who made it July already?

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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Location: New York City
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photo by David Speranza

• 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)”
• caption this! image from ‘The Runaways’
• I always feel like a real chump...
• ‘Lost’ blogging: “Dr. Linus”
• because the boundaries of fandom are truly infinite
• trailer break: ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’
• question of the day: If ‘Variety’ doesn’t see any future in film criticism, is there any hope for it?
• watch it: “Victoria Jackson: ‘There's A Communist Living in the White House!!’”
• North American box office: go ask ‘Alice,’ cuz she’s 10 feet tall
• Fish Tank (review)
• trailer break: ‘Harry Brown’
• the oh-no! DVD of the week: ‘The Second Best Science Fiction Movie Ever Made’
• question of the day: John Hughes’ unproduced script: produce it, or not?
• my week at the movies: ‘IMAX: Hubble 3D,’ ‘Green Zone,’ ‘Remember Me,’ ‘She’s Out of My League’
• female directors barely exist...
• watch it: American ‘Spaced’ pilot clips
• ‘Caprica’ blogging: “Know Thy Enemy”
• bias update: March 8
• because insects under the influence will only corrupt the kiddies
• trailer break: ‘Chloe’
• Alice in Wonderland (review)