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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Well, in the midst of summer trilogies at least we get… what is this? A fifth-quel… whatever. What you can’t fault Harry Potter for (the books/movies not the boy wizard) is that ther… more →
Movie Rewind
Word Nerd
wrote 2 months ago: Going to the movies is one of America’s greatest past times. We spend upwards of $30 to view a … more →
Thinkin' 'bout the MacGuffin
wrote 3 months ago: Trivia question for you: What was the MacGuffin in Star Wars (according to George Lucus)? You can … more →
MacGuffins
wrote 4 months ago: Movie Posters of the Week: “Merman” and “Stolz der Nation” via the auteurs … more →
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE
wrote 4 months ago: In the passable thriller ,The International, directed by Tom Tykwer, the events may be far fetched b … more →
The Magic Of Mysteries: The Art (And Joy) Of Misdirection
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wrote 4 months ago: Ian O’Neill, the one-time advertising copywriter turned award winning freelance journalist, is the a … more →
District 9
wrote 4 months ago: The science fiction movie District 9 intrigues but disappoints. The movie is actually two movies: th … more →
Guerilla Drive-In
wrote 4 months ago: The MacGuffin I’m a geek, a nerd of sorts. Recently a underground Guerilla Drive-In was brou … more →
Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures
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wrote 4 months ago: The Indy you once knew and loved is now dead. Like, A LOT of times. For all the things that Indiana … more →
Nortel: Two more thoughts
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wrote 4 months ago: We’re having a pretty good discussion about Nortel over here, as we try to decide whether Roge … more →
I love backstory!
wrote 5 months ago: So, for the past five years (or so), I’ve been missing a major cultural phenomenon. In fact, … more →
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
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wrote 6 months ago: “Dude! Had the weirdest day today. This old dude came up to me flying on a cloud and he told … more →
3. only way you be around this muthafucking paperboy is if you quit your job and go be a paperboy
wrote 7 months ago: i was shocked, shocked and appalled just now, to discover that the only blog on all of wordpress tha … more →
Star Trek: What's the Matter?
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wrote 7 months ago: So, what IS the “red matter” in the new Star Trek (2009) movie? Could it possibly be som … more →
I'm an adult. Now what?
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wrote 7 months ago: When I was a child,, I was sure that by now I would have already set foot on the moon. I would have … more →
North By Northwest (1959)
wrote 8 months ago: Screenwriter Ernest Lehman set out to write “The Hitchcock picture to end all Hitchcock pictur … more →
Sam Spade, Up- and Backdated
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wrote 9 months ago: I read maybe five mysteries a year, and almost inevitably, each time I read one I think … more →
The Smoochy MacGuffin
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wrote 11 months ago: Occasionally, even after almost a decade in graduate school (sigh…), the graduate student soci … more →
The Hero’s Journey
wrote 1 year ago: After rewriting the intro section of my university essay, I took a look at the 1930’s Hero idea, and … more →
Miracle at St. Anna - A Review
wrote 1 year ago: Isn’t it nice to see gutsy, creative film-making? I will be the first to admit that it doesn’t neces … more →
