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How closely should the movie follow the book?
August 10, 2009

Last time I discussed the basic problem of adaptations and the idea that “the book is always better than the movie”.  I came to the conclusion that each must be evaluated by different criteria and making blanket statements about the […]

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Mailbag Monday 3
August 3, 2009

Hello dear readers, it’s MAILBAG MONDAY again!  On this special day I will search through my mountain of reader mail and answer the five most pressing questions! What’s that you say?  Do I really get that much …

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Monthly Movie Reviews – July, 2009
August 1, 2009

Here are some two sentence reviews of the movies I watched in July. Stats Movies watched - 31 Movies that were new to me - 26 Percent Romantic Comedies watched - 52% Monthly Masterpieces - Henry V, Shanghai Express, It Happened One …

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Is the book really always better?
July 29, 2009

There is a natural urge to create adaptations with film.  Film, after all, is still a relatively new art and audiences have not yet lost their childlike wonder at its ability to convey alternate realities so realistically and convincingly.  Who …

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Jock Blog 4 – Behind the Bathroom Door
July 23, 2009

From the pages of Goth Blog, here is the fourth installment of everyone's favorite spinoff: Jock Blog 4 - Behind the Bathroom Door! That’s right, more wacky adventures from Khaine's jock older brother, Chet! (Warning, this is not for the weak …

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Romantic Comedies – Stop the Hate
July 20, 2009

While watching It Happened One Night for the umpteenth time the other night I was reminded just how old the romantic comedy "formula" is.  Guy meets girl, guy gets girl, guy loses girl, guy gets …

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An open letter to Wizards of the Coast RE: Magic 2010 Rules Changes.
July 11, 2009

I like to think that I will someday meet the woman of my dreams.  She will be everything I have always sought in the fairer sex, and our coupling will rival the epic fornication of Beren and …

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Mailbag Monday 2
July 6, 2009

Hello dear readers, it's MAILBAG MONDAY again!  On this special day I will search through my mountain of reader mail and answer the five most pressing questions! What’s that you say?  Do I really get that much …

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Monthly Movie Reviews – June, 2009
July 1, 2009

Here are some two sentence reviews of the movies I watched in June. Stats Movies watched - 25 Movies that were new to me - 16 Romantic Comedies I was embarrassed to review - 4 Monthly …

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High Sierra and the Evolution of the Doomed Gangster
June 27, 2009

The "gangster film" is a true American creation.  There were of course many early foreign films with elements of "crime" in them (Feuillade's Les Vampires, or Lang's Dr. Mabuse to name just a few), but the …

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