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  • NO MIMOBOT FOR YOU!

    I have been soup nazi-ed by Mimoco. It started out because I asked for the difference from the sale price I paid on Friday for the advertised sale price on Monday, which was a thirteen dollar difference in the item I was getting. They refused to give me the price difference and quoting some little…

  • Not Feeling the Love for Luvocracy

    Luvocracy.com is a Pinterest-like shopping site that’s not all cracked up to be what it sells itself as. At first look at the site I cannot even figure out why anyone would shop there. The Pinterest-like layout is confusing and really only works if you aren’t really even shopping. So why not just stick with…

  • Elysium: Entertainment or Pure Propaganda?

    Elysium: Entertainment or Pure Propaganda?

    Elysium: Entertainment or Pure Propaganda? (via http://worldnewscurator.com) Hollywood is often accused of being part of a ‘liberal media elite’, using its considerable power to promote a liberal political agenda. The idea of a liberal media bias is easy to understand – even if you don’t agree with it – when you’…

  • Spoon in underwear saving youths from forced marriage

    Spoon in underwear saving youths from forced marriage (via AFP) As Britain puts airport staff on alert to spot potential victims of forced marriage, one campaigning group says the trick of putting a spoon in their underwear has saved some youngsters from a forced union in their South Asian ancestral homelands. The…

  • I Want It Wednesday: Back to the Future LEGO

    This set has been a long time coming. It was a fan made set presented to LEGO via the site CUUSOO. Where you can submit your sets and if they follow the guidelines and get enough support they can be made into a real LEGO set as is the case with the cool Delorean Time…

  • Are You a Tax Cheat?

    If you live in PA and run down to Delaware to buy your diamonds from Robins Delaware Diamonds (no longer Ronbins Eighth & Walnut), you are a tax cheat. If you buy online and aren’t charged sales tax for PA, you’re a tax cheat. Yup, that’s right the Pennsylvania government wants you the average Joe…

  • OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN SECRET SERVICE RECRUITS NEEDED

    Attend The Red Carpet Premiere And Exclusive Screening in Hollywood, CA Enroll Today for a Chance To Serve President Asher and his team!   WHO:             We want YOU to help protect the Red Carpet at the premiere of OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN.   WHAT:       In the film, The White House, code name “Olympus,” is under attack. The President, Vice President…

  • BSO Announces Goldspirit Award Nominees

    I am seeing some well deserved names on these lists. BsoSpirit Announces Goldspirit Awards Nominees Awards To Be Handed Out At Gala on June 29th Voting Is Open For Film Music Fans to Vote at www.bsospirit.com The BSOSpirit Association, which along with the company Leitmotiv Music and Córdoba Province Government organizes the International Film Music…

  • We Have a New Pope & No Seagulls In Sight

    Perfect timing on this films re-release. SUNDANCE SELECTS TO RE-RELEASE NANNI MORETTI’S WE HAVE A POPE (HABEMUS PAPAM) Film Will Head to New York’s Lincoln Plaza and Have Major Digital Release New York, NY (March 14, 2013) – Sundance Selects announced today that the company is going to re-release director Nanni Moretti’s (Palme d’Or winner…

  • Strictly Ballroom on Blu-ray

    Audiences can relive all the heat and passion in Miramax’s uplifting and iconic dance film, Strictly Ballroom, premiering on Blu-ray Disc this April from Lionsgate Home Entertainment.  From acclaimed director Baz Luhrmann (upcoming The Great Gatsby, Moulin Rouge!) comes the tale of a maverick dancer who chooses to risk it all by incorporating a new…

  • Anna Karina DVD

    Who doesn’t love Keira Knightley? Especially when she’s in a love story of the ages now available on Blu-ray and DVD. I know, I know. But I am not all scifi and action films. Sometimes a good romance gets to me. Synopsis: Academy Award® nominee Keira Knightley, Academy Award® nominee Jude Law and Aaron Taylor-Johnson dazzle in…

  • Check Out The Moonrise Kingdom Script

    [amazon_link id=”B007L6VR6M” target=”_blank” ]Moonrise Kingdom[/amazon_link] has been nominated and won a ton of awards. Academy Award Nominee: Best Original Screenplay BAFTA Award Nominee: Best Original Screenplay Spirit Award Nominee: Best Original Screenplay Writers Guild of America Nominee: Best Original Screenplay Online Film Critics Society Winner: Best Original Screenplay Phoenix Film Critics Society Winner: Best Original Screenplay…

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