‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: two-parter 2011 series to feature midseason “game-changing cliffhanger”
I suppose Steven Moffat is always on the lookout for a new way to shake up *Doctor Who,* because his plans for 2011 are big.
Month: August 2010
trailer break: ‘Jack Goes Boating’
Antisocial schlub finds love! Hoorah! We’ve certainly never seen that before in the movies.
question of the day: Where are all the movies about Hurricane Katrina?
Five years after the storm dumped a tragedy on New Orleans, we’re still is waiting for that first major Katrina movie. Why?
deep thought (re the Emmys)
Someday I must watch Glee…
cinematic roots of: ‘The Last Exorcism’
In the mock-documentary *The Last Exorcism,* a charismatic Baton Rouge preacher who gets more than he bargained for when he embarks on what he plans will be his final ceremony to drive out evil spirits. This flick sprang from (among other films)…
cinematic roots of: ‘Takers’
In *Takers,* a gang of elegant and mostly nonviolent bank robbers, led by stylin’ Brit Idris Elba, break one of the rules that has made them successful, and so risk getting caught by diligent cop Matt Dillon. This flick sprang from (among other films)…
retro trailer: ‘The Village of the Damned’
Ah, it was the beginning of the subgenre of horror movies about demonic children that would enjoy a solid run in the 1960s and 70…
is Betty Draper misunderstood?; the end of cable TV?; why never to throw away someone else’s action figures; more: leftover links
Every week my browser gets cluttered up with tabs for stuff that I stumble across and figure I might be able to use as a Question of the Day or a WTF Thought for the Day or grist for some other post…
my reads: ‘Dracula, the Un-Dead,’ by Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt
Certainly it’s the funniest Dracula book that isn’t meant to be funny. It’s also ridiculously entertaining.
Saturday cute: Harry Shearer totally looks like Thomas Paine
Could be more weird than cute…
