Watchmen

Malin Akerman: 'I'm My Own Worst Critic'

The Huffington Post | Mike Ryan | Posted 04.25.2012

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Malin Akerman realizes that there are critics of her performance of Silk Spectre II in "Watchmen," Zack Snyder's adaptation of Alan Moore's graphic no...

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The Newly Announced Before Watchmen Is a Prime Example of What's Killing Mainstream Comics

Scott Mendelson | Posted 04.05.2012

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Scott Mendelson

There is a place for "mature content" in comics and it may even be in some of the more mainstream titles. And DC Comics certainly has the right to play around in the Watchmen universe if they so choose.

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'Watchmen,' The Prequels

AP | MATT MOORE | Posted 04.02.2012

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PHILADELPHA — More than a quarter of a century after "Watchmen" intrigued readers with tales of less-than-heroic and all-too-human – save ...

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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

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Mike Ragogna

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How Comics Became Literature for Adults

Douglas Wolk | Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Book Publishing, John Carter of Mars, John Carter, Comic Books, Graphic Novels, V for Vendetta, Watchmen, Censorship, Literature, American Literature, Censor, Comics Code Authority, Robert Crumb, Harvey Pekar, Persepolis, American Splendor, Crime Does Not Pay, Will Eisner, Books News
Douglas Wolk

Thanks to accidents of economics, flashes of artistic inspiration, and flukes of both government and culture, comics have really "grown up."

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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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Movie Review: Sucker Punch

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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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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HuffPost Reviews: Supernatural and Matthew Clay, Plus a Conversation with Coheed and Cambria's Claudio Sanchez, and Steve Mosto's Video Premiere

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 90210, Elo, Coheed and Cambria, Heroes, Bob Fosse, Bobby Singer, GI Joe, One Tree Hill, Jared Padalecki, Dave Gibbons, Gossip Girl, 24, Dean Winchester, Claudio Sanchez, Castiel, Misha Collins, Jim Beaver, Alan Moore, Amory Wars, Jensen Ackles, Farscape, Matthew Clay, Lost, Nilsson, The Outer LImits, Star Wars, The X-Files, The Vampire Diaries, Sam WInchester, The Preacher, Queen, The Beatles, V, Shabütie, The Omen, The Excorcist, Smallville, Ray Bradbury, Watchmen, Supernatural, Steve Dillon, Panic at the Disco, Rosebud, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

In its finale, Supernatural delivered not only one of the finest hours of network television of 2010, but it also supplied one of the most intellectually and satisfying closures any sci-fi or horror series ever broadcast.

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"Blue People": Avatar, X-Men, And More Come Together For Uplifting Trailer (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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The only thing better than "Avatar" and "X-Men" would be combining them with The Blue Man Group and "Arrested Development." In this trailer, we get a ...

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DVD reviews: Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer, Watchmen: Director's Cut

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marshall Fine

O'Day was never a household name in the way Ella Fitzgerald or even Billie Holliday were. Except to jazz fans: she was a stylist and innovator who could transform a song.

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10 Best Films of 2009 (1st Half Edition)

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marshall Fine

The movie year has reached the halfway mark -- which, in terms of the Oscar and most critics' year-end 10-best lists, means it hasn't even started.

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Sci-Fi Morality: Could Aliens Save Us from Prejudice?

Jamil Zaki | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jamil Zaki

Mountains of evidence suggest that being part of a group changes our perceptions of members of other groups at startlingly basic levels.

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Harry Potter 6/Transformers IMAX Overlap - Paramount Called Dibs on IMAX Before the Harry Potter Date Change

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Scott Mendelson

This will not be the last turf war that is waged over IMAX screens, and the company is already taking steps to theoretically insure that there is plenty of IMAX for every studio's overbudgeted sequel.

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Terminating the Darkness: Hope Floats, but Anxiety Abides

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

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William Bradley

Is the era of the dark comic book movie fable coming to an end? Or is it more a matter of a spate of seemingly underperforming dark would-be blockbusters?

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HuffPost Box Office Rundown: Fast & Furious Pulls in $72 Million

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Scott Mendelson

Fast & Furious has grossed $72.5 million over three days. Universal smartly sold it as a class reunion of sorts and also as a 'true sequel' to the 2001 original.

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Watching Watchmen Again

Dennis Perrin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dennis Perrin

To those who flocked to see Watchmen the first weekend, expecting a typical superhero popcorn flick, it doubtless confused and angered them, poisoning word of mouth.

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Watchmen continues to bleed, Witch Mountain races to #1, and Taken will not die (weekend box office rundown for 03-15-09)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Box Office, Taken, Entertainment, Watchmen, Coraline, Madea Goes to Jail, Left House on the Left, Race to Witch Moutain, Movies, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

Well, the bleeding clotted somewhat on Watchmen, with a 'mere' 68% drop in weekend two, ending with $17.7 million. It's ten-day take is now at a trou...

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'Witch Mountain' Cooks 'Watchmen' At The Box Office

AP | DERRIK J. LANG | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — Disney's "Race to Witch Mountain" raced to No. 1 at the weekend box office, bypassing expectations with $25 million in ticket sale...

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"Watchmen" Writer Alan Moore Reclusive, Making No Film Royalties

Mail Online | Posted 05.25.2011

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The movie adaptation of his comic book Watchmen has raked in more than £65million since its release this month. But writer Alan Moore will not rec...

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Watchmen Goes Down Hard (Friday box office numbers for 3/13/09)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Scott Mendelson

While we can argue about the relative success of last weekend's opening, it can no longer be denied that Watchmen will cost Warner Bros. quite a bit of money.

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Malin Akerman Loves Nerds But Not At 6 AM (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Let's be honest, if you were a struggling actress living with a famous one, you'd probably try to exploit that. Well, that's just what Funny or Die th...

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Watchmen, Love and Misunderstanding

Paul Snyder | Posted 05.25.2011

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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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The Shelf Talker: Hip-Hop, Watchmen and New Zealand

Kevin Smokler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kevin Smokler

Nelson George is a one man Harlem Renaissance, more responsible than nearly any other writer for chronicling hip-hop and contemporary black culture's conversion into the lingua franca of our age.

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Jason Linkins

Scritti Politti: March 10, 2009

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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I'm sure I've mentioned this before, but readers of Romenesko's Obscure Store and Reading Room know that as the weather turns warmer, the uptick in ne...

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