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On Her Majesty’s Dumpster Service: How “The East” Broke the Mold [Obsessive Friends: Tiny]

There’s something surprisingly endearing about watching the beautiful Brit Marling take a bite out of a half-eaten apple she just pulled out of the trash. I found myself pondering these strange occurrences throughout The East. I’m guessing most of the audience felt the same way, and I’m also guessing the filmmakers are happy about that. I’m not sure I’ve ever really seen a movie like The East; which I mean in the most complimentary of ways. 

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Streaming Saturday: Children of the Corn (1984)

Director: Fritz Kiersch Writers: George Goldsmith, Stephen King (short story) Stars: Peter Horton, Linda Hamilton, John Franklin, Courtney Gains I wanted to make the original Carrie my Stephen King Week streaming pick of the week. But sleep deprivation got the best of me this week and I didn’t finish the book in time to rewatch the movie. Besides, I already devoted my Trailer Tuesday post to the remake. […]

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Adaptation Reviews: The Shining

Today has been a big day for The Obsessive Viewer. First the podcast and now I’m introducing a new series of posts. Adaptations & Remakes will be an ongoing feature where I take a movie or a book and compare it to its remake or adaptation (or sometimes, as you’ll see here, both). Each post will follow the same basic […]

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The Obsessive Viewer Podcast – Ep 1 – Dawson’s Creek, Fringe and Politics in Television

So here we are, the very first episode of The Obsessive Viewer Podcast! “In the premiere episode, Matt and Tiny (joined by guest host Greg) discuss Dawson Leery’s hidden psychotic tendencies, John Noble’s brilliance on Fringe and the nature of politics in television. The guys are also faced with an impossible choice.” Please bear with me as I work out the kinks of this podcasting thing. Below you’ll find the premiere episode. You can click the link to listen to the episode directly or simply right click and click “Save As” to download the podcast. I’ll get it onto iTunes soon and then hopefully things will run smoothly from there. Episode 1 – Dawson’s Creek, Fringe and Politics in Television

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Editorial: Could Under the Dome Be the Next Lost?

  First and foremost, I admit this is a ridiculous claim and I am being slightly facetious when I make premature comparisons to Lost with a series I haven’t watched yet. Besides, Lost had so many contributing factors tied to its success, that it would be difficult, maybe impossible, for network television to have a serialized show capture the hearts, […]

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Ka is a Wheel – How I Would Adapt The Dark Tower

I’ve kept a detailed outline of how I would adapt Stephen King’s magnum opus, The Dark Tower, since I started reading the second book. Around the time I finished the third book, I started day dreaming about what kind of Dark Tower tattoo I would get. I have no interest in getting a tattoo. But there’s something about this particular […]

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