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question of the day: What makes a movie great?

Wed, Nov 03, 2010
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If a film must stand the test of time, is there an optimal age for a great film before it starts to feel dated? What are you personal criteria for cinematic greatness… and does it bother you when other film fans use different criteria?

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watch it: “A Tiny Apartment Transforms into 24 Room”

Wed, Nov 03, 2010
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This is so cool.

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kids movies crash and burn, grownup movies go long

Tue, Nov 02, 2010
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I can’t remember another weekend like this past one at the box office, which couldn’t be a clearer indication of the difference between how movies aimed at teenagers and very young adults play compared to how movies with more sophisticated appeal do. Look at this…

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the oh-no! DVD of the week: ‘Demon Kiss’

Tue, Nov 02, 2010
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Who thought “Satan has an oral fixation” was a scary tagline?

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‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: Christmas special will be fast-tracked internationally

Tue, Nov 02, 2010
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Can’t wait for the return of the Doctor at Christmastime? Nope, none of us can… and it seems that the BBC is beginning to catch on that the show is popular enough outside the U.K. that concerns about piracy are becoming a factor in its scheduling….

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trailer break: ‘The Nutcracker in 3D’

Tue, Nov 02, 2010
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It used to be a ballet. Now it’s an action movie. Hooray!

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question of the day: Why are we fascinated by movies (and TV shows) about our own destruction?

Tue, Nov 02, 2010
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AMC’s new zombie drama, The Walking Dead, enjoyed the highest-rated premiere on cable this year: more than eight million people tuned in to see the world end… again. Why?

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watch it: “The T-Mobile Welcome Back”

Tue, Nov 02, 2010
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I know this is just a commercial, and I know it’s silly, but this made me cry.

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‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: homemade Dalek

Mon, Nov 01, 2010
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What is it about Daleks that so inspires fannish imagination? I mean, for the longest time, for most of the 25-year span of the original iteration of the show, you could escape a Dalek merely by running up or down a flight of stairs. So why were they so riveting, even then?

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watch it: “Forbidden Images”

Mon, Nov 01, 2010
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‘Sex is still all about women’s bodies and people either want them covered up and hidden or freely available for public consumption.’

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