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wtf: Steven Slater: The Reality Show

Mon, Aug 16, 2010
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Is something less horrifying when it’s also inevitable, or more horrifying?

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omg: Lucas Lee vs. the world, in poster form

Mon, Aug 16, 2010
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The best thing about *Scott Pilgrim vs. the World*? Chris Evans as Lucas Lee, one of Ramona’s “evil” exes… who just happens to be a mega movie star…

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trailer break: ‘Bran Nue Dae’

Mon, Aug 16, 2010
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Is it this year’s *Slumdog Millionaire*…?

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question of the day: If you could ask one question of George Lucas, what would it be?

Mon, Aug 16, 2010
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Jon Stewart interviewed George Lucas at Celebration, the big annual *Star Wars* convention…

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I’m behind on ‘Doctor Who’ and ‘Life on Mars’ blogging

Sun, Aug 15, 2010
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I know. I’m a bad, bad person. I’m gonna catch up this week…

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my reads: ‘The Devil in the White City’ by Erik Larson

Sun, Aug 15, 2010
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Have you ever heard of H.H. Holmes? He’s basically America’s Jack the Ripper…

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subscription drive update: off and running

Sun, Aug 15, 2010
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I’m looking for at least 5,000 readers to subscribe to FlickFilosopher.com for at least a buck per month by October 1.

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deep thought (re the journalmalism of cable news)

Sun, Aug 15, 2010
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How does a 24-hour news channel “run out of time” to cover a story?

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what he said: the Chicago ‘Tribune’s Michael Phillips…

Sun, Aug 15, 2010
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…on what arts criticism is, and what it isn’t…

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cinematic roots of: ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’

Sun, Aug 15, 2010
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In *Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,* Michael Cera is forced to battle, videogame style, his new girlfriend’s (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) ex-boyfriends in order to win her hand. This flick sprang from (among other films)…

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