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Breaking Bad – Walt is becoming Gus Fring, in more ways than one

*Snnnniiiffff!* Ahhhh… Smell that? That’s the smell of a new, freshly baked episode of Breaking Bad, baby. Don’t get to used to ‘em, though — there’s a mere handful of episodes left, and then they’re done … forever. But what a fine way to kick off that last batch.

There was one scene in particular in “Blood Money” that made me think, “huh, well now look at that.” Though hugely interesting, it wasn’t the opening scene showing Walt’s fenced-in and dilapidated house, or him coming back to said house for the ricin he’d hid several episodes ago. It was that whole exchange between Walt and Lydia at the car wash. It felt very familiar. As in, isn’t this exactly how Gus Fring spoke to Walt when he came to his front business, Los Pollos Hermanos? He carried on the conversation very matter-of-factly, making sure no mind was paid to how they were talking nor what they were talking about. Just. Like. Fring. It was spooky. Walt even folded a towel to kneel on when he was vomiting, something Gus did once before when he was upchucking the poison he’d fed to his competition.

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Win passes to see Jobs in DC

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CliqueClack has partnered with Open Road and Allied Integrated Marketing to offer our readers in the DC area a chance to see the new film Jobs, starring Ashton Kutcher, Josh Gad, Dermot Mulroney and J.K. Simmons, at a special advance screening on Tuesday, August 13, 7:00 PM at AMC Mazza. The first 30 people to leave a comment will win a unique code to download up to two Admit One passes from GoFoBo.com. As passes are limited, we are limiting comments to one per person or email address. Have a look at the trailer after the break, and leave a comment if you want to see this film. The offer will close after all codes have been distributed.

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SDCC 2014 could be the ultimate year of TV reunions

The San Diego Comic-Con has hosted some highly popular TV show reunions in the past. Last year we had Firefly for their 10th anniversary. This year we saw The X-Files for their 20th. They both went over really well with fans, filling up one of the biggest rooms at the ‘con. I wouldn’t be surprised if some die-hard fans of either show had traveled to San Diego for the sole purpose of seeing these panels.

The question now, of course, is what show — or shows — could be filling up a hall or ballroom at next year’s SDCC to celebrate a landmark anniversary? As it turns out, there are quite a few big ones that’d fit in quite well.

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Prince Avalanche is all about friendship and a hint of hope

People can bond over all sorts of things, but the opposite is also true; it takes very little to break them apart. Sometimes the forces of nature are all that’s needed. Ever since people have had the luxury of living in cities with modern technology, there have been those who prefer to “rough it” or “live off the land,” although you can be sure they tend to maximize their chances of comfort (with the very rare exception of true extreme survivalists). These folks feel that there is a simplicity and purity to nature that cannot be found in the hustle and bustle of modern society, which has only gotten faster and more hectic as time goes by. But something that hasn’t changed is that life is complicated and difficult to manage for even the absurdly good looking (read: the actors in this movie). At the end, maybe you just want to get blackout drunk with a pal.

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The Spectacular Now is an aching, hilarious, beautiful tale of aimlessness and love

Finding purpose and finding love are sometimes parallel goals, but sometimes they are at odds. Sometimes you don’t realize what you have until you’ve lost it, but then again, maybe it was never yours to begin with. And even those with the brightest potential can flush it all away by making terrible or stupid mistakes. That guy who always seems to have it all figured out, or the one that doesn’t seem to care — they might be in the greatest danger of all. And that smart girl, the one usually reading by herself, she’s got it worse than you might ever imagine. Although it’s possible you may just also have an excellent imagination.

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Is Elysium enough to save the group of summer 2013 tentpole flicks?

Considering how disappointing 2013 has been for big-budget summer flicks, there’s a lot riding on Elysium to save the season from becoming one of my least favorite in recent years. Star Trek Into Darkness ended up being a pile of inconsistency, Iron Man 3 managed to be overwrought and underwhelming at the same time, and I won’t even start in on the likes of The Lone Ranger, White House Down or World War Z. If it wasn’t for the “tastes great, less filling” Pacific Rim and Man of Steel (Yes, I hated it less than you did), I’d already be calling the summer of 2013 a complete wash.

Throwback Thursday: Esther Williams is Jupiter’s Darling

MGM is well-known for being the studio that produced “more stars than there are in the heavens” as well as some of the most popular and beloved all-singing, all-dancing movie musicals of all time. One of MGM’s biggest stars from 1945 to 1956 was Esther Williams, who wasn’t a singer or a dancer, but who appeared in a string of the studio’s most popular musicals at the time. Not just musicals, but “aquamusicals” which showcased Williams’ real talent for swimming (Williams was signed by Louis B. Mayer because he wanted a sports star to compete with Fox’s popular Sonja Henie, an ice skater who made a series of successful ice-musicals).

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Win passes to an advance screening of Paranoia in Baltimore and DC

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CliqueClack has partnered with Relativity Media and Allied Integrated Marketing to offer readers in the Baltimore and Washington, DC areas a chance to attend an advance screening of the new thriller Paranoia, starring Liam Hemsworth, Gary Oldman, Amber Heard, Harrison Ford, Josh Holloway and Richard Dreyfuss. Paranoia takes us deep behind the scenes of global success to a deadly world of greed and deception. The two most powerful tech billionaires in the world (Ford and Oldman) are bitter rivals with a complicated past who will stop at nothing to destroy each other. A young superstar (Hemsworth), seduced by unlimited wealth and power falls between them, and becomes trapped in the middle of the twists and turns of their life-and-death game of corporate espionage. By the time he realizes his life is in danger, he is in far too deep and knows far too much for them to let him walk away.

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We’re the Millers is a family comedy definitely not for the whole family

Life is good for David Clark (Jason Sudeikis). He’s single, carefree, has money … and is a veteran drug dealer. David’s been selling pot since his college days, and now works for his college buddy turned wealthy businessman/drug lord, Brad Gurdlinger (Ed Helms). David also has the hots for his stripper neighbor Rose (Jennifer Aniston) and is somehow admired by another neighbor, teenager Kenny (Will Poulter). When Kenny goes to assist a homeless girl (Emma Roberts) fight off some hooligans trying to steal her iPhone (yes, iPhone), David has to intervene to save both of them but find himself at the pointy end of a knife. Kenny blurts out David’s occupation, the guys get David’s stash and cash, and he’s left to tell his boss that everything is gone.

But Brad has a proposition: drive to Mexico, pick up a “smidge” of pot (maybe a smidge and a half) for him under the name Pablo Chacon, and bring it back to Denver. Not only will the debt be forgiven, but Brad will pay David $100,000 for his troubles. Sounds easy, but a single guy driving to Mexico and back will only set off alarms at the border, so he manages to get the girl, Casey, and his neighbors to pose as a family on a little vacation south of the border. What could possibly go wrong?

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Under the Dome’s death was no surprise

While I’m not exactly ready to call it a hit, I’ve enjoyed CBS’s new show Under the Dome. It’s been uneven, but I think the explosion of hatred for the show amongst critics (somewhere around the third episode) wasn’t particularly called for. I mean, seriously … how can anyone negatively review a show with Rachelle Lefevre as the lead? Despite this very obvious logic, something happened in “Imperfect Circles” that really rubbed me the wrong way.

The insulin was a pretty big clue, to be sure. While the Internets might have some hints on making homemade insulin, it isn’t like the Dome is allowing people to check in on Facebook these days. Unless something changed, it was only a matter of time before science caught up with Alex.  Continue reading 'Under the Dome’s death was no surprise' »