tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116485272012-01-23T22:36:08.852-05:00Low ResolutionHe doesn't look a thing like Jesus, but he talks like a gentleman...Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.comBlogger15361100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-49967846012625950262012-01-23T22:25:00.002-05:002012-01-23T22:36:08.867-05:00Oscar PredictionsThey're tomorrow! I like to be right! (listed in order of likelihood)BEST PICTUREThe ArtistThe DescendantsHugoThe HelpMidnight in ParisGirl with Dragon TattooMoneyball[Next most likely: The Tree of Life, War Horse]BEST DIRECTORMichel Hazanavicius - The ArtistMartin Scorsese - HugoAlexander Payne - The DescendantsTerrence Malick - The Tree of LifeTate Taylor - The Help[Next most likely: David Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-36280300163727539052012-01-19T15:00:00.001-05:002012-01-19T15:01:58.402-05:00BuzzedThis Had Oscar BuzzI'm doing a dumb thing on Tumblr that you might like...Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-66420291018564962372012-01-14T17:45:00.003-05:002012-01-14T17:48:07.328-05:00Carnage Cast Power RankingsIt was pretty much impossible for me to come away from Carnage with a clean opinion, since I was so constantly preoccupied with comparing the performances in the film to the cast of the play. This isn't the movie's fault exactly (though I still don't see why at least Marcia Gay Harden and Jeff Daniels couldn't reprise their roles -- it's not like you're selling tickets on the star power of your Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-27357436087819832562012-01-08T19:28:00.005-05:002012-01-08T20:18:08.779-05:00We Need to Talk About AnnieSo apparently it took me until 2012 to realize that there is some kind of soul-twin, spirit-animal, cosmic connection between Tilda Swinton and Annie Lennox. I mean, the androgyny, the continental weirdness -- Tilda basically played her angel Gabriel in Constantine AS Annie Lennox, for Pete's sake. But, whatever, better late than never. (This was also the weekend for me to discover that Annie Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-57766681166482692002011-12-30T00:02:00.004-05:002011-12-30T01:44:53.325-05:00Ten Bullet Points on Albert Nobbs That You Probably Shouldn't Read Until You've Seen It...Although Seriously, Spoilers Aren't Going to "Ruin" It So Come On.01 -I cannot believe this movie was based on a play that was performed thirty years ago (that was itself based on a short story) and then worked on by Glenn Close forever until it finally made it to the screen. A movie this raggedy, this narratively scattershot, this fundamentally unsure of what story it wants to tell feels likeJoe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-48295886493737180222011-12-03T01:11:00.004-05:002011-12-03T11:31:40.943-05:00Thought I Was Over the Bridge NowOkay, two months since my last post and I'm sick and tired of looking at that damned Melancholia photo. My infidelity with Tumblr has gotten severe, and I have to figure out a way soon to merge these two universes so I can get back to posting on the (semi-)regular. Be prepared -- what follows is meandering and indulgent, but it's something.I'm posting tonight because I'm still buzzing from Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-62855967809097334892011-10-07T10:46:00.004-04:002011-10-07T11:07:52.306-04:00MELANCHOLIA (Von Trier, B-)Going to try to be better about putting up quick-hitter movie reviews as I maneuver through the fall season. Wish me luck.Melancholia2011, Lars Von TrierAs if it were even a question, Melancholia removes any doubt: Lars Von Trier is totally an "I don't even own a television" person. The infuriating thing about LVT is that he can make a damn movie. The thing looks like a million bucks at all timesJoe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-90555236984456715712011-09-17T22:14:00.006-04:002011-09-17T23:02:16.715-04:00Tracking the Best at Mid-YearBoy, if it weren't for copycatting and rampant me-too-ism, I might post here even less frequently than I do. While we're on the subject, sorry about that. Blah, blah, excuses -- and also, I've been cheating on LowRes with Tumblr, but don't tell anybody.Anyway! My pal Nick Davis has begin posting his annual mid-year "Fifties" posts -- his best-in-movies selections now that he's seen fifty movies Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-59442796670909261712011-09-12T22:42:00.002-04:002011-09-12T23:01:42.724-04:00The Time I Wrote About DudesploitationSo I got my very first article published on Vulture today, and true to my form, it's about something achingly highbrow: the increased and welcome objectification of hot-ass mens in Hollywood this Summer. From Magic Mike to Captain America to Andrew Garfield's friendly neighborhood spider-ass, I am trendspotting like a goddamn CHAMP and I don't care who knows it!So if you haven't already, please Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-73916533614721632832011-09-11T12:15:00.001-04:002011-09-11T12:15:59.102-04:00This Is About All I Got for Today..Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-15131181109752941662011-09-06T11:17:00.002-04:002011-09-06T11:29:59.988-04:00Summer Tennis Hotness Rankings Return!John and I are back with the next installment of the Tennis Hotness Rankings, just in time for the U.S. Open. Click on over to Pull Up a Chair to see where Janko and all those unexpected muscles fell on our list.....Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-83264487323211475322011-09-03T22:34:00.003-04:002011-09-03T23:05:10.263-04:00Consider Sunday Shoes Kicked Off
It does come as a slight surprise to me that I am SO excited for the Footloose remake, but the combination of actual talented dancers (Kenny Wormald and Julianne Hough, both looking amazing) as the leads and the fusion of hip-hop dancing with the more '80s style of the original movie has this looking like a LOT of fun.
I talk about this at slightly more length on this week's Extra Hot Great Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-51021282770581198752011-08-31T23:32:00.004-04:002011-09-01T00:34:58.443-04:00Bono's Hotness Window
