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10 Films Mishandled by the MPAA
Firstly, you’ll notice that I am not Scott Nye. He has moved on to bigger and better things, so I hope I can bring half as much insight and fun to these lists as he did.
The ratings board for the Motion Picture Association of America is a fickle organization...
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Oscar Nominations Are Mostly Unsurprising, Reliably Disheartening
Early this morning, the Oscar nominations were announced by Thor and there were some nice things, some less nice things and some unforgivable things (Lana Del Rey snubbed!). Nine films are up for Best Picture: American Hustle, Captain Phillips, Dallas Buyers C...
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Birthday Wishes: Judi Dench
December 9th is apparently the day to be born if you want to be bestowed with acting prowess and an intimidating amount of power over us mere mortals. Not only is today the 79th birthday of the one and only Dame Judi Dench, but it happens to be John Malkovich'...
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Weekend Box Office: “Catching Fire,” “Frozen” Dominate Thanksgiving
As it does every year, the Thanksgiving holiday brought increased box office numbers all around, although the number 1 slot remained a holdover from before the holiday. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire held on with $74.5 million for the three-day window, a 52 p...
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Weekend Box Office: Odds In Catching Fire’s Favor
Given that its predecessor opened to $152 million and went on to gross $408 million in America alone, it's a shock to no one that The Hunger Games: Catching Fire claimed the top spot this weekend. It took $161.1 million over the three-day period, which is a sl...
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