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Bechdel and the City
Triggered by a listener's email to the "Mark Kermode Show" who suggested that one should be a little less harsh on "Sex and the City 2" on the grounds of it being one of the very rare current films with female leads, I wondered whether the film would actually stand up to the "Bechdel Test". And it would appear that it does ( Read more... ) -
Oddly specific
I have resisted the temptation to comment on the recent election in the UK in any major way so far as I have the feeling that I could not really make an informed comment on proceedings anyway. In my mind, I tend to draw parallels to the current German political landscape, which might well not be totally fair on the Brits. The Lib Dems seem to have ( Read more... ) -
Changing the game
I realise that it's a bit late but still: Was anybody actually surprised when James Cameron's "Avatar" turned out to be the biggest grossing film of all timeup to now? Considering that Mr. Cameron has been making a habit of making films that cost more than anybody else's and wind up making more money than anybody else's since 1991 (that little ( Read more... ) -
And while I'm on the subject....
If you feel that being gay is wrong because "well, it's not natural, I mean, you don't see any gay animals, do you ( Read more... ) -
Jennifer Connelly's developing career (and other bits)
You could never get away with this in Germany. Ah, a woman wrote it. That's alright, then. ;-)
http://www.totalfilm.com/features/the-evolution-of-jennifer-connelly/
Why do we never see her in historic costume? "The Buccaneers" springs to mind. -
Halloween II: An open letter
Dear Rob Zombie ( Read more... ) -
One of my favourite jokes (karohemd is to blame)
The Armenian Radio was asked: "Is it true that comrade cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin won a car during a street fair in Moscow ( Read more... )