question of the day: What is your favorite movie scene ever?
Of course it’s almost impossible to narrow it down to one scene in one movie, so feel free to pick a couple…
Empire Strikes Back
question of the day: After ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘Twilight,’ will we see more movies broken up into multiple installments?
Could Hollywood only get away with such a split when there is an existing and enthusiastic fanbase? Are these splits anything other than moneygrabbing on the studios’ part, a means to get twice the ticket sales out of fans?
Doctor Who thing of the day: The Dalek Game
It’s a party game for nerds! Just take a title — of a book, a film, whatev! — and replace a word with Dalek. And it comes with illustrations!
The Three Musketeers (review)
It is leaden where it should be light. It is graceless and charmless. It reels from the painful banter. It is the epitome of empty soulless corporate filmmaking.
watch it: picnicking with Luke Skywalker on Dagobah, from ‘Jim’ll Fix It’
I don’t mind telling you, I find something ineffably creepy about this.
gorgeous painted ‘Avengers’ posters will make you fall in love with movies again
Marvel’s new painted Avengers posters are making me remember that part of what made me fall in love with movies when I was a kid was the posters.
quick list: five cold-weather movies that feel great in an NYC August
It’s so disgusting today in New York City that it made me actually cry in frustration. But just thinking about a handful of films makes me feel a little better. Because baby, it’s cold in these movies…
classic ‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “The Sontaran Experiment”
Made of spoilers. Don’t read until you’ve seen the episode unless you don’t care to have it spoiled for you.
my biggest disappointment in ‘Inception’
(not a spoiler) Yes, I loved the movie. But as I indicated in my review, my mind wasn’t blown as much as I was expecting it to be. Some of my expectations were created by the astonishing imagery the trailer showed us, such as the folding city: My mind was abuzz pondering the possibilities: How … more…
retro trailer: ‘The Empire Strikes Back’
Take a look back at an old trailer… Even pulpier than the film itself! “A big new sprawling space adventure!” This past Friday was the 30th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back, which was released on May 21, 1980. Which means it’s been 30 years since my 10-year-old brain was darkened and depressed by this … more…
