Manohla Dargis and A.O. Scott talk about the increasing presence of violent women in cinema. I'm not sure it's worth investing one of your 20-articles-a-month freebie reads at the NYT for, seeing as they say nothing really new. I did, however, appreciate this point made by Dargis:

I complain about the representations of women, but I’m more offended ( Read more... )

It's been nothing but hustle and bustle here today. Our lab has literally doubled in size, and all the new people need separate things and need to train on different procedures, and, naturally, we have a fuse blown that delayed stuff and ARGH MEME TIME.

Day 20 - Your favorite actress

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Naturally, the only thing I found worth talking about is a big spoiler. ( Hence the spoiler cut. (Did I mention that there would be SPOILERS here?) )

Had to laugh at this assessment of the BSG series finale on io9:

The series finale was written up on 2 cocktail napkins amidst a drunken stupor, 30 minutes before the actual airdate.

That night, we were all watching a live performance of the cast doing history's most ambitious improve performance off chicken scratch notes.I heartily agree, and I' ( Read more... )

This woman is spot-on about why women don't go to see so-called "women's movies."

"Amelia" has failed, as it happens. But if you want to know why, it might be more informative to watch the trailer. Every shot is burnished to a monotonous gold, there are period costumes and a booming score, and every other line out of Hilary Swank's mouth is ( Read more... )

So far this season, Heroes has not been awful. I credit much of this to Robert Knepper and the uber-creepy inclusion of the Carnival. Everything is better with circus freaks. Everything. Of course, this will all change in another few episodes and I'll regret saying this, but I'm even enjoying parts of this season. (My reviews at Pink Raygun for ( Read more... )

Because they make my points waaaay better than I do.

From "The Passion of Mr. Gaeta": (Spoilers at the link for the end of Battlestar Galactica!)
Popular media has consented to allowing queer characters to exist, but only if their sexuality never has to be seen as equivalent to the hetero characters' relationships. If we are quiet and closeted, in ( Read more... )

h/t the_grynne, one of the best commentaries I've read yet on Battlestar Galactica:

( Slight spoiler for the finale )

My birthday present to myself, to be amortized over the next kajillion years or if I win the lottery.

Seriously, I don't think they ever even made prop Centurions for the show. That makes me immeasurably sad.

Anyway, barring my very own Centurion, I'd happily take a resurrection tub.

Last one from me, and then from here on out, I'll just stick to writing fanfiction to fix this mess.

Parts 1 and 2 of "What the frak happened to the last season of Battlestar Galactica?"

Part 3: Hopefully not as long as either of those parts! ( Spoilers for the end of 4.5 )