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A Word From Our Sponsors: Hulu Plus
March 10, 2013 – 5:58 PM | 2 Comments
A Word From Our Sponsors: Hulu Plus

Oh, Sunday nights…you having-six-things-on-at-once scamp, you. Looking to catch up on shows that bit it in the DVR face-off, or stuff like Golden Boy that Couch Baron may or may not be making you watch?
Maybe …

Cinemarch Madness: George Division Poll
March 10, 2013 – 11:53 AM | 9 Comments
Cinemarch Madness: George Division Poll

From the looks of the nominations thread, the George Divison belongs to Hotel Rwanda, Pan’s Labyrinth, and Where the Red Fern Grows. We saw valid cases made for all; I haven’t watched any of these, …

Cinemarch Madness: Kaplan Division Poll
March 9, 2013 – 10:19 AM | 10 Comments
Cinemarch Madness: Kaplan Division Poll

What a strange flight Kaplan is. I don’t quite understand the noms for Murder in the First and V for Vendetta, or even for Brazil, a movie I recall as having enough of a funny …

Cinemarch Madness: Ku Division Poll
March 8, 2013 – 5:15 PM | 11 Comments
Cinemarch Madness: Ku Division Poll

The randomizer giveth, the randomizer taketh away. What it giveth here in the Ku division is two presumptive favorites, Breaking the Waves and Requiem for a Dream, plus a Gary Oldman joint and some embattled …

The Vine: March 8, 2013
March 8, 2013 – 9:35 AM | 46 Comments
The Vine: March 8, 2013

I’m in search of a short story that I first remember reading in junior high (early 1980s FWIW, but I’m sure the story is much older) — we were given short stories to act out …

Cinemarch Madness: Coppola Division Poll
March 7, 2013 – 2:55 PM | 9 Comments
Cinemarch Madness: Coppola Division Poll

I haven’t seen a few key entries in the Coppola division, which I suspect is making my decision easier here. Not “easy,” but easier.
Based on what I have seen, I can rule out Apocalypse Now …

Cinemarch Madness: Conference Polls
March 7, 2013 – 2:46 PM | 13 Comments
Cinemarch Madness: Conference Polls

This is the master list of Cinemarch Madness polls for the conference-play round. If it’s open, you can vote in it; if it’s closed, either it ended or you have to wait for the poll’s …

Cinemarch Madness: Conference Play
March 7, 2013 – 8:44 AM | 12 Comments
Cinemarch Madness: Conference Play

(I…right? The UNC game I watched last night with Dirk quadrupled what I know about college basketball, so pretend I made a hilarious joke about posting up and let’s move on.)
Thanks so much to everyone …

The Vine: March 6, 2013
March 6, 2013 – 9:53 AM | 26 Comments
The Vine: March 6, 2013

I’m attending a local community college and working in a student leadership position. I met a younger guy about nine months ago in a class I was a TA in last winter quarter. We got …

The Crushed Film Festival presents: The Vanishing (U.S.)
March 5, 2013 – 5:02 PM | 6 Comments
The Crushed Film Festival presents: <I>The Vanishing</I> (U.S.)

The Movie: The Vanishing (U.S.)
The Crush Object: Kiefer Sutherland
The Story: Barney Cousins (Jeff Bridges) rehearses an abduction using ether and a bunch of Ted Bundy-ish props, and is generally a creeper. Not coincidentally, Jeff (Kiefer) …