Of all the theaters to pick up The Road — the movie I’ve been babbling on about since last spring — Regal was the last one I’d expect. Given the film’s quasi-arty, low-impact release, I was expecting Midtown to pick it up. Or even Cinema Center — they usually pick up the non-blockbuster and/or lesser-known [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Movies / TV’
May 2, 2009
Star Trek Tweetup?
I casually threw out the idea on Twitter that an impromptu Central PA tweetup for the Star Trek movie permiere would be fun. A handful of people replied back that they’d be into it, so I decided to throw out some words and see what sticks. Although the “official” premiere is May 8th, a handful [...]
August 25, 2008
Mike Rowe Comes to Lebanon
How did I miss this? Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs fame is touring the Lebanon Bologna factory for a future episode. No word on whether or not he stopped by the puppy mills since he was in the area.
June 4, 2008
Only Sexists Don't Like Sex And The City
At least, according to Newsweek. Apparently, when men talk about the movie, we are hateful and angry. We are vengeful over the fact that the movie is competing with the “good old boys of summer”. We are poor sports because we hated the movie before it opened. Men are the only reason the movie has [...]
June 2, 2008
Showdown: Cinema Center v Regal
Saw Indiana Jones on Friday. Saw it again on Saturday. Saw it again on Sunday and again on Monday. Four times total. I’ll be honest here — the repeat viewing was largely because of Cate Blanchett’s character. She is unbelievably … wow. But it became an observation of the differences between Regal, which is closer, [...]
February 23, 2008
Be Kind Rewind
You know, that movie about that guy who has a video store that still rents videos and they all get erased because Jack Black’s character, in a delusional fit of paranoia, attacks his local electrical substation to stop its mind-control rays from invading his trailer every night when he goes to sleep? It’s out as [...]
December 19, 2007
Blockbuster Rate Hike
It’s not just the utility companies. I received this today in my inbox:
