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San Jose Comic Book Movies

‘Green Lantern’: bright as day

Green Lantern may be the most “comic booky” comic book movie ever made, at least within the contemporary cinematic canon, which makes...
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‘X-Men: First Class’: good movie, bad hair

For a movie set in the halcyon pre-British Invasion year of 1962, X-Men: First Class, the fifth installment in Marvel’s X-Men franchise - a ...
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‘The Green Hornet’: swatting an empty nest

If you go see the new big screen version of The Green Hornet expecting a “Seth Rogen comedy,” you may have a reasonably entertaining if...
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'Supergirl', soundtrack review

Comic book movie adaptions are now standard blockbuster fare often accompanied by critical praise, prestige, and respect. This was not always the...
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Soundtrack review: Alan Silvestri asserts strength of unity on THE AVENGERS

Alan Silvestri’s THE AVENGERS score matures like building a fire, with each element glowing stronger, brighter, and more furious as it...
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Hollywood Culture: Christian Bale Batman era ends when bad tempered star quits

Why is actor Christian Bale quitting Batman? The better questions are, "Who cares?" and "Does it matter, really?" Those were...
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Box Office Superheroes

In the last four decades, 11 of the top 100-grossing films of all times were based on comicbooks, proving that no matter what you have to say about...
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The Worst Superheroes on the big screen

  • worst superhero movies
  • May 3, 2011
With countless comic book films headed to theaters this summer, it's fair to lower the bar by looking at the failures of the past. Sure low...
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First full 'X-Men: First Class' trailer has arrived, is awesome (with video)

For awhile now, 20th Century Fox has been teasing the hell out of this summer's X-Men: First Class: we've seen countless posters, multiple...
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Chris Evans & Chris Hemsworth to share USA Weekend cover

  • Captain America Thor
  • April 11, 2011
The upcoming USA Weekend, the summer movie preview issue, will feature two of Marvel's superheroes on the cover. Chris Evans, Captain America...
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