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If you’ve been reading my online writings for any length of time, you may already be aware that I’m a fan of the works of William Strauss and Neil Howe, who’ve proposed a generational theory of history and culture that involves a regular, pendulumlike shift in attitudes every 25 years or so — that is, … more…
‘I thought this was gonna be funny,’ says a character at one vital point in *Observe and Report,* ‘but it’s actually kinda sad.’ Bingo!
The nicest monster movie ever…
French director Michel Gondry, whose films include such mindbenders as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and The Science of Sleep, is taking over directing chores on the upcoming Green Hornet movie. Not featured in Gondry’s filmography is anything close to a comic book action movie… unless you count some brief sendups of the genre … more…
My luck at predicting the Oscar may not have been so hot this year — though I’m not sure it ever is — but I did get one thing sorta right. I said over at Film.com on Friday that if there was going to be an upset this year, it would be in the Best … more…
Porn: I’m so not a fan of it. For the same reasons I’m so not a fan of most slasher/torture horror movies. Cuz it’s all about body parts, not about people. But *Zack and Miri Make a Porno* is not about body parts: it’s about people.
All this week! 5 movies I’m psyched for in October, and 5 reasons why. No. 3: Zack and Miri Make a Porno [opens wide October 31]. 1. Kevin Smith. He’s GenX’s bard: no one understands us better than he does, and no one tells stories about us that speak to us like he does. 2. … more…
Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… It’s a redband, so maybe NSFW, unless you work somewhere really cool: Aw, and it’s nostalgic: “the porn I liked when I was a kid…” Sweet. It’s Kevin Smith-a-riffic. I might even like Seth Rogen in this. And yes, Han Solo surely did have sex with … more…
obsession: still Doctor Who (most recent episode blogging: “The Stolen Earth” — yes, I’m still behind) boyfriend: David Tennant as the Doctor (see my summer of Tennant and Hamlet) psyched: absolutely nothing (because it’s the dead end of summer) dreading: The House Bunny (because Playboy bunnies are not “cute”) enemy: Seth Rogen, and his Pineapple … more…
Here’s yet another excellent argument for the legalization of marijuana: it will prevent us seeing more movies like this one.
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