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Month: June 2011

‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: Amy’s voiceover intro for the international episodes — good or bad?

Mon, Jun 13, 2011
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I was a little upset to hear from friends and fellow Doctor Who fans in the U.S. that the BBC America versions of the episodes in the current season have been opening with a voiceover by Amy, setting up the scenario. It makes it sound as if the show is all about Amy, which it isn’t…

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The Guard (U.S. and U.K. trailers)

Mon, Jun 13, 2011
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Funny stuff. And a most interesting look at how films are marketed differently on either side of the Atlantic. Compare and contrast the U.K. trailer with the U.S. trailer…

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question of the day: What is your favorite foodie movie, or foodie scene in a movie?

Mon, Jun 13, 2011
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I think my very favorite is the prison cooking scene in GoodFellas: “He had this wonderful system for doing the garlic. He used a razor and he used to slice it so thin that it used to liquefy in the pan with just a little oil…”

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deep thought (re iTunes)

Mon, Jun 13, 2011
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When I was a kid, I used to stay up all night listening to the radio. iTunes makes this even more dangerous today…

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (retro trailer)

Sun, Jun 12, 2011
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I can’t wait to see Super 8, J.J. Abrams’ tribute to Steven Spielberg. For now, I have to make do with some actual Spielberg…

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Saturday cute: fruit-based Bert and Ernie snacks

Sat, Jun 11, 2011
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Adorable, delicious, and good for you!

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question of the weekend: What’s your perfect meal?

Sat, Jun 11, 2011
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Mine would be a big bloody steak, a pile of nice green veggies — perhaps spinach or asparagus — and a glass of red wine. Something chocolatey for dessert. Yum…

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Friday night fortune cookie: Tyler Durden says…

Fri, Jun 10, 2011
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“You are not special. You are not a beautiful or unique snowflake. You’re the same decaying organic matter as everything else.”

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‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: Steven Moffat is challenging the paradigms of TV formats (or is he?)

Fri, Jun 10, 2011
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Is Moffat just a lazy writer who reuses the same motifs again and again, or is there a genius to his repetition?

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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (trailer)

Fri, Jun 10, 2011
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The trailer we’ve all been waiting to make fun of has arrived.

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