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I just felt I needed to squash what seems to be a common misconception sweeping the world today, particularly in light of the release of the second instalment on DVD. A mere glance at the IMDb Top 250 will provide you with enough proof of the bafflingly widespread nature of the problem. # 10. Enya: [...]

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Taking Pharyngula’s lead, this is the list of the top-100 grossing movies of all time. 1. Titanic (1997) $600,779,824 2. Star Wars (1977) $460,935,665 3. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) $434,949,459 4. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) $431,065,444 5. Spider-Man (2002) $403,706,375 6. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the [...]

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I literally yelled that when I noticed this headline. Screen legend Brando dead at 80 Screen legend Marlon Brando, famous for his roles in On the Waterfront and The Godfather, has died aged 80 in a Los Angeles hospital, his lawyer has said. Brando, who had been ill for some time, was regarded as one [...]

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Bittersweet little ditty. I found myself nodding in affectionate recognition basically all the way through it. All that teenage angsty stuff and pubescent existential meaninglessness. Yep. I was apprehensive though, because it was one of several movies I was told would be “right up my alley” (some other examples include The Royal Tenenbaums and Donnie [...]

Continue Reading I finally saw Ghost World last night

“I know many people in other countries are scratching their heads and thinking ‘What in the world is the big fuss over there?’, but this country takes exposed breasts very, very seriously. We get very exercised about such things.” – Robert Thompson, Director, Centre for the Study of Popular Television (no doubt an international confluence [...]

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