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1080p-ness: The P-Ness Inserts Itself Into the... →
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What happens when giant pythons get loose in the Everglades? You give the local alligators steroids so they grow big enough to kill them. Duh!
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Why The Deadliest Catch Still Makes Every Other...
The Deadliest Catch started its 7th season last night. It’s the granddaddy of reality shows featuring guys with dangerous jobs. Ax Men, Ice Road Truckers, Coal, Black Gold, Swamp People, Billy The Exterminator, Dog The Bounty Hunter, Hogs Gone Wild (seriously), Tougher in Alaska… Screw it, that’s all I’m naming. The fact that I know this many tough guy reality shows from...
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The P-ness Pays Tribute To The Greatest Film Ever:... →
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Sidney Lumet died April 9, 2011! Sidney Lumet was one of the greatest film directors of all time, churning out classics like 12 Angry Men, Dog Day Afternoon, and The Verdict. His greatest film was Network, written by Paddy Chayefsky and starring Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch,…
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Does Hating These Movies Make You A Bad Person?
Have you ever felt bad for not liking a movie? Or tried to convince yourself that you like something more than you actually do? Liking something out of obligation isn’t the same as actually liking something. You might be a racist, anti-Semitic homophobe, but it’s not necessarily because of your taste in film.
Politics can teach movie studios a lot about marketing. If...
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10 Movies That Were Better Than The Books
We’re well aware of the old canard “the book is better than the movie.” But every once in a while the movie wins. A clever screenwriter, an inspired director, and a pitch-perfect actor can interpret a book masterfully: streamlining stories, fleshing out characters, and cutting the fat.
10. Blade Runner
Based on Philip K. Dick’s masterpiece Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, Ridley Scott’s...
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8 Things You Never Noticed In The Breakfast Club
From vanity plates to a Hughes cameo to a janitor’s glorious past, here’s some cool things most people overlook in this 80s teen classic. 1. John Hughes Is Mr. Johnson At the end of the movie Anthony Michael Hall gets into a car being driven by the reclusive late director. 2-3. Vanity Plates The nerd’s parents have the plate “EMC 2” referring to Einstein’s...
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