“Benedict Cumberbatch: Here’s how Sherlock survived his fall”
Spoiler: It’s not really a spoiler. But it does involve a small stuffed monkey. Naturally.
Martin Freeman
there’s no possibility this movie isn’t awesome (The World’s End trailer)
Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright together again for the first time.
geek or scream, the choice is yours: Syfy rebooting Blake’s 7
I’d love to see Benedict Cumberbatch as evil sexy bastard Kerr Avon and, yup, Martin Freeman as Vila Restal.
question of the day: Can a movie look “too real”?
Is there an overall essence to the idea of The Movies, even if the setting isn’t fantastical, that demands a feeling of unreality?
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (review)
No, not all who wander are lost. But doesn’t mean that some who wander aren’t lost. Such as Peter Jackson, with his first-of-three-parts big-screen adaptation of The Hobbit.
question of the day: What is the modern appeal of Sherlock Holmes?
Does his emotional coldness and daunting intellect have something to say to us that strikes a particular chord right now? Or is Holmes a perennial favorite that storytellers will be returning to and updating far into the future?
Sherlock: Series 2 arrives on American TV this Sunday night
Just a reminder to come back here after Sunday night and catch up with my blogging, which begins with “A Scandal in Belgravia”…
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!/Band of Misfits (review)
Implies that science! and scientists! could be fun! and adventurous! Oh noes, the kiddies! Brainwashed into thinking science is awesome! Who shall protect them from such horrors?
church of awesome: Hobbit (and Elvish) Name Generator
If you, like me, are simply exploding with anticipation for Peter Jackson’s Hobbit, here’s a little something to torture you some more…
Sherlock blogging: “The Reichenbach Fall”
There are a lot of ways in which this was 90 brilliant minutes of television drama, but the first way in which it’s brilliant is the opening moments…