In lieu of watching this year's (reportedly unwatchable) Video Music Awards, Roommate Mark and I settled in for a vintage copy of the 1993 VMAs that I acquired Through Methods. Partly because we're into time-capsule stuff like that -- especially during the '90s, the VMAs were like a yearbook of whatever had been going on in popular music at the time. '93 was especially interesting because it Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-45987288534148724782011-08-29T10:12:00.005-04:002011-08-29T11:13:10.815-04:00Fall Movie Preview 2011: Part 1Fall movies! When the studios supposedly cut with the bullshit and let us see some halfway decent movies for a change! Or so the legend goes! As is my custom, I'll be previewing the season's releases by examining who these movies are appealing to, and why I would or would not go see them. Enjoy!
Movie: Contagion (Steven Soderbergh)
High-Concept Synopsis: Some kind of killer virus (bird flu? Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-56534965472190800532011-08-04T20:53:00.001-04:002011-08-04T20:54:51.737-04:00The Beef to Her BubblesPlease do tune in to this weekend's Extra Hot Great, particularly if the above clip brings you the joy it should...Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-60915496004739449612011-08-01T19:09:00.003-04:002011-08-01T20:46:45.005-04:00The Ultimate Pop Song Tournament: Bracket Breakdown, Pt. 5Over at The Critical Condition, Roommate Mark has unleashed the Ultimate Pop Song Tournament upon us, and our summer may not ever be the same. I, along with Nick Davis, was fortunate enough to be invited to help shape the field of 64 songs (from 1981-2011) and even did some of the writeups. Mark has moved on to the second-round matchups. Go over there and vote.For my part? I'm going to highlight Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-8896282211475115842011-07-28T22:31:00.003-04:002011-07-28T22:51:54.345-04:00The Ultimate Pop Song Tournament: Bracket Breakdown, Pt. 4Over at The Critical Condition, Roommate Mark has unleashed the Ultimate Pop Song Tournament upon us, and our summer may not ever be the same. I, along with Nick Davis, was fortunate enough to be invited to help shape the field of 64 songs (from 1981-2011) and even did some of the writeups. Mark has started posting the first-round matchups, and I can't encourage you strongly enough to go over Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-64312892669662808332011-07-27T15:19:00.000-04:002011-07-27T15:21:00.757-04:00The Ultimate Pop Song Tournament: Bracket Breakdown, Pt. 3Over at The Critical Condition, Roommate Mark has unleashed the Ultimate Pop Song Tournament upon us, and our summer may not ever be the same. I, along with Nick Davis, was fortunate enough to be invited to help shape the field of 64 songs (from 1981-2011) and even did some of the writeups. Mark has started posting the first-round matchups, and I can't encourage you strongly enough to go over Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-30653064538732661662011-07-26T15:39:00.000-04:002011-07-26T15:39:14.382-04:00The Ultimate Pop Song Tournament: Bracket Breakdown, Pt. 2Over at The Critical Condition, Roommate Mark has unleashed the Ultimate Pop Song Tournament upon us, and our summer may not ever be the same. I, along with Nick Davis, was fortunate enough to be invited to help shape the field of 64 songs (from 1981-2011) and even did some of the writeups. Mark has started posting the first-round matchups, and I can't encourage you strongly enough to go over Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-53068539752289344762011-07-25T13:08:00.001-04:002011-07-25T13:09:50.903-04:00The Ultimate Pop Song Tournament: Bracket BreakdownYou guys! Over at The Critical Condition, Roommate Mark has unleashed the Ultimate Pop Song Tournament upon us, and our summer may not ever be the same. I, along with Nick Davis, was fortunate enough to be invited to help shape the field of 64 songs (from 1981-2011) and even did some of the writeups. Mark started posting the first-round matchups today, and I can't encourage you strongly enough toJoe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-49501722743273161482011-07-12T00:01:00.001-04:002011-07-12T00:04:27.063-04:00Plain Jane JonesEvery goddamn time with this movie...Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-83800243356302583872011-07-06T09:52:00.001-04:002011-07-06T09:55:13.693-04:00Sounds of My Commute, No. 004This song makes me want a margarita. And a lesbian softball team to watch from the sidelines...Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-35935643722332218412011-07-05T23:06:00.001-04:002011-07-05T23:08:58.228-04:00"Larry Crowne" Only Made HOW MUCH This Weekend??Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-52674299072536776832011-06-30T09:47:00.003-04:002011-06-30T11:08:01.466-04:00Oscars of the '80s: The Best Original Song Project (1990)A co-production celebrating the movies' pop-music dominance in the 1980s, with The Critical Condition.Previously: 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 19891990"Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)" -- Dick Tracy [Music and Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim]Joe: When I proposed this idea to Mark, I pretty quickly realized that I was going to have to stretch the boundaries of our '80s mission Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-20715391461277436672011-06-28T09:17:00.001-04:002011-08-06T14:22:11.560-04:002011 Summer Movie Preview, Part 3Summer movie season! You know it, you love it, you gently make fun of it. More often than not, summer offers a better variety of movies than it's given credit for. Looking forward at this particular summer ... well, there are some diamonds, but also a good bit of rough.Previously: Part 1, Part 2Movie: Horrible Bosses (Seth Gordon)High-Concept Synopsis: Jason Bateman, Jason Sudekis, and Charlie Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-84357291487481546422011-06-27T08:29:00.001-04:002011-06-27T08:48:31.829-04:00ATP Summer Hotness Rankings: Week 1 (Wimbledon)John Ramos and I have been threatening to do this for literally years, and we finally got our act together just as Wimbledon had settled down on its middle Sunday before resuming with the Round of 16. So here's how this works: John and I are starting with a pool of the 16 men's tennis players still alive at Wimbledon and ranking them by hotness (quake with fear at the Low Res sports coverage, Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-14323037973178271912011-06-24T09:08:00.004-04:002011-06-24T10:06:38.209-04:00Oscars of the '80s: The Best Original Song Project (1988)A co-production celebrating the movies' pop-music dominance in the 1980s, with The Critical Condition.Previously: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 