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What? I happen to love April. March I could do without. (Hmmm, note to self, start taking mid-winter vacations to exotic locals in March, preferably the last week of Feb and first week of March. And somehow swing around the Spring Breakers.)
1.* Avengers Endgame -- The Final Trailer -- really can't wait to see this movie, it's looks epic and awesome, and if it is half as good as Infinity War -- I'll be happy. It drops on April 26. (I'm thinking of dragging movie buddy to it two weeks after...assuming Movie Buddy hasn't left town on another camping trip with his family, in which case I may have to see it by myself. Also thinking of seeing in RPX-- although I'm not sure what RPX is exactly? If it's 3D, no way in hell.)
2.* Fosse/Verdon drops on F/X on April 9. The reviewer didn't like it and called it another musical bio-pic (seriously it can't possibly be worse than Bohemian Rhapsody, which currently holds the title for WORST BIOPIC EVER, which insanely got nominated for awards by people with colossally bad taste. Okay, it should be noted that I've seen a lot of rock documentaries...I realized this when EW listed the top must see rock documentaries, and I'd basically seen all of them, including the mockumentary This is Spinal Tap (which every guy I've ever friended or dated loves for reasons that defy explanation. Not only do they love This is Spinal Tap, they can annoyingly quote dialogue from it and act it out. Can't remember if my brother was into it or not.)
I expect to love Fosse/Vernon -- if only for the great song and dance numbers. (I'm not really watching it for in-depth exploration of the leads -- I already know all that. Hello. Theater geek.)
3. * Discovery of Witches drops on AMC and BBCAmerica at the same time on Sunday, April 7 at 9 pm, I think.
4. *And right before it, on both channels? Killing Eve Returns for S2 -- complete with the great performances and twisted humor.
5.* Game of Thrones Final Season drops April 14 at 9PM on HBO and various other related channels globally.
6. * His Dark Materials is set to air at some point by HBO and BBC, but no clue when. I really want to see this.
7. Also.. The New Adventures of Sabrina S2 is premiering this month, along with Jordan Peele's Twilight Zone, and Native Son on HBO.
8. Hmmm, Hugo nominations came out. Not that I care that much...but it is mildly of interest:
Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
Annihilation, directed and written for the screen by Alex Garland, based on the novel by Jeff VanderMeer (Paramount Pictures / Skydance)
Avengers: Infinity War, screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo (Marvel Studios)
Black Panther, written by Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole, directed by Ryan Coogler (Marvel Studios)
A Quiet Place, screenplay by Scott Beck, John Krasinski and Bryan Woods, directed by John Krasinski (Platinum Dunes / Sunday Night)
Sorry to Bother You, written and directed by Boots Riley (Annapurna Pictures)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, screenplay by Phil Lord and Rodney Rothman, directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman (Sony)
[I have seen only three of them, but I'd say still a MUCH better listing of films than the Oscars. Much better films, and more interesting.]
Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
The Expanse: “Abaddon’s Gate,” written by Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck and Naren Shankar, directed by Simon Cellan Jones (Penguin in a Parka / Alcon Entertainment)
Doctor Who: “Demons of the Punjab,” written by Vinay Patel, directed by Jamie Childs (BBC)
Dirty Computer, written by Janelle Monáe, directed by Andrew Donoho and Chuck Lightning (Wondaland Arts Society / Bad Boy Records / Atlantic Records)
The Good Place: “Janet(s),” written by Josh Siegal & Dylan Morgan, directed by Morgan Sackett (NBC)
The Good Place: “Jeremy Bearimy,” written by Megan Amram, directed by Trent O’Donnell (NBC)
Doctor Who: “Rosa,” written by Malorie Blackman and Chris Chibnall, directed by Mark Tonderai (BBC)
Sigh, does Doctor Who ever NOT got nominated in this category? (Not that I didn't like the two episodes nominated, just...Jeremy Bearimy was a hundred times better.)
Here's The Listing for the curious.
The only novel or books I read on the list are Children of Blood and Bone (eh, okay, but the writing disappointed me), and Saga Vol 9 (I've only read the first three volumes, which again, eh, okay. I enjoyed them. Not sure I'd hand out awards.)
Honestly? There's very little that I would give an award to, and I'm not entirely sure it makes sense to do so for books, movies, television, theater, music, cultural things, art -- partly because quality is well, in the eye of the beholder. (How else do we explain Green Book and Bohemian Rhapsody winning awards let alone being nominated for them?) ( Read more... )
Although, with the Hugos, this is mainly fan nominated, so a lot of these books are found or discovered by fans, and not necessarily best-sellers or pushed by crazy marketing people.
