weekend watchlist: an all man-(and woman)-versus-beast(s), all both-sides-of-the-pond special
In honor of the silly glory that is Idris Elba punching a lion in Beast. (First published September 4th, 2022, on Substack and Patreon.)
Sky
Captain America: The Winter Soldier review: politics in our peanut butter
Stuns me with its scathing commentary on the real world today, wrapped up in what is some of the most delicious, most comic-booky fantasy ever.
HBO isn’t dying, so they think they’re winning (on the rampant pirating of Game of Thrones)
I can’t help but recall that thing that Upton Sinclair said about people not understanding something when their salaries depend on their not understanding it…
nice analysis of why Princess Leia is so damn cool (and other adventures in social networking)
Links my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…
pretty sure I will be able to watch the Oscars…
…online from where I am, here in London. Assuming I can get Oscar.com to play nice — and that I can stay awake — look for Oscar live-blogging here in a few hours…
HBO is coming to the U.K.
Either people are actually very excited about HBO’s programming — such as Boardwalk Empire — coming to the U.K. on an official, this-is-HBO basis, or else Sky just wants people to be excited.
the MPAA and male nudity; more battles between TV networks and cable providers; the Oscars race is on; more: leftover links
Plus: Javier Bardem to star in Chilean mine movie; Matt Damon not to star in the next Bourne movie; Napoleon Dynamite and How to Train Your Dragon going to TV; lots more…