19871988"Let the River Run" -- Working Girl [Music and lyrics: Carly Simon]Joe: If ever you need evidence that timing and enthusiasm can be everything when it comes to Oscar success, look no further than Working Girl, a mediocre (though Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-30739690842989081232011-06-21T09:58:00.002-04:002011-06-21T10:39:56.715-04:00Oscars of the '80s: The Best Original Song Project (1986)A co-production celebrating the movies' pop-music dominance in the 1980s, with The Critical Condition.Previously: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 19851986"Take My Breath Away" -- Top Gun [Music: Giorgio Moroder; Lyrics: Tom Whitlock] WINNERJoe: I cannot -- and have no desire to -- defend Top Gun as a movie. As a cash machine, sure. As a star-making vehicle, as a harbinger of summer-blockbusters to Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-8949562970676867472011-06-21T00:49:00.000-04:002011-06-21T00:51:29.233-04:00"When you get to Boston, don't let them pull out all the good parts."Beautiful note to go out on. Bye, Tara...Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-40604300893557261582011-06-15T09:03:00.000-04:002011-06-15T09:04:03.390-04:00Oscars of the '80s: The Best Original Song Project (1984)A co-production celebrating the movies' pop-music dominance in the 1980s, with The Critical Condition.Previously: 1980, 1981, 1982, 19831984"I Just Called to Say I Love You" -- The Woman in Red [Music and lyrics: Stevie Wonder] WINNERJoe: You know, Stevie Wonder gets a lot of crap for throwing away so much of his well-earned music industry cred in order to cash in by penning one of the limpest Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-18391810893901237612011-06-10T11:41:00.002-04:002011-06-10T11:43:07.702-04:00A Short Play About Watching Nick Jonas on The ViewJoe: Nick Jonas is ridiculous.Jesse: Is he the gay one?Joe: God I hope so...Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-66960960569833033432011-06-09T10:49:00.001-04:002011-06-09T10:49:00.513-04:00Oscars of the '80s: The Best Original Song Project (1982)A co-production celebrating the movies' pop-music dominance in the 1980s, with The Critical Condition.Previously: 1980, 19811982"Up Where We Belong" -- An Officer and a Gentleman [Music: Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie; Lyrics: Will Jennings] WINNERJoe: We're back to Jennifer Warnes, queen of '80s movie music. Here, her essential sweetness is met by Joe Cocker's gravel-voiced weariness for aJoe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-84278633762819938102011-06-08T13:06:00.003-04:002011-06-08T13:12:19.224-04:00Hey! Remember '90s Music: A Video Series**(...that I may or may not return to as often as I'd like; you know how I do.)I get Frustrated Incorporated thinking about how much this music shaped my adolescence and now it's pretty much GONE.See also: this fantastic list of Pearl Jam songs from 1991-1996, which really made me reconsider my generation's mistaken impression that Vitalogy sucked. Mister, it did not...Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-13837296156736995972011-06-07T10:06:00.003-04:002011-06-07T10:06:01.016-04:00Ten Thoughts on: X-Men: First ClassTen Thoughts on X-Men: First Class1. What an absolute triumph of casting, first and foremost. James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender seem like no-brainers, now, as Xavier and Magneto, but they're seriously just beyond perfect. Their relationship is intense right off the bat, and they both do an excellent job of selling the essential schism between their philosophies of mutant empowerment. Also, not Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-22841402190204541902011-06-06T10:17:00.001-04:002011-06-06T11:14:59.855-04:00Oscars of the '80s: The Best Original Song ProjectAt some point during the ramp up to last year's Oscars, I made the observation either here or any of the other places where I blathered on about the Oscars that I would be quite happy if the Best Original Song category would go the way of Best Black-and-White Cinematography and die a noble death. Because as of 2011, the age of the Movie Song is pretty much dead. Even the big Disney movies lack Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-27231146276239129642011-05-31T12:25:00.002-04:002011-06-06T11:17:31.330-04:00Summer Non-Blockbuster Capsule ReviewsMidnight in ParisAt this point, I think I'd enjoy Woody Allen movies (the decent Woody Allen movies, at least; not the horrible ones) much better if I try and tune out whatever he's trying to say. Because Midnight in Paris is a very enjoyable movie for great long stretches. Particularly when Owen Wilson's meandering strolls along winding Parisian streets take him back to the Paris of the '20s Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-82434213164210731792011-05-30T14:21:00.006-04:002011-05-30T14:38:43.760-04:002011 Summer Movie Preview, Part 2Summer movie season! You know it, you love it, you gently make fun of it. More often than not, summer offers a better variety of movies than it's given credit for. Looking forward at this particular summer ... well, there are some diamonds, but also a good bit of rough.Previously: Part 1Movie: X-Men: First Class (Matthew Vaughn)High-Concept Synopsis: It's prequel/reboot time for the mutant Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-11925621028089771932011-05-30T11:48:00.003-04:002011-05-30T11:53:23.146-04:00"I'll Do Something Incredible That Blows God's Freakin' Mind!"Good luck getting this out of my brain any time soon.Dear Andrew Rannells, please win the Tony Award. Love, Joe...Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-74011048636388543132011-05-28T01:33:00.002-04:002011-05-28T01:37:14.255-04:002011 Upfronts: Building a Better Fall TV ScheduleAs promised, here's how my own fall TV lineup looks. Truthfully, not all that taxing, which makes sense since so many of the great-looking new shows are mid-seasoners.MondaysNONEMidseason: "Alcatraz" (Fox, 9pm)l "Smash" (NBC, 10pm)Dropping "How I Met Your Mother" and "Gossip Girl" has pretty much freed up my Monday nights entirely, at least until midseason, when I belong to "Smash."Tuesdays8pm: "Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-69494907462411003792011-05-25T10:33:00.002-04:002011-05-25T11:29:16.536-04:002011 Upfronts: The Search for Hope in a Universe of Bleakness**Or so you would have believed if you read the coverage of the upfronts by any of the TV critics you read or follow on Twitter. Granted, it's the end of a grueling television season; granted. critics took the cancellations of shows like Lone Star and The Chicago Code especially hard; and granted, I'm coming at this from a position of seething jealousy for people who get to cover things like this Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-18447395306849153922011-05-24T09:38:00.002-04:002011-05-24T11:08:54.272-04:00United States of Tara and Learning to Feel (Terrible) AgainSo, that happened. And it sucked. I've talked about my love for United States of Tara around here before, but I'm not sure how much I've talked about not just it's greatness as a TV show rather than the simple fact that I just might love it more than any other show on TV. I think that part snuck up on me.I've been writing about TV shows in this meager blog capacity for about six years now, and inJoe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-58715812529241487642011-05-16T15:56:00.001-04:002011-05-16T15:58:50.982-04:00A Short Digital Art Installation About My Fear of AgingJoe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-50087496600830202002011-05-16T13:16:00.001-04:002011-05-16T13:16:03.354-04:001 Girl 5 Gays Power Rankings: MayBack again for another shuffling of the 1 Girl, 5 Gays rankings. Once again, LTG, Jeff Long, and John Ramos have joined me in ranking our favorite guys of the last month. Due to two weeks of not airing new episodes, the rankings got pushed back a smidge. But we are BACK now!The process: We all ranked our top ten (and bottom three) guys, I made a composite list, and we all made comments. Previous Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-56705546163401120792011-05-14T10:32:00.002-04:002011-05-14T10:35:54.944-04:00Summer's Post-Thor Blockbusters, in Order of My AnticipationThe story of my reaction to Thor -- how at first it seemed terrible, and then it seemed like a movie that everybody would hate but I might enjoy ironically, and then people seemed to enjoy it okay and so did I -- is kind of my reaction to the 2011 summer movie season. What once seemed awful now looks promising! What once looked great now leaves me a smidge cold!Here's where I sit with them at theJoe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-47131238523361497312011-05-10T08:56:00.001-04:002011-05-10T08:56:00.571-04:00Assorted Thoughts on Thor1. The bottom line (yes, I'm including the bottom line at the top of the post) is that I really enjoyed myself with Thor. And not in the ways I thought I would. I was expecting a big, dumb, loud series of explosions that took itself super-seriously, looked like crap, and hopefully gave me a chance to ogle Chris Hemsworth for a while. What I got instead was a big, dumb series of reasonably Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-3443671549179040812011-05-07T20:53:00.002-04:002011-05-07T22:49:16.715-04:00More Kissing CoverageSo that conversation from the other day about the proud history of MTV's "Best Kiss" Award got me on kind of got me onto a kind of mental loop, and there was only one thing I could do to get it out of my system: make a list.Meanwhile, I've wanted to write for The Awl forever, because it's full of smart and funny smartypants funnypeoples.And lo, last Friday, both of these disparate strands of my Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-32775312821226250872011-05-05T09:36:00.000-04:002011-05-05T09:36:00.643-04:00Summer Movie Preview, Part 1Summer movie season! You know it, you love it, you gently make fun of it. More often than not, summer offers a better variety of movies than it's given credit for. Looking forward at this particular summer ... well, there are some diamonds, but also a good bit of rough.NOTE: I'm kind of super late getting started on this, so at least for this first batch of movies, there's not a ton of "pre" in Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-6333957786341648352011-05-04T00:00:00.005-04:002011-05-04T13:35:41.703-04:00Low Res Investigates: The 2011 MTV Movie Award for Best KissAlong with the Tony Award Nominations -- which Roommate Mark and I broke down over at The Critical Condition -- yesterday brought us the nominees for the 2011 MTV Movie Awards. If you're like me, you blasted right past the nominations for Best Movie, Best Actress, or Best Performance by a Jim Carrey or Adam Sandler and went straight to Best Kiss. The nominees this year:Ellen Page & Joseph Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-62643432032687572582011-05-01T21:47:00.002-04:002011-05-02T13:08:27.452-04:00"Eternal Life! It's Super Fun!"This week's Extra Hot Great went up yesterday, and YOU HAVE TO LISTEN! Especially if you care at all about Broadway, The Office, TV shows about theater, The Book of Mormon, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, cliffhangers, May Sweeps, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Paul Reiser, making fun of Paul Reiser, TV show hangouts, and heart-stopping tiebreaker scenarios. And also extra Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-42698187832346255262011-04-25T09:56:00.001-04:002011-04-25T09:56:00.128-04:00What's My Favorite Scary Movie?Um...not Scream 4, but that doesn't mean I didn't enjoy it anyway. If you've been listening to Extra Hot Great (which...why wouldn't you??), you heard me opine a little bit on Ghostface's return to Westboro. Then my pal Jason went and unloaded a whole bunch of knowledge on the movie -- most of it dealing with who did and who didn't survive.By the by -- NOTHING BUT SPOILERS in this post so GO AWAYJoe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-12084942766065415172011-04-18T23:51:00.003-04:002011-04-18T23:55:06.786-04:00The Week in TVRuPaul's Drag RaceLeave it to "Drag Race" to perfect even the reality-show clip show. I've very much enjoyed this season (she won't win, but I'll be cheering for Manila until she goes down in a hail of Imelda Marcos shoes), but I can't tell you how delightful it was to see Jujubee and Raven (and, okay, Tyra) join Ru to talk about the season's best moments. And some of those judge outtakes were Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-34675796283827809452011-04-15T11:25:00.002-04:002011-04-15T11:28:02.359-04:00It's a New Lyric Quiz!I went and put together 30 songs lyrics (all tied up under a secret theme that you should try to guess!) for Roommate Mark's latest Friday Lyrics Quiz. I'll get you started with a few sample lyrics, but go on over to The