trailer break: ‘Invictus’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… I’m confused: Where are the aliens? Is the rugby match being played in District 9? Hey, that’s Martha Jones’s mother as Winnie Mandela! Invictus opens in the U.S. on December 11, and in the U.K. on February 5, 2010.

bias update: November 30

obsession: Doctor Who (two more David Tennants to go) boyfriend: George Clooney in Up in the Air (because he’s George Clooney) psyched: Sherlock Holmes (I’m gonna be really disappointed if this isn’t awesome) girl crush: Emily Blunt in Young Victoria (it’s good to be the queen) dreading: Did You Hear About the Morgans? (looks like … more…

bias update: November 11

obsession: Doctor Who (and eager for “The Waters of Mars”) boyfriend: Ben Mansfield in Primeval (where did this cutie spring from?) psyched: Up in the Air (more George Clooney? yes, please) girl crush: Emily Blunt in Young Victoria (it’s good to be the queen) dreading: The Twilight Saga: New Moon (vampires who don’t suck suck) … more…

watch it: “Doctor Who: Dreamland First Clip!”

I hadn’t heard about this CGI-animated version of Doctor Who till I ran across a posting last week on TV Squad… and frankly, what I see here I like even less than the traditionally animated “The Infinite Quest.” Yea to a Doctor Who story set in the United States — at Area 51, no less. … more…

question of the day: Is America ready for ‘Doctor Who’?

Scott Brown at Wired magazine recently came to the defense of Doctor Who, explaining why it’s so essential these days, and why it stands out: There’s a fix I just don’t get from mainstream American science fiction, perhaps because of its grinding obsession with the imperialistic (and its depressive sibling, the dystopic), not to mention … more…