No pictures this week - computer's being cray cray. But here's my recap anyway! I love the footage from last week. I love Casey. Last week's results episode ruled. Casey almost died. American Idol, I'm loving you right now. Please don't change that tonight. ROCK IT, CASEY AND PAUL! DOOOOO ITTTT!Heather Morris is in the audience! Man, I wish I were on a Fox show so I could go be in the audience and make Paul date me.I really wish tonight wasn't Elton John night. Lame.Dominic Monaghan IS young Elton John. Idol finally has a segment with EW and it's...
Wednesday, 30 March 2011
Book Review: Whedonistas! A Celebration of the Worlds of Joss Whedon by the Women Who Love Them
Posted on 15:52 by jackson
To be truly considered a formidable geek, one has to have experienced a mind altering, bridging on unhealthy, obsessive love for at least one movie and/or television show before reaching an age where one is cognisant enough to understand that it may not be "cool". Something that cemented in one's psyche the idea that loving a piece of fiction is not only valid, but something to be celebrated, something that isn't full of shame, but pride. And fandom doesn't ever come down to one artist or one universe. Fans of all ilks bond because of a...
Tuesday, 29 March 2011
The Hunger Games and Jennifer Lawrence: Is This Going To Work?
Posted on 15:45 by jackson

Commissioned by and crossposted on Film.com On the heels of the announcement that Jennifer Lawrence won the role of Katniss in The Hunger Games has come a lot of discussion as to whether or not the naturally blond, 20 year old actress is right for the role of the 16 year old, olive skinned brunette. Many fans (mostly purists, natch) are complaining that Lawrence is poor casting for these reasons. But how much does it matter that Lawrence is four...
Sunday, 27 March 2011
In Defense of Sucker Punch
Posted on 13:14 by jackson

Let’s be clear that this article is not about whether or not Sucker Punch was good. Good and bad are subjective values and -- except for something egregious like The Last Airbender, which failed at filmmaking -- there is no right or wrong answer when people’s opinions come into play.However, there are more or less right answers when it comes to whether or not something has meaning, which is what this article will argue. And even something that has...
Friday, 25 March 2011
Brief Sucker Punch Thoughts...
Posted on 13:48 by jackson

For those of you that are curious, and because I'm one of 12 people who seemed to both not COMPLETELY miss the point AND appreciate the point, here are some of my thoughts that I tweeted last night. I love the whole idea of her escaping into this fantasy world, where what we see IS what happened in reality, but the way she sees it, the way she is dealing with it. A mental break turning a situation where she is helpless into one where she is ostensibly...
Thursday, 24 March 2011
Dragon Age 2: The Mass Effectening
Posted on 18:55 by jackson
AKA Dragon Age 2: The Consolizationing. Or Dragon Age 2: The Not Quite As Engrossing As Dragon Age: Origins And Not Quite As Cinematic As Mass Effect 2 But Still Quite A Fun Gamening. It has, as you can plainly see, many titles. My personal favorite is Dragon Age 2: Templar Boogaloo.The non-spoilery rundown is as follows: You play Hawke, the young refugee from Lothering, who travels from Ferelden to the Free Marches city of Kirkwall in search of an ancestral home to reclaim. You play through the next decade of Hawke's life as he or she rises from...
Is it just me?
Posted on 00:35 by jackson

For the past couple of days, I've been trying to write two separate reviews for the new Radiohead and Strokes albums. But it's proving to be insanely difficult. And it's not because I'm too busy or that I don't have the desire to discuss their albums...it's just...it's hard for me to admit this...I can't bring myself to write less than stellar reviews about my two favorite bands. Ok, so let me make this clear--it's not that I think The King of Limbs...
American Idol Top 11 - Okay, Something To Work With! But Stop Overproducing The Songs Please.
Posted on 00:34 by jackson

It's Motown night! All right, Seacrest, let's do this thing.What the hell does "Steven Tyler, you're my mom's hall pass" mean? Is that a reference to the film Hall Pass? Was that a Fox film? Does that mean a freebie? Like a sexin freebie? I feel old.Is this the same Motown clip package they show every year?If this evening doesn't rule, I'm gonna be pissed. If someone manages to pick a bad song, I will begin to seriously question the functionality...
Tuesday, 22 March 2011
Celebrity Crush Of The Week
Posted on 00:40 by jackson

It's only weird if you let it be weird, ok...
Friday, 18 March 2011
American Idol Song Suggestions Of The Day
Posted on 16:52 by jackson
Because why not? Take a listen and try to tell me I'm wrong. JUST TRY.Paul, with nothing but his guitar, connecting to the audience with his cute face and cute everything and cute siiiigh love heart, singing Faithful, by Eric Anderson. Classic folk. Classic Awesome.As for Haley, who needs to be more focused on blues and rock, I think Linda Ronstadt's Long Long Time would be PERFECT for Haley's pitch perfect, unique, huge voice. For Pia, her voice definitely suits large ballads best, but so help me if she sings Celine Dion or Whitney Huston ever...
Tropes, Transformations and Terror: Where Will Red Riding Hood Fit In Werewolf Movie History?
Posted on 15:44 by jackson
Crossposted on and photos provided by Film.comWith Red Riding Hood opening this past weekend, we decided to take a look back at previous werewolf movies in an effort to investigate how Hardwicke's take on the classic tale stacks up against other movies featuring the same monster and if it provides us with anything we haven't seen before. After a week straight of werewolf movie after werewolf movie, I can safely say that pulling one off...
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