Posted by tim on 14 Jan 2007 | Tagged as: Television, YouTubery
Every year, a mysterious organization called the Hollywood Foreign Press Association throws a shindig honoring the best and brightest of film and television. Less formal than the Oscars and less tedious than […]
Posted by kittson on 13 Jan 2007 | Tagged as: Television, What I Watched
Friday Night Lights – “What to Do While You’re Waiting”
We learned a lot this week. First we learned that between school, football, his job at the diner, and taking care of his mentally ill grandmother, Matt Saracen also has time to take Julie to Italian art films and concerts. We learned his father […]
Posted by tim on 13 Jan 2007 | Tagged as: Television, YouTubery
Colbert’s upcoming guesting/hosting gig with hardcore conservative Bill O’Reilly isn’t the only thing on the mind of Comedy Central’s beloved commentator. This week, Colbert’s condemnatory “Wag of the Finger” segment pointed at technology giant Apple for reasons only he can explicate.
And remember: No one escapes the wrath of the “double wag.” No one.
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Posted by kittson on 12 Jan 2007 | Tagged as: Movies, Review, Friday Night In
If you’re like me, you’re preparing for the Golden Globe Awards (airing Monday on NBC) by watching as many of the nominated movies as possible. You could put on some shoes and go out in public to see The Pursuit of Happyness or Dreamgirls, or you could spend Friday night in and watch Chiwetel […]
Posted by tim on 09 Jan 2007 | Tagged as: DVDery
Surprising audiences and critics with its twist ending and sleeper hit status, The Illusionist earns its place as my recommendation for the week. Edward Norton stars as Eisenheim, a renowned magician in early 20th century Vienna, who falls in love with the beautiful Duchess Sophie (Jessica Biel), a woman destined for a higher place as […]
Posted by tim on 08 Jan 2007 | Tagged as: Movies, Review
The future does not look bright. In fact, it looks downright bleak. And director Alfonso Cuaron’s latest effort doesn’t break this news gently. According to “Children of Men,” by 2027, Earth will have fallen victim to a plague that leaves all women sterile, essentially winding up the death clock for the entire human race and […]
Posted by kittson on 07 Jan 2007 | Tagged as: Movies, Review
One of the realities of being a movie critic (no matter how amateur) is the likelihood I will submit myself to unpleasant experiences. I don’t like movie violence; it makes me squirm. Consequently, I tend to avoid Martin Scorsese’s films. He has an affinity for violence – not the humorous kind used […]
Posted by kittson on 07 Jan 2007 | Tagged as: Television, What I Watched
Friday Night Lights - “Nevermind”
While Jason and Lila are trying to put their relationship back together, I can’t stop wondering about the icky warning his doctor gave him about not being able to have sex, because the semen could flow back into his bladder. Has he forgotten this already? Meanwhile, somehow I believed Matt […]
Posted by tim on 06 Jan 2007 | Tagged as: Television, YouTubery
Put Johnny Quest and The Hardy Boys in a blender and out comes a highly entertaining and uniquely hilarious concoction of the adventurous and mundane. Thus The Venture Bros. is born.
Dean and Hank Venture are the sons of super-scientist Dr. Thaddius Venture. With the help of their bodyguard/government agent, Brock Sampson (voiced by the always-entertaining […]
Posted by kittson on 05 Jan 2007 | Tagged as: Movies, Review, Friday Night In
For all you folks out there who couldn’t afford the $500 ticket to see the Broadway show, this Friday night I give you the movie version of The Producers. A movie based on a play based on a movie, it’s the story of two Broadway producers (yes, there’s navel gazing here), Max Biolystock (Nathan […]