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Dave Beauchene at PopTometry suggests that movie stars should only be movie stars if there can be unanimous agreement on their objectively superior talent. What’s more, this was once true, and has been lost. I couldn’t disagree more.
Advertising works on at least the veneer of truth and plausibility. Is the real issue here that this ad strips away the polite fiction that ads tell the truth?
How come there’s no nude consumption of midday meals in Naked Lunch? Were you expecting something soothing and calming from Serenity?
There are lots of Muppets personality tests online. They all seem to contradict one another. I doubt their scientific validity…
Salon film critic Matt Zoller Seitz offers a lovely tribute to his wife, who died five years ago, and powerfully influenced his love of movies (and music). It makes me sad to realize that I haven’t had anyone like this in my life…
If you’re not in the U.S. and hence not celebrating anything, are there occasions on which you might get together with your family for a special favorite classic movie?
Back in the spring we talked about iconic Hollywood costumes, but this is more about functional clothing that happened to become costume, and the wearing of which lends some mojo — or serves as a sign of fandom.
Could Hollywood only get away with such a split when there is an existing and enthusiastic fanbase? Are these splits anything other than moneygrabbing on the studios’ part, a means to get twice the ticket sales out of fans?
Isn’t The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! way zanier and infinitely more awesome than The Pirates! Band of Misfits?
Have you seen this Google Earth image that drove the Internet insane this week? Quality conspiracy-theory explanations wanted…
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