The Wheel and Axle

I can already hear the bells.

Hairspray Live! goes on the air today, 7th December. Well, technically, tomorrow, Dec. 7th for the US (time zones and all that). Regardless, I’m ready.

Credits: bryanzap.deviantart.com

Since my choice for Hal Jordan (Chris Pine) is now Steve Trevor, and since I wanted Armie to be Batman but that’s also not happening, please make this come true instead.

Then throw in Kevin Zegers as Kyle Rayner and Boris Kodjoe as John Stewart, and I’ll be happy.

I might even start finding Hal Jordan remotely interesting.

Despite the consistent low critical reviews across the series, I’ve always been a huge fan of the Underworld films.

Admittedly, the fourth film (Awakening) was a so-so follow-up, particularly since I wasn’t fond of the time jump from the second film (the third was a prequel) and I thought the different direction it took wasn’t much to my liking. The characters from the first two films mostly disappeared (to be fair, many of them were dead), and there seemed to be too much scientific mumbo-jumbo. Now, Underworld has always tried to be a little bit more grounded than the usually-mystical vampire/werewolf films, but the the fourth film took it to “evil scientists” levels that I thought didn’t work well and made the mystique of the series falter a bit.

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I saw (and faved) this years ago, but I saw it again, and seriously, whoever made this cut deserves an Oscar or something. Not only is this #realtalk regarding how pathetic and weak Edward Cullent and his ill are, but it also squashes the inherent misogyny and disturbing abuse undertones of that faux-vampire / sparkling-statues series that I shan’t name.

And I don’t even have ovaries.

I’ve always known Jeremy Jordan has made a bit of a name on Broadway and was even on Smash (which I loved), but I never realized he was this awesome.

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The Divine Miss M is 71 years old today, and boy do we love her!

She remains one of the most iconic singers, actresses, and comediennes in the history of the planet. Even at her age, she remains a fabulous presence on social media, unafraid of funny social commentary when crazy politicians and other colorful asses make fools of themselves or do nasty things.

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This year, finally after such a long time, the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) shifts back its focus to actual quality films rather than mere commercial fare. Of course, the final judgment on the quality of the films will happen once they are shown, but a quick glance at the list of eight films that made the cut shows an array of out-of-the-box choices that hasn’t been seen in the festival in a couple of decades.

You see, at some point in the last ten to twenty years, the MMFF became a mere money-making venture, quality be damned. I have no idea at what point this change towards blatant commercialization happened, but it was definitely a contributing factor to the deterioration of quality film-making in the country. This is not to say there have been no good MMFF films in the last decade or so because there certainly have been. However, the garbage has far exceeded the diamonds when it came to the MMFF in recent years.

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My favorite musical makes a comeback in a different way on December 7th (US time), proving that you truly can never ever stop the beat.

Shake and shimmy, baby!

Super Friends?

… to the DC CW Universe.

This coming week, the annual Arrowverse crossover will now span four shows: Supergirl, Flash, Arrow, and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow.

Well, 3.10 shows if the level of the Supergirl show’s involvement is really just at the end of that episode.

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Ellen, true to form and to our absolute delight, continues to be the only lesbian I know who loves to serve some hot beef. Now I definitely have a craving for some tasty Peruvian… food.