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The sounds of Star Wars

When Lucas picked the number four for the first episode he’d film, he may have made a mistake. He locked himself into three prior episodes and he simply didn’t have the content to fill three movies. Randsinrepose looks forward to Star Wars III, the movie where all the good stuff is put. Also have a [...]

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“42″ in Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy was just a joke

The number 42 in the “Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy” books (and movies), was just a joke. The Author Douglas Adams answered this in a netmeeting with Norwegian daily newspaper Dagbladet in 1999. “I have officially retired from the business of explaining what I meant by 42. It was just a joke. End of story.”, [...]

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Podcasting as marketing medium

When Warner Bros wants to promote their new horror movie, House of Wax, what better to do use than podcasting, the new megatrend on the net. (It’s not even a year since Adam Curry got an idea.) So podcasting it is. Add Paris Hilton, and trio is complete: Horror movie, overhyped young female star that [...]

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Pretty in pink 2

80s are back. Sort of. That long-rumored Pretty In Pink sequel is moving forward (via What do i know). Stereogum reminds us about the excellent soundtrack the first PIP had.

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The most astonishing adventure in the universe begins

Years ago, I was sitting in a park reading one of the Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy books. It was a nice summer day, with people trying to get a tan everywhere. I was reading the passage where our hero in the book is chasing a sofa somewhere. I was laughing so hard that several [...]

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Quentin Tarantino thinks Pierce Brosnan is right for 007

According to Bond site MI6, Quentin Tarantino thinks Pierce Brosnan is just right for the role as 007. I agree. Pierce Brosnan does en excellent job, and is the best Bond so far. I don’t see why they need to change him. The Connery films were too slow, Roger Moore made the whole thing look [...]

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