November 4th, 2009
As much as I love the blinding sharpness of Blu-ray, I haven’t double-dipped on any of my old DVDs.
Well, not yet anyway.
FIGHT CLUB, one of my favorite films, arrives on Blu-ray in a couple of weeks, and that purchase is going to be harder to resist than a directive from Tyler himself. Here’s a link to the official promo site, but beware: Choosing the option to log on to it via your Facebook account is apparently a giant pain in the ass.
PS: Here’s a link to the amazingly-still-active original movie site for FIGHT CLUB.
November 4th, 2009
Finally an Oscar host — make that hosts — that shows a little imagination in the decision process. As the academy announced Tuesday, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will tag-team the ceremony, which airs March 7 on ABC.
Quoth Variety:
After the Academy increased its best picture category to 10 films and tapped a pair of producers, it announced that there will be two hosts for the 82nd annual Academy Awards — Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin — the first time the show has had multiple hosts since the 1987 ceremonies.
Both men, of course, have hosted SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE several times, both have Oscar connections (Martin has hosted, Baldwin was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for THE COOLER) and — no coincidence here! — they both co-star in IT’S COMPLICATED, a comedy opening on Christmas Day. (The movie also stars Meryl Streep, who isn’t hosting, but certainly has her share of nominations.)
