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TIFF 08 - $9.99

2008-09-11T16:42:00.021-05:00

digg_url = 'http://www.newbspeak.com/2008/09/tiff-08-999.html';Immediately after the screening, star Geoffrey Rush was on stage to answer questions, along with the writer and director. When asked about his choice to play an Angelic Hobo in $9.99 (pronounced "nine dollars ninety-nine" by its creators), Rush mentioned the sordid pleasure he took participating in

Toronto Bound - 11 Films in 7 Days

2008-09-11T15:41:00.009-05:00

digg_url = 'http://www.newbspeak.com/2008/09/toronto-bound-11-films-in-7-days.html';Jennifer and I will reach our first anniversary on the 19th of September, and to celebrate we spent a week at Canada's prestigious (and wicked rad) Toronto International Film Festival -- our year-late, official honeymoon. Over the next few days or weeks (depending on how long it

911: The Musical

2008-08-07T11:45:00.005-05:00

digg_url = 'http://www.newbspeak.com/2008/08/911-musical.html';UPDATE: So much for that experiment. I guess the creators of this "wiki" aren't interested in anybody else's input. My poor little page has been deleted!Oh, I'm going to hell for this one. Much derided during production (which actually began on September 11th, 2001,

The Best, Most Amazing Disappointment in Television History

2008-07-05T16:56:00.006-05:00

The following article contains MAJOR SPOILERS for all episodes of Doctor Who, up to and including the most recently broadcast episode: "Journey's End" digg_url = 'http://www.newbspeak.com/2008/07/best-most-amazing-disappointment-in.html';I've stated elsewhere that if this surprise regeneration was anything other than a full and complete character / actor change

Pithy Reviews: "The Happening"

2008-06-14T17:07:00.007-05:00

digg_url = 'http://www.newbspeak.com/2008/06/pithy-reviews-m-night-shyamalans.html';At one point, just as we begin to realize this movie is not actually any good, its director gives us a hint about his feelings toward the audience: "You Deserve This" is painted across a real estate developer's billboard... and I gotta tell you, we really don't. Guys, I mean it

Save Gas, Drive Bloodcar

2008-06-05T17:53:00.008-05:00

digg_url = 'http://www.newbspeak.com/2008/06/save-gas-drive-bloodcar.html';Hahahaha... what? In the near future gas prices have reached astronomical highs nearing $40 a gallon. One man, Archie Andrews, an environmentalist elementary school teacher, is trying to discover an alternate fuel source. While experimenting with wheat grass,

BSG Blog Carnival #8

2008-06-04T16:32:00.003-05:00

digg_url = 'http://remote.lohudblogs.com/2008/06/03/so-say-we-all-the-battlestar-galactica-blog-carnival-vol-8/';The new BSG Blog Carnival is online here, featuring some great commentary on last week's episode, "Sine Qua Non". Go check it out! Special dispensation to Ms. Smarty Pants Know It All and her boyfriend for bringing up Schrödinger’s Cat, which never

The Adventures of Husker and the Searider Falcon

2008-05-28T15:05:00.010-05:00

The following article contains MAJOR SPOILERS for all episodes of Battlestar Galactica up to and including the most recently broadcast episode: "Sine Qua Non" digg_url = 'http://www.newbspeak.com/2008/05/adventures-of-husker-and-searider.html';Major points for the return of Mark Sheppard's Romo Lampkin. But I always get excited when the cast and crew of Firefly

BSG Blog Carnival #7

2008-05-20T20:18:00.002-05:00

digg_url = 'http://www.athensexchange.com/blog/291';Now live over at Athens Exchange, an aggregate of opinions on last week's spectacular Galactica episode, "Guess What's Coming to Dinner?". My own analysis can be found here. addthis_pub = 'Newbs';

A Charter Member of the Nymph Squad

2008-05-18T08:59:00.024-05:00

The following article may contain MAJOR SPOILERS for all episodes of Battlestar Galactica, up to and including the most recently broadcast episode: "Guess What's Coming to Dinner" digg_url = 'http://www.newbspeak.com/2008/05/charter-member-of-nymph-squad.html';What an opening. I envisioned myself as one of the colonials aboard the commandeered base ship;

Another Reason to Love Sirius Satellite Radio

2008-05-15T10:44:00.009-05:00

digg_url = 'http://www.newbspeak.com/2008/05/another-reason-to-love-sirius-satellite.html';Reason #24: Monday night, May 19th at 8pm EST, Scarlett Johansson will be performing a few of the songs from her new CD on Left of Sessions, Sirius channel 26 (Left of Center). I've enjoyed the album, Anywhere I Lay My Head, the couple of times I listened to it, but those

Not Impossible, Just a Bit Unlikely

2008-05-13T15:20:00.013-05:00

The following article contains MAJOR SPOILERS for all episodes of Doctor Who up to and including the most recently broadcast episode: "The Doctor's Daughter" digg_url = 'http://www.newbspeak.com/2008/05/not-impossible-just-bit-unlikely.html';This is more like it. At the beginning of the episode I actually turned it off because I was so annoyed at the

BSG Blog Carnival 6

2008-05-13T14:35:00.003-05:00

digg_url = 'http://remote.lohudblogs.com/2008/05/13/so-say-we-all-the-battlestar-galactica-blog-carnival-vol-6/';Online now, in-depth analysis from eight different corners of the globe, including this one. The Battlestar Galactica Blog Carnival.

