Inspired by various entertainment news items, behind the cut in case any of this is a spoiler. ( Read more... )

Even as I write this, I am wearing the Magic Mike t-shirt my friend got in a goodie bag for getting up and dancing with the two strippers that the Chelsea Clearview provided as an, ahem, warm-up act. In the interest of teasing, and for those who want to be unspoiled or restrict their movie viewing to projects with more class or more explosions,

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Everything behind a cut for massive spoilers on a bunch of stuff. I think it's kind of artificial to consider things spoilers a decade after original airing, but OTOH it's a hoot on The AV Club to watch newbies trying to guess what's going to happen on, say, BtVS.

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I had a great time yesterday going out with a bunch of fangirls (thanks to alizarin_nyc for organizing!) to see Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. I wasn't completely mad about the movie. I'm not a Cumberbatchian, although even I can recognize that it was a decent part for him. Both a decent-sized featured role and a role as Decency: The Next Generation ( Read more... )

I just finished watching "Burlesque," which I rented because I like Cher, who is just fine in the movie but doesn't get much to do. (Cut, not because I believe "Burlesque spoiler" is a meaningful category, but for length.)

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I've just finished watching "I've Loved You So Long." My French isn't very good, but fortunately the flick takes itself so seriously that there's about five minutes between lines, so I kept up with the subtitles pretty well ( Read more... )