Tim Burton has now reimagined three already successful films-Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, The Planet of the Apes, and now Alice in Wonderland. But where Burton excelled with...
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I’m plugging my new site, Polite Society. It’s a blog/book. A webbook. Blook? Anyway, Polite Society is an idea I’ve had about a bunch of socialites in 1700s Sussex,...
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I saw this trailer when I went to see Alice in Wonderland today (which didn’t go well-too many screaming children; I’ll have to go back and see it tomorrow,...
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Due to Disney’s new revision of Alice in Wonderland about to hit theaters this week, one stops to think about the many adaptations of Lewis Carroll’s classic tale, but...
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In anticipation of Disney’s Alice in Wonderland, I’ve been listening to the movie’s soundtrack and the secondary cd Almost Alice (which sounds like a great band name!). The last...
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I just watched NBC’s special Sunday episode of The Marriage Ref, and it was funny! I was expecting to have more jokes that were of the “we’re famous, so...
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For you Nip/Tuck fans who are itching to see the season finale but don’t want to be without your dosage of plastic surgery drama, Warner Bros. Distribution now has...
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WB has now released the DVD set Clint Eastwood: 35 Films, 35 Years in stores as well as for download. This impressive collection features great films like Million Dollar...
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The two-hour television event Smallville: Absolute Justice was awesome. Why was it awesome, you ask? 1) Seeing costumed crimefighters on television was fantastic. It was even more fantastic that the...
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This year at the Super Bowl, an ad that’s sure to grab attention is Steelers’ player Troy Polamalu as “Punxsutawney” Polamalu. The commercial is promoting a new TruTV series...
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The Grammys this year was, in a word, awesome. How awesome was it? Let me count the ways (in no particular order): 1. Jamie Foxx and T-Pain and Slash and...
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Want to rewatch the 2009 NFL season? Go to the wbshop.com to buy the AFC and NFC Championships! The games are the original, commercial-free broadcasts and ship within five...
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There were quite a few upsets at this year’s Golden Globes, and by “quite a few”, I mean basically meaning three really big ones. First, how could Sandra Bullock-who...
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If you’ve kept up with my site, you’ll know that I’m a big fan of animation (see interviews with Hey Arnold! creator Craig Bartlett and composer Jim Lang). I’m...
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The earthquake in Haiti has, to put it mildly, an enormous strain on the people and government of Haiti. They are in serious need of help from people around...
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Throughout the week of Jan. 11, BBC America is giving away seasons 11 and 12 of Top Gear. Each DVD contains 14 episodes, and season 12’s DVD comes with...
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TNT’s drama-filled lineup is back in full swing starting Jan. 12. On the 12th, the extended commercial-free premiere of Southland premieres at 10/9 c, and on Jan. 13, the...
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The dynamics between Jughead and his friends are always fun to sort out and analyze, but there is one set of dynamics, as commenter “mystic_blue” from the JugheadxBetty livejournal...
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Make sure to keep tabs on TNT’s Men of a Certain Age, which comes on Mondays at 10/9 c. This series has had an outstanding start-5.4 million viewers during...
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Ever since it was announced that Disney was creating a movie centered around a black princess, there’s been both happiness and consternation. The anger and fear that Disney would...
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