January 24th, 2008 |
So, according to this clip from major news outlet Fox News (which I have no overarching gripe about), Mass Effect is chock-full of graphic violence and sex and should be rated Adults Only and kept out of the hands of most gamers, since virtually all gamers are prepubescent boys. And this they know because [...]
November 30th, 2007 |
Haven’t done a trailer watch for a while. Most of the things I’m most interested in, especially this time of the year, are limited release films, and it feels weird to plug them when they come out when I know that I and most everyone I know won’t be able to see them for [...]
November 27th, 2007 |
30 Rock is one of the cleverest shows on TV, and it only gets better week by week. One of my favorite on-going gags is the way they deal with product placement. Most of the time the sponsor is GE, but this time it’s Verizon. This clip will expire in a few [...]
November 26th, 2007 |
Some things are awesome. Other things are awesome. The show 24 is awesome. But this video is awesome. You understand the difference. What would 24 have been like if it had been made in 1994?
HT: Barlow
November 1st, 2007 |
Anne Thompson highlights the justly famous opening tracking shot of Orson Welles’ Touch of Evil. And it’s worth reposting. When Touch of Evil was made in 1958, this was the longest tracking shot ever created, a record which stood for a long time; I believe Robert Altman’s The Player broke it, but Touch [...]
June 22nd, 2007 |
I’ve stopped doing the trailers for opening movies every week. It just entailed far too much time thinking about films I don’t want to see and finding trailers for obscure films that may or may not ever come anywhere near me or anyone I know. So I’m going to do trailers on a [...]
May 11th, 2007 |
I missed Thursday due to the internet acting up.
28 Weeks Later
This sequel to 28 Days Later is not actually directed by Danny Boyle, but it looks like the director he chose to take his place is keeping a similar feel. I really liked the atmospheric quality of the first one, and I actually didn’t [...]
May 4th, 2007 |
Trailers and commentary after the jump. There are a good many of them this week.