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Year: 2010

cinematic roots of: ‘The Virginity Hit’

Fri, Oct 01, 2010
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In The Virginity Hit, a meanspirited teenaged boy documents — for YouTube and the whole world to see — his supposed best friend’s humiliating attempts to lose his virginity. This flick sprang from (among other films)…

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cinematic roots of: ‘Flipped’

Fri, Oct 01, 2010
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In Flipped, a teenaged boy (Callan McAuliffe) and a teenaged girl (Madeline Carroll) in suburban 1960s America learn how tough falling in love can be. This flick sprang from (among other films)…

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cinematic roots of: ‘Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole’

Fri, Oct 01, 2010
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In Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole, an adventurous young owl leaves his farm on Tattooine to throw the One Ring into Mount Doom before Zeus releases the Kraken. This flick sprang from (among other films)…

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cinematic roots of: ‘You Again’

Fri, Oct 01, 2010
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In You Again, Jamie Lee Curtis must confront her high-school nemesis (Sigourney Weaver again) while her daughter (Kristen Bell) does the same on the occasion of a family wedding. This flick sprang from (among other films)…

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watch it: 1970s Ginsu knife ad

Thu, Sep 30, 2010
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One of the great mysteries of life remains: Who needs to cut a tin can with a knife?

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‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: Doctor’s Boys Wallpaper

Thu, Sep 30, 2010
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Yesterday we looked at mimi-na’s Doctor’s Girls Wallpaper. So here’s a taste of the artist’s Doctor’s Boys…

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you’re not helping: screenwriters shouldn’t be resigned to their scripts being mangled by Hollywood

Thu, Sep 30, 2010
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William C. Martell at Script Secrets thinks he’s being wise and helpful with explanation of the abuse screenwriters with Hollywood aspirations should expect… and that’s abuse that comes if you’re ‘successful’!

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would the William Hughes who subscribed yesterday…

Thu, Sep 30, 2010
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…please email me at thechick@flickfilosopher.com? The .edu address connected to your Amazon account is bouncing back as undeliverable.

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Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole (review)

Thu, Sep 30, 2010
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I come to you with all honest sincerity and humility to say that I cannot, for the life of me, tell you what the hell this damn movie is about.

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trailer break: ‘Barry Munday’

Thu, Sep 30, 2010
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Oh, dear. It’s an indie Knocked Up…

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