If you'd like to know why I recommend you avoid the new Oz movie, I bring you this quote from the wiki article on the movie. Madripoor_Rose pointed it out in her journal and it made my head explode into flames:

Screenwriter Mitchel Kapner was intrigued by the prospect of exploring the origins of the Wizard of Oz character. Producer Joe Roth became ( Read more... )

Okay, folks, my cell is 301-802-1950 and Avi's is 301-523-4334. Holler if you're running late so I can be sure someone is standing outside with a ticket for you ( Read more... )

To make my life significantly easier, I'm afraid I've abandoned my original plan of meeting downtown to see The Avengers on Sunday, May 6. However, if folks are willing to shlep up to Gaithersburg, the movie will be playing at the Rio (just off 270, right about where it hits 370 ( Read more... )

Yesterday I was reading an article about the remake of Red Dawn and how they're digitally reworking things to make the villains North Korean instead of Chinese, because Hollywood doesn't want to offend the big market of the Chinese ( Read more... )

If you ears were assaulted a few minutes ago by high-pitched squealing, that was probably me, just learning that Stephen Fry is going to play Mycroft Holmes in the next movie. (H/t to
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I totally blame pregnancy and Dr. Isis for my current desire: Yes, I have a desperate desire to go shoe shopping ( Read more... )

A while ago, I was debating here on LJ which was the best song from 1776, and someone (I'm fairly sure it was mscongeniality) argued that "Molasses to Rum" was the best song. Not the most fun song or enjoyable song, but the bestWhoever it was, I argued with them, and I think I need to apologize and agree in retrospect. The song just came up in rotation in iTunes ( Read more... )

Can anyone access Shortpacked right now? I don't see anything on the Shortpacked LJ or Twitter, but I get an error when I try to access the site ( Read more... )

Thank you to everyone who responded to yesterday's whining post. You've given me a lot to think about. ::hugs::

Sekrit msg for the Enterprise folks on my flist: Rodlox is asking questions at dwcanon_fodder. Remind me to stay far far away from DW fandom for a while :(

In better news, I actually got to see Dark Knight last night! Hooray! I don't really have the ( Read more... )

We saw Hellboy II tonight and to quote unanon: The craaaaaaaaaaaaaaack! ::grins madly:: Yeah, I liked it a lot, although ( cut for spoilers )