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Cowboys and Aliens

Uggie gets an Oscar! (and other adventures in social networking)

Thu, Mar 01, 2012
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What my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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question of the day: How many things can you find wrong with the cover of Vanity Fair’s Hollywood issue?

Fri, Feb 03, 2012
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Too white, too thin, too interchangeable: the traditional cover featuring young talent on the rise always comes under massive scrutiny, and the ritual is now in full swing…

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question of the day: Has anyone played more iconic roles than Harrison Ford?

Fri, Dec 23, 2011
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Nothing can diminish Ford’s status as an icon… or can it?

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Cowboys & Aliens (review)

Tue, Aug 16, 2011
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Holy shit, Indiana Jones and James Bond are fighting frickin’ aliens. This is a geekgasm. Or it should be. But it isn’t.

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question of the day: How much is too much to spend on producing a movie?

Mon, Aug 15, 2011
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Disney shuts down production on The Lone Ranger over budget concerns even though it seems like a sure thing. Have we finally hit a ceiling on production costs?

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question of the day: Why does Hollywood underestimate how well kids’ movies will do at the box office?

Tue, Aug 02, 2011
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Smurfs earned 50 percent more at the box office than it was expected to. Why?

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The Frisco Kid (retro trailer)

Sun, Jul 31, 2011
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Since I still haven’t seen Cowboys and Aliens and have no idea when I will be able to see it, I have to resort to reminding myself of Harrison Ford’s other outing as a cowboy.

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Harrison Ford’s best performance in years

Thu, Jul 28, 2011
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Hairballs? Ewww.

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watch it: “Cowboys & FreddieW”

Tue, Jul 26, 2011
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More viral marketing as FX wiz Freddie Wong, with a small assist from Jon Favreau, sends up Cowboys & Aliens.

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Adult Swim is killing; 80s flicks that shaped our world today; can gays play straight?; and more: leftover links

Sun, Mar 06, 2011
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Plus: too many depressing links about the Charlie Sheen feeding frenzy…

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