Movie 43 flops because of bad weather and grumpy critics — all true! (and other adventures in social networking)

What my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today:
• I’ve found another upside to spending time with That’s My Boy. I can now answer, quickly and unequivocally, when asked: “What’s the worst movie you’ve ever seen?” (Which is usually the second question I get from people who’ve just learned I’m a film critic, after: “What’s your favorite movie?”)

• Dammit, I am *really* doing something wrong… Andrew Sullivan’s Presales for Subscription Website Near Half a Million Dollars

• Ah, the myopia of white male hetero filmmakers channeling their inner 12-year-old dork. They think what they do is “new” and “different”!

To the critics: You always complain that Hollywood never gives you new stuff, and then when you get it, you flip out. Lighten up.P

— Farrelly Brothers (@farrellybros) January 27, 2013

To the critics: Movie 43 is not the end of the world. It’s just a $6-million movie where we tried to do something different. Now back off. P

— Farrelly Brothers (@farrellybros) January 27, 2013

• Awww. These men are window washers at a children’s hospital in Pittsburg.

• That’s right: Cold weather doomed some crappy movies. The crappy movies didn’t doom themselves. The movies themselves are never, ever to blame when they flop. Hansel and Gretel Wins, Movie 43 Bombs

• This is one good way to put a language on a track to irrelevance. English Word ‘Hashtag’ Gets a French Alternative

(hat-tips for today’s links: JimRomenesko.com, Mike McGranaghan, Rory L. Aronsky)