Earlier this month, Sugared Nerd Contributor Casie & I covered A Simple Favor for our podcast Movie Matchup (listen to it, paired with Gone Girl for the theme Hell Hath No Fury, right here!) In each episode we recommend some themed foods to go along with the movies, and A Simple Favor has no dearth of options.
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Read MoreDouglas Adams' Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy comes in many forms - it started as a radio play, then became a series of books, a BBC miniseries, and even a major motion picture. Then there have even been comic books and stage plays, and probably any other form of media you can think of, someone has made a Hitchhiker's version of.
Read MoreEven if you've never seen House on Haunted Hill or House of Wax, you know Vincent Price. Whether it's from his bit in Michael Jackson's "Thriller" or just Bill Hader's impression in the SNL Halloween specials, his unmistakably unique voice and look have made him an icon of cinematic horror.
Read MoreSome foods and drinks are so closely tied with a fictional character, it's nearly impossible to think of one without the other. Reese's Pieces will forever be the candy choice of E.T.s everywhere, while Turkish Delight is apparently tasty enough to sell out your siblings to the White Witch. And don't even think of ordering a shaken martini without using James Bond's now famous instructions. In a similar vein, I doubt anyone reading this blog doesn't hear the words "White Russian" and immediately think of one man: The Dude.
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