It’s official. I have moved. Both city and site wise, and because of this, I will cease writing for The Video Vixen Strikes Again! for an indefinite amount of time.
Don’t be forlorn, though! I’m totally still writing for The Phosphene, which you should probably check out right now, as a matter of fact!
Here’s a link to the coolest, smartest, pop culture-iest blog around:
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Mediocre romcoms.
I’ve been watching a lot of those lately. That’s almost all they make, really. I like to think that because I love great romantic comedies so much, I’ve come to be a connoisseur. I must wade through all the muck and mediocrity to find the truly inspiring ones.
Morning Glory with Rachel McAdams.
Unfortunately this one falls under the “Just Barely Better Than Mediocre” list.
Posted in Pretty Good
Tagged Harrison Ford, Humor, Morning Glory, movies, Rachel McAdams
Super close up on Joan Rivers’ face. Her makeup artist is applying foundation. But before it is all the way applied you get a very personal look at a 75 year old woman’s face. Veins and age spots galore, but oddly enough, no wrinkles. It’s not for the faint of heart, but it’s the truth, and I love it.
I didn’t mean for this film review to be uncharacteristically serious—a stark contrast to everything else I’ve ever written here—but that’s just what happens when I truly care for and am passionate about something. Joan Rivers has paved is paving the way for women in comedy for so long, and she had been such a force in my life that I can’t help but love her and this documentary. In the film she explains how much it pisses her off when people talk about her in the past tense. Don’t ever tell her she opened doors for women: “Go fuck yourselves. I’m still opening doors.”
Okay, well, the documentary Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work really isn’t as earth-shattering as I would have liked, but it’s good. It’s definitely worth watching, maybe even a couple of times.
Sort of. The Phosphene is still my new blog, but considering none of us contributing to it actually like Tumblr, it was moved here to WordPress. Yay, WordPress!
So here it is, the real, better new blog that my friends and I write for:
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When are mainstream children’s cartoons going to have openly gay characters? How long do I have to wait for a Pixar Will & Grace? It’s 2011, damn it, and we need a reality check! I really thought Megamind could have been my hero, but I’ll get to that momentarily.
In remembrance of the late, great actors who hosted the 83rd Annual Academy Awards a few nights ago, I wanted to pay homage to them via movie reviews. But then I was told, although they totally bombed a few nights ago, they are actually still alive. I figured, in that case, let’s honor them by remembering some of their better performances, shall we? Continue reading
To a new site, that is. And a new city. That doesn’t really affect you as much as the new site, thing. Actually, that doesn’t affect you that much, either, since I will just be posting on both the new site & this, the older site. But you should definitely check the new site out. It’s better, because it’s not just me writing on it.
Anywho, here’s the new site The Phosphene.
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I feel an almost irrepressible urge to go out and buy some pacifiers. Jesse Eisenberg’s giant pouty lips are so overwhelming in this film, I can’t help but be reminded of a newborn baby when they still have that quiver thing going on with their bottom lip that just makes you want to squeeze their little baby cheeks. He literally sucks on his bottom lip as if it were a pacifier for a considerable chunk of the movie.
But beyond that, I was thoroughly unimpressed by The Social Network. Don’t get me wrong, I love me some Aaron Sorkin–probably more so than the next person–but this just didn’t really do it for me. His dialogue was great: witty, quick, biting, real, but smarter. I liked it. I even like to think that’s how Mark Zuckerberg really talks. I love smart asses, especially when they can back it up. (Insert Beyonce’s Ego lyrics here.)
It’s just… I don’t know. The story, maybe? It wasn’t that great of a story. It was interesting. I’m glad I watched it. I liked learning about how the thing I’m addicted to came to be. It definitely has the drama surrounding its creation necessary to become a good movie. It is modern and the characters are people we hear about (or did hear about semi-recently) in the news.
Maybe I just wish it weren’t all based in the fact that Mark Zuckerberg was pissy because a girl broke up with him and his friend was more popular than him.
Posted in If It Comes On TV..., Oscar Nominated/Winner
Tagged Humor, Movie Review, movies, Oscars, The Social Network
Due to the major crash of my laptop & epic slowness of this desktop, I have not been able to tolerate being on the computer long enough to write a review, so this quickie is going to have to do.
Again, this is where I repeat to you what a customer asked me, and you have to figure out which movie they were looking for. It’s an overall good time.
It’s sort of new-ish. It’s about supernatural stuff like vampires, maybe. It’s called Gabriel or Guardian or something like that.
I will post the answer in 2 days! Matt, are you going to take the prize once again? Continue reading
Welcome to the premiere of “I’m looking for a movie…”
This is where I repeat for you what a customer has asked for at the store. (I would also like to thank my beautiful, lovely friend Jess for having this brilliant idea to actually turn this game I play everyday into a post.)
Now, before I tell you what movie he was looking for, I want to warn you: people throw lots of clues at you. Some of the clues are right. Some are wrong. You have to figure out which is which to find their movie. Also, when someone has only the slightest idea what they’re actually looking for, they tend to latch onto the most minute details and convey those as if they are the main focus of the film. They usually aren’t. Having said that, enjoy!
I’m looking for a movie…
It’s a pretty old one. It’s about Paris. It’s called Man and Angels.
The answer is… Continue reading
