Month: January 2008

Marvel Comics superheroes are popping up all over!

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Have you heard? Marvel is dropping its comics characters all over the place… well, into other Marvel comics movies, at least. Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man — his movie is out in May — makes an appearance in this summer’s Incredible Hulk (in which Edward Norton plays the green beast). And Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick … more…

War Dance (review)

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Kids are kids the world over: it sounds so obvious, even banal, to simply say it, but seeing the compelling and haunting — and rousing — evidence that that is true even for kids in the worst possible circumstances is a sharp reminder that we all share more than we don’t.

my week at the movies: ‘Over Her Dead Body,’ ‘Sputnik Mania,’ ‘In Bruges,’ ‘George Romero’s Diary of the Dead,’ ‘The Band’s Visit,’ ‘Chicago 10,’ ‘The Eye’

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Eva Longoria Parker is dead, but don’t think that will stop her from trying to ruin her the life of Paul Rudd, her still-living boyfriend, particularly when he gets a new girlfriend. Over Her Dead Body [opens wide February 1] is the directorial debut of TV guy Jeff Lowell (a vet of Sports Night and … more…

will ‘Lost’ mysteries finally be resolved?

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There’s a new billboard in Times Square for, ahem, Oceanic Air. And across it, someone has “spray-painted” Find 815.com. It’s very clever — both the billboard and the Find 815 site — and very frustrating. How long can ABC drag this out? Are we ever going to find out what the deal with the polar … more…