Critical Condition to read the rest and make your guesses!1. “Even your emotions had an echo”2. “Don’t try to find me, please don’t you dare”3. “Look at this face, I know the Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-34865735537138062792011-04-14T19:11:00.001-04:002011-04-14T19:13:19.371-04:00Quick Movie ReviewsI updated the sidebar last night, but if you want to talk about either Hanna or Insidious -- two excellent options if you're going out to the movies this weekend -- have at it here:InsidiousYou have to be willing to let it do its thing, but I felt some serious gut-level terror watching this thing. It breaks a few cardinal rules here and there (we see something just a few more times than we shouldJoe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-19434338709537861042011-04-04T10:01:00.007-04:002011-04-04T11:31:42.075-04:001 Girl 5 Gays Power Rankings: AprilBack again for another shuffling of the 1 Girl, 5 Gays rankings. Once again, LTG, Jeff Long, and John Ramos have joined me in ranking our favorite guys of the last month. It was not a month without controversy (just...don't bring up Gaelen or the word "promiscuous"), but it was also a month that saw the boys in drag, the return of Juan, and taught us all the value of properly assessing the meritsJoe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-32360671502461175752011-03-30T22:09:00.006-04:002011-03-31T16:28:34.872-04:00Spring Movie Preview, Part 4[Previously: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3]Movie: Your Highness (David Gordon Green)High-Concept Synopsis: Some kind of pot-fueled medieval fantasy wherein Danny McBride and James Franco play knights who join with warrior princess Natalie Portman to rescue Zooey Deschanel from evil wizard Justin Theroux. From the director of All the Real Girls and George Washington, of course.Who Will Be Seeing It: Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-50415435846053145202011-03-29T00:56:00.004-04:002011-03-29T13:53:11.436-04:00Fringe Season 3, Episode 18: "Bloodline"So here's where I apologize. Despite Fringe's move to Fridays ultimately being a good thing for the show -- it's been a ratings success and got a (fairly early) renewal for a fourth season just like I predicted it would -- it's been a terrible thing for my commitment to blog about the show on a week-to-week basis. I may overwork myself during the week, but I do enjoy my weekends (plus I feel as Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-80569971447185825472011-03-28T20:47:00.000-04:002011-03-28T20:48:12.900-04:00The Week in TVAlso, check the sidebar for some new film reviews >>>Bob's BurgersThis show has really hit a stride, with every member of the central family bringing so much to the table. Witness Louise's unexpectedly touching moment of admitting she was jealous of her dad not spending time with her. And yet almost immediately after there was Gene undercutting the sentiment. With farts. And, yes, Tina is Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-43368908553606897022011-03-21T22:11:00.002-04:002011-03-21T22:24:04.197-04:00O Bib FortunaI didn't know Bib Fortuna's name during this week's Extra Hot Great, which gave Tara a bit of a chance to show off. But now that I've heard it, it's been rolling in my head ever since. And really, I should've known his name -- he's one of the more memorable characters from my favorite part of any of the six Star Wars movies (i.e. the Tattooine section of Jedi).Anyway, I had occasion to bring up Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-12331327963882961822011-03-18T10:00:00.005-04:002011-03-18T12:16:00.080-04:00Jagged Little RetrospectiveHere's some truth to make you feel old: Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill is a skosh over 15 years old. Yes. Fifteen years ago today, singles from that very album were crashing the Billboard charts. Canadian former teen stars were the toast of the town, Full House stars were afraid to leave their homes, and all sorts of unexpected shit was suddenly ironic.In all seriousness, though: that Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-7242099504301163752011-03-07T12:24:00.003-05:002011-08-06T01:00:22.577-04:00One Last Shovel of Dirt on Our Esteemed Oscar HostsThe last Film Experience podcast of the Oscar season went up today, and Nathaniel, Nick, and I picked over the already brutalized corpse of the 2010 Oscars. Don't worry, we actually found more than a few bright spots -- we're coming from a place of love, Oscar, don't worry. Anyway, listen to the podcast!Also, for what it's worth, I thought the writing and production were far more to blame for theJoe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-70827899965035736562011-03-07T10:38:00.003-05:002011-03-07T13:33:00.508-05:00"1 Girl 5 Gays" Power Rankings: MarchSo I figured we'd do these every month, as our opinions on the guys wax and wane. In addition to the venerable LTG, I called good pals Jeff Long and John Ramos into service. We all have VERY strong opinions on Andrew.Same deal as last month: We all ranked our top ten (and bottom three) guys, I made a composite list, and we all made comments. Previous month's ranking in parentheses (NR = "not Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-8452645706339149932011-03-05T22:54:00.004-05:002011-03-05T23:03:10.684-05:00Spring Movie Preview, Part 3[Previously: Part 1, Part 2]Movie: The Lincoln Lawyer (Brad Furman)High-Concept Synopsis: Matthew McConaughey plays a slick defense attorney who operates out of Lincoln Town Car, if that's not goddamn ridiculous enough for you. Somehow, rich-boy Ryan Phillippe's case takes him through the looking glass.Who Will Be Seeing It: Fans of the lesser John Grisham movies (yes it's based on a Michael Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-48932904141395771662011-02-27T18:09:00.004-05:002011-02-27T18:30:29.610-05:00It's Oscar Night, People. Look Alive.Have you heard the Oscars are tonight? There's a chance you may have. As you may have heard on my Twitter, I'll be live-blogging the show tonight over at NPR's Monkey See, along with my former TWoP cohorts Linda Holmes and Sarah Bunting. It's going to be fun -- come on over! Party starts at 7:30.In the meantime, you know I can't miss the opportunity to be right, so here are my predictions for Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-59518338412235827652011-02-25T10:33:00.002-05:002011-02-25T12:54:18.518-05:00LowRes 2010 Movie Awards: The Top 10Previously: 30 Amazing