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question of the day: What is the best way to honor the life and work of a filmmaker who dies too soon?

Tue, Aug 21, 2012
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Does an untimely death change our perspective on the work? (Should it?) Should how a filmmaker’s work was received during his or her life change how we honor them after they die?

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Doctor Who thing of the day: Matt Smith says he’s the Doctor through 2014

Mon, Aug 13, 2012
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Are you okay with Smith staying on, or are you ready for a new Doctor?

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Doctor Who thing of the day: An Adventure in Space and Time to tell the story of the show’s creation

Fri, Aug 10, 2012
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There’s a lot of real-life drama behind the creation of the show, including the controversial involvement of women such as Verity Lambert at a high level, so this should be a juicy story.

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question of the day: Which onscreen romance do you wish was real?

Fri, Aug 10, 2012
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OMG! Mulder and Scully have hooked up in real life! Bella and Edward have broken up! How can we go on amidst all this real-life fan fiction happening right in front of us?

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Doctor Who thing of the day: wait! Christopher Eccleston has more to do with the Doctor?

Mon, Aug 06, 2012
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What do you think? Is there a chance Eccleston could be lured back to Doctor Who?

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three Hobbit movies now definitely a thing

Mon, Jul 30, 2012
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I just don’t have a good feeling about this.

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Christopher Nolan’s comment on the Aurora shootings

Sat, Jul 21, 2012
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“Speaking on behalf of the cast and crew of The Dark Knight Rises, I would like to express our profound sorrow at the senseless tragedy that has befallen the entire Aurora community…”

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question of the day: What phrases or expressions do you wish critics — including me! — did not use in our reviews?

Thu, Jul 19, 2012
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No one presumes that film critics are above criticism ourselves, and I’m sure there are things that critics do that bug even our biggest fans. So here’s your chance to sound off…

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question of the day: Is Hollywood afraid of fanboys?

Wed, Jul 18, 2012
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I don’t think we need to worry that Hollywood will stop pandering to fanboys, but how might its approach change when it fears their wrath?

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question of the day: What does it mean for TV that its pioneers are now mostly gone?

Thu, Jul 05, 2012
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For comparison’s sake, perhaps we could look to film. Did it change dramatically once its pioneers had died and their experiences were no longer accessible to us?

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