Monthly Archives: August 2011

by Ashley | August 31, 2011

Things That Confuse and Anger Me About The Harry Potter Series: Prisoner of Azkaban

By Ashley Things That Confuse and Anger Me About The Harry Potter Series: Prisoner of Azkaban 1. This is the book that made me start disliking Ron. The relationships between all three of our main characters are pulled through the wringer … Continue reading →

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Tagged as criticism, Harry Potter, Prisoner of Azkaban, Sirius Black

by Andreas | August 29, 2011

One Hour Mark: Elephant

By Andreas You can’t quite see her face up there, but that’s Michelle (Kristen Hicks). At 1:00:00 into Gus Van Sant’s school tragedy à clef Elephant (2003), she’s just minutes away from death. Nothing about her milieu, with its pastels … Continue reading →

Raising brows

By Andreas “If it had been released 50 years ago, The Help would have been the cinematic event of the summer.” This is how critic Stephen Farber began a piece on middlebrow message movies published two weeks ago by the … Continue reading →

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Tagged as film criticism, oscars, stephen farber, the help

by Andreas | August 27, 2011

“I’m back.”

The other day, I realized that I’d never announced the results of the “Quotable Arnold” poll. So, in the interest of closure, here they are—a week late, but no less valid: Winner: With 6 votes out of 19 total, Conan … Continue reading →

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Tagged as arnold schwarzenegger, blogging, quotes

by Andreas | August 26, 2011

Link Dump: #42

Aww, look, it’s one of the many kitties belonging to the Beales in the Maysles Bros. landmark documentary Grey Gardens! It’s so cute. I think it either wants dinner, or it wants to read this week’s set of links. Meow! … Continue reading →