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November 11, 2008

All right, let's show this pre-historic bitch how we do things downtown! | Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures After the disaster that was Star Wars: The Clone Wars, I think we can finally all agree that George Lucas has abdicated filmmaking in favor of fattening his already bloated wallet. Guillermo Del Toro, on the other hand, shows such a pure love of cinema that I can't imagine him ever following the same path. Let's hope......

Continue Reading "DVD Tuesday: Go to Hell, George Lucas!"

April 16, 2008

MTV's "The Real World" returns for its 20th season which is scary because I remember the premiere of this show back in 1992. My roommates and I, and our significant others (or not) would get together and watch the show which seemed scarily innovative at the time - _anything_ could happen! From being an innovator in reality programming to just another in a field of crowded participants, another season of "The Real World" seems like......

Continue Reading "TV Junkie: Wednesday"

January 20, 2008

"He knows, Doctor. He knows." A Flickr user gives us what he calls a "dramatic and gritty view of [his] silly Star Trek action figures." GEEK OUT You know you want to...so you may as well do it. Star Trek: The Tour has docked on the Queen Mary. Beam yourself up and get yourself to Long Beach to see exhibits from all five TV shows and each of the 10 movies, including Captain Kirk's chair.......

Continue Reading "Pencil This In: Sunday"

July 23, 2007

In an era of comedic atrocities like "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry" it is important to go to the source of film comedy for a refresher on the fundamentals of on-screen hilarity. Hands down, the best place to get a taste of where comedy came from is the Silent Movie Theater. With screenings featuring film greats like Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton it is a wellspring for classic cinema. There is an inherent......

Continue Reading "Night At the Movies: Chaplin's Mutual Films at the Silent Movie Theater "

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