Did the Joker Kill Heath Legder?

This taken from the IMDB entry for The Dark Knight:
The Joker’s character is based on his first two appearances in the comic books, as well as his portrayal in the graphic novel “The Killing Joke.” To prepare for the role, Heath Ledger lived alone in a hotel room for a month researching the character and developing his [...]

One of the Worst Jokes I’ve Ever Made Up

Q: What did the 16th century dim-witted, edgy corporate spokesperson say to the thoughtful bidder at the French harem-girl auction?
A: Dude, you’re gettin’ Adelle.

A Look Back, and Ahead, at LOST

As I gear up to PVR the upcoming (and late-coming) fourth season of ABC’s LOST, I find myself reflecting on the history of the show and the trouble it’s faced.
LOST began, as so many good shows do these days, as a sort of grass roots geek-culture offering. It made its debut, after all, at Comic-Con 2004, [...]

Wead … (no, not weed)

Punch: 8
Taste: 9
Drinkability: 9 
Rating:  8.6/10
There is a place up in the Stouffville, ON-ish area called Applewood Farm Winery. It’s the only place in the area I know of that you can get authentic mead, you know, like the vikings drank. The beer store sells something they call mead, but it’s not at all what the [...]

The Holy Mother?

This article on Boing Boing makes me laugh.
A family in New Mexico saw this:

on their wall.
I say, that could just as easily be the Spectre of Death as the Virgin Mary. Time will tell.

I Am Legend

Script: 4
Cinematography: 7
Acting: 7
Special Effects: 8
Rating: 6.5/10
I went in to see this movie with higher expectations than I should have, so I suppose in a sense I deserved the disappointment that my $10 bought me.
I Am Legend is, of course, a remake/adaptation of The Omega Man (1971) and the novel I Am Legend by Richard [...]

The Mist

Warning: Spoilers
I suppose I’ll start with The Mist as it’s the most recent film that I’ve watched. If I had one word for this film, it might be “formulaic” – I mean the plot involves monsters from another dimension terrorizing a small American town. I won’t say too much about the ending other than that [...]