February 2012
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“As a result, viewings of Midnight in Paris on the big screen became events in...”
– I discuss my bafflement at the Midnight In Paris phenomenon over at The Daily Beast
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“Has there ever been a trade story about a remake of a well-known Hollywood...”
– Jeff Wells on Variety on the upcoming remake of Hitchcock’s Rebecca bashed on the Daphne DuMorier novel. At least they aren’t calling it a Rebecca reboot.
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Stepping Through Reality Portals
Was taking stock a bit on the podcast of the important milestones we’ve been passing on the road to the collapse of civilization and it feels that in the last few weeks we’ve made some huge strides. Certainly our days on Earth as non-media based entities and living flesh must be drawing to a close.
• Last week Marvel released a 17 second teaser for their upcoming Superbowl ad for...
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The Ten Best Dickens Names
1. Sir Wackford Squeers
2. Dick Swiveller 3. Lord Mulberry Hawk
4. Miss Ninetta Crummles, The Infant Phenomenon
5. Ebenezer Scrooge
6. Mrs. MacStinger
7. Alfred Jingle 8. Cleopatra Skewton 9. Uriah Heep
10. Mr. Pumblechook
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“Smash is about sophisticated people, yes, but that doesn’t mean it’s actually...”
– Poniewozik pins the tail on the donkey in the Smash sorting out.
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WatchI hereby urge a six year boycott of NBC in protest of its desecration of Frank Loesser’s memory. (If anyone is still watching NBC)
Take one of the most hilarious musical finales in history - replace it’s gentle irony with knowing smugness when you don’t even know what the joke you’re referring to is - and you have the formula of the backslapping, self-loving world of NBC...
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In this week's NYT Magazine, I lay out society's... →
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January 2012
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In the lower lefthand corner, I have mapped out... →
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Marjorie Hakala Gives You 7 Reasons to Read A... →
millionsmillions:
Reason #1: They are unique.
Reason #2: They’re playfully, livably literary
Reason #3: Do you like England? These books are completely, uniquely, and ineluctably English.
Reason #4: They are wonderfully funny.
Reason #5: There is a judicious amount of world history.
Reason #6: Widmerpool.
Reason #7: The books are both discreet and entertainingly frank.
These books will...
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“The question the kids of the future will be trying to answer is: “What...”
– Peep Show star David Mitchell on the financial crisis.
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Oscar the Slouch: A Pundit Reacts
Oscar is a bird with wings that always finds a way to crap on your head.
You think you’ve put Oscar in a box where you can understand him, accept him, deal with him. You say, okay…I understand it’s not about celebrating what’s actually the best film and film work of the year, but about celebrating a certain upper middle brow range of filmmaking, so that within those...
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Chronicle of An Oscar Foretold
Complaining about the bad films that get nominated for the Academy Awards is like griping that if we lived in a country with a soul, Jack Kerouac would be elected President. But all the same, tomorrow’s nominations should be a historic low, taking the Academy back to the depths of the Ghandi era. But in the end, what matters most is not whether the Academy honors good films or bad films,...
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