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For those few of you reading here from outside the United States, the box office report is coming on Tuesday this week because yesterday was Labor Day, the holiday marking the traditional, if not actual, end of summer. Unlike most other long holiday weekends, it’s never a big weekend for movies — the kids have … more…
I found myself sorta not hating it, and sorta fascinated by it, for about 45 minutes or so. Alas that the movie’s about 90 minutes long.
Variations on this question include: • “How do you make a living?” • “Why do your bosses let you get away with the shit you pull?” • “How can you afford to live in New York? You must have a rich husband.” • “Why can’t your staff handle [insert whatever strange request the emailer needs … more…
It’s just for fun. I’m a bit mystified as to why this would bother or confound people so much, but over the course of the 11 years since this site debuted, I’ve gotten an inordinate number of questions regarding this. (The latest, which prompted this post, came in the comments to my post explaining the … more…
Roommates in their natural habitat: Anyone understand German? I’m sure that answering machine message that plays over the end credits is funny, but it’s not subtitled. Can anyone translate?
I spent a chunk of hours yesterday freshening up the look of the site. Hope you like it. The changes are mostly cosmetic, with a few exceptions. I moved the posting date and time and the post category to up above the post title, because I think that info was getting lost. (I’ve gotten way … more…
Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Damn, I hate when that happens! You’re just a regular person having regular fun with your regular friends, and then you’re so special that the FBI and supersecret anarchist terrorists want you. Actually, I’m guessing poor Shia is stuck in the Matrix. Eagle Eye opens September … more…
Friday fun! Here’s a screen capture from one of the DVDs in my collection (and it’s definitely from a movie, not a TV show). Guess the movie for fun and, well, fun. No prizes, just bragging rights. But hey: one guess per comment — no fair hogging all the guesses.
All this week! 5 movies I’m psyched for in September, and 5 reasons why. No. 5: Igor [opens September 19]. 1. Mad science fair! All the maddest scientists in the land of Malaria are getting together for their annual competition, but this year, one of their assistants — one of the igors! — is gonna … more…
Who’da thunk? There’s a job for everyone: It’s a joke, of course, but so well done, with all the right little details, that you almost suspect it’s gotta be real. It becomes a beautiful and subtle parody of the documentary genre.
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