Posted by kittson on 27 Jan 2007 | Tagged as: Television, What I Watched
Heroes – “Godsend”
We may sound like a broken record here at thePeanutBloggery, but Buffy the Vampire Slayer was one of the greatest television series ever (for five seasons, at least). Perhaps it was simply ahead of its time, because Heroes, a show that possesses so many of the elements that made Buffy great, has […]
Posted by kittson on 25 Jan 2007 | Tagged as: Movies, Review
Set in the American West in 1868, Seraphim Falls explodes into action with a shot from a rifle that meets its mark, Gideon (Pierce Brosnan), and sends him fleeing down a snowy ridge, bleeding from the shoulder, with Carver (Liam Neeson), a man intent on revenge, and his band of man-hunters in close pursuit. […]
Posted by tim on 25 Jan 2007 | Tagged as: Movies, Television
Let’s face it, the Oscars have an unintentional tendency to induce yawning, followed by a short-lived, yet undiagnosable case of narcolepsy. But every year, on that magical night in February (remember when it aired in March?), we gather around the television and watch star after star pose awkwardly for the photographers of People magazine, which […]
Posted by kittson on 25 Jan 2007 | Tagged as: Movies, Review, Friday Night In
This week spend Friday night in watching Little Miss Sunshine, a movie about winning that has just received four Oscar nominations, including one for Best Picture. The first feature film by husband and wife directing team Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, it is the story of the dysfunctional Hoover family who take a road […]
Posted by kittson on 22 Jan 2007 | Tagged as: Movies, Review
If you’ve seen Drumline, there’s absolutely no need to bother seeing Stomp the Yard. Simply an excuse to showcase stepping, the latter is the story of DJ (Columbus Short), a talented street dancer, whose brother is murdered when a dance competition turns into a fight. DJ moves to Atlanta to live with his […]
Posted by tim on 21 Jan 2007 | Tagged as: Television, Current Obsession, YouTubery
In New York City, we’re spoiled by pretty much everything. Just by living here, we have access to some of the world’s best museums, restaurants, and entertainment. The same accessibility translates to die-hard fans of one of television’s most critically acclaimed and misunderstood series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
One weekend every month, the IFC Center in […]
Posted by kittson on 20 Jan 2007 | Tagged as: Television, What I Watched
Scrubs – “My Musical”
With a little help from the Avenue Q composers, “My Musical” manages to cram a whole bunch of silly singing and dancing into a half hour. Songs like “Everything Comes Down to Poo”, the Gilbert and Sullivan inspired “Rant Song”, and the love ballad “Guy Love” will be loaded onto thousands […]
Posted by kittson on 19 Jan 2007 | Tagged as: Movies, Review, Friday Night In
Normally I resist labeling any film a “Chick Flick”, because it sounds condescending. However, this week’s Friday Night In pick, In Her Shoes, a movie adapted from a book by Jennifer Wiener, one of the grande dames of chick lit, in which men are either perfect or pigs, and the central issue is self-esteem, is […]
Posted by tim on 18 Jan 2007 | Tagged as: Movies, Review
When Guillermo del Toro delves into the grotesque, he does so with gusto. In Pan’s Labyrinth, the Mexican director creates a very grim fairytale, one in which a happy ending is not only unexpected, it’s off the menu.
Set in 1944 Franco-ruled Spain, Labyrinth chronicles the life of Ofelia (Ivana Baquero), a young girl forced by […]
Posted by kittson on 15 Jan 2007 | Tagged as: Movies, Review
Dark and ambitious (though somewhat uneven), Little Children is a film about responsibility, adulthood, and the harm that is inflicted on children when the generation before refuses to grow up. Set in a small, family oriented suburb of Boston, it’s the story of Sarah (Kate Winslet), an unhappy wife and mother, and Brad […]