I saw a girl wearing a keffiyeh at a garage sale in town. I wanted to go up to her and be like, "Really? This week?" but I am a wuss.

In other news, I have FINALLY gotten into Battlestar Galactica. AND HOLY CATS I LOVE IT! I'm almost finished the first season, and I'm DYING to find out what happens (but seriously - don't spoil me. I already know ( Read more... )

In honour of Gary Busey being batshit crazy at the Oscars last night (and then again on Seacrest's radio show this morning), I present one of my favourite internet finds: Gary Busey GPS navigator outtakes. I know, friends, I know. Merry Christmas ( Read more... )

( My thoughts on the year in film, in list form. )

Fight the death star!: A delicious piece of satire from the Post's/Ottawa Citizen's editorial page.

So I saw the six-minute "prologue" for The Dark Knight before I Am Legend in IMAX. Holy hell, guys, it was fucking incredible. I am thoroughly convinced, now, that Heath Ledger is going to be perfect as the Joker. Besides his horrific visage, two ( Read more... )

This is the trailer for the Toronto-filmed Paris Hilton film, Repo!: A Genetic Opera. Please watch it.

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Did you notice anything strange? No, not the off-key singing. No, not the low production values. No, not the cheese. No, not Paul Sorvino or Sarah Brightman.

How about ANTHONY STEWART HEAD.

I am SOBBING right now. Oh, Giles!

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I can't believe this movie got a theatrical release (although, it may only be in the U.S.). The production values are bargain basement secret government bunker Earth's molten core dig-your-way-to-China-and-back-again low, the "Sarah Landon Mysteries" set-up is nonsense, and the whole thing looks like a made-for-cable-TV movie from Turkmenistan ( Read more... )

How did Superbad top the box office?What nonsense. Granted, a good chunk of that article concerns the actual tangible "how" - using the Internet, the Apatow brand, etc - but it's still an example of shallow box office thinking - "But, but, it doesn't have any stars! Why is this movie doing well??" that drives me crazy. It's yet another way movie ( Read more... )

Combining my amateur interest in drama, my distaste for popular movie awards, and my snobby love of character actors, I present my personal ( Read more... )

Sadly, I did not beat last year's screening record - I only got to see 16 movies, thanks to scheduling and illness. I spent the past weekend with an old-lady-smoker's voice. Uncool.

( Avast, film-loving mateys... )

I've seen nine films in three-and-a-half days. I would have done two more this afternoon, but I needed to do some laundry. My life isn't as glamorous as it occasionally sounds.

( Onward, cinematic soldiers! )