Woof. Intense movie-watching day on Saturday.

Matinee viewing of Star Trek; intense, great summer stuff with some excellent casting and design choices and curious plotting. I hope to write more about it later, and the frustrating sensation of occasionally agreeing with Roger Ebert.

Netflix movie that same night: Notes on a Scandal. Holy crap. Cruel ( Read more... )

I started this here blog, primarily, to write about movies, and while I haven't exactly done my due diligence over the past couple of years, now would be the time to have a crack at starting it back up again.

It's summer, and over the summer I will be seeing a lot of movies. Not just because the air-conditioned gloom of a cinema is one respite ( Read more... )

An Indy 4 review? On the internet? Whatever next? Musical tones for cellular phones?

So basically this:

Make a fairly entertaining 90 minute Indiana Jones movie. Slap 15 minutes of not-so-entertaining Indy Jones stuff on either side. Market liberally.

One more thing- ever-so-slightly-spoilerish, and thus behind the cut ( here: )

As per calamityjon and ludickid, see if you can guess some of my favourite movies based on IMDB Plot keywords:

1.      Father Son Relationship / 1920s / Funeral / Trust / Profanity / Double Cross

2.      Forbidden Love / Rose / Love / Beer / Heir / Con Artist / Gambling

3.      Social Change / Italian Renaissance / Changing Times / 1870s / Aristocracy

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So calamityjon morris recently posted a comment about how dismal Ireland's Eurovision entry was, (and if you require evidence, you can see it here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ey_anpj0S0I&mode=related&search=) and its sappy cry for intercontinental unity got me wishing that Shane MacGowan would consider writing a ditty for the competition. And I got ( Read more... )

'No evidence' of Guantanamo abuse

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6340457.stm

"An investigation has found no evidence of mistreatment at Guantanamo Bay after some guards allegedly bragged about beating detainees, the US army says ( Read more... )

This article reveals Ben Kingsley's penchant for always being referred to as "Sir", and quotes him thusly:

"There is no Mr Ben Kingsley anymore. Being a Sir brings with it responsibility."

Well, he certainly has a point.

So...Oscars nominees ( Read more... )

Why do you hate New York, Forest Whitaker? Why?

Okay, I'd heard about this story, and I thought it couldn't get any crazier, but never bet against the Dutch when it comes to the crazy.

I love that the Dutch have a "government freezer". I'd love to know what else is in there. A prehistoric tulip, presumably. Possibly some really old Bagel-Bites. Hitler's Bagel-Bites.