San Diego Comic Con

Mighty Movie Podcast: Morgan Spurlock on Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope

Dan Persons | Posted 04.06.2012

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Dan Persons

For some, it is Valhalla; for others, it is a seething, roiling, chaotic pit of humanity. For many, I suspect, it's a phenomenon just slightly more indecipherable than Naked Lunch.

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Morgan Spurlock Wants You To Know He's Not In His New Movie

The Huffington Post | Mike Ryan | Posted 04.05.2012

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Morgan Spurlock wants you to know that he does not make a single appearance in his new film, "Comic Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope." In other words: if ...

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Should the Bay Area Be Concerned That WonderCon Is Foresaking Frisco for Anaheim?

Jim Hill | Posted 03.25.2012

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Jim Hill

It's the rumor that makes the rounds every summer. That Comic-Con is soon going to abandon San Diego for some other convention-friendly city like Las ...

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The Man Who Started Comic-Con Dies At 59

AP | Posted 03.07.2012

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SAN DIEGO -- Richard Alf, one of the co-founders of San Diego's Comic-Con, has died from pancreatic cancer at age 59. Friend and fellow Comic-Con co-...

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WATCH: Geekiest Marriage Proposals Of All-Time?

Posted 10.14.2011

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Where do you pop the question? In the middle of a baseball game? During a long walk on the beach after a fancy dinner? No, San Diego Comic Con, of...

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Exclusive Q&A: Filmmaker Breathes Fire into Ultra-Indie Bellflower

Brad Balfour | Posted 10.11.2011

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Brad Balfour

What is Bellflower? It's a road movie, a mumblecore/relationship film, even a weird buddy pic with some bitchy girls and that flamethrower.

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PHOTOS: Jessica Biel Comes Up Short At Comic-Con

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 09.24.2011

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As part of an unspoken tradition, the pasty fanboys of Comic-Con in San Diego were given the gift of beautiful actresses such as Charlize Theron, Kate...

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WATCH: The Best 'Fringe' Auditions You'll Ever See

Posted 09.24.2011

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Fans of the J.J. Abrams-created sci-fi series "Fringe" are eager to find out what happens with star Joshua Jackson's character Peter Bishop next seaso...

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WATCH: The Time Kevin Smith Told Harvey Weinstein To STFU

Posted 09.24.2011

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Film mogul Harvey Weinstein has cast a large shadow over the entertainment business since first hitting it big with "Pulp Fiction" in 1994 and more re...

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WATCH: The Best Comedy At Comic-Con 2011

Matt Wilstein | Posted 09.24.2011

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Matt Wilstein

This year at Comic-Con, many comedy films and TV shows held panels and screenings in an attempt to win over the all-powerful fan boys.

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Jack Kirby And The Real Origin Of The X-Men

Fortean Times | David Moye | Posted 09.20.2011

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Jack Kirby, a pioneering American comic book artist, created or co-created such well-known super­heroes as Captain America, The Fantastic Four, The H...

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PHOTOS: Preview Day At San Diego Comic-Con

Posted 09.20.2011

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Comic-Con 2011 kicked off last night at the San Diego Convention Center with a preview evening for a lucky few. Folks waited in line at 3 p.m. to regi...

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David Moye

'Ghost Adventures' Crew Takes HuffPost Reporter On Ghost Hunt

HuffingtonPost.com | David Moye | Posted 09.20.2011

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Forgive me if I'm a little nervous about interviewing Zak Bagans, Nick Groff and Aaron Goodwin, the stars of the Travel Channel series, "Ghost Adventu...

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Comic Con Is Here, With A Big Hollywood Element

AP | SANDY COHEN | Posted 09.19.2011

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SAN DIEGO — Calling all superheroes, zombies, space aliens, comic-book lovers and kids of all ages: Comic-Con is here. The pop-culture conventi...

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HuffPost Review: Paul

Marshall Fine | Posted 02.24.2012

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Marshall Fine

Paul comes from the team that brought us Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, but director Edgar Wright has been replaced by Greg Mottola. And that substitution makes all the difference.

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Comedy at Comic-Con 2010 (VIDEO)

Matt Wilstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Matt Wilstein

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PHOTOS: Comic-Con 2010 Web Roundup

Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.25.2011

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San Diego Comic-Con 2010 was punctuated with star-studded Hollywood panels for the films Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, The Green Hornet, The Green Lant...

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Pacey-Con: Joshua Jackson Holds 'Dawson's Creek' Comic-Con Alternative (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Okay, now we're really pissed that we missed Comic-Con. While the commotion may have been amongst the endless array of Storm Troopers and Batmans, the...

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"Heroes": A Farewell Playlist For Comic-Con 2010

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Wild

I really think this year was the most fun that I've had yet not attending Comic-Con. Apparently, I'm such an actual un-ironic geek that no one thought to invite me along to make the big pilgrimage with them.

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Comic-Con 2010 In Photos: Wish We Were There

Huffington Post | Katla McGlynn | Posted 05.25.2011

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This year's San Diego Comic-Con, the yearly gathering of comic book and pop culture aficionados, is ending today and boy do we wish we could have gone...

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PHOTOS: Megamind, Salt, And More At Comic-Con

Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.25.2011

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Comic-Con has mainstreamed a lot (less people in costume, bigger Hollywood presence), but the convention is still, thankfully, in the hands of nerds a...

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Review: Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World

Bryan Young | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bryan Young

I'm at Comic-Con and was given a chance to see the world-premiere of Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World tonight. It was one of the most charming films I've seen in recent memory and all of the actors really owned their parts.

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'God Hates Nerds': The Westboro Baptist Church Takes On Comic-Con

Waymon Hudson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Waymon Hudson

Just when you think they can't get any more insane than picketing the funerals of hate crimes victims and soldiers killed in battle, the Phelps clan sinks to a whole new level of crazy.

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The Menace of Comic-Con

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marshall Fine

I'm not sure how we reached a point where Comic-Con became the engine that drives Hollywood. Films like Green Lantern slurp up the studio bucks, and the comic-book mentality grows like a cancer.

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LA, San Diego Battle For Comic-Con

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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SAN DIEGO — San Diego is sweetening its bid to keep Comic-Con, offering organizers $500,000 in hotel tax revenue to keep the huge pop culture ev...

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