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The Crushed Film Festival presents: Taps
May 5, 2011 – 4:30 PM | 18 Comments
The Crushed Film Festival presents: <I>Taps</I>

The Movie: Taps
The Crush Object: Timothy Hutton
The Story: Brian Moreland (Hutton), a rising senior at Bunker Hill Military Academy, has just gotten a promotion to head cadet; he even got to sip brandy and shoot …

TN Read-Along #9: Reality Bites Back Live Chat
May 4, 2011 – 10:38 AM | 2 Comments
TN Read-Along #9: <I>Reality Bites Back</I> Live Chat

Remember, we go live at 9 PM ET tonight — Wednesday 4 May — with a Q&A with author Jennifer L. Pozner. Bring questions, comments, and critiques of Chris Harrison!
The chat window will appear just …

Dueling Dragon Fists Triple Feature
May 3, 2011 – 11:36 AM | 7 Comments
Dueling Dragon Fists Triple Feature

I lost track of Duel of the Iron Fist‘s plot about halfway through; I understood that Tuberculosis Guy had betrayed the hero, but only because the shot set-ups made it obvious from the moment he …

Tomato Nation Read-Along #9: Reality Bites Back
May 1, 2011 – 2:30 PM | 17 Comments
Tomato Nation Read-Along #9: <I>Reality Bites Back</I>

So sorry for the delay in announcing our next book, but we’ll be reading Jennifer L. Pozner’s Reality Bites Back: The Troubling Truth about Guilty Pleasure TV. It’s available in paperback, as well as for …

NC Double Shot Qualifying Round 3: O-Z
April 28, 2011 – 12:43 PM | 20 Comments
NC Double Shot Qualifying Round 3: O-Z

We’ve got too many shots and not enough slots; it’s up to you, dear tippler, to narrow the field.
Things to know: this poll is for drinks beginning with letters O-Z, so please don’t freak out …

NC Double Shot Qualifying Round 2: G-N
April 27, 2011 – 9:28 AM | 32 Comments
NC Double Shot Qualifying Round 2: G-N

We’ve got too many shots and not enough slots; it’s up to you, dear tippler, to narrow the field.
Things to know: this poll is for drinks beginning with letters G-N, so please don’t freak out …

NC Double Shot Qualifying Round 1: A-F
April 26, 2011 – 10:47 AM | 39 Comments
NC Double Shot Qualifying Round 1: A-F

We’ve got too many shots and not enough slots; it’s up to you, dear tippler, to narrow the field.
Things to know: this poll is for drinks beginning with letters A-F, so please don’t freak out …

RuPaul’s Drag Race Live Finale Chat! Monday 4/25!
April 25, 2011 – 8:38 AM | No Comment
<I>RuPaul’s Drag Race</I> Live Finale Chat! Monday 4/25!

Couch Baron and I mark the end of another nailbiter of a RPDR season with a live chat Monday, April 25 at 10 PM ET. Don’t forget, DirecTV subscribers can watch it on time shift, …

That Championship Season
April 24, 2011 – 8:12 PM | 4 Comments
<I>That Championship Season</I>

Kiefer Sutherland and Brian Cox appeared on The Leonard Lopate Show last month to discuss the play, and I’d forgotten about all the subplots in the production — among them that Jason Patric’s father wrote …

The Crushed Film Festival presents: Practical Magic
April 11, 2011 – 7:45 PM | 31 Comments
The Crushed Film Festival presents: <I>Practical Magic</I>

The Movie: Practical Magic
The Crush Object: Goran Visnjic
The Story: Sally and Gillian Owens (Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, respectively) struggle with their family legacy. Not only do they come from a long line of witches, …