The other day I mentioned I was going to list 5 anime suggestions for someone with little knowledge of the medium. I still plan on this, but I came across a nice bit of news I thought I’d share first.
The films of Makoto Shinkai are being streamed for one day only, starting tomorrow. Shinkai is [...]
There’s been quite a kerfuffle lately surrounding the recent comments of Movieguide’s Ted Baehr (you know, the guy and the organization responsible for that Christian movie awards show that Mike wrote about) calling for Hollywood to recognize that its failing finances require a “stimulus package” consisting of the creation of more “family-friendly, uplifting and inspiring [...]
There’s a sheet out there called the “hierarchy of geeks” that once showed everyone where their place in the chain of mockery was. Science fiction fans were less geeky than anime fans, but at least anime fans were less geeky than people who insist on considering Pokemon high art. All of them were less geeky [...]
As usual, the Oscars were predictable, Sean Penn was political, and Bill Maher was incorrigible.
Other than that, it was a pretty decent show. I enjoyed Hugh Jackman’s hosting (though the top-hat dance routine was very un-Wolverine-ish, and his declaration that “the musical is back!” might be premature — or incorrect altogether), and I liked that [...]
To help you in your frantic desire to properly celebrate Oscar week, here lies a celebration of the film that won more Oscars than any other collection of moving pictures ever melded together. That film is The Return of the King (tied with Titanic and Ben Hur at 11 wins), and what you are about [...]
The Oscars will be given out tonight, and while I won’t be viewing the ceremony (I’ll instead be at a church business meeting), I feel very educated about the Best Picture nominees thanks to Chad Vader.
If you (like me and most of America) didn’t quite get drawn to the theaters to see the nominated films, [...]
Another bus is out in the open: It’s an atheist.
This, of course, is following the trend of buses in Britain, Spain, and the United States coming out in their denial of a creator.
No one knows exactly when buses rose up to create a united voice on this front (some suggest it was the infamous [...]
Every self-respecting geek (and many others who lost their self-respect a long time ago) has dreamed at one time or another of being a super hero.
Those who are more artistically inclined have sketched, designed, written, doodled, built, or in some other way brought their heroic fantasies to life through one creative outlet or another. For [...]
I recorded the much-hyped Dollhouse last night and gave it a shot a few hours later. For those who haven’t been following along: Dollhouse is a show created by Joss Whedon, creator of other cult series like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly. Since most of his shows have had devout followings, ratings issues, and [...]
If February 21 is cold, dreary and wet where you live, this may be a nice way to make it through the day.
AMC Theaters is putting together a screening of all 5 2009 Best Picture Nominees.
