Category: Culture of Pop
This is Hardwood and Hollywood's section for all things having to do with pop culture - movies, TV, music, interviews with celebrities, both traditional and modern, and comic books. Keep your eyes on our words as we keep our fingers on the pulse of pop culture!
Culture of Pop
Game of Thrones Finale: The Children are Alive and Well
T here is something special about the fulfillment of a long journey. One journey ends, but another glorious one begins out of the metaphorical ashes of the last. The fourth season of "Game of Thrones"...
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Obvious Child: The Not-So-Obvious Rom Com
W hile not fitting into the traditional summer flick milieu of heroes and awe-inspiring explosions, "Obvious Child" packs its own surprising punch. It's a romantic comedy that strays away from the traditional equation. When most...
Culture of Pop
'Chef' Review: Jon Favreau's Delicious Return to the Small Movie
J on Favreau’s Chef is something of a unicorn: a very modern, non-sci-fi, small(ish) movie. That last bit takes the director-writer-producer-star back to the earliest days of his popular career, when his low-budget flicks Swingers...
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Game of Thrones - ‘The Watchers on the Wall’: Not a bleedin’ poet
Brought to you by our friends at Talk Thrones . What did “The Watchers on the Wall”, the ninth and penultimate installment of this fourth season of Game of Thrones, give its viewers? Some obvious...
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Game of Thrones - ‘The Mountain and the Viper’: A smashing success
Brought to you by our friends at Talk Thrones . When any kind of scuffle goes down in Westeros, it’s safest to bet that everyone involved is going to die. Last night, Game of Thrones’...
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The First Peek at "Mulaney": A Study in Disappointment
John Mulaney, a name you probably have never heard of if you’re not an avid stand-up fan, should be considered one of the funniest comedians in American. You might not know his name, but you...
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Movie Review: X-Men: Days of Future Past
Brought to you by our friends at Reel Worth . Movie Info Director: Bryan Singer Genres: Action , Drama Rating: PG-13 Release Date: 23 May 2014 Screenwriter: Simon Kinberg Starring: Hugh Jackman , Ian Mckellan...
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Game of Thrones - ‘Mockingbird’: This is the story of a champion
Brought to you by our friends at Talk Thrones . When Game of Thrones first took over our DVRs, it was marked by its gleefully impatient execution of the story’s plot, an intolerance for putting...
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Game of Thrones - ‘The Laws of Gods and Men’ : The monster you think I am
Brought to you by our friends at Talk Thrones . What Westerosi cultural and karmic lesson was most reinforced in “The Laws of Gods and Men”, the sixth episode of this fourth season of Game...
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Game of Thrones: ‘First of His Name’ Recap: Hodor SMASH!
Brought to you by our friends at Talk Thrones . “First of His Name” featured two big breaks: one of some shocking news that rewrites the audience’s understanding of the actions that set the series’...
