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Month: May 2013

oh, for pete’s sake, Paramount

Mon, May 20, 2013
9 comments

We are close to the day when even blockbusters are available on demand the same day they open in cinemas.

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Doctor Who thing: Matt Smith and David Tennant chat about playing the Doctor

Mon, May 20, 2013
9 comments

Aww, they’re so cute together, aren’t they?

| 9 Comments

pirates of Somalia (Captain Phillips trailer)

Mon, May 20, 2013
12 comments

Paul Greengrass + Tom Hanks = cinematic fabulousness, I have no doubt.

| 12 Comments

what cinematic cliches would you eliminate?

Mon, May 20, 2013
52 comments

Amnesia as a plot point? The slo-mo walk away from an explosion? Bags of groceries with a baguette sticking out of it? Villains who monologue their evil plans? Ticking countdowns?

| 52 Comments

the WordPress migration continues to kick me in the ass…

Mon, May 20, 2013
29 comments

My brain is so fried with all this crap…

| 29 Comments

the Teachers’ Guide to Doctor Who: “The Name of the Doctor”

Sun, May 19, 2013
2 comments

Only £1 — cheap! Please spread the word to teachers, librarians, and everyone else who needs to keep kids amused and educated.

| 2 Comments

why our entertainment sucks so hard

Sun, May 19, 2013
29 comments

Frankly, we should be astonished that anything decent gets made at all…

| 29 Comments

fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of May 11-17 2013

Sun, May 19, 2013
1 comment

Actual unretouched phrases that people plugged into search engines this week that led them to this site (with some commentary from me)…

| 1 Comment

what food would you have to have smuggled to you if you didn’t have access to it?

Sat, May 18, 2013
21 comments

Like how people are smuggling soggy, cold KFC into Gaza at inflated prices…

| 21 Comments
famous hands

London photo of the day: famous hands

Sat, May 18, 2013
1 comment

At the Odeon on Shaftesbury Avenue, you can touch the hands of Ralph Fiennes and Pierce Brosnan. Sort of.

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