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My favorite gifts of the Holiday Season

nobody@vox.com(Mego) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:42:58 -0800

Every season, I struggle to find unique items to give to people. Usually, I try to relate my gifts to pop culture (since my family, too, is obsessed with movies, television, and music just like me). This year, I have three favorite gift ideas. ...

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Hollywood ruins anything classic

nobody@vox.com(Mego) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:02:41 -0800

Still on my holiday movie kick, I started watching 1945's Christmas in Connecticut, starring Barbara Stanwyck. I was immediately struck by the great premise. A writer has a column about food and life in her country home in Connecticut when rea...

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I'll watch K. Chen in anything

nobody@vox.com(Mego) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:43:30 -0800

In my channel surfing, I occasionally land on the Lifetime network (mostly for their "Will & Grace" reruns). While they usually have the run-of-the-mill chick flick crap around the holidays, I was pleasantly surprised to see a commercial for 12 M...

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Jake Gyllenhaal: A Yinzer?

nobody@vox.com(Mego) — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 12:49:30 -0800

Jake Gyllenhaal was recently on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and showed off his new Steelers tat (I'm pretty sure it's fake). He's been in Pittsburgh for the past three months filming Love and Other Drugs. I still have my Post-Gazette map of where...

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Target hits it on the mark

nobody@vox.com(Mego) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:45:04 -0800

The Christmas season is in full swing, and I have a favorite Christmas commercial already, which comes from Target. There are a slew of other holiday ads, all of which are great. I like this one because it reminds me of me as a kid. Anytime I w...

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"That's a dealbreaker, ladies!"

nobody@vox.com(Mego) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:11:42 -0800

I was really hoping that this Christmas NBC would release a "real" book by "30 Rock's" Liz Lemon called Dealbreakers. Instead, they just created a real fake web site to not buy said fake book. I feel like there's a real missed opportunity he...

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'An Education' in Disappointment

nobody@vox.com(Mego) — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:04:25 -0800

I haven't been able to bring myself to write about the movie An Education because I wanted to collect all of my thoughts and deliver a decent defense. The film, directed by Lone Scherfig, is about a teenage girl who meets an older man in 1960's En...

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Happy Birthday, Woody Allen!

nobody@vox.com(Mego) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:17:37 -0800

In honor of the Woodman's birthday (he turns 74 today!).

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Who's blackmailing Letterman now???

nobody@vox.com(Mego) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:26:23 -0800

Awards Daily posted a clip from David Letterman on their site and apparently Letterman thinks that Brothers is one of the best films from the past 10 years. I know my friend JoeyMose might disagree with me, but I'm not buying it. I value Lette...

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2009: Not a great year for movies

nobody@vox.com(Mego) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:53:49 -0800

Just this morning, I was hanging around Awards Daily -- the web site dedicated to the Oscar roundup for the year -- and I took a poll as to what will be nominated for the National Board of Review. When I clicked in the drop-down box to vote, I re...

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