because body snarking is the hot hobby for 2010

No one can stop talking about Mo’Nique’s flash of hairy legs at the Golden Globes, according to stylist. Or perhaps because too many uppity broads have gotten the idea that because a two-day growth of facial hair on a dude = sexy, they can go around au naturel, too. The notion that women are human … more…

because blue is the new blue

Hustler is going to produce a porno version of Avatar, according to Empire. Or perhaps because everyone really does want to screw a Na’vi. This has been your WTF Thought for the Day.

because Fox really, really hates ‘Torchwood’ fans

The American television network Fox is developing an American version of Torchwood. The Hollywood Reporter has the gall to frame it: Huge news for sci-fi fans: Fox is developing a stateside version of the U.K. hit series “Torchwood.” Yeah, “huge news” like Hitler invading Poland is “huge news.” It gets worse: Unlike U.S. adaptations that … more…

because Optimus Prime is a Byronic archetype

The third Transformers movie “won’t be as robot-heavy and there will be fewer explosions,” according to the Los Angeles Times blog Hero Complex, which quotes Michael Bay thusly: “It gets much more into the robot character.” Or perhaps because Megatron secretly longs to dance upon the stage, but fears how this will impact his relationship … more…

because karma really is a bitch

As a result of my review of The Spy Next Door, reader SD SD informs me via email: You are now officially cursed for using karma in your movie reviews. It doesn’t matter if you believe or don’t believe in curses. Anything bad that happens to you in your life you will would wonder what … more…

because as Jon Gosselin comes, so goes the nation

Folks actually care whom Jon Gosselin is fucking this week, if the fact that People magazine profiled his otherwise anonymous and unceleb-a-riffic new girlfriend is any evidence. Or because privileged society girls who totally plan to go to law school know something about publicity whores that we don’t. This has been your WTF Thought for … more…

because Thomas Edison loved a good ass-kicking

Quentin Tarantino believes violence is what makes movies good. Not just his movies: all movies, according to the London Evening Standard: In general cinema, that’s the biggest attraction. I’m a big fan of action and violence in cinema… That’s why Thomas Edison created the motion picture camera — because violence is so good. It affects … more…

because it actually *didn’t* make Baby Jesus cry

The Da Vinci Code is the second most important work of the past decade, according to the Toronto Star. Now, the Star means the book, not the movie, but the movie is part of the importantness: But none of those other books sold upwards of 80 million copies, while being translated into more than 40 … more…

because Seth MacFarlane is a bigger jerk than we knew

On the recent episode of Family Guy entitled “Big Man on Hippocampus,” a blurb on a Pretty Woman video box reads: “This movie made me laugh so hard, I had mild headaches. So I went to the doctor and got myself checked out. I am currently waiting for the results. –Gene Siskel.” Because brain cancer … more…