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Cultural Transmogrifier Is Going On Hiatus

February 27, 2013
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Hello Readers, First off, on behalf of everyone who has written and helped run Cultural Transmogrifer since it’s inception in November 2011, I’d like to say thank you for checking the site out. I have…

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Learn Something Today – ‘From the Panel to the Frame: Style and Scott Pilgrim’

February 13, 2013
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Our own Chief Film Critic, Dr. Drew Morton, does more than review films for Cultural Transmogrifier. Drew also teaches the young minds at University of Texas A&M – Texarkana. His most recent visual essay breaks…

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‘Star Wars Episode VII’ News & Rumors: John Noble, Spinoff Films

February 7, 2013
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Now that J.J. Abrams is behind the camera officially for Star Wars Episode VII, the rumors and news surrounding the Star Wars franchise in the hands of Disney is flying furiously. Yesterday, the news that…

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’30 Rock’ Retrospective: Top Ten Jack Donaghy Quotes

February 6, 2013
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We’ve been saying goodbye to 30 Rock the past few days and I couldn’t think of any better way than to present my Top Ten Jack Donaghy quotes. 30 Rock has provided us with plenty great social…

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’30 Rock’ Season 7, Ep. 12 & 13 (Series Finale) Review – Six Sigma Wheel of Happiness Domination

February 1, 2013
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A kooky show by the name of 30 Rock debuted on NBC on October 11th, 2006. For me, 30 Rock will always be the show that followed me into true adulthood. In 2006 I graduated college,…

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‘The Prey’ Review: The Appropriately Dark Middle Story of a Trilogy

January 29, 2013
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Andrew Fukuda’s sequel to The Hunt is really a lot of fun—well, a dark sort of fun. The Prey, picks up right where The Hunt left off, with Gene, Sissy and the gang on the…

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‘The Hunt’ Review: A Surprising Page Turner

January 21, 2013
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To many out there, the recent vampire fad may be exhausting itself. Vampire stories have been told countless times and in countless variations, but The Hunt, by Andrew Fukuda, is an interesting take on the…

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News Round-Up: Danny Boyle’s ‘Trance’ Trailer, Christopher Nolan, ‘Catching Fire’, ‘Y: The Last Man’

January 10, 2013
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Trance: The first trailer for Danny Boyle’s Trance was released this morning. Starring “James McAvoy, Vincent Cassel and Rosario Dawson and McAvoy plays Simon, an assistant at an auction house who masterminds an art heist…

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‘Gangster Squad’ Review: A Classic Gangster Film With Modern Flair

January 9, 2013
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Gangster Squad is Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer’s first full drama film and only his third feature, but it’s his best yet and ends up being one of the best gangster movies since L.A. Confidential, it’s…

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‘Moneywood’ Review: Insults, Name-Dropping and Not Much Else

January 8, 2013
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Moneywood is the latest book from author William Stadiem. The non-fiction tome has a great premise – to look at the Hollywood excess and players of the 1980′s. The concept is intriguing and exciting for…

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