get a leg up on your Oscar pool with on-demand shorts

The short-films categories are often the tie-breakers in Oscar pools, and often everyone is just guessing who’ll win what because usually, no one except Academy voters have seen these nominees. This year, more of us have the same opportunity. From an Academy press release: New York, Mar. 2 – The Academy Award Nominated Short Films … more…

‘Tales of the Gold Monkey’ coming to DVD in June!

Aviation! Romance! Adventure! Leather jackets! Alcoholism as an adorable character flaw! Fun for all! It lasted only one season on ABC in 1982-3, but Tales of the Gold Monkey has stuck in my brain as one of the predominant inspirations of the television of my childhood. Because it was a cash-in of the box office … more…

the ‘Doctor Who’ teasing is killing me!

I’m such a sucker. The slightest sliver of an enticement of a hint about the upcoming Doctor Who — and new Doctor Matt Smith, whom I both love and hate as Gollum loves and hates the Ring — and I’m just a mess of anticipation and excitement and self-recrimination: How could I be such a … more…

Gabby totally just asked Justin out to the Oscars!

Gabourey Sidibe, who’s been nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her performance in Precious, wants Justin Timberlake to be her date for the upcoming awards ceremony, according to People magazine: “I want to make Justin Timberlake and [The Hurt Locker actor] Anthony Mackie fight it out for the honor of being my date,” Sidibe … more…

OFCS members 92% accurate in Oscar nominee predictions

My fellow members of the Online Film Critics Society and I picked pretty damn well in our January polls to guess who’d be nominated for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Director: We went 5 for 5 in the Best Actor and Best Director categories, 4 for 5 in Best Actress, and 9 … more…

Tilda Swinton = Conan O’Brien

Conan O’Brien has suggested that Tilda Swinton portray him in a proposed, mostly imaginary potential HBO movie about the Tonight Show debacle… and she’s onboard with the idea. She told Movieline: I would just be only too happy. Yes, yes, yes, absolutely. Of course, she’s bent genders before, in Orlando and Constantine. But I’d venture … more…

the ‘Star Trek’ world has arrived

I’ve been waiting for it all: The transporter. The easy interstellar travel on a luxurious starship. The end of poverty and the money economy. The fully functional positronic androids who like cats. The sex with hot aliens with funny noses. And today, a little part of my dream came true. Apple announced the iPad. No, … more…