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Richard Armitage

2014 preview: only movies left underived

Wed, Jan 15, 2014
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Here are the few films coming in 2014 that are not sequels, remakes, reboots, or based on a stage show, the Bible, young-adult novels, comic books, cartoons, or — someone make it stop — toy lines.

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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug review: are we there yet?

Fri, Dec 13, 2013
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Smaug is a magnificent cinematic creation… but there’s no good reason it takes so damn long to get to him.

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fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Jan 12-18 2013

Sun, Jan 20, 2013
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Actual unretouched phrases that people plugged into search engines this week that led them to this site (with some commentary from me)…

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the audacity of Lena Dunham (and other adventures in social networking)

Wed, Jan 16, 2013
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Stuff my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (review)

Mon, Dec 10, 2012
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No, not all who wander are lost. But doesn’t mean that some who wander aren’t lost. Such as Peter Jackson, with his first-of-three-parts big-screen adaptation of The Hobbit.

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (teaser trailer)

Wed, Dec 21, 2011
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So apparently there’s some movie coming out about a fusty little homebody midget who goes on an adventure with a bunch of other midgets. Anyone heard anything about this?

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question of the day: Leonardo da Vinci, action hero: is the prospect terrifying or awesome?

Wed, Nov 09, 2011
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Mathematician, architect, sculptor, writer, scientist, inventor, action hero: Leonardo is James Bond and Q all in one no doubt devastatingly handsome package.

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Captain America: The First Avenger (review)

Mon, Jul 25, 2011
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It’s now a tossup whether the best comic-book superhero movie of 2011 is X-Men: First Class or Captain America: First Avenger… But I’m leaning toward Captain America.

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‘The Hobbit’ drains the hotness from its hot dwarves

Sun, Jul 17, 2011
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Dammit! I knew this was gonna happen! They buried the beauty of Richard Armitage under makeup…

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Captain America: The First Avenger (second trailer)

Mon, Jul 11, 2011
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Yea! A glimpse of Richard Armitage!

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