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Tag Archives: Captain America
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
When I reviewed Captain America: The First Avenger, I noted that the big lead-ins to The Avengers all do a little bit of genre-blending rather than being “pure” superhero movies (if such a genre could be considered pure in the … Continue reading
News Bites: Dory and the Dark Universe
Good morning folks, it’s time for your weekly bite-sized chunks of entertainment news. This week has some sombre stuff, unfortunately, but it also has some fun with remakes and sequels, and assorted superhero-ish action films. I’ve front-loaded the sad stuff … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Hole, Captain America, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Constantine, Dark Universe, DC Comics, Disney, Ellen DeGeneres, entertainment, Fast and the Furious, Fast and the Furious 7, Finding Dory, Finding Nemo, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 3, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Guardians of the Galaxy, Guillermo del Toro, Jane Henson, Jon Spaihts, Joseph Kosinski, Justice League Dark, Justin Lin, Justin Springer, Life Itself, Marvel Comics, movie news, movies, news, Ninja Turtles, Pixar, Richard Griffiths, Robert Redford, Roger Ebert, Steve James, Swamp Thing, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Will Arnett, Zoe Saldana
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News Bites: Turtles and Transformers
This week’s assortment of news bites largely consists of superhero movie news and other adaptations. There are a few denials of things, a few rumors, and a few confirmations. There’s also a distressing amount of Michael Bay news. Such is … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Ritchson, Beverly D'Angelo, Captain America, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Chevy Chase, Christina Applegate, Christopher Lee, DC Comics, Deadpool, Don Payne, Dwayne Johnson, Ed Helms, Georges St. Pierre, Green Lantern, James Bond, Jeremy Howard, Justice League, Lobo, Marvel Comics, Michael Bay, movie news, movies, Necessary Evil, news, Nicola Peltz, Ninja Turtles, Noel Fisher, Pete Ploszek, Robert Redford, RoboCop, Ryan Reynolds, Sam Mendes, Samuel L. Jackson, Shazam!, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Tomb Raider, Transformers, Transformers 4, Vacation
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Weekly Weblinks: Horror and Heathcliff
It’s Friday morning, and as always it’s time for the Weekly Weblinks. I’m going to be out of town for most of the day, so it may take me a while to respond, but fortunately there’s a lot of reading … Continue reading
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Tagged AFI, Amy Poehler, Ant-Man, Avengers, Avengers 2, Beyoncé Knowles, Blade Runner, Blade Runner 2, blogging, Captain America, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Clark Gregg, Cloudy 2: Revenge of the Leftovers, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, DC Comics, Edgar Wright, Elysium, Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters 3, Golden Globes, Guillermo del Toro, Heathcliff, Hugo Weaving, Hulk, Ivan Reitman, James Bond, Jeph Loeb, John Carpenter, Joss Whedon, Justice League, Looper, Marvel Comics, Mister Ed, movie news, movies, news, Nosferatu, Paranormal Activity, Paranormal Activity 4, Prince of Darkness, Prometheus, Prometheus 2, Ridley Scott, RoboCop, S.H.I.E.L.D., Sinister, Super Bowl, Superman, Television, Tina Fey, TV
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Weekly Weblinks: Comics and Coens
It’s Friday morning, and you know what that means: it’s time for the Weekly Weblinks. There’s a hefty amount of both blog posts and news this week. There’s some talk about upcoming movies that haven’t yet hit their wide release, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2000 A.D. Comics, 300, 300: Rise of an Empire, AFI, Alexis Denisof, Amy Acker, Attack of the Clones, blogging, Captain America, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Chris Evans, Daniel Craig, Daredevil, Dean Devlin, Dmitri Glukhovsky, Dredd, Ethan Coen, Fear and Desire, Frank Miller, Gambit, Gareth Edwards, Godzilla, ID Forever, ID Forever Part 1, ID Forever Part 2, Independence Day, J.J. Abrams, James Bond, Joel Coen, Joss Whedon, Judge Dredd, Karl Urban, Marvel Comics, Metro 2033, movies, Much Ado About Nothing, Nathan Fillion, Noam Murro, Norwegian Ninja, Revenge of the Sith, Rob Roy, Roland Emmerich, Silver Linings Playbook, Stanley Kubrick, Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Transformers, Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, William Shakespeare
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Weekly Weblinks: Reboots, Remakes, and Recall
Bandwidth issues may be slowing me down, but they’re not stopping me from making my rounds. It’s Friday morning, so it’s time for our weekly assortment of blog posts and news links, complete with a shiny new graphic I spent … Continue reading
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Tagged Aleksander Rouge, Alex Zamm, ALF, Avengers, Avengers 2, Batman, Batman and Robin, Baz Luhrmann, Ben Affleck, blogging, Bob Hoskins, Captain America, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Dan Aykroyd, DC Comics, Frank Marshall, Great Gatsby, Gremlins, Guardians of the Galaxy, Jordan Kerner, Joss Whedon, Justice League, Killer Joe, Leonardo DiCaprio, Little Rascals, Marvel Comics, movies, Our Gang, Paul Fusco, Ruby Sparks, Sneakers, Sneakers 2, Snow White and the Huntsman, Steven Spielberg, Total Recall, Who Framed Roger Rabbit
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Weekly Weblinks: Bats and Bullets
Late last night, The Dark Knight Rises was finally released to theatres. Now, maybe you’re just waking up after spending a night watching Batman battling Bane, or perhaps you’re still waiting for your chance to get down there (like me). … Continue reading
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Tagged Alien, Aliens, Andrew Stanton, Ant-Man, Batman, blogging, Bullitt, Captain America, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Dark Knight, Dark Knight Rises, DC Comics, Donald J. Sobol, Encyclopedia Brown, Finding Nemo, Guardians of the Galaxy, Guillermo del Toro, Hellboy, Hellboy 3, Iron Man, Iron Man 3, Marvel Comics, movies, Pixar, Ron Perlman, Steve McQueen, Thor, Thor: The Dark World, Zachary Levi
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The Avengers
Six Marvel Comics superheroes, four of whom have had their own film franchises, come together in one great big action adventure movie. Hulk. Iron Man. Thor. Captain America. Black Widow. Hawkeye. Brought together by Nick Fury, head of S.H.I.E.L.D. Ever … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010s, 5 Stars, Avengers, Black Widow, Captain America, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Gwyneth Paltrow, Hawkeye, Hulk, Iron Man, Jeremy Renner, Joss Whedon, Mark Ruffalo, Marvel Comics, movies, Nick Fury, reviews, Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Stellan SkarsgÄrd, Thor, Tom Hiddleston
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The Focused Filmographer’s Avengers Initiative
With The Avengers coming out in theatres soon, Terrence Faulkner of The Focused Filmographer is running an Avengers Initiative blog-a-thon, featuring bloggers from various sites reviewing and discussing the movies that led up to the series: Incredible Hulk, Iron Man … Continue reading
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Tagged admin, Avengers, blogging, Captain America, Captain America: The First Avenger, Hulk, Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, Marvel Comics, movies, reviews, Thor
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News Bites: Poltergeist of the Apes
Good morning, everyone. Today is Friday, and as always that means it’s time for the weekly News Bites. As has been typical of the past few weeks, there’s a lot to cover. Either the movie studios are putting out more … Continue reading →