‘Much Ado About Nothing’ Trailer: Initial Thoughts
First of all, I’m super excited to see Amy Acker in a lead role–the part of Shakespeare’s Beatrice, no less. Acker has played very unique types of characters, even in the same series, but...
Tagged: Joss Whedon
Finding the Right Fit for Star Wars Episode VII
Alyssa Rosenberg pushes back against the idea of handing Joss Whedon the keys to the pop culture kingdom, arguing against the creator of Buffy and Firefly running the next Star Wars movie. According to...
Disney to Make Star Wars Episode VII: Will the Force Be With Them?
A long, long time ago (in Internet time) I expressed my desire to see Star Wars re-imagined and remade. With the news today that Disney has bought Lucasfilm and plans to run and grow...
LEGO for Adults
LEGO sets have a suggested age range, which can be helpful when buying a set for young children, but, really, the company should do away with the range and simply post a minimum age. ...
Weekend Geekery Contest
Recast The Lord of the Rings movies with actors and actresses from Joss Whedon television shows. Bonus points for explaining your selections. Strive to cast at least nine characters, but submissions of any size...
We Interrupt this Movie for a Message from Captain America about Health Care
Joss Whedon tells The New York Times about a scene he decided to cut from The Avengers: One of the best scenes that I wrote was the beautiful and poignant scene between Steve and...
Joss Whedon Makes a Living
Writing in The New York Times, Dave Itzkoff profiles the geeky, grumpy writer-director Joss Whedon, who’s at the helm of the upcoming sure-to-be blockbuster The Avengers: As he recently recited a list of familiar...
Whedon and Bureaucracies of Evil
Looks as though Alyssa Rosenberg eagerly anticipates writing more about the upcoming Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard horror movie, The Cabin in the Woods. She withholds overall judgment, but confirms that the film is...
The Bechdel Test, Female Presence in Film, and Buffy’s Abortion
Anita Sarkeesian of Feminist Frequency revisits the Bechdel Test, a simple gauge of female presence in film. For a film to pass the test, it must have at least two named female characters who...
