24
May
I have to admit I knew next to nothing about Star Trek except that slash originated through two of its characters, in a pairing that, of all things, can be shortened to KOCK. And that there is the legend of William Shatner heroically sucking in his gut for several seasons and various movies. And I’m [...]
10
Mar
I’m another fangirl who’s bitten the dust: I’m high as a kite on the BBC’s “Merlin”. My love for Arthur Pendragon who I wish would shag me blind its characters and the slash dragon must have impaired my higher brain functions; it’s the only explanation I have for reasoning, “yay, a dragon, a teenage boy [...]
18
Feb
On Valentine’s Day 2002, the Olympic gold in men’s figure skating went to gorgeous hunk Russian Alexei Yagudin after he’d presented a flawless long program set to the soundtrack of “The Man in the Iron Mask”. The movie itself isn’t quite as spellbinding as Yagudin’s performance, but mentioning its title, men’s figure skating, and Valentine’s [...]
13
Feb
A couple of years back, when supposedly epic blockbusters with tedious fight scenes and bad scripts were clamoring to be the next “Lord of the Rings”, Oliver Stone (who must have made a fantastic movie once upon a time that I just haven’t seen) directed this biopic of Alexander the Great. And you shouldn’t waste [...]