Brad Brevet of RopeOfSilicon.com recently compiled a list of the worst movie titles of all time. Of all time? That's ambitious. It actually seems to be just of the last 10 years or so. Here are some of his choices (he didn't really specify any criteria) and some of my additions.

1. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)

Here's Brevet's take: "I realize how much little girls seem to love this film, and even some older girls as well, but to deny the fact that The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is an awful title demands a smidge of insanity."

Nah, it's a great title! There are pants. And a sisterhood. And traveling. What could be more appealing? And all you have to do is see "America Ferrera" on the poster and the rest of the words disappear anyway. (Although I will admit that this is an easy title to pornify, which to me is an important consideration for titles. Don't call your movie Eyes Wide Shut if you don't want it to inspire Legs Wide Open.)

2. Thir13en Ghosts (2001)

Brevet says, "Substituting numbers for letters in a title is not cute, cool or scary." I totally concur. In fact, it's ugly, lame and off-putting.

3. Lucky Number Slevin (2006) … continue reading

Disney's panel at Comic-Con gave Narnia fans some good news (well, probably). Besides talk about Prince Caspian (set to be released in 2008), the company officially announced intentions to make the rest of the Chronicles of Narnia into movies, releasing one a year. I'm sure I'll see Prince Caspian (one of my favorite moments from the entire series is Susan beating the dwarf in an archery match in the ruins of Cair Paravel, not to mention Reepicheep!). But what I'm really waiting for is The Magician's Nephew.

I just have one request. Please, people, please — remember that Jadis is the White Witch who must be Tilda Swinton.

I've been a Swinton fan for awhile, at least since she cross-dressed her way through the centuries in Orlando. Her turn as bisexual in Female Perversions didn't hurt (though it did nothing for the crazed bisexual stereotype). And even though I nodded off in every other scene of the movie, I really loved her sociopathic angel in Constantine. Nobody plays deranged quite like Swinton. … continue reading