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Film School Rejects

spoiling movies in a responsible way will be a new thing here…

Sat, Apr 20, 2013
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…when I get up and running on WordPress (which will be very soon), when I can protect such posts from accidental viewing. In the meantime, please enjoy this post from Film School Rejects about Oblivion…

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question of the day: What TV shows that aren’t on DVD should be?

Thu, May 31, 2012
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What television series are you missing, and would love to be able to buy or rent to see again?

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the Internet demands authenticity? (and other adventures in social networking)

Mon, Feb 06, 2012
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What my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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must reads: “6 Things the Film Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know About” at Film School Rejects

Tue, Sep 20, 2011
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Ashe Cantrell at Film School Rejects is angry…

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question of the day: Is J.J. Abrams being a troll when he says, “If you’re so smart, you come up with a better ending for ‘Lost’”?

Mon, Aug 08, 2011
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Seems to me that Abrams is engaging in one of the classic gambits of the Internet troll…

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question of the day: Are honorary Oscars bullshit?

Tue, Aug 31, 2010
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The Academy has been unable to get in touch with Jean-Luc Godard to let him know about his win…

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wtf: ‘The Other Guys’ insults Wall Street, which is nothing but kind and noble and beneficient

Tue, Aug 10, 2010
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About those ‘Other Guys’ closing credits…

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question of the day: Is it a spoiler to reveal that ‘The Fourth Kind’ is a total fakeout?

Wed, Nov 11, 2009
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And there I’ve gone and spoiled The Fourth Kind again, at least according to Cole Abaius at Film School Rejects. Yesterday, he posted a long complaint about how elitist film critics who don’t really love film but love feeling all insider-y have ruined this movie by highlighting — sometimes in the headlines of our reviews, … more…

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