Geek/Dork/Nerd: monkey-in-the-middle edition

I'm MaryAnn Johanson, writer and editor, and this is my scratch pad, idea-jotter-downer, portfolio and resume, and general hang-out blog.

• film/TV/pop culture critic at FlickFilosopher.com
• contributor, Film.com
• member, Online Film Critics Society
• member, Alliance of Women Film Journalists
• member, International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences

Location: New York City
[email me]

photo by David Speranza

• North American box office: top 10 moneymakers of 2008
• North American box office: ‘Marley & Me’ sits and stays at the top
• my week at the movies: ‘The Unborn,’ ‘Bride Wars,’ ‘Hotel for Dogs,’ ‘Notorious,’ ‘Yonkers Joe’
• alert! ‘The New York Times’ picks the 10 bestest movies evar!
• deleting comments left and right
• daily open thread
• giveaway: ‘The Wackness’ Region 1 DVD and book
• giveaway: ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ soundtrack CD
• latest contest winners
• watch it: “Tales of Mere Existence: How to Cope With Depression”
• trailer break: ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’
• why ‘Seven Pounds’ is unethical
• question of the day: What’s the first movie you remember seeing?
• Good (review)
• deep thought
• watch it: the weekly address from President-elect Barack Obama
• Matt Smith is the new Doctor Who
• Gran Torino (review)
• can ‘Jericho’ be revived... again?
• too late now, but ‘Pushing Daisies’ is on Twitter
• screencap Friday: what the flick? #52
• watch it: “Ma Cherie!”
• trailer break: ‘Two Lovers’
• new ‘Doctor Who’ star announcement to come on Saturday
• Happy New Year!
• no British box office this week
• North American box office: gone to the dogs with ‘Marley & Me’
• The Reader (review)
• watch it: “One year in 40 seconds”
• if it’s New Year’s Eve...