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fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Jan 5-11 2013

Sun, Jan 13, 2013
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Actual unretouched phrases that people plugged into search engines this week that led them to this site (with some commentary from me):

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question of the day: What are your favorite examples of amazing actors’ chemistry?

Wed, Aug 15, 2012
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I’m not talking necessarily about onscreen romantic chemistry, though sometimes that’s certainly part of it. It’s about that instant zing of that ineffable magic that sometimes happens when two actors simply mesh really, really well…

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question of the day: What Comic Con programming will you kick yourself for missing?

Fri, Jul 17, 2009
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If you’re not going to San Diego Comic Con next week, you’ll miss the whole con, of course. But even if you are planning to be at the con, you’ll still miss a lot of it — there’s just too much of it to see. But we can drool over the schedule, and sigh over … more…

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dream cast: (not so) hypothetical ‘Three Stooges’ movie

Thu, Mar 26, 2009
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It’s Thursday, and that means it’s time to remake an 80s classic TV show or movie with an all-new cast. This week we’re stretching the timeline a bit to feature The Three Stooges, the mid-20th-century vaudeville act whose short films ensured their spot in the pop culture hall of fame as the poster boys for … more…

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