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Today’s Superhero Films Are The New Monster Movies
Superheroes today are more akin to horror-movie monsters than the inspiring comic-book icons of yesteryear.
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Isolationism and Cinema
What does Obama’s commencement speech at West Point have in common with X-Men: Days of Future Past? More than you think. Despite his protestations, Obama’s speech has been cast by his critics as a push for isolationism. “[A]ccording to self-described realists,...
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“X-Men: Days of Future Past”: All The Mutants and Pep Talks You Could Ask For
After 61 live-action feature-length DC Comics movies and Marvel Comics pictures, there’s bound to be a bushel of subpar apples in the multi-billion dollar barrel. The 62nd picture hails the return of Bryan Singer to the franchise he helped put on the box offic...
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A New Era of Hollywood Scandals?
When the allegations that director Bryan Singer drugged and raped a 17-year-old boy in 1999 recently came to light, moviegoers who were looking forward to his upcoming film, X-Men: Days of Future Past, were confronted with a series of difficult questions: Shou...
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Fox Unveils Sneak Peeks of ‘Gone Girl’ and ‘Apes’ at CinemaCon
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but when new movie footage debuts at CinemaCon, that goes everywhere. Fox was at the Las Vegas convention to promote their upcoming summer blockbusters (X-Men: Days of Future Past, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) as well ...
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