150-year-old geeks saddened

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

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• bias update: March 15
• because no one smoked or swore in the 1960s
• watch it: “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”
• ‘Caprica’ blogging: “The Imperfections of Memory”
• trailer break: ‘Robin Hood’
• question of the day: Which historical figures should we plunder as action heroes (and who should play them)?
• retro trailer: ‘Lucas’
• poor little rich movie stars, NetFlix and ‘Variety’ sued, God as a film critic: leftover links
• Kathryn Bigelow’s Oscar win doesn’t *really* count...
• March 12: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings
• watch it: the 3/13/10 weekly address from President Barack Obama
• question of the weekend: What’s the strangest or most exotic pet you’ve ever had, or would like to have?
• watch it: static cat is staticky
• Friday night fortune cookie: Yoda says...
• screencap Friday: what the flick? #114
• She’s Out of My League (review)
• trailer break: ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’
• question of the day: If you could retitle any blockbuster, what would you call it?
• Green Zone (review)
• U.K. box office: ‘Alice’ pummels ‘Avatar’
• watch it: 1960s IHOP commercial
• but would Joan Holloway see herself in Barbie?
• giveaway: ‘The Runaways’ prize pack
• I am continually astonished...
• Our Family Wedding (review)
• more about criticism as a full-time job
• trailer break: ‘Greenberg’
• question of the day: Why can’t Gabourey Sidibe play any role that a thin white actress might play?
• Remember Me (review)
• watch it: “Alice in Wonderland (1903)”