Cowboys & Aliens (review)
Holy shit, Indiana Jones and James Bond are fighting frickin’ aliens. This is a geekgasm. Or it should be. But it isn’t.
James Bond
question of the day: Which will come first: a non-British James Bond or a non-British Doctor?
And what non-British actors can you imagine or would you like to see in either or both roles?
X-Men: First Class (review)
“Best. Comic Book Movie. Evah!” So my inner fangirl is screaming at the moment as she does a little happy Snoopy dance.
question of the day: What are your favorite Mary Sue stories in popular fiction?
For those unfamiliar with the concept of the Mary Sue, she — or he, sometimes called a Marty Stu — is a character who is absolute perfection: brilliant, kind, generous, noble, gorgeous… but not in anyway that’s annoying. Oh no: Everyone falls madly in love with the Mary Sue…
watch it: 1980s European Volkswagen Beetle commercial
A hilarious tie-in to this week’s unveiling of never-before-seen video of Eric Stoltz’s brief tenure as Marty McFly…
question of the day: Is James Bond dead?
*Entertainment Weekly* is suggesting, in its latest issue, that the Bond franchise may be dead…
does ‘Toy Story 3’ speak more to British audiences than ‘Inception’ does?
It’s interesting to see how *Inception* and *Toy Story 3* are battling it out at the U.K. box office…
quick list: five great spy movies
Do you guys like lists? I tried doing a daily list a while back, and it never seemed to connect with you all. Plus it was a lot a work because I tried to be too comprehensive, too definitive. But maybe a quicker hit of a list — and ones that didn’t pretend to be … more…
question of the day: What if Christopher Nolan took over the James Bond franchise?
I haven’t seen Inception yet — I’ll see it tonight — but I’m even more intrigued to hear writer-director Christopher Nolan say this about the film (to BBC News): The Bond influence on the film was very intentional because, for me, growing up with the Bond films – they’ve always stood for grand-scale action… for … more…
more reasons to hate ‘Sex and the City’
Sex and the City 2 is doing remarkably well at the U.K. box office, handily retaining the No. 1 spot this past weekend and overall doing about twice as well, comparatively speaking, as it is performing in North America. As Charles Gant at the Guardian’s Film blog notes: After two weekends in the US, it … more…
