I give up

I feel more and more like Lily Tomlin every day: No matter how cynical I get, I can’t keep up. Just like week I invented an imaginary supervillain for whom Play-Doh: The Motion Picture, Boggle: The Movie, and Trivial Pursuit: The Next Generation seemed beyond the pale, something only the depths of his depravity could … more…

bias update: August 13

obsession: Torchwood: Children of Earth (yes, my episode-by-episode is on its way, I hope next week) boyfriend: Sharlto Copley in District 9 (not his character, Wikus Van De Merwe, who’s completely dorky, but the actor, who’s smart and funny and adorably sort of David Tennant-y as himself) psyched: absolutely nothing (it’s August) girl crush: Meryl … more…

North American box office: ‘G.I. Joe’ no!

Joe’s ohs are lots of zeroes at the end of its weekend tally: 1. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra: $54.7 million (NEW) 2. Julie & Julia: $20 million (NEW) 3. G-Force: $9.9 million (3rd week; drops 44%) 4. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: $8.9 million (4th week; drops 50%) 5. Funny People: $8 … more…

midnight screenings of ‘Julie & Julia’?

I was checking Fandango to see if my midnight show tomorrow of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra was sold out (it looks like tix are still available 24 hours in advance of showtime), and just for the hell of it, I clicked to see whether the weekend’s other wide releases would be showing at … more…