Top 10 Listing Begins

From one of Drew’s favorite film critics (“he thinks outside the box”), and care of one of my favorite uncles…
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98634268
More Top 10 lists to come from us. And, of course, we’d love to hear your Top 10 for 2008 (or Top 3 or Top 20, whatever you have!) in any pop culture category you like!
Oh, [...]

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“The Name is Bond, Jason Bond”

I am pretty sure I am not the only one to have used the above tagline about the latest installment of the 007 franchise, but I make no claims to being original, just an admirer of good taglines. As explained in the last post, I have not seen very many films as of late, but [...]

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We Are Bad Bloggers!!

The title of this post is in itself an apology and a fairly cool name for a band. If you need a band name of course. We have been busy and therefore not consuming as much popular culture recently.  Aside from 30 Rock, The Office, and of course The Daily Show almost every night during [...]

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Newman & New Dylan

Not much to say that hasn’t already been eloquently stated elsewhere about the passing of Paul Newman. He was a legend in cinema who decided to do something with his fame that impacted people positively beyond his excellent work on screen. Check out the touching tribute below by David Letterman in case you missed it. [...]

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A Truly Pleasurable Read

Last month my mother-in-law, Katie, read Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird. She so enjoyed it (finishing it in less than two days) that I was inspired to borrow it and read it myself. I knew that I’d read this book at some point in my public school education, but only the names of the [...]

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A Few Short Reviews

Here are three reviews of the most recent films I’ve seen in a theater or on DVD.

The Dark Knight (2008): the comic book film that the comic book dork [me] has been waiting for, supposedly. Director Christopher Nolan (Memento, The Prestige) extends the themes from the excellent franchise reboot Batman Begins, and deftly explores the [...]

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Goodbye Summer…..

I know, I know… I have been downright lazy the last few weeks and have no excuse for my lack of involvement here. I will do better after Labor Day, I promise.
Here are a few items of interest brought to you mostly by readers of this blog. How exciting!

First of all, in light of high [...]

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Fun Movie-Poster Game

Here’s a super fun time-sucker for you! I only got fourteen correct. And, wow, am I glad you can click on the images to get the right answer, some of them would have driven me nuts! Feel free to share your score (or the number of minutes you waste!) in the comments.
http://www.empireonline.com/features/posterletters/#/

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This Weekend @ the Uptown Theater, Next Weekend @ First Avenue

Man on Wire is a new documentary about a high-wire artist who walked between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 1974. This film is winning award after award on the festival circuit and is a near shoo-in for a “Best Documentary” nomination at this year’s Academy Awards. The subject matter alone seems [...]

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Second Chance!

This just in via WIRED magazine—Dr. Horrible is back online, streaming for free…for now.
If you missed it earlier this month, I highly recommend checking it out. Very silly, touching, creative, and surprising. I’d love to hear what you think of it, especially the ending…
‏Watch it at hulu.com for optimal viewing (including “Full screen” and “Lower [...]

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