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We Minored In Film
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We are two pop culture obsessives whose passion and level of knowledge for all things pop culture outweighs our academic credentials, and We Minored In Film is our effort to cover all things near and dear to our geeky hearts. Regular Features on the site include discussions of particularly amazing scenes from films and episodes from television shows and transcribed conversations in which we debate the merits of a pop culture topic of our choosing. Plus, there are lists - lots of lists.
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Is Pixar’s Inside Out Just a Herman’s Head Rip-Off?
Well, shut my mouth. The moment I heard the premise of Pixar’s new “masterpiece” Inside Out (that’s not me calling it a masterpiece; that’s NPR, io9, The Daily... Read more
Posted on 21 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
What If The Channing Tatum Gambit Movie Mostly Ignores the Comic Books?
For a while now, Fox’s forthcoming solo movie for X-Men’s Ragin’ Cajun Gambit has had a release date (October 7, 2016), a star (Channing Tatum) and not much... Read more
Posted on 19 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Here’s the Basic Plot of Paul Feig’s All-Female Ghostbusters Movie
Spoiler alert: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig and their co-stars (SNL’s Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones) will bust ghosts in the new Ghostbusters movie, which... Read more
Posted on 18 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
How Did Hollywood Not See Jurassic World’s Big Debut Coming?: The Sorry State...
Expectations versus reality. So often, that’s what Hollywood box office reporting boils down to: comparing how much money a movie made in its opening weekend... Read more
Posted on 18 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
The Inside Story on 5 Batman Movies Which Almost Got Made Before Batman Begins
Ten years ago today, Batman Begins came out, and the world collectively decided, “Eh, maybe I’ll see it if someone I know sees it first and says it’s good. Read more
Posted on 15 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Box Office: 4 Reasons Jurassic World Had the Biggest Global Opening of All Time
Dinosaurs are inherently cool. Nostalgia’s a bitch. It’s the first thing Chris Pratt’s been in since Guardians of the Galaxy made him a star. It had no... Read more
Posted on 15 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Jurassic World: Bryce Dallas Howard Is Meant To Be a Badass Action Heroine, But...
They can’t all be Mad Max: Fury Road. George Miller’s update of his moribund franchise is not really about a post-apocalyptic tough guy named Max. Read more
Posted on 15 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
“I Want to Make a Kick-Ass Jurassic Park Movie”: Colin Trevorrow’s State of...
When Safety Not Guaranteed’s Colin Trevorrow was offered the chance to direct what was still being called Jurassic Park 4, he was not allowed to read the... Read more
Posted on 13 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Jurassic World Is On Track For One of the Biggest Opening Weekends of All Time
When I woke up yesterday morning, Jurassic World was officially on track to make $125 million domestic this weekend, good enough to rank in-between a Hunger... Read more
Posted on 13 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Jurassic World and Jurassic Park Don’t Have to Be Wrapped Up In Nostalgia to See...
Should I get the box set or just an individual Blu-Ray? That was the question I pondered while standing in Best Buy last Friday. Read more
Posted on 12 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Denzel Washington Finally Agrees to Make the First Sequel of His Career,...
Denzel Washington has been acting in movies longer than I’ve been alive. His first movie released in theaters, 1981’s Carbon Copy, carries the following... Read more
Posted on 12 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Marlon Brando Taught Acting Classes to A-List Celebrities, It’s All On Tape,...
Marlon Brando was the greatest actor of his generation, possibly of all time. Marlon Brando was the worst actor in the world to work with and his performances i... Read more
Posted on 11 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Hollywood Secrets Revealed: Orson Welles Dabbled in Adult Film
There was a weird period in the 1970s where pornography moved from backrooms and stag parties to mainstream multiplexes, with mob-funded films like Deep Throat... Read more
Posted on 11 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Matt Damon’s The Martian Now Coming Out Nearly Two Months Earlier
It seems like just yesterday that I wrote something about Matt Damon’s new Ridley Scott movie The Martian. Wait a minute. It was just yesterday (here’s the... Read more
Posted on 11 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
A History of Abuse: The Specter of Divorce in The Simpsons, Family Guy,...
Homer and Marge are going to legally separate in the upcoming season of The Simpsons, but I want to talk about The Simpsons Movie, American Dad, Family Guy,... Read more
Posted on 11 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Matt Damon Does an Outer-Space Cast Away Thing in New Ridley Scott Movie The...
[Interstellar spoiler alert] What if Matt Damon’s character in Interstellar hadn’t turned homicidal and falsified data out of desperation? Read more
Posted on 10 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Box Office: Why Didn’t Melissa McCarthy’s Spy Have a Bigger Opening Weekend?
Here’s an imaginary conversation between all of the Hollywood studio executives (whose lines are in italics) and female filmgoers: Hollywood: What do you want?... Read more
Posted on 10 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
A Timeline of Stephen King’s The Stand: From George Romero to ABC Mini-Series...
M-O-O-N, that spells “Tom Cullen.” Baby, can you dig your man? He’s a righteous man! Laws, yes. My life for you! Those are some of the lines I remember from... Read more
Posted on 09 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Why iZombie Succeeded & Constantine Failed
So, Constantine is officially dead, and I want to talk about iZombie. What? Why? That’s just how my mind works. Stick with me. Read more
Posted on 08 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Bridge of Spies – There’s a New Spielberg/Tom Hanks Movie Coming Out? Fantastic!
It has been too long since we’ve had a new Steven Spielberg movie. His last one was 2012’s Lincoln, which won Daniel Day Lewis an Oscar, made some people cry,... Read more
Posted on 08 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO