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Wait, What? My Coworker was a Voice-Over Hyperventilator for ‘Jurassic Park’?
One never knows what each new day will bring. Case in point: today at the office, chatting about today’s opening of Jurassic World, KQED Arts writer and editor Emma Silvers let it slip that the sound...
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National Pink Day: The 10 Best Uses of the Color in Pop Culture History
Did you know today is National Pink Day? Yeah, me neither, but I love an excuse to celebrate something and pink is definitely worth some fanfare. Some history for you: Pink wasn’t always a color mostly...
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‘Clueless’ Is Coming to Broadway, Katy Perry Might Play Cher
Another day, another dollar made off of relics from the ’90s. Yesterday it was a musical adaptation of Full House starring Perez Hilton (still cringing). Today it’s Clueless‘ turn. The movie’s writer...
View ArticleGet Ready to Laugh and Cry Your Way Through ‘I Am Chris Farley’
If you were alive and in possession of a television set in the ’90s, the genius that was Chris Farley’s comedy requires no introduction. During his five-year stint on Saturday Night Live alone, he...
View ArticleBig Money, Bad Movies: The Worst Films To Make Over $500 Million
By Adam Wenger A few weeks ago, San Andreas defiantly debuted at No. 1 at the box office, despite being largely panned by critics. The summer blockbuster, which attempts to show how doomed we all are...
View ArticleVideo Series Reveals How Rarely People of Color Speak in Popular Films
Mainstream films have a longstanding reputation of being a space for white men, so much so that a phenomenon like The Bechdel Test, which grades movies based on whether two women speak to each other...
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Let’s Wildly Speculate about the First Photos from ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’
Photo: Entertainment Weekly It seems like we get a new superhero reboot, sequel, prequel or spinoff every few weeks. I ignore most of them. But never X-Men. My allegiance to the ’90s cartoon series is...
View Article20 Years of ‘Clueless': The 8 Best Ways the Internet is Celebrating
I hope you’re wearing your white collarless shirt from Fred Segal right now because it’s the 20th anniversary of Clueless! That’s right, you’re old, but so is everyone else so it’s going to be ok. Like...
View Article‘Jurassic Park’ Parody Puts Everyone in Heels, Including the Dinosaurs
If you have a pulse and aren’t agoraphobic, you’ve probably seen Jurassic World. And you probably noticed that the heroine of the film, played by Bryce Dallas Howard (not Jessica Chastain), was forced...
View ArticleWanted: Female Movie Characters Who Fart, Among Other Human Things
By Lillian Mongeau If you ask me, the main thing that’s been missing from our portrayal of women in movies is simple: farting. Farting is funny. But more than that, it’s human. And women tend not to do...
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The Best Inside Jokes from the New ‘Wet Hot American Summer’ Netflix Series
Wet Hot American Summer, the 2001 David Wain-directed camp flick, is the ultimate cult classic. A commercial and critical flop upon its release, it didn’t take long for obsessive fans — those of us who...
View ArticleThis Week in Pop Culture: #BeyDay, A Daring Rib Rescue, Wes Craven Will Haunt...
Dear reader! We find ourselves on a Friday afternoon before Labor Day weekend, perched on the precipice of three long days of freedom, cookouts and massive block parties. You’re not doing any actual...
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A Message to the Racist ‘Star Wars’ Fans Behind #BoycottStarWarsVII
Hey, racist Star Wars fans! I heard about your boycott of the upcoming Episode VII: The Force Awakens because it *gasp* features people of color and I have a few questions for you. 1. How dare you?...
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6 Perfect Comedy-Horror Movies to Watch This Halloween
As a die-hard horror fan, my cinematic tastes are usually best described as “the scarier the better.” But really, Halloween is the time for that most underrated (and accessible) of genres: the...
View ArticleGet Out and Vote…For Your Favorite Stupid Pop Star Crossover Movie!
Today we’ll be discussing the post-sophomore album crossover attempt: That time in a young pop starlet’s life when, not content to be defined by her highly profitable and rapid ascent in the music...
View ArticleWatch the Trailer for ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding’ Sequel
In the spring of 2002, a small movie called My Big Fat Greek Wedding came out and randomly became a monster hit at the box office. 22.9 million viewers watched the premiere of the eventual TV series,...
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Crossroads: A Live Blog of Britney Spears’ One and Only Movie
We asked which pop star crossover movie we should live blog and you unanimously picked Crossroads, Britney Spears’ one and only movie! Ask and y’all shall receive: Baby versions of Britney Spears, Zoe...
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Here’s Why We Eat Popcorn At the Movies
America is nothing if not a joyfully gluttonous society. And while our nation’s greatest minds make valiant strides toward detaching our desire to binge on crap from the previously vexing constraints...
View ArticleOscars 2016: Watch All the Trailers from the Documentary Shortlist
Every Oscar season, the focus falls on the top actor races, how many times Meryl Streep has been nominated, and what people might wear to the ceremony. Meanwhile, the award for best documentary of the...
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For Those Not Stricken with ‘Star Wars’ Fever, Carrie Fisher’s Dog Is Sweet...
Anybody else out there done with goddamn Star Wars? As a person who works in media, I can’t wait for this blip in our collective attention span to fizzle out. For the past year I’ve been inundated with...
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