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Spoiler Alert.

"This film is so bad that I feel compelled to make a spoiler-laden list of its most laughably terrible parts rather than review it." - Christopher Orr reviews spoils M. Night Shyamalan's "The Happening" to save people from having to watch it. The film is getting the worst reviews of Shyamalan's career. Which is saying something.
posted to MetaFilter by crossoverman at 8:03 PM on June 17, 2008 (260 comments)

Impeach Dubya.

Impeach Bush. Dennis Kucinich has introduced 35 articles of Impeachment against George W Bush on the floor of the House of Representatives.
posted to MetaFilter by crossoverman at 7:24 PM on June 9, 2008 (212 comments)

Brand, James Brand.

Sebastian Faulks' Devil May Care sees the return of the literary James Bond to the 1960s. Published on May 28th in celebration of creator Ian Fleming's Centenary, the 007 brand name will also be back on the big screen in November - with Daniel Craig's second outing as the British Secret Service Agent in Quantum of Solace.
posted to MetaFilter by crossoverman at 5:12 AM on May 26, 2008 (14 comments)

Thumbs down. No stars.

What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Movies by Armond White. Premiere.com critic and cineaste blogger, Glenn Kenny responds. Movie reviewers across America lose their jobs. Hachette Filipacchi follows suit at Premiere.com. Kenny blogs about The End of an Era - having written reviews for the site and the previously cancelled Premiere magazine for nearly fifteen years.
posted to MetaFilter by crossoverman at 9:44 PM on May 8, 2008 (53 comments)

The gift that keeps on congealing...

Looking for a gift for someone special? Got everything you thought you'd ever need? Why not treat yourself to the blood of innocents?
posted to MetaFilter by crossoverman at 7:44 PM on April 2, 2008 (28 comments)

Forbidden Fruit pics

Does anyone know where I can find a high res image of Lucas Cranach's The Fall of Man? Or, alternatively, a high res version of another classic painting of the Adam/Eve/Apple/Garden of Eden/Devil image?
posted to Ask Metafilter by crossoverman at 9:42 PM on March 18, 2008 (4 comments)

New York, New York - It's a hell of a town!

The Battery's Down is a new musical web series about an aspiring New York actor, Jake Wilson - ostensibly playing himself. Written and directed by Wilson, it also contains cameos by Broadway actors - and feature songs composed by up-and-coming musical theatre composers (each song is also available for download).
posted to MetaFilter by crossoverman at 9:48 PM on March 9, 2008 (3 comments)

Dancing Queens

The Gayest Songs of All Time. To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Sydney's Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras, the Australian LGBT social networking site SameSame asked its members to vote on the campest of classics.
posted to MetaFilter by crossoverman at 4:14 PM on March 6, 2008 (101 comments)

Castro Retires

Castro Retires. "I neither will aspire to nor will I accept -- I repeat -- I neither will aspire to nor will I accept, the position of president of the council of state and commander in chief," says Castro in Cuban newspaper Granma - where he regularly posts his thoughts on international news.
posted to MetaFilter by crossoverman at 12:06 AM on February 19, 2008 (132 comments)

No Day But June 1st

Nearly 12 Years Old, ‘Rent’ Is to Close. The 1996 Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning musical will close its doors at New York's Nederlander Theatre on June 1st. The 7th longest-running musical in Broadway history, it is based on Puccini's La Boheme and is credited with bringing young people to musical theatre and the invention of Broadway Rush ticketing - it sold its first two rows for $20: first in , first served on the day of the performance.
posted to MetaFilter by crossoverman at 6:29 PM on January 16, 2008 (78 comments)

There and Back Again

Middle Earth Filter: Peter Jackson and New Line to produce The Hobbit and a sequel. After a lengthy legal dispute between the director and the production company behind the epic Lord of the Rings trilogy, the two parties have come to a resolution - and Middle Earth will be back in cinemas in 2010 and 2011.
posted to MetaFilter by crossoverman at 6:07 PM on December 18, 2007 (111 comments)

Much Ado About Shakespeare

BBC/HBO to film all 37 of Shakespeare's plays Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes will produce the entire canon over 12 years.
posted to MetaFilter by crossoverman at 5:27 PM on November 19, 2007 (52 comments)

Skulls... why'd it have to be Skulls?

Indiana Jones and... the Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls? Actor Shia LaBeouf announced the title of the new Indiana Jones movie at the MTV Video Music Awards. But what was George Lucas' inspiration? Where did these Crystal Skulls come from? These ancient objects have been referenced in many places, including an episode of StarGate SG-1, imaginatively titled "Crystal Skull". There is also a Festival and a not-for-profit Foundation dedicated to researching these artifacts.
posted to MetaFilter by crossoverman at 4:49 PM on September 10, 2007 (67 comments)