Entries from SFist tagged with 'jasonbateman'
January 25, 2008
Jesus, have you seen those ads for this movie "Hancock"? Is it us, or is there something insaaaaaanely racist about them? Let's break it down: Will Smith plays an African-American superhero -- the first big-screen African-American superhero since, um, Robert Townsend in 1993's Meteor Man? Oh, that's right, there was that black sidekick in "The Incredibles." And Halle Berry as Storm. And Wesley Snipes as Blade ... so, okay, there've been four black superheroes in......
Continue Reading "Is America Ready for a Black Hero? No? Well, How About a Black Antihero?"August 21, 2007
Forget that Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, and Chris Cooper star in The Kingdom. The divine Jason Bateman also appears -- reason enough to check out this action flick. IMDB tells us that it's about "a team of U.S. government agents...sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East." But seeing as how it's an action release, The Kingdom is bound to be riddled with explosions, the word "fuck," and tons......
Continue Reading "See Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Garner in The Kingdom...Free!"February 10, 2006
SFist has been adjusting to a new job this week, and has fallen way behind on TV viewing. But one thing that we haven't forgotten is the two-hour season (and possible, series) finale of "Arrested Development" tonight. And how could we forget, really, what with all the TV commercials (did you see the one during the Superbowl?), billboards, and pop-ups we've seen promoting it these past few weeks. It seems like a lifetime since......
Continue Reading "SFist Watches: The (Possible) End of the Laughter"November 7, 2005
November sweeps is upon us and you can kiss those nights of re-runs goodbye. We hope the past few weeks and their lack of new nightly programming meant you got out of the house for a change. But since the networks are back to pimping their products and the weather outside is frightful, you can come back inside and plant your ass on the couch where it really belongs. There. Isn't that better? Now,......
Continue Reading "SFist Watches: The Funny This Week"