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Year: 2014

Amsterdam photo of the day: zine jam

Sat, Feb 08, 2014
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“Zine jam” sounds like some paper has gotten stuck in the Xerox machine again.

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a lost Star Wars movie?! well, sort of…

Fri, Feb 07, 2014
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I had never before heard of “Black Angel,” a short film that accompanied The Empire Strikes Back in some non-U.S. cinemas in 1980.

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After the Dark review: most illogical

Fri, Feb 07, 2014
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A thrilling combination of drama, near-science-fiction, suspense, coming-of-age agita, and intellectual exploration of ideas. Pity it derails itself.

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The Patrol review: hurry up and wait

Fri, Feb 07, 2014
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Bracingly free of the usual macho posturing that characterizes movies about the military, and a compassionate and humane portrait of modern soldiering.

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Doctor Who thing: the wide world of Doctor Who slippers

Fri, Feb 07, 2014
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You want you some Time Lord-themed housebound footwear? You have options, people.

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Planes: Fire & Rescue trailer: someone make it stop

Fri, Feb 07, 2014
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I thought I knew how atrocious a sequel to Planes could be. And then I saw this trailer, and was humbled.

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London photo of the day: tube station closed by strike

Fri, Feb 07, 2014
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Weird to see a tube station closed in the middle of the day.

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The Invisible Woman review: sometimes it’s hard to be a woman

Fri, Feb 07, 2014
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The story of Charles Dickens and his secret mistress is no romance, and no modest costume drama, either.

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Doctor Who thing: Episode 5 of the Doctor Puppet

Thu, Feb 06, 2014
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So many puppet Doctors! I’m dying from the cute.

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Alone Yet Not Alone trailer: the most horrifically racist thing you’ll see this year

Thu, Feb 06, 2014
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This is really hard to take when it’s supposedly the work of people who think Jesus has their back.

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