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Movies, TV, Music, and Popular Culture... taken way too seriously.

Movies, TV, Music, and Popular Culture... taken way too seriously.

The 17 Best Romantic Comedies This Decade New York Times critic A.O. Scott said it best: “It might be Kate Hudson, or maybe Mandy Moore, or possibly Rachel Weisz, Lindsay Lohan or a Jennifer (Lopez? Aniston? Garner?) But if it’s February, you can be pretty sure that some pretty, plucky actress will be traipsing around some glamorous and photogenic American city (or its Canadian double) in search of the dimple-chinned fellow who embodies her one true love.” Sure enough, he’s right: Hudson can currently be seen in Bride Wars, and Aniston in He’s Just Not That Into You. Even if this glut of less-than-inspiring movies doesn’t exactly, well, inspire confidence in romantic comedies, the genre is far from dead. 17. “I don’t want you to save me. Every bit as comforting as the delicious, candy-colored pies Keri Russell bakes in the film. 16. “You could sleep with the entire planet and still feel rejected.” The Science of Sleep is the story of a man who habitually distorts realities. 15. “It hurts when I smile…” 14. 13. 12. 11.

Vi Hart Gargoyles Index : Gargoyles : Station Eight Gargoyles Index Welcome to Station Eight's Gargoyles Web Site This is a fan-made web site dedicated to Disney's first dramatic animated television series Gargoyles. The show debuted in October 1994 and ran for 78 episodes over three seasons and spawned a comic book series in 2006 that produced 18 issues. Here you'll find many resources that provide a deep well of information to (re)introduce you to the show. Have a look around, feel free to strike up a conversation or ask some questions of your own. New To Gargoyles? Not a problem! The about Gargoyles page will give you a brief overview of the show, the comics and the fandom. From there you can keep up to date with the latest happenings via the blog and comment room. Contact To contact the operator of this web site (who is not Greg Weisman) you should send an e-mail to the following address: prepend "gargoyles" and "@" to the domain name (without the "www." bit) of this web site. Search The Wiki Buy The DVDs Season One : Season Two

Comics, Quizzes, and Stories Neuroskeptic The Best Movie Posters of 2011 on Notebook Back in February I called Chris Ware’s poster “definitely an early contender for the best of 2011” and eight months later nothing has come close in terms of ingenuity, beauty and sheer graphic skill. It’s fitting that Uncle Boonmee was also one of the year’s best films. Read all about it here. Not the official poster for Michael Winterbottom’s foodie road trip, nor even the wonderful teaser poster which channelled Vik Muniz in a couple of dirty plates, but one of eight strikingly varied and witty alternative posters designed by Mojo, for what purpose I’m not entirely sure. All of them were terrific—you can see them here—and I’m ranking them second for the collective effort, but my favorite was this take on the great 1932 Dubonnet posters of A.M. Somehow I missed this when Cam Archer’s film opened in New York in September and only came across it the other day. *I’ve since found out that the poster was designed by New York studio Brian Oakes Design.

Patrick Rothfuss – Blog Gargoyles Blog : Gargoyles : Station Eight This article in Variety talks about a new movie that Disney is looking to produce about gargoyles. However it’s not about our Gargoyles. Back in the late 1990s there was a Gargoyles movie being developed that would have been based on the cartoon series. There were at least a few different scripts written that were passed around. The movie would have probably revolved around just Goliath and Elisa with the other gargoyles probably not being in the movie. Now word of a new movie. Instead, it centers around a world and mythology of the menacing stone statues that the studio was keen to explore And that’s the only information that’s publicly available about this movie; there’s not much there. I want to be flippant and say that this new movie probably won’t hold the same depth. Or worse. However I think we need to be careful to not rush to judgement. But there is strong emotion from the fans coming out against this project. Will Disney listen to the fans? Probably not. I really wish they would.

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