Doctor Who thing of the day: Is the Doctor a god for our times?
Stephen Kelly in the Guardian thinks so. I’m not so sure…
Guardian
Doctor Who thing of the day: say good-bye to Amy and Rory
So, there was a press screening last night of the upcoming Christmas episode, and during the Q&A afterward, Steven Moffat dropped a big spoiler…
question of the day: Is it too soon for an Amy Winehouse biopic?
Is there a “right” amount of time after someone famous has died for a biopic to be considered? Who should be the ones to decide this: the family? the public? the studios?
question of the day: Famous creative types pushing back against corporate greed: hot new trend or momentary pissing into the wind?
Jesse Eisenberg sues a DVD distributor for misleadingly suggesting he’s the star of a film. Elvis Costello tells his fans not to buy a ridiculously overpriced box set. Are these two instances just a coincidence? Or might something bigger be afoot?
Doctor Who thing of the day: the ‘Guardian’s 1963 review of the first two episodes
Critic Mary Crozier was less than impressed…
Doctor Who thing of the day: Hollywood threatens a Doctor Who movie from Harry Potter’s David Yates
Last year we faced the prospect of a Disneyfied, Johnny Depp-starring Doctor Who movie. That bullet was dodged, but now there’s a new reason to be afraid.
London photo of the day: the Occupy camp at St. Paul’s Cathedral
Late Friday night, I wandered past the Occupy camp outside St. Paul’s Cathedral…
question of the weekend: Should gruesome photos of famous dead people be plastered all over the media?
It’s not just dead villains prompting the question — now it’s cropping up around the death of Michael Jackson…
The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) (trailer)
Oh, I’m sure the movie is thoroughly disgusting, inhumane, and pointless. But what’s sorta more disgusting is all the oneupmanship going on over the promotion of it.
oh, great: now women have to be sexy behind the camera, too
Yes, sexed-up images of women are used to sell absolutely everything. Yes, film is sexy. But is it supposed to be sexually appealing only to straight men?
