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Avengers

what is the best comic book movie ever?

Mon, May 06, 2013
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Pick more than one if you must!

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what Tony Stark needs most is a hug (Iron Man 3 review)

Thu, Apr 25, 2013
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“I am Iron Man.” When Tony repeats that line here, it’s newly thrilling, and far more intriguing than it previously was.

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the 85th Academy Award nominees

Tue, Feb 12, 2013
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With links to my reviews. I’ll be adding reviews of the last few films I haven’t yet covered between now and the Oscars.

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“Captain America in frozen a few years later, wake up” (and other adventures in social networking)

Fri, Oct 26, 2012
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Links my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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question of the day: Has the term “fanboy” become a misnomer?

Tue, Oct 23, 2012
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It’s just like now that there’s a black man in the White House, racism is over! Or, you know, not…

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Doctor Who thing of the day: Grover and Cookie Monster sing Doctor Who!

Tue, Oct 02, 2012
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The Sesame Street stars visited the offices of Entertainment Weekly recently, and regaled the staff with their musical interpretations of some pop-culture phenomena…

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the downbeat alternate opening for The Avengers (and other adventures in social networking)

Wed, Aug 29, 2012
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Links my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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question of the day: Do film and TV production subsidies provided by local governments make sense?

Tue, Jun 05, 2012
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Subsidies bring in jobs, right? Or are they a convenient windfall for projects that would have happened anyway?

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apparently people actually like Channing Tatum (and other adventures in social networking)

Sat, Jun 02, 2012
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What my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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question of the day: Are you more likely to head to the multiplex on a holiday weekend?

Mon, May 28, 2012
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Or do you prefer to avoid the crowds that turn up then? Are some holidays better than others for moviegoing?

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