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The Great Gross-Off: Three-Way Breakfast Cereal Battle Royale!

Jeff Giles August 1, 2011 8

The Great Gross-Off is probably my oldest Web series, and also my most infrequent, so I won’t blame any of you for not remembering that when I started it — way, way back in

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Trailer Talk: Did Brett Ratner Do the Impossible with “Tower Heist”?

Popdose Staff July 28, 2011 0

Jeff Giles: So…is Brett Ratner going to make Eddie Murphy funny again? Let us discuss. David Medsker: I saw this in front of Cowboys and Aliens (which is all sorts of boring), and I

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The Popdose Interview: Don Hahn

Jeff Giles July 13, 2011 0

Unless you’re an animator or a hardcore animation fan, the name “Don Hahn” may not mean much to you — but chances are, he’s had something to do with some of your favorite films.

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The Popdose Interview: Jeremy Fisher

Jeff Giles July 8, 2011 0

With irresistible hooks, instantly memorable melodies, and a smoke-hued tenor that suggests what might have happened if Bob Dylan and Paul Simon had a baby, Jeremy Fisher‘s music is pure catnip for fans of

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The Popdose Podcast: Episode 19

Jason Hare July 1, 2011 7

Jeff Giles, Jason Hare and Dave Lifton finally take the heat off of mothers and focus on fathers -- Jason's dad Gary joins us for Episode 19 of The Popdose Podcast!

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Blu-ray Review: “Unknown”

Jeff Giles June 13, 2011 0

Unknown (Warner Bros., 2011) Liam Neeson ass-kicked his way out of the art house and into action hero territory with Taken, and for a minute, we all thought he was about to bring a

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Blu-ray Review: “Hall Pass”

Jeff Giles June 13, 2011 1

Hall Pass (Warner Bros., 2011) Take a promising cast full of comedic talent, give them a perfectly humorous premise, and put the directors of There’s Something About Mary behind the cameras to film the

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A Fan’s Notes: Letter To the Editor

Ken Shane June 8, 2011 6

Inspired by the words of his Editor, Ken Shane launches a new column for Popdose with a declaration of principles and intent

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Blu-ray Review: “American: The Bill Hicks Story”

Jeff Giles June 3, 2011 0

American: The Bill Hicks Story (BBC, 2011) One of the sharpest, funniest comic voices of his generation, Bill Hicks never achieved the level of recognition he deserved during his too-brief lifetime, but in the

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Blu-ray Review: “The Outlaw Josey Wales”

Jeff Giles June 3, 2011 0

The Outlaw Josey Wales (Warner Bros., 1976) Clint Eastwood and the Old West go together like Adam Sandler and dick jokes, so if you aren’t a film buff or a Western aficionado, all of

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