Once again, it is time for me to fess up and reveal to the world how few movies I actually get a chance to see, despite my working for a movie news and review site. To be honest, this year, I thought I would be writing “The Seven Movies of 2010 That I Actually Saw.” Thankfully, with quick DVD releases, and even some Netflix Streaming, I was able to see a grand total of seventeen releases for the year. But I digress. Here, in all its glory, is my entirely unconventional Top Ten of 2010!
Here we are, on the other side. We hope it was worth the wait and we look forward to your continued patronage. Enjoy the new server. The news should start flowing again, shortly, with the regularity you’ve grown accustomed to.
Again, thank you for your patience and we’re glad to have you back!
Gordon and the Whale is getting a little more power under the hood. Tuesday, November 2nd, starting at 4pm CST, we will start the process of migrating to a new web server. We expect the process to take 24-48 hours, but it could take even longer.
Fear not, we will not be gone during this time, but we will not be able to post any new news until the process is complete. Feel free to keep browsing the latest news we’ve posted, up until the point where we start packing our bags and heading over to the new server. Comments made during our transition are also not guaranteed to make the trip, so save up your witty repartee for the finale when we’re all settled into our new server.
We will be sure to alert you as soon as we’ve made the transition, so keep your eyes out for a followup announcement.
In October of 2009, Hollywood news blog The Wrap featured 30 Twitter accounts that they were keeping a close eye on. Gordon and the Whale Twitter fiend, Chase Whale, made the list amidst several high profile celebrities and columnists. You can see Chase hanging with the rest at The Wrap’s article.
In July of 2009, NBC DFW did a series on the most interesting people around the Dallas/Fort Worth area. We were proud to find that our very own Chase Whale was featured in this series. You can view the entire article in the NBC DFW Archives.
Okay hip kiddies, we’ve made some changes behind the curtain here and our site is more mobile friendly than ever, so all you readers with your iPhones, Droids, or what have you, are in for a treat. When you view GordonAndtheWhale.com on your mobile browser, you will get a fast loading, streamlined version of the site that will have the news flying to your fingertips faster than ever.
And if you’re wondering what that crazy graphic is above, keep on reading, I’ll explain it soon enough.
Rating: 8/10
Writer/Director: Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor
Cast: Gerard Butler, Michael C. Hall, Logan Lerman, Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges, Amber Valletta
Studio: Lionsgate
Summer blockbusters, a genre unto themselves, rarely extend beyond the borders of a flat plot and big explosions into anything more thought-provoking. Yet, they entertain us in a popcorn-munching mindless daze. GAMER, brought to us by the dynamic duo behind such previous summer fare as CRANK and CRANK 2, manages to at least scratch beyond the high gloss surface and attempts to pass itself off as a bit of a social commentary. The premise is this: in a world of overpopulated prisons and an increasingly introverted, desensitized public, a new game is created in which players can safely sit at home controlling live humans in a mortally devastating internationally broadcast battle. Kable, played by Gerard Butler (300), is our star “icon” in this scenario, controlled by an appropriately cocky Logan Lerman (3:10 TO YUMA), on their way to record-breaking fame. The prize is Butler’s freedom from the game, but the closer he gets, the further out of reach the prize falls. That is, until a radical anti-game group appears on the scene to begin sabotaging the greatest media sensation the world has ever seen.