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Scott Weinberg

question of the day: What phrases or expressions do you wish critics — including me! — did not use in our reviews?

Thu, Jul 19, 2012
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No one presumes that film critics are above criticism ourselves, and I’m sure there are things that critics do that bug even our biggest fans. So here’s your chance to sound off…

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question of the day: Has 2011 been the best year for science fiction films ever?

Fri, Nov 04, 2011
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I must confess that the notion didn’t even cross my mind till Scott Weinberg put forth the suggestion at Movies.com…

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question of the day: What part of Hollywood would you #Occupy?

Thu, Oct 27, 2011
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I might #Occupy studio facilities where they do motion-capture, and allow it only for Andy Serkis to portray a hobbitlike creature or an ape…

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The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) (trailer)

Thu, Oct 06, 2011
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Oh, I’m sure the movie is thoroughly disgusting, inhumane, and pointless. But what’s sorta more disgusting is all the oneupmanship going on over the promotion of it.

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question of the day: If you could turn any — yes, *any* — book into a movie or TV show, what would it be?

Wed, Aug 31, 2011
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The Joy of Sex? Jane’s Fighting Ships? Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management?

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AOL/HuffPo shoots the messenger, fires Moviefone editor Patricia Chui over work-for-free email

Thu, Apr 07, 2011
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And the AOL/HuffPo Cinematical fiasco comes full circle in the only way it could have: with a scapegoating…

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my outrage over the TechCrunch AOL ‘Source Code’ mess (aka: this is why we can’t have nice things)

Sat, Mar 19, 2011
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Or, Why not to be a whore for the studios, even though lots and lots of folks are doing it.

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