Moments / Best Trailers / Best Techs (Visual) / Best Techs (Audio) / Screenplays + Director / Breakthrough + Ensemble + Cameo / Supporting Actor + Actress / Lead Actor + ActressRunners-Up: #20: Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work; #19: The Crazies; #18: Toy Story 3; #17: How to Train Your Dragon; #16: The Runaways; #15: Somewhere; #14: True Grit; #13: Blue Valentine; #12: The Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-53163403398495099162011-02-24T15:39:00.007-05:002011-02-25T10:38:49.753-05:00LowRes 2010 Movie Awards: The Actors, Part 3The 2010 LowRes Movie Awards: 30 Amazing Moments / Best Trailers / Best Techs (Visual) / Best Techs (Audio) / Screenplays + Director / Breakthrough + Ensemble + Cameo / Supporting Actor + Actress / Lead Actor + Actress / Top 10 FilmsBEST ACTORJesse Eisenberg - The Social NetworkJames Franco - 127 HoursRyan Gosling - Blue ValentineEdgar Ramirez - CarlosBen Stiller - GreenbergIt wasn't the Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-33498057308959695682011-02-24T11:27:00.005-05:002011-02-25T10:39:14.242-05:00LowRes 2010 Movie Awards: The Actors, Part 2The 2010 LowRes Movie Awards: 30 Amazing Moments / Best Trailers / Best Techs (Visual) / Best Techs (Audio) / Screenplays + Director / Breakthrough + Ensemble + Cameo / Supporting Actor + Actress / Lead Actor + Actress / Top 10 FilmsBEST SUPPORTING ACTORChristian Bale - The FighterAndrew Garfield - Never Let Me GoJohn Hawkes - Winter's BoneBen Mendelsohn - Animal KingdomMichael Shannon - The Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-48489447641935681422011-02-24T00:04:00.002-05:002011-02-24T00:06:10.858-05:00We Briefly Interrupt These Fake Movie Awards To Bring You the Best Song of 2011Check back with me in December, it'll still be true...Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-17972003774161264992011-02-23T16:35:00.004-05:002011-02-25T10:39:38.051-05:00LowRes 2010 Movie Awards: The Actors, Part 1The 2010 LowRes Movie Awards: 30 Amazing Moments / Best Trailers / Best Techs (Visual) / Best Techs (Audio) / Screenplays + Director / Breakthrough + Ensemble + Cameo / Supporting Actor + Actress / Lead Actor + Actress / Top 10 FilmsBREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCEArmie Hammer - The Social NetworkTom Hardy - InceptionJosh Hutcherson - The Kids Are All RightJennifer Lawrence - Winter's BoneEmma Stone - Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-19953734517768245692011-02-23T13:26:00.001-05:002011-02-25T10:40:10.256-05:00LowRes 2010 Movie Awards: The VisionThe 2010 LowRes Movie Awards: 30 Amazing Moments / Best Trailers / Best Techs (Visual) / Best Techs (Audio) / Screenplays + Director / Breakthrough + Ensemble + Cameo / Supporting Actor + Actress / Lead Actor + Actress / Top 10 FilmsBEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAYDavid Michod - Animal KingdomMike Leigh - Another YearLisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg - The Kids Are All RightNicole Holofcener - Please Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-77201462076648516722011-02-23T10:00:00.001-05:002011-06-21T17:28:17.523-04:00The Oscars Hindsight Project: 2005Previously: 1990, 1995, 2000This post is a continuation of a post Roommate Mark started over at The Critical Condition. If you haven't already been there, click on over to read about the Best Actor and Best Actress categories. I'll continue with the supporting categories below...Best Supporting Actor1. Jake Gyllenhaal – Brokeback Mountain2. Matt Dillon – Crash3. William Hurt – A History of Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-71700540649976683382011-02-22T14:30:00.002-05:002011-02-25T10:40:43.673-05:00LowRes 2010 Movie Awards: The SoundsThe 2010 LowRes Movie Awards: 30 Amazing Moments / Best Trailers / Best Techs (Visual) / Best Techs (Audio) / Screenplays + Director / Breakthrough + Ensemble + Cameo / Supporting Actor + Actress / Lead Actor + Actress / Top 10 FilmsBEST SOUND DESIGN127 HoursBlack SwanInceptionSpliceThe TownOnce again, my usual disclaimer: I don't know shit about sound design in movies. I just know what calls Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-5458636544296262552011-02-22T10:52:00.004-05:002011-02-22T11:55:28.798-05:00Where You'll Find Me: Oscar Week EditionOn this week's Extra Hot Great podcast, we talk artificial intelligence in the quiz-show field, whether Sam Worthington is worse than jazz, and if Saturday Night Live can ever hold up for an entire episode. Also? "Will Dave Hate This?" which is my absolute favorite thing in the universe right now. GO LISTEN NOW!I also joined my Film Experience podcast cohorts Nathaniel, Katey, and Nick for one Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-69942403504123930142011-02-22T10:50:00.002-05:002011-02-25T10:41:44.715-05:00LowRes 2010 Movie Awards: The SightsThe 2010 LowRes Movie Awards: 30 Amazing Moments / Best Trailers / Best Techs (Visual) / Best Techs (Audio) / Screenplays + Director / Breakthrough + Ensemble + Cameo / Supporting Actor + Actress / Lead Actor + Actress / Top 10 FilmsTHE TECH AWARDS! Everyone's favorite part of movie awards! ...Look, it's not sexy, but the more I have watched movies over the years, the more I've become an actual Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-35550551425509094322011-02-21T16:36:00.001-05:002011-02-25T10:41:57.596-05:00LowRes 2010 Movie Awards: The TrailersThe 2010 LowRes Movie Awards: 30 Amazing Moments / Best Trailers / Best Techs (Visual) / Best Techs (Audio) / Screenplays + Director / Breakthrough + Ensemble + Cameo / Supporting Actor + Actress / Lead Actor + Actress / Top 10 FilmsI pretty much said it best last year: I'm kind of into movie trailers? Yes, well, I am. I'm not saying the Academy should have this category at the Oscars, I'm just Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-89983402908019235662011-02-21T10:33:00.005-05:002011-04-30T20:08:13.163-04:00LowRes 2010 Movie Awards: The MomentsThe 2010 LowRes Movie Awards: 30 Amazing Moments / Best Trailers / Best Techs (Visual) / Best Techs (Audio) / Screenplays + Director / Breakthrough + Ensemble + Cameo / Supporting Actor + Actress / Lead Actor + Actress / Top 10 FilmsLast year, I kicked off my annual "Hey, wouldn't it be cool if people gave a shit about my favorites in movies?" awards with a tip of the hat to 25 of my favorite Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-80804185807424770942011-02-17T10:00:00.004-05:002011-02-17T10:07:21.859-05:00The Oscars