and you can sing along

WOO-HOO Joss is creating a new musical RIGHT NOW! "DOCTOR HORRIBLE'S SING-ALONG BLOG"

Not only that, but it stars Doogie Howser, Captain Reynolds, and one of the potential Slayers/WoW nerds from the Guild series!

Oh happy day!

Here is Joss' post on the subject.

Okay, gonna work on my final exam now...

Movie Thoughts : The Other Boleyn Girl

First, the unspoilery things about OBG:
- Costumes were pretty but what was UP with the lighting? I think they were going for that grainy BBC Mini-series from the 1980s look.
- DID EVERY SINGLE SCENE HAVE TO START/END WITH AN OBJECT IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA?? I mean, WTF. Did the director just show up and shoot the movie with no prior blocking so he didn't know that the large POLE would be in the shot? It went from a style to stupidity after about the 10th shot.
- Scarlet and Natalie are gorgeous. Too bad this movie was a total waste of their time. Clearly they just wanted to wear the pretty dresses.

Okay, spoilery stuff in case you care:

( but I would save my $7.50 if I were you )

I just can't get over all the missed opportunities. A film that could have had a great mix of sex, politics, history, intrigue - ala Cate Blanchet's Elizabeth - was instead reduced to a movie about two women fighting over one big stupid man who could care less. The novel might have played it fast and loose with history, but at least it was INTERESTING. OBG was like