Tonight!

At 6:50 & 9:10

Top 5 Top 5 Lists Related To, But Not Including, Serenity

Top 5 TV Shows At Least Partially Written By Joss Whedon:

1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
2. Firefly
3. Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
4. Dollhouse
5. Angel


Top 5 Movies At Least Partially Written By Joss Whedon:

1. Toy Story (John Lasseter, 1995)
2. Speed (Jan de Bont, 1994)
3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Fran Rubel Kuzui, 1992)
4. Alien: Resurrection (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 1997)
5. Twister (Jan de Bont, 1996)


Top 5 Chiwetel Ejiofor Films:

1. Redbelt (David Mamet, 2008)
2. The Inside Man (Spike Lee, 2006)
3. Children of Men (Alfonso Cuarón, 2006)
4. Amistad (Steven Spielberg, 1997)
5. Melinda and Melinda (Woody Allen, 2004)


Top 5 Science Fiction Films of the 2000s:

1. WALL-E (Andrew Stanton, 2008)
2. AI: Artificial Intelligence (Steven Spielberg, 2001)
4. Signs (M. Night Shyamalan, 2002)
4. Minority Report (Steven Spielberg, 2002)
5. A Scanner Darkly (Richard Linklater, 2006)


Top 5 Films of 2005:

1. The New World (Terrence Malick)
2. Three Times (Hou Hsiao-hsien)
3. A History of Violence (David Cronenberg)
4. The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (Cristi Puiu)
5. Grizzly Man (Werner Herzog)

Links: Serenity

The great Manohla Dargis reviews Serenity in the New York Times, and makes fun of George Lucas as an added bonus.

Mike Dawson of Left Field Cinema does an excellent job breaking down the first ten minutes of Serenity, examining its tremendous narrative economy in this podcast.

For all matter of Joss Whedon related news, information and discussion, check out the comprehensive Whedonesque blog.

Coming Attractions: Serenity

Wednesday, April 28 at 6:50 and 9:10 PM.

Giveaways: A Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along-Blog DVD courtesy of Scarecrow Video and a gift certificate to Cinema Books, respectively.

Last show til August!