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‘Man of Steel’: Zack Snyder tries reconstruction for Superman
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles Times“Man of Steel” began its ascent toward pop-culture immortality during fall 2010 inside a pressurized cabin in the skies between […]... -
Among 'Walking Dead' zombies, Andrew Lincoln brings emotional heft
As lean, haunted lawman Rick Grimes, the character at the center of the apocalyptic horrors that unspool on AMC's "The Walking Dead," Andrew Lincoln has been tasked with embodying the tormented hero, the wounded husband, the emotionally unavailable father...
Tags: Breaking Bad (tv program), Entertainment, AMC (tv network), Human Interest, Sarah Wayne Callies
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Music and identity crisis on the Sunset Strip
This post has been corrected, please see below for details. In March, the Sunset Strip music venue the Key Club announced that it was closing for good. Few local music fans were especially surprised. The venue had operated in various guises since...
Tags: Music, Media Industry, Entertainment, The Doors (music group), Concerts
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Comic-Con 2013: Didn’t get a badge? It’s not too late
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesIf you were one of the unlucky pop culture enthusiasts who was defeated by Comic-Con International‘s EPIC Registration system back […]... -
Beyond ‘Game of Thrones’: Exploring diversity in speculative fiction
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesLast August, Weird Tales magazine, long a fixture on the speculative fiction landscape, got hit with a heavy dose of […]... -
Joss Whedon wants more female superheroes. Who would you pick?
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesIt comes as no surprise that Joss Whedon, who created one of fandom's most beloved superheroines in “Buffy the Vampire […]... -
'The Purge' and the low-budget genre revolution
Back in 2010, shortly after Paramount Pictures’ "Paranormal Activity" became a mega-hit on a micro-budget, executives at the studio decided to launch a label dedicated to making more movies of this kind. InSurge, as it was known, would produce...
Tags: Vince Vaughn, Paranormal Activity (movie), The Purge (movie), Unexplained Phenomena, Insidious (movie)
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'The Purge' hopes to make a killing for less
If you're a movie studio with money to burn, summer is bonfire time. Almost every week there's a new $200-million-plus production — Warner Bros.' "Man of Steel" and Paramount's "World War Z" are the next budget-busters — and it costs...
Tags: A Nightmare on Elm Street (movie, 2010), Entertainment, The Wolf Man (movie, 2009), Unexplained Phenomena, Starbucks Corp.
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‘The Evil Within’: ‘Resident Evil’s’ Shinji Mikami returns
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesFor fans of survival horror, “The Evil Within” might rank as one of the most anticipated games of 2014. Set […]... -
'New Girl' writer David Iserson on his funny YA novel 'Firecracker'
This post has been corrected. See note below for details.David Iserson is used to writing for TV, with credits that include "United States of Tara," "Up All Night" and currently "New Girl"-- so he's become accustomed to all the ribbing that's built into the comedy environment. That's why the 35-year-old...Tags: High Schools, United States of Tara (tv program), 30 Rock (tv program), Entertainment, Schools
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'Now You See Me': Let's remember the ultimate caper film 'Rififi'
"Now You See Me," which opens Friday, is a caper thriller starring Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo and Oscar-winners Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine. The film is about an FBI agent and an Interpol detective on the hunt for a team of young illusionists...
Tags: Mark Ruffalo, Theft, Entertainment, The 400 Blows (movie), Movies
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'After Earth': What does it mean for Will Smith?
What the heck happened with “After Earth,” and what does it say about the star power of Will Smith? The questions were bouncing around Hollywood this past weekend as it became clear that the A-lister had a domestic bomb on his hands in "After...
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