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I'm Not Sick

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At this point I think it's fairly obvious that I've become infected by some ancient, sub-tropical curse. Ah, this is what the o...

No Posts Today

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I'm sick, and medicated, and may I say how thankful I am to live in a time when illness can be treated by a very effective and wonder...

The Coens Get Inside Llewyn Davies

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There are few directors that would convince me to sit down and watch a film about proto-hipsters being sad and discovering themselves af...

Being Human Continues To Showcase Not Humans

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Last series, Being Human did something that, outside of a long running procedural show like Law & Order , or ER , no American show ...

Meet The Newest Faces Of Westeros

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You ever just have one of those days We're near on exactly two months away from the beginning of Storm of Swords , the third seas...

To Increase Interest In A Film, Simply Add Darabont

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I like the Godzilla movies, but only in a passing sort of way. Monsters movies have never been one of my great cinematic interests. So...

NBC Tries To Remain Relevant, Develops Western

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Courtesy of Oni Press Actually, I'd like to see this one make it to series. NBC has order a pilot based on the comic series Sixth G...

[Review] - Movie 43

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Courtesy of Virgin Produced Well. That wasn't good at all. Hit the jump for the condemnation... I mean review.

The Song Of Ice And Fire Gets Another Verse

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George R.R. Martin has announced the release of a new chapter in the Song of Ice and Fire series. Hoor...wait, what? It's not the...

So, Looks Like J.J. Abrams Might Be Doing Star Wars After All

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The number of directors that have officially declared they either turned down the job (Joss Whedon, Matthew Vaughn) or have stated they ...

[List] - The 9 Best Palisades Muppet Toys

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Between 2001-2005, Palisades Toys produced what is perhaps the single greatest toy line, ever (no hyperbole there. I hate hyperbole). Ori...

The Last Weekend In March Stands To Be Quite Good

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Courtesy of the BBC We already know that Game of Thrones will begin it's third season on March 31st, and for ten glorious weeks pr...

Muppets Get Liotta, Retroactively Screwed

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Ray Liotta has signed on for a role in the upcoming Muppets film, currently known as The Muppets... Again . No indication how big th...

[Review] - Justified, Season 4 Episode 3, "Truth and Consequences"

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Courtesy of Sony Pictures Television For three episodes now, I've been struggling with a feeling in the back of my head. It star...

Lake Bell Debuts In A World...

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From the LA. Times I don't usually pay attention to film festival news, which you might think is odd for a cinephile. But really, if...

Iron Man's Father To Birth James Bond

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I don't understand how there haven't been more films made based on the life of Ian Fleming. The man who invented James Bond was ...

[Review] Primeval: New World, Season 1 Episode 9, "Breakthrough"

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Courtesy of Impossible Pictures Primeval: New World returns after an extended break. In 2012, the new show was highly inconsistent to s...

Can DVD Save Dredd 2?

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I loved Dredd . Considering that the comic it is based on is (or was originally) a satire, I thought it came at the subject with the rig...

Zombieland Returns From the Dead

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I've always felt that movies are the better medium for story, while television is the better medium for characters. That is, of cour...

[Review] - Fringe, Season 5

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The gang's all here. Courtesy of FOX Back when Fringe began in 2007, it was in the middle of something of a sci-fi renaissanc...

"It's Jurassic Park With Food"

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Courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs was a great film. It was the first animated movie in a long ...

To The Pain

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Remember that film from a few years back based on the Twilight Zone episode, called The Box ? A couple will receive a million dollars if ...

[Review] - Gangster Squad

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Courtesy of Village Roadshow Productions As the advertising sold Gangster Squad , this is not a good film. The trailers would have had u...

Red 2: Even Redder

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I will confess, I still haven't seen Red . I meant to, but then didn't, then I remembered, but it was a Sunday night. Later, I wat...

Fringe Ends Tonight

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For those that have stuck with it, Fringe airs it's 100th and final episode this evening, in a two hour series finale, teased above. ...

[List] - 8 Nerd Songs

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I've never been a fan of musicals. I've always felt that if you've got something for the characters to say, have them get to...

The Hobbit Comes To DVD

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Courtesy of Warner Bros. Early reports are that The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will be coming to DVD and bluray around easter. Ap...

Archer Returns Tonight

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To celebrate the premier of season 4 of Archer on FX, here is a compilation of many of the insulting nicknames/historical and literary re...

[Review] - Justified, Season 4 Episode 2, "Where's Waldo?"

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Courtesy of Sony Pictures Television Two episodes in, and it is clear the writer's this year have been eating their Wheaties. Wh...