Five Things that Definitely Happened on Lost

2008-05-13T08:52:00.018-05:00

The following article may contain MAJOR SPOILERS for all episodes of Lost up to and including the most recently broadcast episode: "Cabin Fever" digg_url = 'http://www.newbspeak.com/2008/05/five-things-that-definitely-happened-on.html';I'm beginning to think the majority of critics who claim nothing ever happens on Lost were never actually fans of the show to

Bald is Beautiful

2008-05-10T10:37:00.024-05:00

The following article may contain MAJOR SPOILERS for all episodes of Battlestar Galactica, up to and including the most recently broadcast episode: "Faith" digg_url = 'http://www.newbspeak.com/2008/05/bald-is-beautiful.html';Yes, bald is definitely beautiful. I just wish it was Bald For Real and not the Shower Cap of Doom -- Laura Roslin looks like George

Sex and Loneliness in the Far Out Future

2008-05-07T14:27:00.019-05:00

digg_url = 'http://www.newbspeak.com/2008/05/sex-and-loneliness-in-far-out-future.html';I found it on the bargain shelf out front of Dickson Street Bookshop; picked it up (and two others) for a measly three dollars. And thus began my earnest love of this early master of science fiction. Well, that's not technically true: my very first Robert Silverberg novel

BSG Blog Carnival

2008-05-06T17:02:00.011-05:00

digg_url = 'http://www.newbspeak.com/2008/05/bsg-blog-carnival.html';The latest "So Say We All" blog carnival is online now, featuring yours truly and a host of other fine articles about the adventures of everyone's favorite battlestar. You can find it here.

Eighty Percent Density

2008-05-04T19:35:00.016-05:00

This article may contain MAJOR SPOILERS from all episodes of Doctor Who up to and including the most recently broadcast episode: "The Poison Sky" digg_url = 'http://www.newbspeak.com/2008/05/eighty-percent-density.html';Man that new theme is energizing! But listen, did you hear the Doctor say "are you my mummy?" when he put on his gas mask? That had to be an ad

There Ain't No Good Guys

2008-05-03T06:31:00.028-05:00

The following may contain MAJOR SPOILERS from all episodes of Battlestar Galactica, up to and including the most recently broadcast episode: "The Road Less Traveled" digg_url = 'http://www.newbspeak.com/2008/05/there-aint-no-good-guys.html';Leoben has a death wish. Out of range of the resurrection ship, he's still badass enough to gamble with a life that is now

Mythbusters Make an Appearance on CSI

2008-05-02T22:54:00.001-05:00

digg_url = 'http://www.newbspeak.com/2008/05/mythbusters-make-appearance-on-csi.html';It felt a little forced... I mean, since when do white-coated guys watch Nick Stokes do science? However, it was all in good fun, and I enjoyed the thumbs up immensely. Did you catch the cameo? Also present was Galactica's own Crashdown, Sam Witwer, squirting mace all over a

Iron Meh

2008-05-01T18:59:00.020-05:00

The following contains MAJOR SPOILERS from Iron Man. Subtitle: "Or, the Article Title I Wish I Could Use But Can't But Am Going to Use Anyway Because Screw You". That's right, Iron Man was fucking awesome. I was a little worried during the first 20 minutes or so -- the POW I was expecting just wasn't manifesting itself like I'd hoped. Perhaps it was the (almost

Viva Dong!

2008-04-30T23:50:00.009-05:00

Even though I was expecting it, the full frontal male nudity in Forgetting Sarah Marshall was still a little shocking -- mostly because it was so quick; the camera never lingers on Peter's (not insigifigant) peter, just delivers us brief flashes of penis for pure shock value. Before I saw it, I was prepared to defend the notion as funny (done so hilariously in

Those Sexy Sontarans

2008-04-30T00:58:00.016-05:00

The following may contain MAJOR SPOILERS from all episodes of Doctor Who, up to and including the most recently broadcast episode: "The Sontaran Stratagem" Finally! For almost a year now I've been afraid the new Doctor Who was going to spiral into a mucky same-ness that it wouldn't be able to elope from. How many different evil businessmen can there be in the

The Irrelevance of John Locke (and other musings)

2008-04-28T00:42:00.019-05:00

The following may contain MAJOR SPOILERS from all episodes of Lost, up to and including the most recently broadcast episode: "The Shape Of Things To Come" Wow. I thought Sawyer was dead for sure. It's a little silly how he was able to dodge bullets by hunkering down behind a fence post... but I'm glad he's alive, so I forgive the bad guys their awful aim (except when it comes to

Frakked Up

2008-04-27T04:20:00.023-05:00

The following may contain MAJOR SPOILERS from all episodes of Battlestar Galactica, up to and including the most recently broadcast episode: "Escape Velocity"Did anyone else think Tory snatched poor Baltar's dick right off tonight? I was disgusted and amazed -- who knew they'd go this far? Would they display the bloody mess for all to see? Turns out I was incorrect, thank the Lords of Kobol. But