Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice: “Grim and ponderous” DC Comics adaptation starring Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck. ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ review: Self-important ‘hip and affected pessimism’ According to no less an expert then director Zack Snyder, when saying the title of…
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“Eye of the Tiger” band Survivor: Lawsuit against a couple of radical Christians. ‘Eye of the Tiger’ band Survivor sues radical Christian county clerk & far-right U.S. presidential candidate The band Survivor, whose song “Eye of the Tiger” underlined the critical dud (but box office…
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Christopher Nolan new movie gets a release date: ‘Batman’ trilogy director’s eagerly awaited next effort to come out in the summer. Christopher Nolan new movie release date Warner Bros. will release the first post-Interstellar Christopher Nolan movie on July 21. The film has yet to…
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Interstellar: Space movie with Anne Hathaway. ‘Interstellar’: Space movie is ‘ravishing’ & ‘overextended’ There are many intriguing questions raised in director Christopher Nolan’s ravishing, overextended mind-bender Interstellar. One of the first: has a theoretical physicist ever received an executive producer credit on a nine-figure, studio…
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Henry Cavill in ‘Man of Steel.’ Man of Steel review: Zack Snyder’s sensory-bludgeoning Superman movie lacks humor, charm, wonder Two hundred and twenty-five million dollars buys a lot when you’re making a superhero blockbuster. In Zack Snyder’s 143-minute sensory bludgeoning, Man of Steel, the director…
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The Dark Knight Rises: Christian Bale in Batsuit. ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ passes $600 million milestone at the worldwide box office Sept. 10 update: The Dark Knight Rises, Christopher Nolan’s third and final Batman movie, is lagging far behind its predecessor, The Dark Knight, at…
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‘The Dark Knight Rises.’ The Dark Knight Rises right-wing politics? July 27 update: In Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises, Who represents You People? (Did you read the remarks by U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s wife last week?) So, who does? Bane or Bruce…
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‘The Dark Knight Rises’ poster. The Dark Knight Rises box office: $300 million milestone Aug. 1 update: Christopher Nolan’s third and final installment in his Batman movie franchise, The Dark Knight Rises, raked in $8.77 million on Tuesday, July 31, at the North American box…
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Mitt Romney Our Idiot Brother (Paul Rudd) Mitt Romney Our Idiot Brother / Barack Obama The King’s Speech says Harvey Weinstein. With the blessing of the U.S. Supreme Court, the United States has become the biggest – or rather, the most expensive – democracy money…
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Batman Movie Trilogy Marathon: The Dark Knight (2008) June 22 update: The Dark Knight Rises viral campaign is now in full swing. Directed by Christopher Nolan, and starring Christian Bale (Bruce Wayne / Batman), Anne Hathaway (Selina Kyle / Catwoman), Tom Hardy (Bane), Joseph Gordon-Levitt…
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Marvel ‘The Avengers’ movie vs. ‘The Dark Knight’ June 29 update: Starring Scarlett Johansson (photo, as Black Widow), Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr, Tom Hiddleston, and Jeremy Renner, Joss Whedon’s The Avengers movie has officially surpassed Titanic‘s original box office take.…
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Batman 3 trailer: The Dark Knight Rises with Tom Hardy. April 30: The Dark Knight Rises trailer 3 is out. The search for the TDKR trailer 3 has been as frantic as – if not more so than – Batman’s search for Bane or Bane’s…
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‘The Dark Knight Rises’ villain: Tom Hardy as the unintelligible Bane. ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ villain: The unintelligible Mr. Bane Regarding the villainous Bane’s oftentimes unintelligible dialogue in The Dark Knight Rises prologue and trailer, director/co-screenwriter Christopher Nolan has recently explained: “I think when people…
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The Hobbit Frodo (Elijah Wood) in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit movies are prequels to the LOTR trilogy. ‘The Hobbit’: Behind the scenes with Peter Jackson In one of The Hobbit movies’ video blog/vlog, Peter Jackson…
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This year’s Oscar show may have been a critical and ratings flop, but the careers (of at least some) of those involved clearly haven’t suffered as a result. Co-producer Don Mischer has been called back to co-produce the Oscar 2012 ceremony with action filmmaker Brett…
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Leonardo DiCaprio in ‘Inception.’ ‘Inception’ movie review: Summer blockbuster with brains & soul Christopher Nolan’s Inception is a summer blockbuster that doesn’t act like one. Unlike so many of the tedious, one-note Big Movies that get released year after year, Inception has not only brains,…