1.* Avengers Endgame -- The Final Trailer -- really can't wait to see this movie, it's looks epic and awesome, and if it is half as good as Infinity War -- I'll be happy. It drops on April 26. (I'm thinking of dragging movie buddy to it two weeks after...assuming Movie Buddy hasn't left town on another camping trip with his family, in which case I may have to see it by myself. Also thinking of seeing in RPX-- although I'm not sure what RPX is exactly? If it's 3D, no way in hell.)
2.* Fosse/Verdon drops on F/X on April 9. The reviewer didn't like it and called it another musical bio-pic (seriously it can't possibly be worse than Bohemian Rhapsody, which currently holds the title for WORST BIOPIC EVER, which insanely got nominated for awards by people with colossally bad taste. Okay, it should be noted that I've seen a lot of rock documentaries...I realized this when EW listed the top must see rock documentaries, and I'd basically seen all of them, including the mockumentary This is Spinal Tap (which every guy I've ever friended or dated loves for reasons that defy explanation. Not only do they love This is Spinal Tap, they can annoyingly quote dialogue from it and act it out. Can't remember if my brother was into it or not.)
I expect to love Fosse/Vernon -- if only for the great song and dance numbers. (I'm not really watching it for in-depth exploration of the leads -- I already know all that. Hello. Theater geek.)
3. * Discovery of Witches drops on AMC and BBCAmerica at the same time on Sunday, April 7 at 9 pm, I think.
4. *And right before it, on both channels? Killing Eve Returns for S2 -- complete with the great performances and twisted humor.
5.* Game of Thrones Final Season drops April 14 at 9PM on HBO and various other related channels globally.
6. * His Dark Materials is set to air at some point by HBO and BBC, but no clue when. I really want to see this.
7. Also.. The New Adventures of Sabrina S2 is premiering this month, along with Jordan Peele's Twilight Zone, and Native Son on HBO.
8. Hmmm, Hugo nominations came out. Not that I care that much...but it is mildly of interest:
Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
Annihilation, directed and written for the screen by Alex Garland, based on the novel by Jeff VanderMeer (Paramount Pictures / Skydance)
Avengers: Infinity War, screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo (Marvel Studios)
Black Panther, written by Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole, directed by Ryan Coogler (Marvel Studios)
A Quiet Place, screenplay by Scott Beck, John Krasinski and Bryan Woods, directed by John Krasinski (Platinum Dunes / Sunday Night)
Sorry to Bother You, written and directed by Boots Riley (Annapurna Pictures)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, screenplay by Phil Lord and Rodney Rothman, directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman (Sony)
[I have seen only three of them, but I'd say still a MUCH better listing of films than the Oscars. Much better films, and more interesting.]
Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
The Expanse: “Abaddon’s Gate,” written by Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck and Naren Shankar, directed by Simon Cellan Jones (Penguin in a Parka / Alcon Entertainment)
Doctor Who: “Demons of the Punjab,” written by Vinay Patel, directed by Jamie Childs (BBC)
Dirty Computer, written by Janelle Monáe, directed by Andrew Donoho and Chuck Lightning (Wondaland Arts Society / Bad Boy Records / Atlantic Records)
The Good Place: “Janet(s),” written by Josh Siegal & Dylan Morgan, directed by Morgan Sackett (NBC)
The Good Place: “Jeremy Bearimy,” written by Megan Amram, directed by Trent O’Donnell (NBC)
Doctor Who: “Rosa,” written by Malorie Blackman and Chris Chibnall, directed by Mark Tonderai (BBC)
Sigh, does Doctor Who ever NOT got nominated in this category? (Not that I didn't like the two episodes nominated, just...Jeremy Bearimy was a hundred times better.)
Here's The Listing for the curious.
The only novel or books I read on the list are Children of Blood and Bone (eh, okay, but the writing disappointed me), and Saga Vol 9 (I've only read the first three volumes, which again, eh, okay. I enjoyed them. Not sure I'd hand out awards.)
Honestly? There's very little that I would give an award to, and I'm not entirely sure it makes sense to do so for books, movies, television, theater, music, cultural things, art -- partly because quality is well, in the eye of the beholder. (How else do we explain Green Book and Bohemian Rhapsody winning awards let alone being nominated for them?) ( Read more... )
Although, with the Hugos, this is mainly fan nominated, so a lot of these books are found or discovered by fans, and not necessarily best-sellers or pushed by crazy marketing people.