Taking Time Off

I’m going to take the rest of the week off for the holiday.
I wish all of you in the U.S. a lovely holiday surrounded by those you love.
Those of you in other countries, I wish you a quiet time on the Internet as we in the U.S. gorge ourselves on turkey and then fall into [...]

Is 2008 the Year of the Woman?

In the 1990s, each year seemed to be hailed as the Year of the Woman when there had been enough meaty roles for women to fill out the Academy Awards slates for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. (Some years, the nominees were a real stretch. Sharon Stone in Casino? Courtney Love in the movie [...]

The Creepiest Thing I've Seen in a Long Time: Benjamin Button

I was completely unprepared for the creepy trailer for Brad Pitt’s new movie, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, about a man who ages backward. Our intrepid hero, played by Brad and some other actors, begins as an old man and, I guess, ends much younger, as a baby perhaps.
The makeup looks extremely plastic and [...]

The Trouble with HBO Shows *Spoilers for True Blood*

In general, I am a fan of HBO series. They have tighter writing, they aren’t constrained by sponsor input or censoring, and they tend to get some of the best actors–those who wouldn’t think of doing network television are still drawn to HBO shows.
After watching the cliffhanger of True Blood last night, though, I was [...]

Twilight Made Its Entire Budget in One Day, Sequel Is Announced

Wow. $37.5 million in one day for a movie that cost $37 million to make. Not too shabby.
On the heels of this success, New Moon has gotten the official greenlight from Summit Entertainment: http://www.variety.com/article/VR1130001163.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

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Actor's Strike Could Mean Another Long, Cold Winter

According to Reuters, SAG leadership will ask members to vote on a strike authorization.
I support the actor’s union in doing what is needed to ensure fair payment for its workers. Even after all of the public education done before and during the writer’s strike, so many people still think everyone in the entertainment industry is [...]

CW Cancels Sunday Lineup, Brings Back… Jericho?

Well, repeats of Jericho. No need to bother with repeats of the other CW shows that have a lot of competition, such as Gossip Girl or Supernatural.
Read more about it: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-cw21-2008nov21,0,2829359.story

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Twilight Mania

Even if I hadn’t read the books and developed a passing interest in seeing the movies, I would find it hard to hide from Twilight mania.
It is compounded because I live in the Portland area, where a good portion of the movie was filmed. When Jennifer Aniston was here, I didn’t even know until the [...]

RIP Pushing Daisies and Dirty Sexy Money

I just heard that Pushing Daisies, Dirty Sexy Money, and Eli Stone were cancelled: http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b69940_sources_daisies_eli_stone_dirty_sexy.html
This makes me very sad, even though I expected it. Pushing Daisies was so much fun to watch every week. I enjoyed the hyperintense colors, the fairy-tale narration, the occasional musical interludes, and the wonderful cast. I wish them all continued [...]

I'm a Total Dean Girl

I’ve made no secret in my life that I’m a big fan of Dean Winchester on Supernatural. I began watching the show because of the Gilmore Girls connection and the gaping hole left when the X-Files began to suck. I liked Sam (Dean from Gilmore Girls), and for the first few episodes, I enjoyed his [...]