Audiences Assemble!
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Audiences Assemble!

  I guess there's some sort of superhero movie coming out today. My prediction? When all is said and done, it will make over ONE...MILLION...DOLLARS. I remember having a literally disorienting, 'I'm in a dream' feeling when I saw the teaser at the end of Iron Man 2, the one that featured a quick…
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Tuesdays with Lorre: Black Angel (1946)
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Tuesdays with Lorre: Black Angel (1946)

I had noted that a few libraries in our system had bought some Warners’ DVD-Rs starring Peter Lorre, including a couple of films I have long wanted to see. So I checked through the system and ordered in whatever Lorre movies were available that I hadn’t seen yet. I really like Peter Lorre. Somebody…
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Monster of the Day #472
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Monster of the Day #472

Clearly I've been saving these guys for last, an early, lovably creaky example of suitmation. The suits are endearingly awkward. The raised headpieces clearly threw the actors inside off-balance, the arms pretty much just hang there, and the suits plainly didn't allow those inside to see much, if anything. The result is that their…
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Monster of the Day #469
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Monster of the Day #469

They must mean it's the Seven Deadly Sins one, because I know it ain't the other kind. UPDATED: Since you guys are being such pills, here's more shots of the beastie looking much more sloth-like:
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Illinois Amazon tax overturned…

This has happened in other states, too, so clearly the law (at least as they have been drafted) is problematic. We'll see if Amazon believes the issue settled enough to return the Amazon Associate program to Illinois residents like myself. If so, I' m sure I'll be bothering you with Amazon links again on…
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