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Star Wars

Muppets Most Wanted review: that’ll do, frog

Wed, Mar 19, 2014
21 comments

Kermit the Frog takes on his biggest challenge yet: dual roles. And truly puts the villain in vaudevillian.

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behold the ugliest, most cynical geek glom-on ever

Thu, Feb 13, 2014
13 comments

Looks like someone found an original set of Star Wars bedsheets in a thrift shop…

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a lost Star Wars movie?! well, sort of…

Fri, Feb 07, 2014
1 comment

I had never before heard of “Black Angel,” a short film that accompanied The Empire Strikes Back in some non-U.S. cinemas in 1980.

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Doctor Who thing: the Doctor gets his own Little Golden Book

Thu, Jan 23, 2014
2 comments

Not actually. It’s part of an art exhibition in California.

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Doctor Who thing: crayons carved into sonic screwdrivers, because why not?

Fri, Jan 17, 2014
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The creativity and ingenuity of fans will never cease to surprise and delight me.

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geeky Christmas: Han and Leia sing “Baby It’s Cold Outside”

Tue, Dec 31, 2013
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Hothy New Year.

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what’s your favorite movie one-liner?

Mon, Oct 21, 2013
37 comments

Simple question this week, but a tough choice…

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London photo of the day: the Trocadero, a wretched hive of scum and villainy

Sun, Oct 13, 2013
2 comments

I can almost hear Mal Reynolds saying to Zoe, “I reckon we best not linger.”

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Machete Kills review: justice is bloody (hilarious)

Sun, Oct 06, 2013
11 comments

Forget about the socially conscious core that fueled the exploitation engine of the first film. This one is flat-out, no-message action comedy, outrageous and hilarious.

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what cool job from movies would you love to do (and what would suck about it)?

Mon, Sep 16, 2013
17 comments

Dream big, and have fun.

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