BBC iPlayer’s volume goes to 11
I can’t believe I only just noticed this…
This Is Spinal Tap
question of the day: Why are we no longer able to trust that a documentary is authentic?
Catfish and I’m Still Here haven’t even opened yet, and already the filmmakers are having to defend their authenticity.
new this week in U.S., Canadian, and U.K. theaters: ‘Knight and Day,’ ‘Grown Up,’ ‘Get Him to the Greek,’ ‘When in Rome,’ more
U.S. AND CANADA/OPENING WIDE Knight and Day: Tom Cruise does some spy stuff and runs around a lot, while Cameron Diaz does a lot of screaming and runs around like a girl. If you can’t make it to the multiplex, try: • The 39 Steps (1935): Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll are mismatched maybe-spies in … more…
‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “The Pandorica Opens”
Made of spoilers. Don’t read until you’ve seen the episode.
new this week in U.S., Canadian, and U.K. theaters: ‘Get Him to the Greek,’ ‘Splice,’ ‘Death at a Funeral,’ ‘The Brothers Bloom,’ more
U.S. AND CANADA/OPENING WIDE Get Him to the Greek: Rock stars (ie, Russell Brand) are a mess, and the normal people who are their fans (ie, Jonah Hill) are only slightly less a mess. Such is the plight of humanity. If you can’t make it to the multiplex, try: • Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008): Which … more…
Get Him to the Greek (review)
Russell Brand is still the best thing here, but at least he gets to be onscreen a helluva lot more than he was in *Sarah Marshall.* Alas that onscreen just as often is Jonah Hill…
Anvil! The Story of Anvil documentary review
I’m still not 100 percent convinced that this wonderfully bittersweet documentary isn’t entirely a put-on.
trailer break: ‘Anvil! The Story of Anvil’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… “If i told them once, I told them a thousand times: ‘Spinal Tap’ first, ‘puppet show’ second…” I’ve been seeing ads for this film in the London Underground, and I was sure it had to be a joke. And when I started searching online for info about … more…
The Bucket List movie review: dead-end boys
I was not crying, I tell you, not crying by the end of The Bucket List. It’s just that the screening room was hot and dry and my eyes were itchy.
The Princess Bride (review)
To avoid the first Classic Blunder, you should: A. Never go up against a Sicilian when death is on the line; B. Never get involved in a land war in Asia; C. Never utter a line from The Princess Bride unless you want to be spouting quotes all day
