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Doctor Who thing: enjoy a getaway fit for a Time Lord (almost)

Fri, May 24, 2013
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Why not consider a trip to Reading, where you can enjoy Doctor Who-style bed-and-breakfast accommodations in the home of Whovian Tom?

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Now You See Me trailer: a kind of magic?

Fri, May 24, 2013
8 comments

What? Is this an original idea? Not based on a TV show, a comic book, or a movie from my high-school years?

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dramatic sky

London photo of the day: dramatic sky

Fri, May 24, 2013
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This wasn’t taken today, but it could have been — we had a crazy weather day today, including hail when I was walking to the tube this afternoon.

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The Hangover Part III review: get pissed

Fri, May 24, 2013
19 comments

It’s like they realized they never should have made a sequel, so for Part III, they didn’t even bother to make a Hangover movie at all…

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Doctor Who thing: exult in the peace of the Dalek Lama

Thu, May 23, 2013
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Imagine how holy this Dalek must be to have so thoroughly rejected the genocidal hatred of its race…

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The Purge trailer: murder most legal

Thu, May 23, 2013
8 comments

Ooo, I’m intrigued. A concept of anthropological science fiction.

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cyborg playground

London photo of the day: cyborg playground

Thu, May 23, 2013
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Fun fun fun, designed by Daleks, apparently.

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Epic review: you can’t stop the rot

Wed, May 22, 2013
21 comments

Ironically, nothing feels organic here, and certainly nothing feels magical…

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Doctor Who thing: the Doctor will materialize at Vivid Sydney

Wed, May 22, 2013
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On the evening of June 1, Sydney’s Customs House will be transformed…

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Ender’s Game trailer: children’s crusade

Wed, May 22, 2013
29 comments

They’ve really front-loaded the film with actors the Academy loves. Are they thinking this is a contender?

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