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One More Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYLAbOaf0M0 I’ve already posted a bunch of trailers for the upcoming film adaptation of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, and they mostly show all the same stuff, but I don’t care! I’m posting another one! This is the “official US trailer” … Continue reading
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Werner Herzog Reads Childrens’ Literature
It’s hard to believe that I’ve linked to, but never posted the meme of Werner Herzog impersonators reading childrens’ books as the famous director. Since it’s his birthday today, I can’t think of any better way to celebrate Herzog than … Continue reading
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It’s the collectible you don’t have to fold!
It should come as no surprise to anyone when I say that I love Mad magazine. It’s been a long time since I bought a new issue, but I collected the publication for about a decade in my younger years, … Continue reading
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The First Trailer For The Hunger Games Has Failed To Make Me Hungry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wO9IqyJkBw I still haven’t read The Hunger Games, but the book comes very highly recommended and therefore I’m also interested in the upcoming movie adaptation. But now we have a (very short) teaser for the film and…and…well, I’m just not … Continue reading
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Snake ‘N’ Bacon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM3xwECIZk4 Why hasn’t anybody told me about Snake ‘N’ Bacon before now?! Felan, I blame YOU! Snake ‘N’ Bacon started life as a comic series by Michael Kupperman designed to poke fun at the absurdities of genre fiction – think … Continue reading
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Felan Reads the Comics 11: Whiteout
On Sundays, Felan profiles his favourite comics and graphic novels from across the diverse medium’s history. For the purposes of this post, let’s just imagine that the terrible film adaptation of Whiteout, starring Kate Beckinsdale, never existed; we’re going to … Continue reading
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Two Amusing Harry Potter Videos
One thing that’s always bugged me about the Harry Potter franchise was that the series started taking itself way too seriously around the fourth book. I’ve always felt that as each book became longer, more of the whimsical humour got … Continue reading
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When you play the Game of Thrones, it’s in 16-bit
College Humor has created one of the greatest things ever in this 16-bit RPG video game adaptation of Game of Thrones. Why hasn’t someone made this game yet?! I so wish I could play it. I especially love Tyrion’s quip … Continue reading
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Tinker, Trailer, Soldier, Spy
A new trailer for the upcoming adaptation of John Le Carre’s Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy has been released and man, I think this preview should win an Oscar, never mind the film it’s advertising! I got chills just watching this! … Continue reading
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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – July 24
the mike was born on this day in 1982 in Ottawa, Ontario. Shortly thereafter, he moved to Aylmer, Quebec. In the summer of his 17th birthday, he and his family moved to Orangeville, Ontario, where he currently lives with his … Continue reading
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