http://www.loveofpop.com/ For the love of pop culture, I give you reviews, rants and ramblings on movies, music and m...books. en Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:42:00 GMT Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:42:00 GMT info@loveofpop.com info@loveofpop.com http://www.loveofpop.com/something-wicked-this-way-comes/ Long before Dorothy dropped in, two other young girls were meeting their destinies in the land of Oz. One, the fair and beautiful, was named Galinda. The other was as... http://www.loveofpop.com/something-wicked-this-way-comes/#comments http://www.loveofpop.com/something-wicked-this-way-comes/ Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:42:00 GMT http://www.loveofpop.com/weirdness-abounds/ May I ask... Hits May 6th 2009 209 May 7th 2009 239 May 8th 2009 206 May 9th 2009 156 May 10th 2009 214 May 11th 2009 853 Readers May... http://www.loveofpop.com/weirdness-abounds/#comments http://www.loveofpop.com/weirdness-abounds/ Tue, 12 May 2009 02:03:00 GMT http://www.loveofpop.com/placeholder-post-includes-fun-game/ So it's the middle of November and for some reason life has become unusually busy. Nanowrimo is taking up scads of my time and suddenly I have a social life... http://www.loveofpop.com/placeholder-post-includes-fun-game/#comments http://www.loveofpop.com/placeholder-post-includes-fun-game/ Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:00:00 GMT http://www.loveofpop.com/pimp-my-wrimo/ Yes folks, it's that time of year again! NaNoWriMo time! Or, for the uninitiated, National Novel Writing Month time! Clicky clicky for the link. By the way, I spent a... http://www.loveofpop.com/pimp-my-wrimo/#comments http://www.loveofpop.com/pimp-my-wrimo/ Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:21:00 GMT http://www.loveofpop.com/scammers-0-me-1/ The other day I received my first ever email scam. The message came through a playlist-sharing website and I was excited at the thought someone liked my compilation of music... http://www.loveofpop.com/scammers-0-me-1/#comments http://www.loveofpop.com/scammers-0-me-1/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:13:00 GMT http://www.loveofpop.com/gushing-about-x-files/ Just picking myself up off the floor (after watching Millenium) to say that The X Files is really affecting me. I'm flushed and giddy after finishing season six and beginning... http://www.loveofpop.com/gushing-about-x-files/#comments http://www.loveofpop.com/gushing-about-x-files/ Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:21:00 GMT http://www.loveofpop.com/mulder-its-me/2/ I really didn't want to write this. I really, really didn't. But something cataclysmic has occured. I would almost go so far as to say the unthinkable has happened. I've... http://www.loveofpop.com/mulder-its-me/2/#comments http://www.loveofpop.com/mulder-its-me/2/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:57:00 GMT http://www.loveofpop.com/awful-terrible-movies-in-a-good-way/ I'm using the terms "awful" and "terrible" in the old-fashioned way, and what I mean is these films are full of awe and terror, but that doesn't make them bad... http://www.loveofpop.com/awful-terrible-movies-in-a-good-way/#comments http://www.loveofpop.com/awful-terrible-movies-in-a-good-way/ Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:33:00 GMT http://www.loveofpop.com/the-master-of-noir/ My words pale into insignificance beside those of Raymond Chandler. So without further ado, let us observe the greatness of the master of noir fiction's prose. And please don't judge... http://www.loveofpop.com/the-master-of-noir/#comments http://www.loveofpop.com/the-master-of-noir/ Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:25:00 GMT http://www.loveofpop.com/the-trouble-with-lyra-redux/ It was the day after Christmas, and I was bound for the cinema. The film I was waiting to see had been anticipated more than any Christmas present, including my... http://www.loveofpop.com/the-trouble-with-lyra-redux/#comments http://www.loveofpop.com/the-trouble-with-lyra-redux/ Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:13:00 GMT http://www.loveofpop.com/anatomy-of-a-song-bittersweet-symphony/ Bear with me and my taste in movies for a second. Ever seen Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit? Sister Mary Clarence could be describing me when she says... http://www.loveofpop.com/anatomy-of-a-song-bittersweet-symphony/#comments http://www.loveofpop.com/anatomy-of-a-song-bittersweet-symphony/ Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:53:00 GMT http://www.loveofpop.com/my-buffy-will-go-on/ Like its titular heroine, Buffy the Vampire Slayer endures against all odds. The final episode aired in 2003, however the series lingered in the cultural consciousness. Rumours popped up like... http://www.loveofpop.com/my-buffy-will-go-on/#comments http://www.loveofpop.com/my-buffy-will-go-on/ Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:51:00 GMT http://www.loveofpop.com/who-the-hell-is-keyser-soze/ Step Up. A Cinderella Story. High School Musical?? Sadly, I'm part of a generation that has all but forgotten the importance of classic pop culture. So about a year ago... http://www.loveofpop.com/who-the-hell-is-keyser-soze/#comments http://www.loveofpop.com/who-the-hell-is-keyser-soze/ Sat, 29 Mar 2008 02:46:00 GMT http://www.loveofpop.com/mulholland-drive-wtf/ So. Mulholland Drive. An exercise in deft surrealism, or a pointless plotless mish-mash of vignettes and strange images? Speaking of images, and as an illustration of this debate, here are... http://www.loveofpop.com/mulholland-drive-wtf/#comments http://www.loveofpop.com/mulholland-drive-wtf/ Sun, 17 Feb 2008 02:59:00 GMT http://www.loveofpop.com/is-it-brains-is-it-dough-no-its-hairspray/ The more musicals I watch and hear, the more I realise how addicted I am to 'em. I was introduced to Les Miserables at around 6 or 7 years old... http://www.loveofpop.com/is-it-brains-is-it-dough-no-its-hairspray/#comments http://www.loveofpop.com/is-it-brains-is-it-dough-no-its-hairspray/ Tue, 18 Dec 2007 05:38:00 GMT