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Star Wars

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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Leia now a Disney princess (and other adventures in social networking)

Wed, Oct 31, 2012
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crazy person building full-scale replica of Millennium Falcon (and other adventures in social networking)

Mon, Oct 29, 2012
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what happens when multiplexes get rid of professional projectionists (and other adventures in social networking)

Thu, Oct 25, 2012
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question of the day: What is the best screen kiss ever?

Mon, Oct 22, 2012
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Or maybe just your favorite(s)? What makes a screen kiss great?

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question of the day: Which villains deserve stories of their own?

Wed, Oct 10, 2012
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Pop culture is full of villains bursting with personality and charisma or merely so terrifyingly capable of evoking horror that we cannot look away from them. Yet these awesome bad guys inevitably take a backseat to the square-jawed white-bread hero. Time to rectify that.

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question of the day: Will Seth MacFarlane be a good Oscar host?

Tue, Oct 02, 2012
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Apparently he has successfully pulled off hosting duties before. But it still seems like a surprising choice, going with someone who isn’t essentially a performer…

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the inevitable has happened: “Klingon Style” (and other adventures in social networking)

Mon, Oct 01, 2012
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the Force is not strong with Apple at the moment (and other adventures in social networking)

Mon, Sep 24, 2012
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help Kickstart an SF movie about rebuilding Arctic ice (and other adventures in social networking)

Sat, Sep 22, 2012
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