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Month: May 2011

question of the weekend: How have you prepared for the Rapture?

Sat, May 21, 2011
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It is unlikely that you will be among the lucky few who are teleported up into the glorious presence of the Almighty, so you’ll have to have something to keep you busy during the tortures of the damned here on Earth…

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Friday night fortune cookie: Captain Jack Sparrow says…

Fri, May 20, 2011
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“The deepest circle of hell is reserved for betrayers and mutineers.”

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‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: Neil Gaiman on missing scenes from “The Doctor’s Wife”

Fri, May 20, 2011
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Some stuff Gaiman wrote never made it into the episode, which is a shame, because it sounds great…

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cute animal video: Eleanor Powell and her amazing dancing dog

Fri, May 20, 2011
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From the 1941 MGM musical Lady Be Good…

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trailer break: ‘The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn’ teaser

Fri, May 20, 2011
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This is some serious geekgasm: Written by Steven Moffat and Edgar Wright. Produced by Peter Jackson. Directed by Steven Spielberg.

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question of the day: Should we — films critics and movie lovers alike — include TV movies when we talk about the best movies of the year?

Fri, May 20, 2011
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The movie lover in me cheers at the proposition: Hoorah! Let’s celebrate all good movies wherever they appear. But the film critic in me despairs: Damn, I can’t keep up with the theatrical releases, and now I gotta make it a point to see all the major TV-movie premieres, too?

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about this disturbing ‘Muppets’ poster…

Fri, May 20, 2011
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I do not want to see Muppet feet. Seeing Muppet feet is wrong. It makes baby Jesus cry.

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Stephen Fry joins ‘The Hobbit’

Fri, May 20, 2011
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D’you think he’ll play it like the host of QI? That could be kinda cool…

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well, which is it?

Thu, May 19, 2011
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Is the upcoming American fall TV season going to be awesome and original, or repetitive and trite? Depends who you ask…

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retro ad: 1980s Amtrak commercial

Thu, May 19, 2011
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Ah, I remember that jingle! Smells like morning in America…

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