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Out of the Furnace trailer: men men men men men

Mon, Dec 02, 2013
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Glad to see that someone is finally telling the untold stories about men and violence, and the relationships between brothers and fathers and sons. We never see such things on the big screen.

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evening clickbait: the Spike Lee Oldboy poster controversy gets weirder; apparently Philomena is unfair to nice Catholic nuns who saved innocent babies from whorish mothers

Sat, Nov 30, 2013
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Stuff I found on the Net today.

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The Christmas Candle trailer: based on the Klingon proverb, I believe…

Fri, Nov 29, 2013
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“Better to light up the church than curse the single miracle candle,” wasn’t it?

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evening clickbait: *cough* Homefront *cough*; good news for women filmmakers; a six-year-old boy is wise about Frozen

Thu, Nov 28, 2013
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Stuff I found on the Net today. (Well, actually, yesterday.)

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Third Contact trailer: indie “shot in London, not about gangsters”

Thu, Nov 28, 2013
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A science fiction film! About ideas! How wonderful.

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The Invisible Woman trailer: Ralph Fiennes *is* Charles Dickens!

Wed, Nov 27, 2013
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If I’d seen this trailer before I saw the film (at this year’s London Film Festival), I’m not sure I’d be all that impressed with it.

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evening clickbait: another reason Hunger Games is awesome; animals *were* harmed

Wed, Nov 27, 2013
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Stuff I found on the Net today.

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Doctor Who thing: Ron Burgundy cannot handle the Doctor

Tue, Nov 26, 2013
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Who is Peter Capaldi’s Doctor? He must have a name… (Ron Burgundy is confused.)

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Homefront trailer: Jason Statham edges toward human characters

Tue, Nov 26, 2013
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So, even though this opens in the U.S. and Canada tomorrow, I am embargoed from posting my review till next Monday…

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evening clickbait: who will play JRR Tolkien in the biopic?; Katniss and her movie girlfriend

Tue, Nov 26, 2013
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Stuff I found on the Net today.

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