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evening clickbait: I am a heroine of cinema; who’s the robot that won’t cop out?; Magneto killed JFK; The Representation Project; John Sayles cannot get his films funded; Melissa Leo, agent of awesome

Thu, Dec 12, 2013
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Stuff I found on the Net today (and one from yesterday).

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have you ever received violent threats online?

Sat, Aug 03, 2013
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If so, what was the context? (Was it a seemingly random tweet? Were you playing an online game? Was it in response to a comment or blog post?) How did it make you feel? How did you deal with it?

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Doctor Who thing: meet trock band Time Crash

Thu, Aug 01, 2013
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Damn, they’re good.

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me on BBC Radio 4 talking about Zack Snyder’s Superman + Batman movie

Tue, Jul 23, 2013
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If you weren’t following me on Twitter and Facebook yesterday, you may have missed my last-minute notices about my appearance on BBC Radio 4 yesterday morning. But you can listen online now.

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this is the Lianne Spiderbaby piece that Bleeding Cool posted and then scrubbed

Sun, Jul 21, 2013
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There’s a very small window of opportunity when something like this can be posted and be relevant, and we’re really already past that point. Still, I promised you all that I would share it if Bleeding Cool wouldn’t, so here it is.

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what’s the best mix of movies and alcohol?

Mon, Jul 15, 2013
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Do you enjoy certain crappy movies more if you’re drunk? Does a bottle of wine or a couple of beers make certain good movies more enjoyable?

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fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Jun 15-21 2013

Sun, Jun 23, 2013
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Actual unretouched phrases that people plugged into search engines this week that led them to this site (with some commentary from me)…

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the wit and wisdom of Walter Murch at Sheffield Doc/Fest

Mon, Jun 17, 2013
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My tweets from Murch’s informative and inspirational talk…

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must we resign ourselves to living in a total-surveillance state?

Sat, Jun 08, 2013
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I don’t want to think this is the case, but when even the Constitutional scholar U.S. President is okay with it, I’m not seeing any other options…

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Doctor Who thing: fans need to leave John Simm alooooooone!

Fri, May 31, 2013
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Look, actors don’t owe fans anything at all beyond their work. It’s hardly ever cool to approach a celeb in public. Why would you want to annoy someone you profess to like?

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