Dr. X
This is just some random excellence I came across the other day. I’ve been moving through the fantastic (and extremely overdue) DVD sets of SCTV episodes from the early 1980s. SCTV was arguably the...
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“You should do what I do and write a whole new post,” Octopunk said (in response to my response to his voluminous post below). So I figured he had a point. Here’s my response again: 1) I wish my Patton...
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(1987) ** Horrorthon ’09 is “officially” over (and I’ve already done my summation), so I don’t feel compelled to do a particularly circumspect job on this flick. I wasn’t even going to review it,...
View ArticleIt’s starting to look like Avatar is actually really good
When even those grouchy depressed snotty hipsters on Gawker publicly apologize for attacking Avatar (and sing its praises), it starts to look like ol’ James Cameron pulled it out. Apparently he aimed...
View ArticleCoconut-Carrying Octopus: First Evidence Of Tool Use In Invertebrate,...
This is so amazing and wonderful! You just have to watch it. From the Associated Press (via Huffinton Post): AP– SYDNEY — Australian scientists have discovered an octopus in Indonesia that collects...
View ArticleSilent Hill
(2006) **** If you drew a straight line from The Matrix to Dark City and then extended the line along the same axis, you’d eventually hit Silent Hill, French director Christophe Ganz’ feverishly...
View ArticleYour Complete Guide to Saving Movie Theater Seats
From Defamer: “I’m laying down some ground rules about movie theater seat saving, because I’m sick of having the film ruined by you assholes…If you can not follow them, then you have to sit in the...
View ArticleCrossing the “Uncanny Valley”
[UPDATE: I added “behind the scenes” images from Digital Domain; scroll down.] I haven’t seen Avatar yet, so I can’t comment, but I’ve noticed that everyone’s giving James Cameron’s team credit for...
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A whole bunch of stupefied guys who just saw Avatar (2009) ** [UPDATED BELOW] 1) I didn’t like AvatarI didn’t like Avatar. However I am not here to start a fight. I’m not indignant or resentful or...
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