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question of the day: Is Anne Hathaway the right choice for Catwoman?

Thu, Jan 20, 2011
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I would have preferred someone who’s proven she’s capable of showing a dark side, like perhaps Rachel Weisz (who apparently had been lobbying for the role) or Rebecca Hall. What do you think?

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omg: David Tennant and Catherine Tate take on ‘Much Ado About Nothing’

Tue, Jan 18, 2011
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And I’ve already got tix, for mid June…

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question of the day: Is Patton Oswalt right? Does geek culture have to die?

Mon, Jan 10, 2011
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Oswalt is being tongue in cheek, but he’s also being serious: Pop culture has become all self-references, snake-eating-its-tail meta commentary on our own dorkiness. Could the only way to refresh pop culture — as well as the nerd love that worships it — be to destroy it all and start fresh?

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‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: Alex Kingston on Craig Ferguson

Fri, Jan 07, 2011
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Alex Kingston — aka Dr. River Song — appeared on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson last night, and here’s the video to prove it…

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rest easy, everyone…

Thu, Jan 06, 2011
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…Kirk Cameron assures us on CNN that dead birds falling out of the sky does not mean the end of the world is nigh…

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‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: Trevor Eve says ‘Doctor Who’ is too expensive

Wed, Jan 05, 2011
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An excellent way to get attention in the British press? Say anything at all about Doctor Who… and if it’s sure to piss off fans, all the better…

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‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: Steven Moffat talks ‘A Christmas Carol’

Wed, Dec 29, 2010
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To The New York Times, no less. Frankly, I’m not sure I want The New York Times talking about Doctor Who. That’s a sure sign that it’s going mainstream and will soon be boring…

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what he said: Rupert Everett…

Wed, Dec 29, 2010
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…on the unending career of Jennifer Aniston (and all the other movie stars who endure as stars despite their presence in terrible movies that continually bomb)…

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what she said: Helen Mirren…

Thu, Dec 23, 2010
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Dame Helen Mirren tells it like it is: Hollywood “continues to worship at the altar of the 18- to 25-year-old male and his penis.”

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question of the day: Is it better to be pirated than to be forgotten?

Tue, Dec 21, 2010
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Fan “pirates” out-of-print comic, and creator heartily approves. Can Hollywood learn a lesson from this?

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