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I’ve mentioned before that I’ve been keeping movie journals for the last several years. I’ve never gone back through them to dig out any sort of analysis at all, but I thought it might be fun to do that with last year’s list, so here’s some numbers I enjoyed putting together: How many I saw: […]

It turns out I went to see 27 movies at the theater this year. That includes two showings of Cabin in the Woods, two of The Dark Knight Rises (one in IMAX), and three showings of The Avengers (two of those were on opening day), so 23 unique movies in the theater.  It’s unlikely that […]

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The first film in the Hobbit trilogy opened to $84 million in U.S. this past weekend, and $138 million more worldwide. Not too shabby, even if some people are saying they expected it to do better.  I’m sure the running time affected those numbers a bit and I’m also sure the movie will do fine […]

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As I’ve mentioned before, I like a lot of pop culture. Then there’s stuff I love. The Muppets is something I Love (capital intended).  My exuberance for The Muppets could lead to a several-thousand-word essay on them, so in an effort to curb myself a little, I’m limiting my reasons today to two message-related ones.   […]

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I can’t adequately explain how sad I am about Lindsay Lohan’s path thus far. I completely understand that we live and die by the choices we make, and we don’t have anyone else to blame. Still, to the outside observer (me, in this instance), there’s an evident sadness and I, like many others, worry she […]

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