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Month: October 2011

Doctor Who thing of the day: what should the Eleventh Doctor’s new look be?

Fri, Oct 14, 2011
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According to the Telegraph, Matt Smith is reconsidering his Doctor Who wardrobe…

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The Raven (trailer)

Fri, Oct 14, 2011
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Edgar Allan Poe solves mysteries! And he’s played by John Cusack. I am so there for this, and it had better not suck.

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question of the day: Is two versions of a movie — one for kids and one for adults (like Hugh Jackman wants for ‘Wolverine’) — a good idea?

Fri, Oct 14, 2011
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Would that make it too confusing to know which is the “real” version? Or would it be barely different from the “director’s cut” versions we often get on DVD?

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London photo of the day: standing room only

Fri, Oct 14, 2011
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Crowded commuter rail train from East Croydon to central London during a morning rush.

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click through from FlickFilosopher.com when you buy stuff at Amazon (this helps me! and doesn’t cost you extra!)

Thu, Oct 13, 2011
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The referral fee isn’t generally very much, but it can add up.

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you don’t need to wait for me to start conversations here…

Thu, Oct 13, 2011
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There’s a forum. I haven’t been deliberately keeping it a secret or anything, but it has kinda been tucked away. Time to untuck it.

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retro ad: 1970s Almond Joy/Mounds commercial

Thu, Oct 13, 2011
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I probably haven’t seen this ad in 30 years, and the moment I laid eyes on just the mere description of it, I could sing the jingle again without a hitch. Sad.

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The Three Musketeers (review)

Thu, Oct 13, 2011
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It is leaden where it should be light. It is graceless and charmless. It reels from the painful banter. It is the epitome of empty soulless corporate filmmaking.

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The Way movie review

Thu, Oct 13, 2011
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An updated The Canterbury Tales for the 21st century, an on-the-road movie for our existentially confused times…

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Doctor Who thing of the day: who counts as a companion?

Thu, Oct 13, 2011
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I prefer to think of companion status in terms of an emotional connection to the Doctor…

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