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Sony Bravia “Play-Doh” di Darren Walsh & Frank Budgen from khenzo on Vimeo. (Via colourlovers, where they have other fun ads from Bravia.)
Stylish Cary Grant essay
A book essay at the Atlantic about Becoming Cary Grant is well written and entertainingly clever: Gorgeousness requires the soul of an old lady. And, of course, it’s about my favorite actor ever.
Blockbuster and Weinsteins in cahoots
USA Today reports that Blockbuster signs deal to be exclusive renter for Weinsteins. The agreement gives Blockbuster a four-year exclusive on rentals of films by the Weinsteins. (Thereby giving Blockbuster a leg up on Netflix.) “Their concentration of stores and … Continue reading
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Hiding and Seeking
Hiding and Seeking is a deeply moving independent documentary about one man’s attempt to help his adult sons gain respect for the “other”. Menachem Daum travels to Jerusalem to visit his sons and their families, and to talk about xenophobia, … Continue reading
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Spleen! Oh goody.
Go read Annie Proulx’s Blood on the red carpet: Roughly 6,000 film industry voters, most in the Los Angeles area, many living cloistered lives behind wrought-iron gates or in deluxe rest-homes, out of touch not only with the shifting larger … Continue reading
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Ten yucky things about Zathura.
Doc Smartypants, Larry, and I saw Juman…er, Zathura last night. There were some definite good things about it: We saw it for free. The astronaut was cute. The special effects were great. I want to live in a house like … Continue reading
Sci-Fi Movie Canon
John Scalzi over at Whatever has a book out, The Rough Guide to Sci-Fi Movies, which includes a canon of 50 science fiction films. He posts several times about the book (the link is to the first post), and in … Continue reading
A Whitewashed Earthsea
WhooHoo! Check this out at Slate: A Whitewashed Earthsea – How the Sci Fi Channel wrecked my books. By Ursula K. Le Guin. Discovered via Bookslut.
Earthsea travesty on SciFi
Or is that tragedy? As a friend of mine put it, everything is recognizable except the plot. And the script is bad. And most of the acting is bad. And most of the special effects are cheesy. Read the books.