oh, wait: it's not fascism when we do it

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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• retro trailer: ‘Tiptoes’
• ‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “The Empty Child”
• opening in the U.S. and Canada July 1-3: ‘Public Enemies,’ ‘Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs,’ ‘I Hate Valentine’s Day,’ more
• watch it: the 7/4/09 weekly address from President Barack Obama
• sixty-seven cents on the dollar would be an improvement...
• opening in the U.K. July 1-3: ‘Public Enemies,’ ‘Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs,’ more
• watch it: “Very Funny Cats 42”
• ‘Torchwood: Children of Earth’ debuts on BBC One on Monday!
• quote of the moment
• trailer break: ‘Orphan’
• screencap Friday: what the flick? #78
• question of the day: Why the hell is Harvey Weinstein reviewing movies?
• I love my new Roku
• dream cast: imaginary movie about the American Revolution
• watch it: retro 1970s calculator ad
• July 1-3: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings
• trailer break: ‘Julie & Julia’
• question of the day: Cablevision’s remote DVR: harbinger of the everything-on-demand future?
• new DVD releases in Region 1, June 30
• deep thought
• U.K. box office: ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’ keeps blowing stuff up
• watch it: “Silly Beast and the Chicken”
• new DVD releases in Region 2, June 29
• North American box office: robots go smash
• caption this! first image from Tim Burton’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’
• trailer break: ‘G-Force’
• question of the day: How come so many people don’t understand the purpose of film criticism?
• Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (review)
• the oh-no! DVD of the week: ‘Princess Protection Program’
• trailer break: ‘G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra’ second trailer