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Month: September 2010

question of the day: Why do I smell such an ominous vibe coming off NBC’s ‘The Event’?

Wed, Sep 15, 2010
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All I can think about is M. Night Shyamalan’s risible The Happening, and poor Alan Ruck having to deliver one of the most awful lines of dialogue in the history of movies: ‘There appears to be an event occurring.’

| 14 Comments

watch it: “That Mitchell and Webb Look – The Aliens”

Tue, Sep 14, 2010
15 comments

I hadn’t heard of Mitchell and Webb before. Are they always this funny?

| 15 Comments

deep thought (re handsome movie stars)

Tue, Sep 14, 2010
5 comments

Jon Hamm is the new George Clooney…

| 5 Comments

‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: beautiful minimalist posters

Tue, Sep 14, 2010
1 comment

The creativity of fans always floors me. Brandon Schaefer makes gorgeous minimalist posters for lots of pop culture, including Doctor Who…

| 1 Comment

the oh-no! DVD of the week: ‘Kitten Party Holiday’

Tue, Sep 14, 2010
4 comments

I love kittens, but I simply cannot fathom what the appeal of a kitten screensaver for your TV could be. Unless it’s meant for the family dog…

| 4 Comments

trailer break: ‘Life as We Know It’

Tue, Sep 14, 2010
6 comments

Serious question: When does high concept become a high crime?

| 6 Comments

question of the day: Is atheism standing in the way of an Emmy for Bill Maher?

Tue, Sep 14, 2010
22 comments

Bill Maher is now the losingest Emmy nominee ever. Is there a nefarious reason why?

| 22 Comments

watch it: “As Seen on TV – a tribute to doing it wrong”

Mon, Sep 13, 2010
2 comments

It’s always astonishing how many people are unable to cope with life’s simplest tasks, such as cracking eggs and tying their shoelaces…

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cinematic roots of: ‘Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D’

Mon, Sep 13, 2010
1 comment

In Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D, the 187th installment in the series, Milla Jovovich continues kicking zombie ass in… and this time it’s in 3D! This flick sprang from (among other films)…

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wtf: Sofia Coppola wins the Golden Lion, and so it must be favoritism?

Mon, Sep 13, 2010
6 comments

Almost instantly on the heels of the news of Coppola’s win came grumblings that she only won because the jury president was Quentin Tarantino. Whom she once dated.

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