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JJ Abrams

question of the day: Has J.J. Abrams lost his mind?

Thu, Dec 22, 2011
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Abrams says he’ll shoot Star Trek 2 in 2D and do a postproduction 3D conversion. The news is like a negative Christmas present for geeks.

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The Cabin in the Woods (trailer)

Tue, Dec 06, 2011
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What the–?

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The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (review)

Wed, Oct 26, 2011
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A soulless CGI-animated remake of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Without a Harrison Ford to smirk and snark his way through it, natch.

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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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Super 8 (great movie quotes)

Mon, Jul 11, 2011
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“It’s on the news. That means it’s real.” –Charles (Riley Griffiths), and more

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Super 8 movie review: all about Steve

Thu, Jun 16, 2011
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Is it weird that the overwhelming feeling I’m left with after Super 8 is one of a nostalgic melancholy?

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (retro trailer)

Sun, Jun 12, 2011
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I can’t wait to see Super 8, J.J. Abrams’ tribute to Steven Spielberg. For now, I have to make do with some actual Spielberg…

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Tyler Perry tells Spike Lee to go to hell; an apology for ‘Superman Returns’; Canadians hate loud TV ads; more: leftover links

Mon, Apr 25, 2011
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Plus: Even rightwing bloggers admit Atlas Shrugged sucks; Restrepo director Tim Hetherington killed covering fighting in Libya; Jodie Foster on yet another way Hollywood hates women…

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trailer break: ‘Super 8’

Mon, Mar 21, 2011
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Hey, I didn’t know J.J. Abrams was remaking The Goonies?

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what you don’t understand about Twitter; Facebook defriends Roger Ebert; Golden Globes in big trouble; more: leftover links

Sun, Jan 30, 2011
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Plus: Katie Holmes smeared by mean ol’ gossip rags; Syfy picks up Web series The Mercury Men; the Internet stole Obama’s State of the Union address; more…

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