bias update: November 11

obsession: Doctor Who (and eager for “The Waters of Mars”) boyfriend: Ben Mansfield in Primeval (where did this cutie spring from?) psyched: Up in the Air (more George Clooney? yes, please) girl crush: Emily Blunt in Young Victoria (it’s good to be the queen) dreading: The Twilight Saga: New Moon (vampires who don’t suck suck) … more…

watch it: ‘New Moon’ controversy

We interrupt today’s regularly scheduled retro-ad Web Video of the Day to bring you this breaking news — Twilight moms and Twilight teens rumble at Comic Con: (Get the whole sordid story at the Los Angeles Times’ blog Hero Complex.)

girls at Comic Con! yuck!

I’m not going to San Diego Comic Con this week. I wish I was. One of these years, I will get there. And I wouldn’t be alone, of course: it’s been a long time since fandom and geekness has been a primarily male domain (if it ever was). But you’d hardly know that from the … more…

trailer break: ‘New Moon’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… OMG it’s SOOOOO romantic. Cuz he KISSES HER on her BIRTHDAY!!!! And then he says she he’s ONE AND ONLY!!! And then Bella is SO CLUMSY which means we know she’s like a totally realistic girl! AND OMG the BLOOD!!! So Edward has to SAVE HER FROM … more…

‘Twilight’ finally gets scary

In a few hours, the box office estimates for the weekend will be released. They’re gonna be terrifying, because Twilight made $35.7 million on Friday. On Friday alone. That’s an actual number, or close to it, not an estimate. Okay, this includes the $7 million it pulled in at midnight Thursday showings, but since those … more…