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Emmys

Downton Abbey movie review: embarrassment of riches

Thu, Sep 19, 2019
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Wherein the working class revels in servitude, and wealth and privilege are deserved. Deeply reactionary and unlikely to please anyone not already enamored of the show. I get Anglophilia, but really?

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Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story documentary review: beauty is a beast

Wed, Nov 22, 2017
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The infuriatingly tragic true story of the Hollywood superstar whose brain was ignored because she was beautiful. A stupendous tribute to a remarkable woman.

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fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Aug 17-23 2013

Sat, Aug 24, 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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fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Apr 6-12 2013

Sun, Apr 14, 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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guess what Tom Hanks did with his new Emmy… (and other adventures in social networking)

Wed, Sep 26, 2012
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Links my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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London photo of the day: golden couple

Sat, Feb 11, 2012
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An Oscar and an Emmy on display at postproduction house Framestore in Fitzrovia.

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things you need to know: Amazon is better than Netflix and Redbox, you dumbass

Tue, Sep 20, 2011
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You think you’re all hip and modern and 21st-century and what have you with your streaming and your little red envelopes of DVDs coming to your mailbox. Ha. Amazon wants you to know: You ain’t shit, dude.

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things you need to know: women with large breasts are whores, unless they wear burkas (this means you, Christina Hendricks)

Mon, Sep 19, 2011
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Hendricks should learn how to be a modest lady and starve herself down to a size 0 A cup. Obviously.

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question of the day: What do you think of the Emmy Awards results?

Mon, Sep 19, 2011
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The Emmy Awards for excellence in American television were handed out last night, and one of the biggest winners wasn’t American at all: Downton Abbey…

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question of the day: Is atheism standing in the way of an Emmy for Bill Maher?

Tue, Sep 14, 2010
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Bill Maher is now the losingest Emmy nominee ever. Is there a nefarious reason why?

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