Hindsight Project: 2000Previously: 1990, 1995This post is a part of a joint effort with Roommate Mark over at The Critical Condition. If you haven't already been there, click on over to read about the Best Supporting Actor and Actress categories at the 2000 Oscars. How well have those nominations aged in the past 10 years? I'll kick things off with the lead categories below...Best Actor1. Russell Crowe -- Gladiator (Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-79332862411485803022011-02-14T09:07:00.000-05:002011-02-14T09:08:12.029-05:00The Week in TV30 Rock (2/10)I believe everybody will do the right thing and agree with me that this was the best 30 Rock of the season. RIGHT? I don't know how it took five seasons to get Liz Lemon stuck on a tarmac or Jack Donaghy into Canada, but I'm glad it finally happened. If I have one complaint, it's that I wish they'd have just junked the loser Tracy/Jenna plot and just gave the remaining time to Jack Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-49182060965151997132011-02-13T21:56:00.007-05:002011-02-15T16:02:30.222-05:00Grammy Observation in ProgressDon't expect many of these. The only thing I really flipped for was Mumford & Sons (who TOTALLY killed and were dressed like sexy Benjamin Walkers from Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson), though I also really liked Lady Gaga's performance.But really, what can top this screencap of Jennifer Lopez's standing ovation for Bob Dylan?IMPERIOUS AS FUCK!(Thanks to Rich at FourFour for getting the screencap Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-4626993079908095632011-02-10T10:00:00.007-05:002011-02-10T10:43:34.801-05:00The Oscars Hindsight Project: 1995Previously: 1990This post is a continuation of a post Roommate Mark started over at The Critical Condition. If you haven't already been there, click on over to read about the Best Actor and Best Actress categories. I'll continue with the supporting categories below...BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR1. Kevin Spacey -- The Usual Suspects (WON OSCAR)2. James Cromwell -- Babe3. Tim Roth -- Rob Roy4. Brad Pitt -Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-77337980896449156862011-02-07T13:21:00.005-05:002011-02-07T13:33:20.787-05:00Double Dose of Podcast. Double Dose.And thus marks the one and only time I will be referencing "Little Fockers" on this site. Even I feel gross.The universe converged last night -- no, not with the Packers winning the Super Bowl (though that was nice). No, just that two podcasts were released that featured your truly.First is my regular podcasting gig, Extra Hot Great. This week, we finally get to a proper discussion of my beloved Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-67776084454156719422011-02-07T09:17:00.008-05:002011-02-07T10:48:48.765-05:001 Girl, 5 Gays, 2 More GaysI have to tell you, I had pretty much zero faith in a show like LOGO's 1 Girl, 5 Gays. Even after winning me over with programming like RuPaul's Drag Race and the British import Beautiful People, I still had my doubts that whatever LOGO's version of five gay dudes chatting about stuff would do anything but make me feel mortified. After all, they still have Jeffrey and Cole Caserole to atone Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-71764585024469787842011-02-04T11:45:00.005-05:002011-02-04T11:54:09.624-05:00Tweet Love HangoverYou know, some days I find it harder to justify the time I spend on Twitter. Not sure if today is one of those days or not.Are you following me? Because the sodomy-bots need company...Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-27887485709383469772011-02-03T09:00:00.001-05:002011-02-03T20:22:31.252-05:00The Oscars Hindsight Project: 1990The Oscars are a silly thing. I know this. I love them anyway. And one of the reasons why I, and many others, give such a silly thing any credence at all is that, for good or ill, it's a historical document. Amy Poehler put it completely right while presenting a SAG award last weekend: at this moment, in this year, this group of people liked this movie/performance/achievement at least a little Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-69909566868614584112011-02-02T00:04:00.000-05:002011-02-02T00:05:14.608-05:00I'm Kelly Kapoor.....Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-19669488599857418972011-01-31T09:55:00.000-05:002011-01-31T09:55:00.436-05:00Spring 2011 Movie Preview, Part 2No time to dwell on the best movies of 2010! ...Well, that's a dirty lie -- there is PLENTY of time to dwell on the best movies of 2010, and expect me to do so in some depth. But we can also take time to look ahead at the first few months of 2011 and the ... interesting mix of movies found therein. I'm chucking January as a no man's land (sorry, Green Hornet) and starting in February. Yes, I knowJoe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-6678406217648297582011-01-27T08:34:00.005-05:002011-07-06T09:55:27.219-04:00Sounds of My Commute No. 003 (animated GIF edition)Thought I'd try something different, and excuse the extreme crudeness of my technique [Like how it cuts off about 2/3s of the way across the page; will try to re-size later. First attempt at animated GIFs!]. But that little sassy neck-snap up there might just me my favorite moment of Justin Timberlake's career (non-SNL division). Here's the full video, which is just the hottest thing:Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-79446035232581251162011-01-26T21:58:00.003-05:002011-01-26T22:34:44.837-05:00So Let's Talk About GreekBecause I honestly think this week's episode --"All About Beav" -- was the best hour this show has ever done, and I need to work it out in an honest and trusting environment. But consider the following feathers in its cap:-- It took a gimmick episode -- the "[SHOW] Through the Eyes of a Minor Character" trope that Scrubs would occasionally try, to diminishing returns -- and really made it work, Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-28324011398754232302011-01-25T22:06:00.013-05:002011-01-28T00:24:11.218-05:00The Return of Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve, and TalentI started off writing a blurb about the return of RuPaul's Drag Race for the sidebar, but it soon became clear that no one sidebar could contain my enthusiasm. I'm so happy this show is back! I'd scoped out the queens on LOGO.com a few weeks ago, and I admit I was a smidge underwhelmed by what seemed like too many low-key ladyboys. But OH did