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2012 Emmy Nominations Announced

So a few disappointments, a few “really??”‘s, a few huzzahs, and we’re off. With Jimmy Kimmel stepping in for Nick “All your bacon and eggs” Offerman and Kerry Washington announcing this year’s Emmy nominations, it was a pretty calm affair. … Continue reading

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Emmy Nominations Tomorrow – What SHOULDN’T Get Nominated

After the Oscars, my second favorite awards show is the Emmys. Considering how much television I watch, that probably isn’t much of a surprise. Rather than talk about what I want to be nominated (apart from Parks and Recreation, Community*, … Continue reading

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Beasts of the Southern Wild – One of the Best Films I’ve Seen This Year

I think to understand anything I want to say about this movie, you have to see the trailer first. http://youtu.be/ZF7i2n5NXLo Once there was a Hushpuppy and she lived with her daddy in the bathtub. Like the reviewer in The New … Continue reading

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A Ton of Game of Thrones Season 3 Casting News (with photos!) (updated)

Remember that huge list of characters that were announced for season 3? Well, Entertainment Weekly has just announced a ton of new casting for season 3 of Game of Thrones: Queen of Thorns aka Lady Oleanna, grandmother of Margaery Tyrell … Continue reading

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How To Prepare For The Dark Knight Rises, part I

Super excited for The Dark Knight Rises next Friday? Do you have your tickets for the already sold-out midnight showings on IMAX? Have you studied each and every frame of every trailer, film clip, and photo that has been released? … Continue reading

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The Dark Knight Rises Poster to Haunt Your Dreams

So…..that scares the crap out of me. And I get to see it in IMAX, huzzah! (Took me a couple of glances before I saw the shadow bat)

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Game of Thrones for Math Nerds

This is pretty spectacular. However, I disagree on a few points: #1 – favorite character is probably split between Tyrion and Arya #2 – I do kinda enjoy the food descriptions. George RR Martin clearly puts a lot of thought … Continue reading

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Game of Thrones….cupcakes?

Ok people. This is getting ridiculous. Crocheted Starks. Cookbooks. Posters. GoT inspired fashion lines. And now…cupcakes…. Vulture has found these insanely decorated cupcakes from Regali Kitchen’s Facebook page. The question is….can you recognize all the houses just by their fondant sigil? … Continue reading

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New Trailer Alert: Sleepwalk with Me

Mike Birbiglia – or Birbigs –  might be familiar to some of you as a regular contributor on NPR’s This American Life. Or he might be familiar to some of you as Lena Dunham’s interviewer on the second episode of … Continue reading

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Breaking Bad Returns on Sunday. Blue Ice For All.

I was late to Breaking Bad. I’d heard how awesome it was from everyone, how brilliant Bryan Cranston was, how dark and messed and wonderful the show was. But for some reason, I never saw the first season and never … Continue reading

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