May 2011
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New Column: Movie/Gamer →
Heyyyy, folks! I have a new column where I discuss two nerdly obsessions: video games and movies. Two great tastes that sometimes — though not always! — taste great together.
This week’s topic: L.A. Noire. Can a movie replicate the video game experience? Would we even want it to?
I totally didn’t even PAY the super-nice commenters, either. No trolls! Shocking.
The video...
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You Should Probably See This Trailer For 50/50
First, the link to the trailer for 50/50. It has Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anjelica Huston, and Anna Kendricks in it, and they are all great, and it made me laugh even while I was balling up tissues in my lap and trying not to bug the other people with my sniffling.
Look, I know I’ve been posting a lot of stuff lately that’s like, “Hey, I saw this movie before you and...
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WatchI saw Beginners last night. It was the eve of my father’s yahrzeit. He died seven eight years ago today.
I had been told by several people, including Miranda July during an interview, that it would “destroy me.” It did, but in the sort of way that is good and cleansing. There were some scenes that were especially devastating because of the way they evoked certain memories of...
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choire:
Introducing… Shame Begone.
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news flash!
If you block someone on Twitter, you don’t have to see anyone retweeting them, which means you’re not enraged to the point of punching a computer screen, which, really, why are you doing that? it’s not a very useful thing to do. your computer didn’t do anything to you. you should probably go meditate. RIGHT AFTER YOU BLOCK THEM.
you’re welcome.
(everyone but me...
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Video: Snap Reactions to 'Tree of Life' →
In which Katey Rich, Erin McCarthy and I try to give our reactions to the epic new Malick film, The Tree of Life. Though it is technically impossible, we were undaunted and also exhausted.
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Watch Kate Watching: "The Thing" →
cineboobs:
Watch Kate Watching is where you watch a montage of Kate’s reactions to movies. It’s pretty amazing when she watches The Thing and gets a little sleepy.
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My "Bridesmaids" Review for BUST →
Bridesmaids is not quite a chick flick, although it was written by Wiig and Annie Mumolo and boasts a femme-centric cast. There’s some stuff about love, but it’s definitely not a romcom. What it’s about really is friendship between women, and although it won’t be to every woman’s taste, there are plenty more who will see themselves in this broad comedy laced with...
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Karyn Kusama on Trailers From Hell →
cineboobs:
The fabulous Karyn Kusama introduces Foxes, which stars a very young Jodie Foster and Cherie Currie of The Runaways, with appearances by a young Scott Baio and Randy Quaid (!). Peep it!
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Every Day I'm Hustling
I’m not the first to compare freelance writing to dating, and I’m sure I won’t be the last. However, I’m not going to give you advice on how to woo editors like possible suitors (carefully, gently, not too forcefully but with no small amount of confidence) or how to avoid coming across as needy — seriously, now I have to worry about being needy professionally too?...
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Watch“Attention middle-aged vagina men: sack the fuck up. Seriously, you are turning me into a lesbian.”
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God Bless Ozzy Osbourne →
In which I review the documentary God Bless Ozzy Osbourne and find it to be an intense look at the depths of addiction, although not all questions are answered. (Like why Sharon stayed with him after he tried to choke her to death while blacked out.)
Head Like a Hole: "Hit So Hard" →
Hole was thrilling and raw, messy and barefoot and grotesque — all the things a teenage girl feels and is encouraged to stamp down into silence, Love let loose with. With the album “Pretty on the Inside,” Love said in the doc Hit So Hard, “I’m announcing my persona as a cunt.”
Here's the Plan, Stan
Why did I start my own Tumblr when I already have jennimiller.net and Twitter and Facebook and all that? Well, there are lots of Jenni Millers, and I wanted to see if jennimiller.tumblr.com was taken yet. It wasn’t, so I did.
I’m not in love with jennimiller.net, but I still want to keep it for professional reasons. I am nothing if not professional! I have this pipe dream I’ll...
