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more about #defamer more comments → manchops: hey richard, gawker, defamer whateves, I love you to death but this whole post is actually rather elistist in the worst way. we are in the worst reces... more » MisterHippity: "Bestowing the top trophy on a film no one has seen (grosses still total under ten million) is a potentially suicidal move for Oscar." Says who? In t... more » J-No: I have lived this life. I traveled 4-6 nights a week for years. I collected hotel points and airline miles as sport. I have flown places just to f... more » shostakobitch: You can take a date to a movie. It is boring but it is totally culturally acceptable. If the movie is shit who cares you can still get laid. If Tra... more » JacquesPaysan: And the Oscar for "Best exploding robot" goes to ... more » miss_msry: Mr. Busby Berkeley, we're ready for your closeup. more » Magister: Now that I've read the article... one industry that might want to pay attention is the restaurant. The other night, the wife and I went to a show and... more » AzureTexan: The real answer, I think, is simpler: Collective misery is inversely proportional to the demand for quality entertainment. People are broke and desper... more » Old Ocho: Numbers 3 (Up), 4 (Hangover) and 6 (Star Trek) of the 2009 Box Office Top 20 were all very good. Still, that pales in comparison to 2008, when the num... more » unclevanya: Watching TV hasn't been free for years. At least not for people who left the caves. more » Magister: For a lot of people, it was either a trip to Disney World or a trip into Disney's world. more » PaisleyPajamas: *raises hand sheepishly* What about The Blind Side? It's kicking butt at the box office, has superb direction by John Lee Hancock and is such a book... more » Steverino Begins: Hmm, your sight unseen Avatar review furthers my suspicion that these up/down awards lists are made by people who haven't even seen these movies. more » Xylo: I wish "Moon" was more of a contender. Sam Rockwell was fantastic in that film; great, basic, man-v-machine sci-fi. more » eatsshootsleaves: Granted, I've only seen four of the movies on this list, but A Serious Man was by far the best. I thought it was better crafted than even No Country f... more » -
#illegalaliens
V as an Alien Allegory Attack Against Barack Obama
ABC's new sci-fi series V kicks off tonight. It concerns a charismatic leader who comes out of nowhere promising a bright future and a better life for all Americans. Is that leader Barack Obama or is it a space lizard? More » -
#traderoundup
Floundering Hollywood Wants to Plant One on Chris Pine
Firings, sell-offs, suicide stories and Joe Pesci's leftovers; It's a bummer of a day for everyone in Hollywood who is not locked into the role of James T. Kirk. More » -
#gettingschooled
Star Trek to Roll out Its Deadliest Weapon: Political Allegory
Remember when sci-fi movies were about blowing up aliens and attacking Godzilla? Those days are gone, my friend. Thanks to Battlestar Galactica and District 9, the genre now exists to please the intelligentsia. The latest victim, the Star Trek sequel. More » -
#shockers
The Transformers Sequel Is Loud, Obnoxious, and Loud
As it lurches toward us, metal gears clanking and whirring like Larry King at a mixer, early reviews of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen come trickling in. The word? Basically it's loud and garish and, worst of all, not fun.
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#anecdotes
Paramount Not Catering Premieres from Whole Foods
A story went around a while back that Paramount flubbed the catering at its Star Trek premiere , sending out for Whole Foods hummus instead. Not true, the studio says. Who can afford Whole Foods anymore? More » -
#mondayboxoffice
Roman Catholicism Beats Space Deism Every Time
Religion on Earth just slightly trumped religion in space this weekend, though that should not, we repeat not, encourage any Scientologists that they're gaining traction. More » -
#mondaymorningboxoffice
The Force Is Strong in Star Trek!
To Infinity, and Beyond! I mean... um... Frak! Wait. No. I am... your father... Greedo... Bespin... Um... Oh, right! Star Trek prospered this weekend and will likely live long in theaters. More » -
#atthemovies
Star Trek Owns The Weekend
So the weekend box office numbers are in and they've confirmed something I'd already suspected: I'm the only upright-walking mammal with at least twelve dollars of disposable income who hasn't seen Star Trek. More » -
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#snldigest
Timberlake Non-Shocker Edition: Unsurprisingly Excellent
Too bad the Correspondent's Dinner will probably dominate any comedy talking points today, because last night's cameo-littered Saturday Night Live was the funniest it's been in a long, long time. More » -
#oopses
Whole Foods: The Final Frontier
Nikki Finke heard a rumor that the catering company who was covering the big Star Trek premiere party last night totally shit the bed and ended up serving upscale grocery store food. To celebrities! More » -
#traderoundup
Swine Flu Can Stop a Spaceship, But Not Sex and the City
News from the Sex and the City front, a new Disney comedy sounds annoying (and already done), swine flu does its worst damage yet, and another actor picks up a trident. More » -
#thecinema
An Early Star Trek Rave
The Daily Mail took an early look at the new Star Trek prequel movie due out in May. "Effusive" does not quite describe the review: More » -
#lawsuits
If Lawsuits Were Decided by Press Releases, This Star Trek Writer Should Totally Win
The writer Harlan Ellison is suing CBS for the only reason anybody sues anybody else, only he's being honest about it: "It ain't about the 'principle,' friend, it's about the money! Pay me!" More » -
#startrek
Virtual USS Enterprise Tour Showcases Paramount's $250 Million Listing
The makers of Star Trek have finally caught up with the real-estate vanguard, offering new, 360-degree virtual tours of their lovely, pricey new interstellar property. More » -
#williamshatner
William Shatner: 'George Takei Needs To Be Vetted Like A Horse'
William Shatner's obsession with George Takei reared its ugly head once more on the YouTube talk show he co-hosts with his daughter. More » -
#superbowl
Defamer Rates The Super Bowl Movie Spots
In honor of Super Bowl/Puppy Bowl Sunday, we rate the commercials for studio tentpoles running during the game. Much of this footage debuts in these ads. And remember: Every 30 seconds cost $3 million. More » -
#shortends
'Star Trek: Peach Pit Nine'
· You know, the new youth-skewed and sexed-up Star Trek does seem uncomfortably well-suited for the 90210 market. We bet there's even a part for Tori Spelling! [Thanks, Metroville] More »
