Showtime’s version of Rome is… well… It has Jonathan Rhys Meyers, so it can’t be all bad? It’s pretty, and there’s politics, and, Jonathan Rhys Meyers? But holy hell, man, all the women in this story are sex bunnies used and abused by their respective male owners. You’ve got the Bolyn girls’ father basically selling […]
Scalzi and Toby will be reading at the Books & Co. across the parking lot from my digs next month (I nearly – NEARLY – said, “Fellow writers Scalzi and Toby….” But I’m going to reserve that particular weirdness for after the first of the three books is out next year, at least, thanks). That
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Too long. By about half an hour. A typical problem with summer movies. Also had one too many bad guys (why do they ALWAYS try and pack a *another* one in at the end instead of fleshing out the one they have?). Extra bad wasn’t necessary, as Ledger’s joker was terrifying enough. Not a happy
Red Sonja (will anyone ever make a kick-ass warrior woman without making a point of saying she has a “vulnerable” side? Did they make a point of saying that Bale was a great, dark, brutal Batman but also had a “vulnerable” side? Is this really a superhero selling point?). But aside from that, yeah, sweet
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I sat up tonight watching the last half of The Notebook. This is one of my favorite romance movies (and not just because I have crushes on both of the leads). I generally hate smarmy, gendered romance movies where some dashing, moneyed guy saves some poor but pretty abused Cinderella from her dead-end life. Excuse
I would so watch this movie. (thanks, Tyim)
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Yumyumyum. Should be out July 22nd. After I burned myself out on slash-and-hack fantasy, I started looking forward to Abraham’s books a whole lot more. They may not always be my cup of tea (more chicks with swords! [ok, really, everybody’s books need more of those]) but they are always damn interesting. I have yet
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“Come on. Do I look like the mother of the future? I mean, am I tough, organized? I CAN’T EVEN BALANCE MY CHECKBOOK.”– Sarah Conner, The Terminator I have a love/hate relationship with the Sarah Conner of the first Terminator movie. Part of me wants her to be the same tough, kick ass heroine you
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