Monthly Archives: April 2013

Room 237 – The Shining Conspiracies

The first thought I had about Room 237 was “Wow, these people have a lot of time on their hands.” My second thought was “Wow, these people are INTENSE.” My third thought was “I kinda admire them in all their … Continue reading

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The Doctor Walks 500 Miles

How did I know about this video sooner? Seriously…how?? I love The Doctor, I love the song “500 Miles”, I love watching people pretend to walk… This video was made at the end of 10’s reign. Matt Smith, I do … Continue reading

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After Earth and the Directorial Twist

Watch this… Now, watch this… Did you see it? Or rather, not see it? Both movies have the same director, but a very very different marketing strategy. Clearly Hollywood is no longer banking on the box office magic of one … Continue reading

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Boston, New York, and Memories of Attacks

This week was the second time I was in a city that was attacked. First New York, now Boston. While the two aren’t the same, I have spent a lot of today sitting in Boston and thinking about New York. New … Continue reading

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Trailer: Catching Fire

While I didn’t adore The Hunger Games, I’m more interested in Catching Fire after seeing this trailer. It very clearly veers away from the book, but for the purposes of a movie, I can understand why. Because we can’t be … Continue reading

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What is it with death and AMC shows these days?

And no, I don’t mean the fact that every few days another famous person seems to be shuffling off this mortal coil. Thinking about some of the biggest dramas on TV right now, it strikes me that all of them … Continue reading

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Trailer for HBO’s Behind the Candelabra

Upfront, I know precious little about Liberace apart from the fact that he liked to sparkle and Fred Armisen plays him well on SNL. But all that aside, I’m fascinated by this new HBO movie, Behind the Candelabra, directed by … Continue reading

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R.I.P Roger Ebert

It’s hard to put into words exactly why the passing of Roger Ebert has been so difficult. I didn’t know him personally. We never exchanged an email or even a tweet. And he certainly had no clue who I was. … Continue reading

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