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Month: August 2013

Monsters Wanted review: chasing a nightmare

Mon, Aug 26, 2013
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A rare unromantic look at just how much labor (and risk) goes into a labor of love…

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Doctor Who thing: how Matt Smith’s Doctor might have dressed

Mon, Aug 26, 2013
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Matt Smith, charming as he may be, has never inspired me to say this before, but… I will be in my bunk.

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Runner Runner trailer: Ben Affleck can *too* do psychopath

Mon, Aug 26, 2013
18 comments

Maybe the rebooted Dark Knight will have a pool of crocodiles at stately Wayne manor.

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why so many movies about folktales?

Mon, Aug 26, 2013
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What is it about folktales that appeal to us? What elements of folktales do you particularly like or hate, especially as Hollywood deals them out?

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London photo of the day: East End street art 17

Mon, Aug 26, 2013
1 comment

Some people will be waiting a long time.

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the mark of snark (a new FlickFilosopher T-shirt)

Sun, Aug 25, 2013
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Did you know that a backward question mark is the appropriate punctuation to indicate sarcasm or irony?

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Grown Ups 2 review: Adam Sandler’s Happy Funtime Circle Jerk

Sun, Aug 25, 2013
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This is not a movie. This is nothing but Adam Sandler hanging out with his pals and congratulating himself on how awesome he finds himself to be.

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London photo of the day: East End street art 16

Sat, Aug 24, 2013
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Fancy a cuppa?

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fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Aug 17-23 2013

Sat, Aug 24, 2013
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Actual unretouched phrases that people plugged into search engines this week that led them to this site (with some commentary from me)…

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if you were part of a highborn family in the Game of Thrones universe, what would be your house words?

Sat, Aug 24, 2013
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Mine might be: “House Johanson: Wine? Or Tea?”

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