Yesterday I went back to work, which was a blessing a curse. It was a blessing, because my job is actually one of my favorite aspects of my current life, and a curse because I am not entirely recovered from having an organ removed. Being on my feet for eight plus hours has left a pain that I suspect will linger ( Read more... )

I was no great fan of the ending of The Dark Knight, but then I read this article, and now I'm not so sure ( Read more... )

Apparently, there's a rumor going around that Batman is going to die this summer. If this happens, I will flip a shit. There is no way Bruce Wayne is going to die, and even if he does, he's certainly not going to stay dead, so no real worries there. However, rumor has it that Tim fucking Drake (the current Robin) will take over as Batman, which is ( Read more... )

This meme reveals the terrible truth about me: although I may try to pretend I'm a fancy art person, in fact, I secretly prefer American movies where people get shot with guns and wise is cracked. Hint: Fassbinder is not to be found here ( Read more... )

The Lucas/Spielberg team have apparently decided to give me the greatest St. Valentine's Day I have ever received: the first Indy 4 trailer!! And it's not some bullshit teaser, either, this is the real deal. Explosions! Stunts! Wisecracks! Unnecessary Mythologizing of the Previous Films! Huzzah ( Read more... )

So, I met Ira Glass last night, and it was weird and wonderful and overwhelming. It's difficult to explain how I feel about Ira Glass and TAL in general without sounding ridiculous or cheesy, so I won't really get into it, but I am of course a devouted fan. As he himself has said on the show, there is something particularly personal about the ( Read more... )

So, apparently, the odious Sharon Morrill is being sacked, and DisneyToon's Studio is being revamped, all as a result of John Lasseter, Chief Creative Director of Disney animation, seeing The Tinkerbell Story. Hopefully, this means that the entire planned fairy franchise will be abandoned. If there was any true justice in the world, this would also ( Read more... )

I can only begin to imagine the unending deluge of hype we citizens will have to endure in the year leading up to the release of Indiana Jones 4. Unfortunately, I know myself too well to be able to pretend that I'm not going to overanalyze and obsess over every little bit of it.

Thus we have the first picture of Harrison Ford on set. Oh, my. First ( Read more... )

It's strange to live in a world where one could watch a special about Star Wars every single night if one was so inclined. I just finished watching one, actually. I always find all the absurd attempts to justify love of Star Wars with blabbing about myths and cultural imagination and humanity a bit unnessecary. Can we all not accept that love of ( Read more... )

So, the first picture of Heath Ledger as the Joker has been revealed. Cue the mass hysteria. What the fuck is that? Is this supposed to be gritty? Try as I might, I can't imagine what Heath Ledger's Joker is going to be like. I do admit, though, it's probably not going to be good enough for me. I have a very, very specific idea of who the Joker ( Read more... )