I’ve always loved Nicolas Cage. Moonstruck, Raising Arizona, City of Angels, Adaptation – who doesn’t love those movies? I even forgave him for National Treasure because I liked Matchstick Men so much (although I am a sucker for a con movie). I’ve always admired how he can bring out the humanity of any character. So talented, such range, but lately I’ve been noticing a disturbing trend in his career particularly after watching the newly released Kick-Ass DVD.

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Last month MLD presented a primer on all things Scott Pilgrim to prepare readers for the upcoming Edgar Wright film, which actually hits theaters this Friday. Today we will be discussing the Wildstorm/Homage Studios series RED that has inspired a Bruce Willis film due out this Fall.

Spoilers will follow.

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I’m a 34 year old pop culture fanatic. I take my TV very seriously and am a proud couch potato. Don’t get me wrong, I like to get out and explore, but the best part of my day can be watching a quality TV show that rips your heart out (a la Joss Whedon). The biggest fight my husband and I have ever had is over the fact that Direct TV doesn’t have a Tivo (stinkin sub-par DVR). A couple of years ago I started doing an entertainment news-type update for my friends. Basically I just rant and rave about TV (and sometimes movies), but I take pride in the fact that I’ve turned some of my friends on to shows they probably never would have watched before.

You can see teasers for all of the new Fall shows on the corresponding network website. So of course, I watched all of them. Without further ado, we have attached the Fall 2010 schedules for each network color coded as new shows in green, new time slots in red and any titles in bold are shows I’ll be watching.

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In high school, I always got the Cliffs Notes.  Well, not always…sometimes there was already a movie version, and if so, I was all over that.  If you’re like me, and you have a hard time sitting still to read anything longer than a single paragraph and would rather be captivated by mind-numbing pictures, then boy do I have a treat for you.  Previously we conducted an in-depth review of Inception, but if you’re still confused and want the cinematic explanation, then click on my friend…click on. Read more of this article »