Elsewhere, kottke.org linked to this examination of new film's well-crafted title sequences.
I still haven't seen Avatar and think my brother and I made the right choice going to see Sherlock Holmes instead.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Still Tracking the Sherlock Posts (Triptych Cryptic Import)
Here's an unnecessarily scathing review ("Boo-hoo, Downey didn't do a Rathbone impersonation and Watson wasn't a doddering near-buffoon") that left me wondering how boring the critic's own Sherlock's Last Case was. I googled, curious how reviewers responded, and found a NYT review that didn't surprise me at all.
Elsewhere, kottke.org linked to this examination of new film's well-crafted title sequences.
I still haven't seen Avatar and think my brother and I made the right choice going to see Sherlock Holmes instead.
Elsewhere, kottke.org linked to this examination of new film's well-crafted title sequences.
I still haven't seen Avatar and think my brother and I made the right choice going to see Sherlock Holmes instead.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Fox readying U.S. version of 'Torchwood' (Time to Panic)
No, no, no. You can't reboot a series that is hooked (however loosely) into the continuity of another ongoing series. Fans of Doctor Who would have to ignore this new Torchwood-lite in order for the Who continuity to make sense. Else we'd have to reject the Who continuity -- which ain't gonna happen.
This article also mentions a possible US Who reboot (how reliable is this madness?) which is an even worse idea. US Who fans are watching the BBC Who and don't have room for a reboot. (Also, we remember the Fox movie. How that remains in the canon is beyond me.) The only way either of these alleged reboots could work would be to move production of both the current series to Fox. Does that sound wise? Would you hand over the keys to your brilliant new luxury hybrid sports concept car to your idiot neighbor's meth-head stepson his first day out of juvenile detention? Of course not. That ginger-haired little tweaker'll wrap it around the telephone pole at the end of the block. Fox would kill the franchise and then Who fans would have to wait another 20-odd years for the series to be revived.
Who and Torchwood belong on the BBC where, Who at least, has a shot at running for several more years. If Fox needs a Who property to sully, give 'em one of the old companions to reboot: The Peri Chronicles or something. Nothing against Peri, mind you, love her to pieces. It could be the The Adventures of Leela and K-9. Turlough & Adric Go to White Castle. Hang on, we've got Rose and Doctor 10.2 off in the alternate universe ... they could have a go at that. Just need to set ground rules. Starting with: no crossovers and no interference with the rest of the Whoniverse. It's strained enough already.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry (updated a bit later)
This article also mentions a possible US Who reboot (how reliable is this madness?) which is an even worse idea. US Who fans are watching the BBC Who and don't have room for a reboot. (Also, we remember the Fox movie. How that remains in the canon is beyond me.) The only way either of these alleged reboots could work would be to move production of both the current series to Fox. Does that sound wise? Would you hand over the keys to your brilliant new luxury hybrid sports concept car to your idiot neighbor's meth-head stepson his first day out of juvenile detention? Of course not. That ginger-haired little tweaker'll wrap it around the telephone pole at the end of the block. Fox would kill the franchise and then Who fans would have to wait another 20-odd years for the series to be revived.
Who and Torchwood belong on the BBC where, Who at least, has a shot at running for several more years. If Fox needs a Who property to sully, give 'em one of the old companions to reboot: The Peri Chronicles or something. Nothing against Peri, mind you, love her to pieces. It could be the The Adventures of Leela and K-9. Turlough & Adric Go to White Castle. Hang on, we've got Rose and Doctor 10.2 off in the alternate universe ... they could have a go at that. Just need to set ground rules. Starting with: no crossovers and no interference with the rest of the Whoniverse. It's strained enough already.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry (updated a bit later)
Monday, January 18, 2010
Awesomesauce
81-48, UConn over Duke. wOOt!
(Meanwhile, the guys fall out of the Top 25 after losing to unranked Michigan. Michigan?!)
FT.com / Reportage - Moscow’s stray dogs
Every so often, you would see one waiting on a metro platform. When the train pulled up, the dog would step in, scramble up to lie on a seat or sit on the floor if the carriage was crowded, and then exit a few stops later. There is even a website dedicated to the metro stray (www.metrodog.ru) on which passengers post photos and video clips taken with their mobile phones, documenting the savviest of the pack using the public transport system like any other Muscovite.
via ft.com
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Sunday, January 17, 2010
No Country for Old Men (2007) - Flickchart
On Your Flickchart
#400Global Ranking
#35
via flickchart.com
Finally saw "No Country for Old Men" yesterday. I went in with mixed expectations. Love the Coen Bros. movies, don't have much patience for (source novel author) Cormac McBoring's ponderous pondering. I haven't read the novel, and won't, but I have a feeling it's what's wrong with the movie. The performances were outstanding. Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem were all excellent. But the women in the movie weren't given much to do, and some of the dialogue was so painfully corndog I suspect it was straight from the book. I'm glad I saw it, but if I'm ever faced with the choice of watching this or the other Coen Bros. set in Texas, "Blood Simple", the latter wins.
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