prizes, it’s just for fun. Oh man, am I looking foward to this one. Ewan McGregor and Christopher Eccleston? I’d be flying, too: Fox Searchlight tells us about the flick: Amelia stars … more…
Tons of spoilers! Don’t read unless you’ve seen the episode!
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