Category Archives: Movies

New casting for the next Hulk movie

There’s a new Bruce Banner in town, and now there’s a new Betty Ross. The new Banner is Ed Norton, whose name I can never hear without thinking of The Honeymooners. Sorry. I just can’t. And the new Betty is … Continue reading

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Spider-Man 3

Took the afternoon off to go see Spider-Man 3. No spoilers will be included with this post. I liked it, but there were some plot twists I didn’t care for, and totally didn’t expect. Didn’t much like the ending. On … Continue reading

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Copyright protection

I am, frankly, on the side of the HD-DVD consortium on this. I am a firm believer in copyright protection and have refused numerous times to accept illegal copies of expensive software. Yeah, I’d like to have the software. But … Continue reading

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The Prestige

One of the things I like so much about the new Heroes TV show is that the writers are constantly surprising me. But they’re doing it in the right way, not the cheap way that Lost keeps pulling—by leading you … Continue reading

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Because we haven’t had a good blogwar in a while

If only I could tell you the emails that have been zinging back and forth between Omri and me, but then, it’s so much more fun to just have an all-out blogwar. Okay, bub. Here’s the thing. I never saw … Continue reading

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Pass on “300,” please

When the New York Times leads with this in the film review, I think that, added to the “this movie has really graphic violence” meme going around, will lead me to pass. “300” is about as violent as “Apocalypto” and … Continue reading

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Amazing ads

So I was reading something on TNR, and there was an ad on top for a film with the guy who played Reed Richards in Fantastic Four, and he was all dressed up in 19th century (or 18th century) English … Continue reading

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Hairy Potter!

Daniel Radcliffe, the boy who acted (Harry Potter, of course), is starring in a revival of Equus in London. The play, some may recall, requires nudity, and is about a boy with an unhealthy obsession with horses. Some Harry Potter … Continue reading

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Queenan against Cohen – first round

It seems that a new kind of war is looming, totally unexpected by all and sundry military experts: Queenan against Cohen. That is, Joe Queenan an American film critic vs. Sasha Baron Cohen the major piss taker on this side … Continue reading

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Film question

Okay, folks. Now that I know the music in this LOTR video is from the film Requiem for a Dream, and now that I’ve listened to it about fifty times since yesterday, and now that I’ve read a bunch of … Continue reading

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Darth Vader: The Exclusive Interview

The exclusive Darth Vader interview Continue reading

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The post I could not write

The post that I couldn’t write Continue reading

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I knew it!

Patrick Stewart: Sexy. Continue reading

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X3: Go see.

X3: Go see. Continue reading

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Preparing for X3

X-men movie, or a bat mitzvah? Darn it, what a choice! Continue reading

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