the season premiere quell my fears. Let's take the Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-31216317548499591112011-01-23T18:55:00.000-05:002011-01-23T18:56:57.491-05:00The Week in TVCommunity (1/20)A better episode than the last few before Christmas break. This one just seemed like a normal Community episode, which is definitely what I was asking for. And I'm certainly going to enjoy an episode that gives me this much wonderful Troy material (his awkward sex investigation with Theo Huxtable; "Kettle corn? That's a fun time snack!"). But the Jeff/Annie storyline continues to Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-24980256611974523542011-01-22T20:19:00.004-05:002011-03-29T01:28:19.527-04:00Fringe, Season 3, Episode 10: "The Firefly""Why would the observer do all this?"That's the question at the center of all the Fringe episodes that deal with our pale-faced, cue-ball-headed friend, isn't it? Why's he always doing the creepy shit he does? I admit, with the overarching story having shifted to Alt World in the latter half of Season 2 and the first half of Season 3, I kind of lost track of the Observer's whole deal. The "Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-34694332279323348962011-01-18T23:54:00.014-05:002011-01-19T00:37:10.263-05:00Faces of the O-Town Reunion TourAs I'm sure you've already heard, the early 2000s made-by-televison boy band O-Town is planning a reunion, ten short years after they first stormed the charts with "Liquid Dreams" and "All or Nothing." [And, yes, apparently Ashley Parker Angel isn't onboard. Yet! I choose to have faith!]So in anticipation of the reunion that will define 2011, I thought I'd compile a little taste of what O-Town Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-23668489372685520772011-01-18T10:35:00.003-05:002011-01-18T11:44:37.081-05:00Capsule Movie Reviews: "Green Hornet," "Mother and Child," moreMother and ChildWriter/director Rodrigo Garcia's script has its issues -- some seriously clunky dialogue and a plot that embraces cliche and goes EXACTLY where you think it will. That said, the second hour really opens the characters up, and there are some uncommonly sensitive payoffs. And the acting ensemble is pretty fantastic, including twin lead performances from Annette Bening and Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-37285996173017663012011-01-18T00:03:00.003-05:002011-01-18T11:48:19.755-05:00The Week in TVSkins (1/17)Because the pilot copied the Brit original so closely (slightly less so than Shameless did), I spent the hour basically comparing and contrasting. The new Tony and Michelle veer probably too close to the originals (he's got a shot to be as wrongly sexy as Nicolas Hoult, though), and the new Sid ("Stan") has potential. The one major change -- they went and took away the gay boy and Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-87918125871571065802011-01-11T10:08:00.001-05:002011-01-11T10:08:00.873-05:00Sounds of My Commute, No. 002I demand to know who's handling the movie adaptation of 3:40 - 5:10...Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-89892955527869184082011-01-10T13:27:00.004-05:002011-01-10T13:35:17.704-05:00Podcast HussyI don't make New Year's resolutions, but one of them this year is to do a better job of publicizing myself on this blog. Particularly with regard to the Extra Hot Great podcasts I've been doing, which are seriously the best thing I've currently got going. If you haven't already, please do go listen (the next episode will go up tomorrow night).In the meantime, I have resumed my guest duty on the Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-45382134475462810222011-01-10T10:45:00.000-05:002011-01-10T10:45:00.174-05:00Spring 2011 Movie Preview, Part 1No time to dwell on the best movies of 2010! ...Well, that's a dirty lie -- there is PLENTY of time to dwell on the best movies of 2010, and expect me to do so in some depth. But we can also take time to look ahead at the first few months of 2011 and the ... interesting mix of movies found therein. I'm chucking January as a no man's land (sorry, Green Hornet) and starting in February. Yes, I knowJoe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-67450127978962711132011-01-09T09:01:00.004-05:002011-01-09T09:32:17.354-05:00Supporting Actress Blog-a-Thon: Spell It With PeasYou must know how overjoyed I am that StinkyLulu is back for yet another year with the Supporting Actress Blog-a-Thon. It's the most wonderful chance to read so many wide-ranging odes of appreciation for so many performances that might've otherwise gone unsung. Please do head on over there and read as many as you can.Really, the Supporting Actress Blog-a-Thon is representative of so much that I Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-19107899862212430352011-01-07T11:08:00.000-05:002011-01-07T11:08:00.108-05:002011 Most Anticipated, Part 3: The QuestionablesAfter identifying the 10 movies I'm most looking to AND the 10 performances I'm most looking forward to, here are a baker's dozen reasonably high-profile projects that are currently leaving me cold. [Fair warning: here's where I get to be grumpy, all at once. Please refer to all my other generally-positive 2011 posts before calling me a hater.]1 - Am I the only one not crazed with anticipation Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-30361306624082814602011-01-06T12:48:00.004-05:002011-01-06T14:55:48.743-05:002011 Most Anticipated Part 2: PerformancesPreviously, I talked about the ten films I'm most looking forward to in 2011. Now on to the specific performances that have got me most intrigued:Bradley Cooper in LimitlessThis isn't so much for the quality of the performance -- although the presence of director Neil Burger gives me hope that this will be a quality film -- but whether or not Cooper can establish himself as a leading-man star Joe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11648527.post-49578488873786325802011-01-05T11:56:00.004-05:002011-01-05T11:56:00.099-05:002011 Most Anticipated Movies, Part 1There's no way to tell at this early stage what all the most exciting movies in 2011 are going to be. At best, we're grasping at straws, betting on past performance, and investing in what looks good on paper. But it's a start. And going back to when i was a kid, I was always thrilled by looking ahead at an entire year's worth of movies. From the future! I'm going to start back up with my seasonalJoe Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.com8