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Lord of the Rings

question of the day: What movie does your life feel like right now… and which movie would you rather it felt like?

Fri, Jun 29, 2012
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Or maybe there’s a movie character you feel like, and one you’d rather be, or a movie location you feel stuck in and another you’d rather be living in…

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question of the day: What fairy tales are begging for a fresh new retelling?

Wed, May 30, 2012
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Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters is already on its way. Anyone want to see Jack and the Beanstalk done up Lord of the Rings style? Or perhaps a feminist twist on Cinderella? And who would you cast in your fairy tale?

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Snow White and the Huntsman (review)

Tue, May 29, 2012
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Would really really like for you to feel the grand, sweeping, larger-than-life mythos, and borrows willy-nilly from Peter Jackson and Guillermo Del Toro to try to do so.

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Game of Thrones S02 E06: “The Old Gods and the New”

Sat, May 19, 2012
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Treachery! Murder! Dragon*spoiler*! Joffreyslapping!

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question of the day: Has the era of the female hero arrived?

Mon, Apr 09, 2012
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Katniss Everdeen. Snow White. Lisbeth Salander. Are we finally starting to see heroine’s journeys?

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church of awesome: “Go Away, I’m Reading” book covers

Sun, Apr 08, 2012
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I thought the fact that one had a book or Kindle up in front of one’s face was deterrent enough to keep people from bothering one, but apparently this is not the case…

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Game of Thrones Season One watch-a-thon: “Baelor”

Sun, Mar 18, 2012
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Joffrey. *simmering rage* You will get yours, you little brat rat.

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Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace 3D green light

Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace 3D movie review: escape to the past

Mon, Feb 13, 2012
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It’s still a not very good movie. But… it’s still Star Wars.

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question of the weekend: Should writers be encouraged to write multivolume novels?

Sat, Feb 11, 2012
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Just as how it’s easier to market movies that are part of a franchise or are sourced from material that audiences are already familiar with, so it is with books…

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Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (review)

Mon, Feb 06, 2012
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Crams three times the hoo-hah of the first film into a 3D CGI theme-park ride, yet reduces itself to one-third the fun…

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