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Simon Pegg

movies I can’t wait to see at the 58th BFI London Film Festival

Thu, Sep 04, 2014
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LFF is a veritable orgy of cinema, and I love it. It’s exhausting, but I love it.

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Hector and the Search for Happiness movie review: unhappymess

Fri, Aug 15, 2014
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A rich white man tours the misery of others to learn about happiness. Yes, it is as offensive as it sounds.

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Amsterdam photo of the day: proof that Simon Pegg is a time-traveler

Tue, Feb 04, 2014
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Alternate title: Simon Pegg likes it ruff.

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Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts (86th Academy Awards) review

Thu, Jan 30, 2014
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The French “Mr. Hublot” creates an utterly real yet completely fantastical world, a palpable steampunk environment of gorgeous mechanical loveliness.

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The World’s End review: the very bitter (and lager) end

Fri, Jul 19, 2013
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Its humor is a little more uncomfortable than that of the other Cornetto flicks, and it’s more far satirical, in a far more cynical way, than I ever would have anticipated.

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feel the rush of endorkins (Star Trek Into Darkness review)

Wed, May 08, 2013
106 comments

A Star Trek for our times. Very much for our times. Which means there’s little hope to be found here…

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The World's End Nick Frost Simon Pegg

there’s no possibility this movie isn’t awesome (The World’s End trailer)

Wed, May 08, 2013
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Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright together again for the first time.

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question of the day: What 2013 movie are you most looking forward to?

Thu, Jan 10, 2013
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Let’s get our geek on for the coming year!

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question of the day: Who should — and should not — direct a new Star Wars movie for Disney?

Wed, Oct 31, 2012
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A few shoulds off the top of my head: Bryan Singer. Brad Bird. Christopher Nolan. Joss Whedon. A few should-nots: Brett Ratner. Michael Bay.

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nice analysis of why Princess Leia is so damn cool (and other adventures in social networking)

Fri, Aug 10, 2012
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Links my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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