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Hollywood Sending Evil Message?

Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: Fascism, Clint Eastwood, Video, Conservatives, Liberal Hollywood, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Conservative Hollywood, Movies, Captain America, Frank Miller, 300, Hollywood, Celebrities, Entertainment News

While conservatives like to knock Hollywood for its supposed liberal bent, one columnist in England thinks that its films are promoting quite the oppo...

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Batman Legend Trashes Occupy Wall Street, Insults Muslims

Posted 01.13.2012

Read More: Video, Sin City, Frank Miller Comics, The Dark Knight Returns, Frank Miller Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Wall Street, Batman, 300, Frank Miller, Entertainment News

Frank Miller has spent much of his famed comic book writing career creating dark, urban dystopias, but the groundbreaking scribe has little regard for...

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Joel Edgerton: Making A Big Move

Vulture | By: | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Tom Hardy Joel Edgerton Warrior, 300 Sequel, Joel Edgerton, Joel-Edgerton, Sparta, Joel Edgerton the Great Gatsby, 300, 300 Sequel Joel Edgerton, Entertainment News

The future of Greece may be in doubt these days, but its past is looking pretty good to Warner Bros. Insiders tell Vulture that the studio is entering...

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Miller's Holy Terror Reveals Some Unholy Prejudices

Zaki Hasan | Posted 12.02.2011

Read More: Sin City, Comics, Holy Terror, Terrorism, Batman, Frank Miller, Graphic Novels, 300, Entertainment News
Zaki Hasan

In the interests of full disclosure, I haven't read Holy Terror. In good conscience, to plunk down money in support of such an endeavor, even if only for "research" purposes.

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From Conan The Barbarian to 300, Watchmen, Rob Zombie and Beyond: Chatting With Film Composer Tyler Bates

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.09.2011

Read More: Keanu Reeves, Donald Passman, Marcus Nispel, The Crow 2, Martin Sheen, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Stand, Badass, Pet, Greg Ellis, 300, Basil Poledouris, John Williams, Rob Zombie, The Way, The Devil's Rejects, Troy, Dawn of the Dead, Conan the Barbarian 3D, Watchmen, Conan the Barbarian, Tyler Bates, Steven Pressfield, Tim Williams, The War of Art, Brian Cuccia, Danny Elfman, Emilio Estevez, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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'Superman' Star's Epic Battle

moviesblog.mtv.com | Posted 06.27.2011

Read More: Henry Cavill, The Immortals, Henry Cavill Immortals, Tarsem Singh, Movies, The Immortals Trailer, 300, Entertainment News

Yesterday's teaser for Tarsem Singh's latest movie "Immortals" could not have prepared us for the cinematic glory showcased in the full trailer, which...

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Cinefantastique Spotlight Podcast: Sucker Punch

Dan Persons | Posted 06.03.2011

Read More: Violence, Action-Adventure, Justice, Emotion, Sex, Carla Gugino, War, Emily Browning, Scott Glenn, Drama, Watchmen, Controversy, Death, 300, Success, Acting Legend, Fantasy, Off Beat, Satire, Science Fiction, Sucker Punch, Explosions, Zack Snyder, Art, Animation, Entertainment News
Dan Persons

Steve Biodrowski and Dan Persons narrowly avoid a sucker punch to the solar plexus as they dodge and feint their way through an examination of Zack Snyder's new CGI-laced fantasy action pic.

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SUCKER PUNCH: "Am I the Only One Who Liked This Film?"

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 05.28.2011

Read More: Artist, Art, Sucker Punch, Logan Pollard, Zack Snyder, Brian Trappler, Psychology Today, Emily Browning, Gerard Butler, Watchmen, 300, Disassociate, Malin Akerman, Jacob's Ladder, Metacritic, Baby Doll, Fantasy, Sweet Pea, Abbie Cornish, Entertainment News
Logan Nakyanzi Pollard

Sucker Punch takes a shot at our ideas about who we think we are. Director Zack Snyder makes you think it's about sex. But it's not, it's about integration: personal accountability, maturity and moving forward.

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Why Sucker Punch Isn't as Empowering as It Wants to Be

Jessica Massa | Posted 05.27.2011

Read More: Sigourney Weaver, Women's Empowerment, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Women, The Watchmen, Sucker Punch, Angelina Jolie, Zack Snyder, Action Movies, Uma Thurman, Millennial Generation, Film, Hollywood, 300, Entertainment News
Jessica Massa

Sucker Punch had so much potential to be an empowering tour de force for its female viewers. So why did I come away feeling confused? And maybe a little dirty?

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Movie Review: Sucker Punch

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Terry Gilliam, Sucker Punch, Jon Hamm, Carla Gugino, Emily Browning, Sucker Punch Movie Review, Scott Glenn, Oscar Isaac, Jena Malone, Brazil, Marshall Fine Movie Review, Dystopian Fantasy, Movies, 300, Movie Reviews, Marshall Fine, Watchmen, Incident at Owl Creek Bridge, Zack Snyder, Brian DePalma, Jessica Hudgens, Abbie Cornish, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

If you're looking for Sucker Punch to make sense - or do anything else that seems conventional or that you've seen before - see another film. Zack Sn...

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WikiLeaks: U.S. Government More Distraught About Netflix Restructuring Than Plight of Working Poor

James Napoli | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Government, Wikileaks, Netflix Watch Instantly, Tax Cuts for the Rich, Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Bernie Sanders, Alan Grayson, Netflix, Sarah Palin, Trader Joe's, Gerard Butler, 300, Comedy News
James Napoli

Newly-uncovered information from WikiLeaks seems to provide irrefutable proof of what many have long suspected: that nobody in the U.S. government gives two royal craps about anyone.

