Weekly link roundup – April 30-May 6
NEW MOVIE REVIEWS:
“The Avengers” B+
“Bernie” B
“Headhunters” B+
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MOVIE COLUMNS:
Eric’s Bad Movies: “Ringmaster” (1998), starring Jerry Springer as a Jerry Springer-like TV personality with a show called “Jerry.” [Film.com]
Re-Views: “Hardball” (2001), one of the first movies released after 9/11, which is not relevant but I like to mention 9/11 whenever I can. [Film.com]
My Shame List: “Beetlejuice” (1988). Apparently I was the last person born between 1970 and 1985 to see this movie. [Film.com]
Every Girl’s Guide to “The Avengers”: This was partially a response to this, an attempt at satire that misfired and enraged the Internet for a few hours on Wednesday. I felt bad for the writer, whose main mistake was that she didn’t go far enough to make it clear that it was satire. (Her other mistake: writing for a website that everyone already hates and is eager to tear down.) So I stole her idea and … well, not to put too fine a point on it, I did a better job of it. [Film School Rejects]
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MY OTHER STUFF:
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider: We’ve launched our new summer box office competition. Last year Jeff lost and had to shave my beard off. We haven’t set the stakes yet this year, but I assume Jeff is going to lose again. [MovieBS] 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: @EricDSnider
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MISCELLANEOUS MERRIMENT:
Here is a song called “Shia Labeouf,” by Rob Cantor. It’s some of the most fun you’ll have in under 120 seconds. [Soundcloud]
A family of ducks crosses a highway near Toronto. A news helicopter captures the footage. The most suspenseful film I’ve seen all year! [CTA]
During an “SNL” rehearsal, Jorma Taccone dances shirtless to Fleet Foxes. [YouTube]
Maybe this is too “inside baseball,” but here’s a Tumblr of GIFs about the editor-writer relationship. [Editor Real Talk]
Here is a lioness trying to eat a baby, in Portland. There are a lot of vegetarians in Portland, but not the lions. [YouTube]
May 6th, 2012 at 7:50 pm
Eh, I thought the “Every Girl’s Guide” was fine, even without any context. Despite the title, it’s clearly a parody of a certain type of girl, one which I might add actually exists.