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question of the day: Are stories about racism automatically racist if told through the eyes of white characters?

Wed, Aug 17, 2011
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If the Association of Black Women Historians thinks The Help is racist, aren’t I just demonstrating my own white privilege by insisting that it isn’t?

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The Inbetweeners Movie (trailer)

Tue, Aug 16, 2011
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This will not be screening for critics, and I’ve been debating whether I should take myself out to see it anyway. You know, indulge in the local culture: that sort of thing.

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question of the day: Are the Smurfs cryptofascists?

Tue, Aug 16, 2011
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I mean, c’mon: Smurf society is the archetype of a totalitarian utopia marked by Stalinism and Nazism. Isn’t it?

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Shark Night 3D (trailer)

Mon, Aug 15, 2011
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Where does the “night” part come in? Cuz it’s broad daylight in 99.99 percent of this trailer.

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question of the day: How much is too much to spend on producing a movie?

Mon, Aug 15, 2011
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Disney shuts down production on The Lone Ranger over budget concerns even though it seems like a sure thing. Have we finally hit a ceiling on production costs?

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press release of the week: Free screenings and DVDs to any record stores affected by the Sony warehouse fire (or any damage from riots)

Sun, Aug 14, 2011
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The makers of Until The Light Takes Us, the award winning film about the 90’s Norwegian “black metal” music scene, are offering free screenings and DVDs to all UK record stores affected by the riots…

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One Day (trailer)

Fri, Aug 12, 2011
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This is the movie where the female lead is, in the novel it’s based on, a frumpy Brit. Here’s, she’s Anne Hathaway.

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Glee: The 3D Concert Movie (trailer)

Thu, Aug 11, 2011
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Is Glee the TV show this precious?

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Final Destination 5 (trailer)

Wed, Aug 10, 2011
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I’ll tell ya what’s supernaturally weird about these movies…

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The Help (trailer)

Tue, Aug 09, 2011
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The film is not the sort of happy, silly Southern froth this trailer makes it out to be.

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