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For your consideration
For the past three years I’ve set out to watch every Best Picture nominee before the Oscars. It’s sort of a complementary mission to my Life List’s “Watch every Academy Award Best Picture winner,” not because I want to see … Continue reading
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Moviecatchupathon 2011
Part of my Staycation this year has been dedicated to getting caught up on all the movies I’ve been too dang busy to see in 2011. While I take my culture in many different forms, I am most snobbish about … Continue reading
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Pop culture, circa 2010ish
I spent some time writing this post about a month ago but hadn’t quite finished it when life stepped on my foot. Now that I’m caught up on things, I figured a month late is as good a time to … Continue reading
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Who’s going to see SATC2?
Um, not me. I know, I’m probably letting some of you down. But I just can’t do it. I’ve said this before here, but I wanted the writers to leave the ending with the TV series and not screw up … Continue reading
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What goes around comes around and goes around again
I’m sure by now you’ve all heard about the second Sex and the City movie that’s being made. There was even a trailer released a few months ago, but it really didn’t reveal much. I didn’t like the idea of … Continue reading
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Things that changed my life in 2009
I really enjoy reading everyone’s top books/movies/music lists at the end of every year because it gives me ideas of what I need to read/see/listen to next. I won’t give you a review of what happened to me this year … Continue reading
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Grocery Store Musical
Because you all know of my love for choreographed dance moves, I’m sure the following revelation will come as no surprise to you. I am a huge, huge, huge fan of musicals. There’s just something so optimistic about a world … Continue reading
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Nut up or shut up
Rule No. 1: go see Zombieland. It is hilarious and good. I love a movie that doesn’t take itself too seriously. I went to see Zombieland with the Modern Fella earlier this week. After the show we discussed our own … Continue reading
We will not go quietly into the night
I know everyone’s seen Independence Day, but I’m betting you haven’t seen it in a really, really long time. Here’s a refresher … Happy Fourth!
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Henson’s Eleven
There’s only one way to improve upon Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Matt Damon and Julia Roberts:
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