NEW MOVIE REVIEWS:
“Jack and Jill” (D) [Film.com]
“J. Edgar” (C-) [Film.com]
“Martha Marcy May Marlene” (B+)
“The Skin I Live In” (C+)
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MOVIE COLUMNS:
Eric’s Bad Movies: “Roller Boogie” (1979), starring Linda Blair and a real live artistic roller skater! [Film.com]
What’s the Big Deal?: “Midnight Cowboy” (1969), the only X-rated Best Picture winner — but there should be several asterisks next to that record. Here’s why. [Film.com]
Re-Views: “Little Nicky” (2000), which proves the theory that Adam Sandler’s movies were as bad eleven years ago as they are today. [Film.com]
One Year Ago: Catching up with “Unstoppable,” “Skyline,” and “Morning Glory.” [Movies.com]
Monday Morning Review: “Tower Heist,” full of spoilers and dissections, so don’t read it unless you’ve seen the movie and/or don’t care. [Movies.com]
Could “Shame” be the First NC-17 Best Picture Nominee?: And what would that mean for the notorious rating? [Film.com]
Logical Problems with a Horse That Goes to War: The flaws that could bring down “War Horse”! [Film.com]
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MY OTHER STUFF:
Snide Remarks: “The Frog Days of Summer” — Marketing strategies for “The Muppets.”
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider: Reviews of “Jack and Jill,” “J. Edgar,” “Immortals,” and “Like Crazy,” plus a round of Pitch Me and other happy fun-time shenanigans. [Cascadia.fm] or [iTunes]
In the Dark: Subscribe to this weekly e-mail and get all the latest movie reviews, DVD releases, and other pertinent info delivered to your electronic mailbox. [Eric D. Snider’s In the Dark]
Twitter: Once I’ve gotten 10,000 followers, I’ll start implementing my plan for world domination. Believe me, you’ll want to be for us, not against us. [Twitter]
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MISCELLANEOUS MERRIMENT:
As you buy things from Amazon this holiday season, kindly remember your friends at EricDSnider.com, won’t you? [Eric’s Blog]
I wrote new lyrics for the “Parks and Recreation” theme song, because why not? (Special thanks to my pal Raffi Asdourian for the video rejiggering.) [YouTube]
Brett Ratner’s apology video, as performed by Adam Pally (whom you should know as Max on “Happy Endings”). [Funny or Die]
The truth behind Disney’s “Aladdin” is finally explained! If anyone knows the original source for this, please let me know. In the meantime, here’s a screenshot. [imgur]
Bill Hader’s portrayal of Rick Perry in this “Weekend Update” segment isn’t “accurate,” exactly — but it is hilarious. This is the kind of devastating takedown that supporters would point to as being responsible for ruining Perry in the polls, if he hadn’t been ruined before this anyway. [Hulu]
In honor of Andy Rooney’s sudden and untimely death at the age of 117, here’s a montage of out-of-context quotations. [YouTube]
A critic said a particular comic book was “as bad as Shakespeare,” and started his review with this statement: “As an English major at the University of Vermont, I prided myself on completing the degree without having ever touched Shakespeare. There’s simply way too much overwrought dialogue for my interest.” Then he was put in his place by commenters, which was pretty awesome. [Bleeding Cool]
