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loaded question: have you ever been so angry at a movie’s trailer that you wanted to sue the studio?

Mon, Jan 31, 2022
11 comments

Can you sue when all the funny bits are in the trailer? Can you sue if a piece of music you love is in the trailer but not in the movie? What would compel you to take legal action?

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loaded question: what movie that you love would you change the ending of, and how?

Tue, Jan 25, 2022
17 comments

Inspired by China’s new censoring of the ending of Fight Club, in the most bizarre way…

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loaded question: what historical event needs a movie devoted to it?

Mon, Jan 17, 2022
10 comments

I’m thinking of events that haven’t already been covered on film, but if you’re aware of an unexplored angle on an event that has been seen onscreen, that’ll work, too.

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loaded question: does Disney animation belong in the Metropolitan Museum of Art?

Mon, Jan 10, 2022
6 comments

And if it is going to appear there, does the museum have an obligation to engage in robust criticism of it (not necessarily negative, just analytical) to avoid it feeling like, as a New York Times critic termed it, “a sponsored content post”?

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loaded question: what 2022 film are you most looking forward to?

Mon, Jan 03, 2022
9 comments

New year, tons of new movies coming our way! Here are a few to get you started potentially salivating that we know about at the moment…

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loaded question: what are your film- and/or TV-related festive traditions?

Tue, Dec 21, 2021
6 comments

Me, I like to watch A Charlie Brown Christmas while wrapping presents…

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loaded question: how long does a film have to be before it’s too long for you to sit through?

Mon, Dec 13, 2021
8 comments

Tell us about the really long films you have endured, either at home or in theaters.

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loaded question: what movie do you most associate with winter that isn’t a Christmas movie?

Tue, Dec 07, 2021
22 comments

Maybe it’s a film set in the winter, or maybe there’s some other association for you.

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loaded question: what’s your favorite bit of shocking movie dialogue?

Mon, Nov 29, 2021
6 comments

My choice is the first thing that popped into my head when I saw the question. If you’ve seen the 2005 ITV miniseries Secret Smile, you probably know what line of dialogue I’m talking about.

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loaded question: What movie(s) do you regret watching?

Tue, Nov 23, 2021
6 comments

As a movie professional, I am duty bound to say — and it really is true — that I never regret watching even the worst, most unredeeming of movies. There is always something to learn, even if it’s just how or what not to do onscreen.

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