What Is Going On

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Here is Gary Busey - stay with me now - explaining Hobbits. Badly. And poorly. Hell, he's not even describing Hobbits. He's certai...

Axe Cop For President

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FOX has released another clip from their upcoming Axe Cop series , featuring yet another of the Ask Axe Cop segments that I hope will pe...

There's No Time To Explain "I Can Explain"

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On the heels of everyone insisting there was no time to do so, this week everybody is begging to explain. Make up your mind, people. Vi...

This Is Our World, But They Are Welcome To It

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I can't help but feel there is a lost opportunity in this Game of Thrones Season 3 teaser. I like the concept, but wouldn't it ha...

Batman Rises And Begins To Return To Arkham Forever... And Robin

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Courtesy of Rocksteady Games As they did in the lead up to Batman: Arkham City , Warner Bros. has registered for 15 new domain nam...

I'm Betting This Still Doesn't Happen

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Universal has announced that Jurassic Park 4 will be in theatres June 13th of next year, missing the 20th anniversary by almost exact...

One Man Is 13 Dwarves

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This acappella version of the Misty Mountains Cold , featured heavily in the Hobbit advertising (and the soundtrack, being the dwarves...

Roger Rabbit Returns, In Word Form

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I honestly don't know how I missed this, back when it was announced in December. Actually, I do know. It's obscure enough to have...

[Review] - Hitchcock

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Courtesy of The Montecito Picture Company There is always that line that must be walked when making a film about a historical figure, ...

Books Of Things People Like Have Chapters

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Courtesy of me. For those of us waiting for George R.R. Martin to finish The Winds of Winter , the Sixth book in the Song of Ice a...

A Long Time Ago In An Awkward Silence Far, Far Away

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This recut of the original Star Wars has been cracking me up. The joke is so simple - Darth Vader can't hear through his helmet - and...

[List] - 9 Of The Best Logo Gags

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As a cinephile, I take delight in those little gags that passive movie goers maybe wouldn't notice or appreciate. Outtakes at th...

Muppets Casting Gets One Right

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Courtesy of NBCUniversal Rumours abound that Tina Fey is up for the female role (presumably not the femme fatale, if Hollywood casting ...

Axe Cop: Now With One Hundred Percent More Motion

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Courtesy of FOX Axe Cop , the animated series based on the webcomic co-created by a child, will see it's premier on July 27th at 11...

[Review] - Justified, Season 4 Episode 1, "Hole In The Wall"

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Courtesy of Sony Pictures Television Justified has never been one to make a big deal out of itself. It knows it's cool, so it's...

So This Happened

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This being the interent, I'm certain there is a percentage of persons out there disappointed that Coulson won't be nude. I, fo...

Sci-fi Western. Where Have I Heard That Before?

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Actually, that is completely unfair. Aside from a couple early shots in this trailer, there is very little similar between Firefly , and S...

Girl Meets Boy, Girl Kills Boy, Girl Keeps Killing Boys

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I honestly don't know what to think about this trailer for Girls Against Boys . It starts off looking like a really bleak revenge flic...

A Logical Mission

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Leonard Nimoy has one of those voices that, aside from being instantly recognisable, commands respect. You believe what he is saying becau...

Guillermo del Toro Fights Monsters, Finds Magic, And Worships Old Ones

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One consistent thought I had while watching The Hobbit was how much I'd have liked to seen what Guillermo del Toro would have done wi...

Justified Starts Tonight

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So... watch it, OK. Otherwise, I don't think we can be friends anymore.

NBC Lies

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Courtesy of Aviv Or Specifically, Bob Greenblatt, who at the Television Critics Association Winter meeting said concerning Community ...

Stan Lee Has Connections To Marvel

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I never realized until now that Lee wasn't in X2 . And I was just now reminded of how utterly terrible Fantastic Four 2 was. Thanks, ...

Hockey Is Back, But Do I Care

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The players (no actual players pictured) So, the news is good for anyone who enjoys NHL hockey. The lockout is (will be) over. My b...

[Review] - This Is 40

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Courtesy of Universal Pictures Annnd... I've had enough of Judd Apatow. After the massive disappointment (and apparently ironic t...

The Fine Line Between Appreciation And Dating Yourself

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Here are most of the popculture references from Quentin Tarantino's non cowboy-and-slavery related films, in about five and a half min...

And Now A Thing Not To Watch In Polite Company

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Specifically, the latest red band trailer for the Evil Dead remake. I just rewatched Cabin in the Woods for the first time since the s...

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