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Twitter captures spontaneous 140 character commentary. But as an article on The Awl reminds us, those comments last forever.
From the Wire: Sragow on a Critic's Value
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"A critic's value lies in how a particular reader gauges his own opinions against those of the critic."
From the Wire: Bogdanovich's Card File
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From the Wire: A Harry Knowles Profile
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It is not an exaggeration to say that Harry Knowles and his website, Ain't It Cool News, created a cottage industry: the film geek website. Now there are literally dozens of sites like Ain't It Cool pumping out rumors, scoops, exclusives, set photos, and reviews for hardcore movie dorks. But when Knowles started AICN out of his bedroom in Austin, Texas in 1996, there was almost nothing like it. The site quickly rose in popularity and power -- and Knowles himself quickly became a nerd icon.
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"Spring Beakers" that analyze the movie's content in an intelligent way forever, y'all.
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as someone before me said - your facts are wrong. regarding the world engine - they needed both of
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