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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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A Rundown of the Major SDCC Film Trailers – The Non-Superheroes
Yesterday was nerd Christmas, with trailer after trailer and major announcement after major announcement flowing out of San Diego Comic-Con. Well, now it's the... Read more
Posted on 24 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
A Rundown of the Major SDCC Trailers – The Superhero Movies
Yesterday was nerd Christmas, with trailer after trailer and major announcement after major announcement flowing out of San Diego Comic-Con. Well, now it's the... Read more
Posted on 24 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
The Wonder Woman Comic-Con Trailer – Grace & Absurdity
"What I do is not up to you." And suddenly we have Wonder Woman's mission statement. The line comes near the two-minute mark of the brand new Comic-Con... Read more
Posted on 23 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Review: Star Trek Beyond: How Kirk Got His Groove Back (Or Didn’t)
I Won't Spoil Anything Not Already in the Theatrical Trailers I've had an entire night to sleep on it, and now thirty minutes to stare at this screen to come... Read more
Posted on 22 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Original Movies Are Better Than Remakes/Reboots, Or So The Data Says: An...
Amber at ForRent.com just sent me a link to a fantastic infographic in which she took a statistical approach to comparing the big reboots of our time to their... Read more
Posted on 21 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Box Office: How Much Does Star Trek Beyond Need to Gross to Guarantee Star Trek...
Earlier this week, Paramount officially greenlit a fourth Star Trek movie, and confirmed the rumors that Chris Hemsworth will return as Captain Kirk's dad.... Read more
Posted on 21 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Stranger Things & Ghostbusters: The Refreshingly Familiar Vs. The Tired Retread
What would you rather watch: an homage or a recreation? To put that into the context of film and TV, would you rather watch a film/show which wears its... Read more
Posted on 21 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Jordan Belfort Would Be So Proud – Wolf of Wall Street Financiers Probably...
Last year, director Richard Linklater discussed the often shady realities of dealing with private equity funds and random producers to secure film financing,... Read more
Posted on 20 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
How Much Do You Pay for Movie Tickets?
According to the National Association of Theatre Owners, the average ticket price in the United States set a record high during the second quarter of 2016,... Read more
Posted on 19 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Box Office: Tarzan, Ghostbusters & The Folly of Spending Sequel Money on...
One of the lessons from this year's summer box office is that you really shouldn't spend sequel money on a non-sequel unless the world really, really wants... Read more
Posted on 18 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
5 Ways The Ghostbusters Reboot Became the Perfect Storm for Online Outrage
Over the past couple of days, as industry trades like Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline have dutifully relayed weekend box office updates they've... Read more
Posted on 18 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Reviewing The Infiltrator in 500 Words Or Less
You've probably seen movies like The Infiltrator before. It's about someone in law enforcement (U.S. Customs agent Robert Mazur, played by Bryan Cranston)... Read more
Posted on 17 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Review: Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters Is An Occasionally Amusing Mess of a Movie
I told myself before seeing the new Ghostbusters that I would completely block the other Ghostbusters movies from my mind. I would offer Paul Feig's movie... Read more
Posted on 16 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Rogue One’s New Footage Doubles Down on the “War” Part of “Star Wars”
At the Star Wars Celebration Europe convention which just kicked off today, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story director Garet... Read more
Posted on 15 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Has the Ghostbusters Costume Basically Stayed the Same Over the Years? – An...
What's with the stripes? That was one of the main reactions last year when director Paul Feig took a break from filming and posted the first photo of the new... Read more
Posted on 15 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Review: The Fundamentals of Caring is Lifted By Strong Performances From Its...
In a rather broad sense, Netflix's The Fundamentals of Caring is Little Miss Sunshine with a disabled person twist. It's about a group of broken people graduall... Read more
Posted on 15 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
The 2016 Emmy Nominations: The Good, The Bad & The Interesting/Sad
Immediately prior to Emmy nominations this morning, the CEO and Chairman of the Television Academy Bruce Rosenblum confidently declared, "Even with the... Read more
Posted on 14 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Someone Should Make: A Gender-Reversed Mannequin Sequel Or Remake
Mannequin is a 1987 movie about a department store display window designer (Andrew McCarthy) falling in love with one of his mannequins when she (Kim Cattrall)... Read more
Posted on 14 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Search Party Film Review: I Can See Why This Sat on the Shelf for Two Years
How old is writer-director Scot Armstrong's raunchy R-rated comedy Search Party about two dudes (T.J. Miller, Adam Pally) who ruin a friend's (Thomas... Read more
Posted on 13 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
3 Ways Free State of Jones Could Have Been Better
DON'T READ IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN FREE STATE OF JONES AND DON'T WANT TO BE SPOILED It's too late to fix the Free State of Jones , director-writer Gary Ross'... Read more
Posted on 12 July 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO