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Joss Whedon

movie-related flash-fiction freebie: “Disney Dystopia”

Mon, Sep 02, 2019
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“Hey, so you wanna go to the disneys tonight?”

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Justice League movie review: grab ’em by the fanboy

Fri, Nov 17, 2017
76 comments

The cinematic equivalent of Trump and Brexit as awfulness brought upon ourselves. Incoherent and cheap-looking. There are no heroes, and everything is broken.

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In Your Eyes review: the light, the heat…

Tue, Apr 22, 2014
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Joss Whedon wrote and produced a sweet little supernatural romance for your geeky pleasure, and you don’t even have to pirate it: he released it instantly on Vimeo.

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The Muppets review: are we not men? we are weirdoes

Wed, Mar 19, 2014
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What is a Muppet? Is it something one is born? Is it something one chooses? Is it a state of mind? Is it a lifestyle?

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Doctor Who thing: Joss Whedon, George R.R. Martin, and Steven Moffat walk into a bar…

Fri, Nov 29, 2013
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Can’t believe I missed this earlier in the year. Though it’s just gotten a punchline now…

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Much Ado About Nothing review: I didst fall in love

Thu, Jun 13, 2013
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Pure, unalloyed, rollicking cinematic joy. Brings the romantic comedy as a genre into a realm of fantasy and poetry and fun and laughter.

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Agent “Phil” Coulson is still alive! hooray! (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. trailer)

Fri, May 17, 2013
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I don’t usually post television trailers, but the movie tie-in makes it impossible for me to resist this. Plus it’s from Joss Whedon.

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QOTD: Which directors would you like to see adapt Shakespeare for the big screen?

Wed, Mar 13, 2013
33 comments

Now that the world is oh-so excited about Joss Whedon’s big-screen — if small-budget — adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing, you can bet that this is already being talked about behind closed doors in Hollywood…

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Much Ado About Nothing <-- Joss Whedon’s! (trailer)

Fri, Mar 08, 2013
23 comments

Can Joss Whedon get mainsteam audiences to appreciate Shakespeare?

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question of the day: Who should — and should not — direct a new Star Wars movie for Disney?

Wed, Oct 31, 2012
1 comment

A few shoulds off the top of my head: Bryan Singer. Brad Bird. Christopher Nolan. Joss Whedon. A few should-nots: Brett Ratner. Michael Bay.

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