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Being Part of Everyone's Furniture; Or: Appropriate Away!

Athena Andreadis, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Clash of the Titans, Greek Myths, Cultural Appropriation, Monoculture, Contemporary Greek Literature and Film, 300, Cluelessness, Spartans, Greek Film Directors, Ottoman Ocupation, Entertainment News
Athena Andreadis, Ph.D.

My culture is deemed common property and used accordingly. Yet few people really know anything about it beyond the cartoon version that passes for world history in most US schools.

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Gays are Homo-Cidal Maniacs!

Bryan Safi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alfred Hitchcock, Gerard Butler, Matt Damon, Bryan Safi, Gay, Disney, Evil, That's Gay, 300, Gay Villains, Comedy News
Bryan Safi

There are a few things we gay men are good at: fashion, hygiene, dressing up dogs in people clothes, and the ability to be absolutely terrifying on the big screen.

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Hollywood (Finally) Gives Us Positive Persians

Mojgan Sherkat | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iran, Iranian-American, Jake Gyllenhaal, Prince of Persia, 300, Persia, Los Angeles News
Mojgan Sherkat

After decades of portraying Iranians as terrorists and villains, Hollywood has taken the first step toward giving my community its due by creating a blockbuster fantasy/action epic film.

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Virtual Space Station Auctioned Off For $330,000 In Real Money

VentureBeat | January 4, 2010 | Dean Takahashi | | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Planet Calypso, 000 Space Station, Project Entropia, Space Station, Mindark, 300, Virtual Space Station, Technology News

Sold: One virtual space station for $330,000 in real money. It may sound insane, but the buyers and sellers here clearly believe there's gold in the v...

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Gerard Butler Cleanses, Works Out In Secret To Get Back In Shape

Huffington Post | Katy Hall | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cleanse, Live With Regis and Kelly, Gerard Butler, Gwyneth Paltrow Cleanse, 300, Video, Celebrity Body, Entertainment News

Gerard Butler got supremely ripped to play a Spartan warrior in the 2007 film '300' - then he inevitably softened up a bit when he laid off the grueli...

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Because Girls Only Go to Movies Like Transformers 2 For the Chick-Flick Elements in Them?

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Star Wars Episode One the Phantom Menace, Politics, Sex and the City: The Movie, Scream, Transformers Revenge of the Fallen, Sexism, Megan Fox, Shia LeBeouf, Twilight, David Germain, News, Movies, 300, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

It's long since time to retire the sexist notion that women only go to movies that have "women's" issues or have "feminine-friendly" subplots.

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Boston Parking Space Sells For $300,000

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BOSTON — A real estate agent says a resident of Boston's upscale Back Bay section plunked down $300,000 to own what is believed to be the pricie...

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Watchmen, Love and Misunderstanding

Paul Snyder | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Deconstruction, Bourne Supremacy, Superheroes, Zack Snyder, Alan Moore, Transformers, Watchmen, Mars, Hulk, X-Men, 300, The Dark Knight, Ethics, Violence, Nuclear Weapons, Spectacle, John Higgins, Dave Gibbons, Rorschach, Entertainment News
Paul Snyder

There has been a lot of press about audiences seeing the movie more than once, but that would really only reward aesthetes and those who found the basic plot incomprehensible the first time.

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Whither Watchmen? Is This Big, Dark, Geeky, Lefty Movie The Next Comic Book Blockbuster?

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John F. Kennedy, The Golden Compass, Alan Moore, Alternate History, Lord of the Rings, McLaughlin Group, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Soviet Union, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Constantine, From Hell, Batman, Anarchy, 300, Fascism, Nuclear War, The Dark Knight, Watchmen, Richard Nixon, Vietnam War, Dirty Harry, Dave Gibbons, V for Vendetta, Watergate, Bruce Wayne, Woodward and Bernstein, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Video, Zack Snyder, Entertainment News
William Bradley

Watchmen lays out and alternate America in a stunning opening sequence that presents the 20th century as a relentless slog of war and murder. If hope is on the menu, it's in short supply.

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Watchmen Does $55 Million Over Opening Weekend -- Why this is Good News and Bad News

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dark Knight, Jonas Brothers, Box Office, Taken, Watchmen, Superman Returns, Paul Blart, Gran Torino, Madea Goes to Jail, Batman Begins, Slumdog Millionaire, Movies, 300, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

When you factor in the money earned, as well as the gender neutral demographics, Watchmen comes off as a male version of Sex & The City.

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Review: Watchmen (2009)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Warner Bros, Zack Snyder, Entertainment, Reviews, Watchmen, Comic Book, Scott Mendelson, Movies, 300, The Silk Spectre, Warner Bros., Charleton Comics, DC Comics, The Comedian, Ozymandias, The Watchmen, Superheroes, Dave Gibbons, Wagner, Comic Books, Entertainment News, Dr. Malcolm Long, Edward Blake, Dan Dreiberg, Stanley Kramer, Nite Owl, Captain Atom, Hollis Mason, Iron Man, The Dark Knight, Sin City, World Trade Center, Doctor Manhattan, The Lord of the Rings, Twin Towers, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

The production is handsome, the acting is exceptional, and the special effects are mostly effective. But, at the end of the day, Watchmen is not an exciting story.

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Watchmen: The Latest Distraction

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dark Knight, Zack Snyder, Movie Review, Watchmen, Slumdog Millionaire, 300, Movies, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

Seriously: What is Watchmen but yet another distraction - a bit of apocalyptic storytelling meant to take our minds off the apocalypse now?

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