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Stephenie Meyer

I’m not sure that telling men that a movie about women isn’t for them is helping

Fri, Jul 19, 2013
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You want to reinforce the idea that women are a minority with niche interests that could not possibly be appreciated or understood by default normal human beings (ie, men)? This is the perfect way to do it.

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Stephenie Meyer has found a whole new way for teen girls to be conflicted about sex (The Host review)

Thu, Apr 04, 2013
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Did Neo come to see that the Agents had the right way of things? Did Luke eventually realize that the Empire was a stabilizing force in the galaxy? But poor Melanie is suffering from the ultimate case of Stockholm Syndrome.

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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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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (review)

Mon, Nov 19, 2012
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The world’s most insipid vampires are back in inaction! Twilight has never been more about people standing around waiting for stuff to happen to them…

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The Host (teaser trailer)

Mon, Mar 26, 2012
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I’d like to think that Andrew Niccol will make Stephenie Meyer tolerable…

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question of the weekend: Should writers be encouraged to write multivolume novels?

Sat, Feb 11, 2012
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Just as how it’s easier to market movies that are part of a franchise or are sourced from material that audiences are already familiar with, so it is with books…

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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (review)

Mon, Nov 21, 2011
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It. Is. So. Romantic! I could almost die. Just like Bella does here. Almost die, I mean. Because that’s what you do for love.

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