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question of the day: Why did ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ bomb?

Tue, Aug 17, 2010
39 comments

It’s one of the biggest bombs of the year. Why?

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question of the day: If you could ask one question of George Lucas, what would it be?

Mon, Aug 16, 2010
27 comments

Jon Stewart interviewed George Lucas at Celebration, the big annual *Star Wars* convention…

| 27 Comments

question of the day: Are there any celebrities or historical personages that no actor could or should portray onscreen?

Fri, Aug 13, 2010
15 comments

It seems that French screen legend Brigitte Bardot thinks no could possibly stand in for her in a film about her life…

| 15 Comments

question of the day: Does Jet Blue flight attendant Steven Slater deserve to be a folk hero?

Thu, Aug 12, 2010
23 comments

If the news has become entertainment, then surely there’s something of a pop culture perfect storm brewing over the spectacular exit flight attendant Steven Slater made from a Jet Blue plane on the tarmac at New York’s JFK airport the other day…

| 23 Comments

question of the day: Who would you cast in an all-female ‘Expendables’/‘A-Team’/‘Losers’ action film?

Wed, Aug 11, 2010
35 comments

And they have to rescue at least one big strong badass guy from mortal danger…

| 35 Comments

question of the day: Which ‘Superbad’ guy has the best prospects for a long career?

Tue, Aug 10, 2010
4 comments

Those guys are, of course, are the stars of the 2007 hit *Superbad* which cost only $20 million to produce and earned $120 million….

| 4 Comments

question of the day: Who is your favorite villain from all of pop culture?

Mon, Aug 09, 2010
29 comments

I’m not sure that I have a favorite villain, but The Princess Bride’s Prince Humperdinck’s ‘I killed you too quickly last time’ comes in handy once in a while.

| 29 Comments

question of the weekend: What is the difference between “gay marriage” and “civil union”?

Sat, Aug 07, 2010
70 comments

With the judicial knockdown of California’s Proposition 8 this week, we’re getting some hilarious responses from those who oppose the right of certain citizens to marry…

| 70 Comments

question of the day: Is James Bond dead?

Fri, Aug 06, 2010
22 comments

*Entertainment Weekly* is suggesting, in its latest issue, that the Bond franchise may be dead…

| 22 Comments

question of the day: How do you cope with ‘cinematicus interruptus’?

Thu, Aug 05, 2010
15 comments

I’m stealing today’s question directly from Peter Martin at Cinematical, because it’s simply too perfect.

| 15 Comments
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