John Carter (trailer)
Shhh! Don’t say John Carter of Mars! He’s not of Mars, okay?
Mars Needs Moms
royal wedding hype; ‘Hanna’s Joe Wright says ‘Sucker Punch’ is sexist; dear god no, there’s gonna be another ‘Tron’ flick; more: leftover links
Plus: Should Hollywood stop pandering to dorks? Does the flopping of Mars Needs Moms spell the end of 3D? Why is Katie Holmes failing to charm America?
another mysterious U.K. embargo: ‘Hanna’
It makes no damn sense at all. There are already reviews up at Rotten Tomatoes!
deep thought (re ‘Mars Needs Moms’)
Not all children’s books — not even really really good ones — are worth blowing up into $150 million, CGI-motion-captured 3D IMAX cinematic experiences.
Mars Needs Moms (review)
Do kids really need to be reminded — in IMAX 3D! — that Mom loves you and has your best interests at heart when she tells you to eat your broccoli and gets mad when you feed it to the cat instead? I guess someone at Disney figured this was the case.
why celebs love Scientology; Netflix in deal for original programming; the real problem of ‘Mars Needs Moms’; more: leftover links
Plus: why Republicans want to destroy NPR; Hereafter (with its tsunami scene) pulled from Japanese theaters; promo fail for Limitless viral video; more…
Seth Green, actor and nonentity in Hollywood’s CGI heaven
Have you read Connie Willis’s novel Remake? Danged if this news — regarding Seth Green’s performance in Mars Needs Moms — doesn’t sound like what Willis was warning us about…
trailer break: ‘Mars Needs Moms’
Mars needs moms to tell them to eat their broccoli? Oh, yes, that’s what turns out to be the case. Doesn’t Mars need dads, too?
