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I learned an astonishing thing recently: the most popular TV show on Planet Earth right now is House, watched by 82 million people last year in 66 countries, edg[ing] out “CSI” and “Desperate Housewives” to get the top spot, according to Eurodata TV Worldwide. That’s from an article by Vanessa Richmond at AlterNet, wherein she … more…
Anyone could have said that moving Jay Leno, America’s class clown, to prime time from late night was a bad idea — in fact, lots of us did say it. And NBC finally caught on: PASADENA, Calif. – NBC said Sunday it decided to pull the plug on the Jay Leno experiment when some affiliate … more…
And so the traditional January onslaught of crap commences today, with the releases of Leap Year and Youth in Revolt. Next week’s The Spy Next Door ain’t gonna be pretty, either. Why does Hollywood hate us? If someone paid just slightly more attention to the people making movies, couldn’t we avoid creating really, really bad … more…
What’s the latest bullshit Avatar “criticism”? It promotes smoking. You know, because Sigourney Weaver smokes in the film and she’s also one of the good guys, that automatically means that James Cameron took a gazillion dollars from Big Tobacco to hook all the poor little childrens on the cancer stick. Cameron has responded to this … more…
As of this writing, 11 movies will open wide in North America in the month of January. 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…
Relatively big news yesterday from the realm of entertainment journalism and social networking: Flixster acquired Rotten Tomatoes. The two sites will continue to operate separately, but clearly some integration is in the offing. Says Flixster co-founder and CEO Joe Greenstein, quoted at a post at WebNewser: To use movie terminology, we think this is a … more…
It seems bizarre, but I’m much more familiar with British film and TV than I am with the entertainment output of Canada. So I’d like to expand my viewing horizons a little to encompass my neighbors to the north, and by reviewing, on a regular basis, more Canadian TV shows and movies. What Canadian films … more…
I’m off to see Sherlock Holmes again today with my geek gang, so this seems like a good day to ask this question, which comes from reader DangerMom: Who’s your favorite Sherlock Holmes? TV or film, whichever. The IMDB has a loooong list of all the many actors who’ve played the world’s first consulting detective … more…
Recently, the members of the Online Film Critics Society voted on which comic book movie slated for release in 2010 we’re most looking forward to. We chose from this list, which includes, as far as I can determine, all the comic book movies currently on the schedule: Dead of Night The Green Hornet Iron Man … more…
It’s no spoiler to note that Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes leaves open a space for a sequel so big that even Inspector LeStrade himself couldn’t miss it. And as reader Judy pointed out in comments on a semi related topic, this means we have to start thinking about who should play Holmes’ archenemy, should he … more…
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