easter eggs

daily list: 5 entertainment mergers I’d love to see

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So, the news came yesterday that pseudo-indie production company New Line is being absorbed by its parent company, Time Warner. That sounds kinda icky, like something out of a science fiction horror movie — eww, that dude just got absorbed! But on the other hand, if it means a concentrated refocusing on making fewer and … more…

why didn’t they just fly Frodo to Mount Doom?

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It’s one of those classic imponderables, like Why is the sky blue? and How do they get those ships into the bottles? — Why didn’t the eagles just fly Frodo to Mount Doom? Well, a cartoonist calling himself The Big Movie Freak thinks he has the answer. Enjoy. (Technorati tags: Frodo, Mount Doom)

screencap Friday: what the flick? #8

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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.

screencap Friday: what the flick? #7

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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.

screencap Friday: what the flick? #6

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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.

screencap Friday: what the flick? #5

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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.

Marvel Comics superheroes are popping up all over!

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Have you heard? Marvel is dropping its comics characters all over the place… well, into other Marvel comics movies, at least. Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man — his movie is out in May — makes an appearance in this summer’s Incredible Hulk (in which Edward Norton plays the green beast). And Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick … more…

screencap Friday: what the flick? #4

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It’s some new Friday fun, stolen whole cloth from my former Cinemarati compadre Dan Jardine. 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.