Welcome to the latest installment of the Trailer Scaler Fall Movie Marathon.

Today, I’m covering Morning Glory, which stars Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton, and Patrick Wilson. Right now, the prospect of this movie fills me with hope.

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The Emmys aren’t just about honoring the finest achievements in television. They are also about teaching valuable lessons to us, the home viewers. With that in mind, I would like to share the 5 lessons I learned by watching last night’s Emmy telecast.
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By DOUG STRASSLER

Today’s entry in Trailer Scaler-palooza 2010 is the latest from Woody Allen, a man who knows a thing or two about how to create some good adult Oscar fare.

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As we did last year, Doug Strassler and I have been trading e-mails all week about this year’s Emmy Awards, which will be presented on Sunday night.

It’s with a ludicrous amount of pleasure that I present you with the highlights of our conversation. Huzzah!

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Despite the presence of Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Ke$ha, and Rihanna, the current pop music moment is dominated by men. Between the bumper crop of new artists (Jason Derulo, B.o.B., Bruno Mars) and the avalanche of older artists having comebacks (Enrique Iglesias, Train, Nelly), our airwaves are in a testosterone haze.

After the jump, I’ll examine today’s best and worst boysongs. Or mansongs. Whichever you prefer.

(p.s. — Even if you don’t typically enjoy current pop music, I urge you to check on the last two songs on this list. They’ve really got something special.)

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By DOUG STRASSLER

Here’s another entry in the Trailer Scaler Fall Round-Up. Though not a likely Oscar contender, Paranormal Activity 2 will likely scare up plenty of audience attention this fall.

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Welcome to Sucker Punch, the only blog post that ranks the gaudiest moments on this week’s episode of True Blood.

(Warning: Spoilers Ahead)

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I’d like to begin this recap of “I Smelled a Rat” with an ode to Russell Edgington, who has become one of my all-time favorite TV characters. This ode will be presented as a free-verse poem.
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The Trailer Scaler round-up for the start of Oscar Season continues with Howl, in which James Franco continues his performance-art life by portraying Allen Ginsberg.

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Welcome back to the Critical Condition’s Trailer Scaler celebration. We’re running up to the fall Oscar season by sampling some of the previews that make us especially interested in this year’s crop of Serious Films.

Today, we continue our journey with Black Swan, Darren Aronofsky’s tribute to ballerinas gone wild. Horribly, gruesomely wild.

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By DOUG STRASSLER

Happy Friday everyone! Who’s up for taking a look at another entry in this fall’s packed movie season? A lot of people should have a vested interest in The Social Network — roughly 500 million, in fact.

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