Planetarium - politics/music/culture/smarts

Every once in a while, Planetarium gets a scoop on something that seems to have slipped through everyone else's fingers. You won't find this on Ain't It Cool, or Dark Horizons, or any of the other usual scoop sites on movies like this. So here's your Planetarium exlcusive for the day: Some folks over in the country populated entirely by criminals have put together an interesting-looking flick, called Alexandra's Project. Your can view the trailer here. It's not the best quality in the world, but it left us quite intrigued. It should be opening state-side in late January. Looking forward to it.

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Now, as any good Joss Whedon fan knows, Firefly: The Complete Series has been available on DVD for much of this year. Due to a bizarre set of circumstances beyond our control, Planetarium has not been able to view them. Until now. Now, it's not Buffy, true- no, it's not Angel, either- but what it is happens to be a damned well-made space-western-scifi-epic that is also addictive as hell. It's not set in the Buffiverse, and it doesn't have to be. As anyone who's been reading Whedon's writing in the current run of Astonishing X-Men knows, that man can pretty much turn to gold anything he gets into his hands. Also, you'll be that much more ahead of everyone else when the big screen, $40-million adaption of the series hits screens next summer. So put down that DVD, whatever it is, and go get Firefly. This is a winner, folks.

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Planetarium had the supreme displeasure of seeing about 40 minutes of the film Shallow Hal earlier this evening. This is rare for us, in fact, it might be a first: We are issuing a prime directive to not see this movie, as it may be one of the most offensive films ever made, and it will harm you as a person to see it. Yeah, it's that bad. We've never gone so far before. (Oh, wait- forgot about Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.)
What makes it so especially disgusting is the fact that everyone involved in the movie seems to think they're making an extremely smart, sensitive, progressive movie about body image, and about how it's what's on the INSIDE that counts. So, let's get this straight: If you're a nice person, that means that on the inside you look like Gwyneth fucking Paltrow?!?! If you're mean, that's means that on the inside you look overweight? So super-skinny blondes are the representation of "niceness"?!?! How about a big "fuck you" to the perpetrators of that idea, huh? Yeah- you heard us. So, tonight's message is: Fuck Shallow Hal. And fuck anyone who thinks a size 2 is the epitome of beauty.

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Monday nights are so fascinating, aren't they? You see and hear about the most INTERESTING things.

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Not sure if we mentioned this earlier, but the reason Planetarium isn't posting right now is because we're on tour, merrily criss-crossing the country plying our trade. If you are so inclined, click here to findout ifwe'll be stopping through your hometown.

Back to regularly scheduled blogging as of Nov. 22.

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