ComicCon must be so much fun to actually go to if just reading the info coming out of it is this good. So much that could be talked about, but here are the three movies I'm most excited about (and a bit of Whedony love).

I'm thrilled that Jamie Bamber of BSG will be in a Dollhouse episode in season 2! Now they just need to get Katee Sackoff in there ( Read more... )

First off, a quick movie report (willing to discuss more in comments):

The Dark Knight is good, and Heath Ledger's performance is great, but it's not 'the most amazing movie ever.'  The critics are all over it, but there were whole parts of it that I found meh storytelling-wise/acting-wise.  Specifically, I think Christian Bale phoned it in - phoned ( Read more... )

I'm ecstatic that Can't Stop the Serenity is coming to my area for the first time this year.  Tomorrow night, I'll not only get to see Serenity on the big screen again, I'll also know that I'm supporting the charity Equality Now, which does crucial work on improving the conditions of women around the world.

For all this goodness, if you go and see ( Read more... )

... take lots of Dramamine.

So I try to wrangle a friend into seeing Sweeny Todd and it's a no go.  Sigh.  Why doesn't anyone see the hilarity of making a musical about
a serial killer who butchers the victims so that another person can put them in meat pies that become the favorite of London?  It boggles the mind:  "Why there's a smashing tale - ( Read more... )

Crawling from my cave for Oscar season, I've seen two incredible movies lately that are both 'genre.'  They each just won multiple BAFTAs, and this reminded me that I hadn't reviewed them yet.  I won't go into full, spoilery reviews here, but I have to give these a recommendation.

Children of Men.  It's sf and set in a near-future world where the ( Read more... )

Joss Whedon has officially announced on Wheonesque that he will not be writing and directing Wonder Woman.

Sigh.

This is upsetting for many reasons. Selfishly, I loves me some Joss, so I’m sad to have less of his creativity to enjoy. Wonder Woman may also have made an even bigger name for him, leading to more projects, leading to more Joss goodness ( Read more... )

Having seen the movie version of A Scanner Darkly, I’ve been digesting my reaction (and the book). It’s too trite to say the book is better - instead I want to discuss where the film succeeds and fails.

Pros:

Combining two characters into the one presented as Freck was a smart move, and so was making Donna a local instead of a federal officer - this ( Read more... )

I see an interesting, although disturbing, trend in movie criticism these days. Perhaps it’s false to assume it’s a new phenomenon - it’s probably more accurate to say that I’m more aware of it recently. Crash - overtly political and admittedly heavy-handed, was panned royally by the intelligentsia for just such issues, while being embraced by the ( Read more... )