Posts by Zach Dionne
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Ice Cube Would’ve Liked to Win an MTV Movie Award, Even If Paul Walker Was Nominated, Too
Cube had some feelings about losing Best Onscreen Duo to Vin Diesel and the late Paul Walker.
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Stephen King Spoiled ‘Game of Thrones,’ But Sigur Rós Rocked It
Also in the Afternoon Links: Weak ratings for ‘Mad Men,’ a comprehensive compilation of who #killedit at Coachella, and Pharrell gets emotional (like — WEEPING) about “Happy.”
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Who Cared the Least About Last Night’s MTV Movie Awards?
Featuring Mark Wahlberg, Conan O’Brien, Nicki Minaj, the American flag, Chris Pratt, and a whole bunch more.
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Box Office Top Five: ‘Captain America’ Narrowly Bests ‘Rio 2’
‘Oculus’ and ‘Draft Day’ saw so-so openings, ‘Divergent’ stuck around, and ‘God’s Not Dead’ — the little Christian indie that could — passed the $40 million mark on a $2 million budget.
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Drake Enjoyed Some Stealth Interaction With His Haters Last Night
Also in the Afternoon Links: ‘Mad Men’–palooza, a trailer for one of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s final films, and an update on exactly how many parents are naming their daughters Khaleesi.
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‘Game of Thrones’ Showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss Have a Movie Lined Up
It’s an adaptation of Stephen Hunter’s ‘Dirty White Boys,’ featuring “really charismatic and awful people” and villains that “do horrible things, but you feel for them.”
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We’re Eventually Getting a Little Respite From ‘Spider-Man’ (But Only to Make Room for the Spinoffs)
Sony’s original plan was to have an ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ in theaters every two years. The third one — director Marc Webb’s last with the franchise — is still scheduled for May 2016, but the May 2018 date for big number ‘4’ is being reconsidered.
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Exactly How ‘Garden State’–y Is Zach Braff’s ‘Wish I Was Here’ Trailer?
‘Wish I Was Here’ will be ‘Garden State 2’ or it’ll be a different movie. In either case, it makes sense that the trailer echoes the original the other movie an average of once every 9.4 seconds. Here’s every example side by side.
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Judah Friedlander Says ‘Sharknado 2’ Is the ‘Most Important Film Ever Made About Climate Change’
Also in the Afternoon Links: The ESPYs will have a sweater-rapping host, FX’s CEO throws shade at Netflix, and a ‘Truman Show’ show is en route.
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A Viewer’s Guide to All Three Cuts of ‘Anchorman 2’: Which Version Is Best for You?
We live in a world with three cuts of ‘Anchorman 2.’ We’re here to tell you which version will best suit your needs.
