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question of the day: Which actors deserve to be bigger stars than they are?

Wed, Aug 25, 2010
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Peter Bradshaw at the *Guardian*’s Film blog the other day asked, ‘Why isn’t *Salt* star Chiwetel Ejiofor up there with Russell Crowe?’ Which is an excellent question.

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question of the day: Is it really such a bad thing if an actor plays the same character — or his/herself — over and over again?

Tue, Aug 24, 2010
20 comments

I like the Tom Hanks persona. I like the Will Smith persona. I like the Kristin Chenoweth persona. Helen Mirren could just stand around being Helen Mirren and I would love her for it. Is that so wrong?

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question of the day: WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange: public menace or Internet hero?

Mon, Aug 23, 2010
14 comments

This past weekend started off with a story that was both shocking and so unsurprising that the only thing unexpected about it was that it took this long to happen…

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question of the weekend: Who are the most amusing, entertaining, or informative folks to follow on Twitter?

Sat, Aug 21, 2010
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Doesn’t matter if they’re famous or not: Whose tweets do you most enjoy, for whatever reason?

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question of the day: Would you wear Jabba the Hutt sneakers or a Wookiee jacket?

Fri, Aug 20, 2010
5 comments

I had no idea Adidas had a line of *Star Wars* branded clothing…

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question of the day: What are the greatest short movies?

Thu, Aug 19, 2010
16 comments

Today’s question comes from reader doa766, who says…

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question of the day: What’s behind the title change for ‘Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang’ for North American audiences?

Wed, Aug 18, 2010
34 comments

*Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang* is set to open in the U.S. and Canada… though its title has mysterious changed to the considerably less charming *Nanny McPhee Returns*…

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question of the day: Why did ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ bomb?

Tue, Aug 17, 2010
39 comments

It’s one of the biggest bombs of the year. Why?

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question of the day: If you could ask one question of George Lucas, what would it be?

Mon, Aug 16, 2010
27 comments

Jon Stewart interviewed George Lucas at Celebration, the big annual *Star Wars* convention…

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question of the weekend: What’s your Internet speed, and what do you pay for it?

Sat, Aug 14, 2010
28 comments

I ran a few tests on my Net connection this morning, all within a few minutes of one another, and here are the results…

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