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Today’s question comes from reader Dardo, who writes: I always thought the first Narnia movie was one the most offensive movies ever made, with Santa Claus giving a knife to a six year old girl so she can go to war, and a group of children marching to war with no training or any military … more…
[minor spoilers for The Hangover and Drag Me to Hell] Kate Ward at EW’s PopWatch wonders whether her reaction to bits in two recent films means she loves kittens more than babies. The gist of it is this: She thinks the baby abuse in The Hangover — the kid getting whacked in the head and … more…
ars technica reported this week on a surprise showing in the recent elections for the European Parliament: The final returns are still being counted, but Sweden’s Pirate Party (Piratpartiet) has secured at least one seat in today’s elections for the European Parliament. According to Sweden’s election authority, the Pirate Party has crossed the four percent … more…
Tony Scott’s updating of The Taking of Pelham 123 opens on Friday, and it turns out that it’s a remake that actually makes sense: Technology and practices — in the fields of filmmaking, subways, commmunication, and law enforcement — and culture have changed enough that this new film is different enough from the original to … more…
The Los Angeles Times today is reporting that broadcasters and makers of portable e-devices are slavering over tomorrow’s yes-it’s-finally-happening switchover to digital TV: On Thursday, when stations will be required to broadcast through digital rather than analog signals, some companies will use the broadcast spectrum freed by the switch to transmit live television to cellphones … more…
IMDB’s Studio Briefing reports: BBC1 Won’t Air Any U.S. TV Shows British television, one of the most reliable markets for U.S. television shows, is cutting back drastically on its spending abroad — and BBC1 may not air a single U.S. TV series next season, BBC1 controller Jay Hunt told the British Broadcasting Press Guild on … more…
The Hollywood Reporter blog The Live Feed made the announcement: Fox is developing a wedding reality series where brides-to-be don’t meet their husbands until they exchange vows. In A. Smith & Co.’s “I Married a Stranger,” a woman frustrated by the dating scene agrees to marry a man she’s never met. While she prepares for … more…
Sci Fi Wire posted an intriguing piece this week about “7 ‘unfilmable’ sci-fi books — and the filmmakers who could adapt them”: Watchmen, The Lord of the Rings: These are books that were commonly thought to be impossible to adapt to the big screen. That is, until a filmmaker such as Zack Snyder or Peter … more…
Seems like they’ve been saying all this since even before I was born — TV’ll rot your brain; TV’ll ruin your eyes; etc. — but here it comes again: Too Much Media May Be Tough on Kids’ Health Expert warns parents to limit access to computers, TV and more TUESDAY, June 2 (HealthDay News) — … more…
As of this writing, 9 movies will open wide in North America in the month of June. Which means that even if you’re an active moviegoer and see a movie each week, you’ve still gotta pick and choose (and it’s even worse if you’re in a city on the arthouse circuit, but let’s not make … more…
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