Author: Jack Giroux
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10 Things We Learned About ‘RoboCop’ at Comic-Con
RoboCop isn’t the first Paul Verhoeven remake Sony Pictures has showcased at Comic-Con. At the last two Cons they promoted Total Recall, a decent movie…
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10 Things We Learned About ‘The Lego Movie’ At Comic-Con
“The Lego Movie combines all your favorite pop-culture characters: Batman, Superman, The Green Lantern, (most likely) Hobbits and Harry Potter, all for one giant commercial…
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‘Cloudy 2’ Directors: Food Are People Too
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs came out of nowhere. The marketing wasn’t exactly enticing, selling what appeared to be a fairly average animated adventure.…
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David Hayter on The Evolution of Comic Book Movies
One of the surprise panels at this year’s Comic-Con was for David Hayter’s directorial debut, Wolves. The panel didn’t come out of nowhere or anything,…
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‘The Winter Soldier’ Explains How He Isn’t Your Typical Bad Guy
Captain America: The First Avenger was an odd movie. For one, it didn’t take on the “realistic” aesthetic we see so many comic-book movies aim…
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Terry Crews Talks Crushing Comedy (and the Great American Scallop)
It wouldn’t be a bad bet to wage that there’s no one walking around Comic-Con with more muscles than Terry Crews. I’ve spoken with Crews…
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‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Will Be Bigger But Not Darker
‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Will Be Bigger But Not Darker If there’s one common theme among tentpole films this summer, it’s the mentality that bigger is…
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How ‘Chronicle’ Killed Mark Millar’s ‘Miracle Park’
A few years ago comic book writer Mark Millar was gearing up to helm his directorial debut, Miracle Park. The project saw plenty of coverage…
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Gavin Hood Conquers the Unadaptable with ‘Ender’s Game’
Imagine a chubby, pasty high school kid who, to my great embarrassment, wore a military-style Red Hot Chili Peppers jacket. Tacky, I know, but also…