Sean Stangland
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Comic-book movies aren't all capes and aliensJul 30, 2014 5:45 am - The Marvel Studios juggernaut is taking a bit of a risk with Friday's release of "Guardians of the Galaxy," an astronomically budgeted adaptation of a comic book most of...
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You don't have to go to San Diego for the fun of Comic ConJul 25, 2014 5:00 am - Fans of superheroes, horror flicks, time-traveling doctors and Jedi Knights will once again converge in California this weekend as the annual Comic Con International — t...
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'Snowpiercer' leads train of on-demand gemsJul 16, 2014 1:00 am - "Snowpiercer" - the buzzworthy science-fiction flick by South Korean director Bong Joon-ho and starring "Captain America" himself, Chris Evans - opened in a small number...
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Fourth fun from home — hot dogs includedJul 04, 2014 6:00 am - If the weather or the crowds keep you away from the usual Independence Day events this weekend, you can still enjoy the trappings of the holiday from your couch. The fe...
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Robots, roller coasters and nostalgiaJun 25, 2014 5:30 am - Are you, like me, irresistibly drawn to a nearly three-hour movie featuring giant robots astride giant robot dinosaurs? Do you like other movies about giant robots? Then...
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Silly 'True Blood' comes back to lifeJun 20, 2014 5:30 am - Sadly, we must leave Westeros and those wacky Lannisters behind for another 40 weeks (give or take), but HBO is bringing us back to Bon Temps, Louisiana, on Sunday for o...
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Truly great TV: Tragedy and 'Thrones'Jun 13, 2014 5:15 am - The best film I've seen this year didn't play in 3,000 theaters, employ big-name movie stars and droves of visual effects artists or air on a premium cable channel. It's...
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'Cosmos' takes its final spectacular tripJun 08, 2014 5:30 am - “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane recently took a beating at the box office and on the Internet for his vulgar Western comedy, “A Million Ways to Die in the West,” bu...
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Who else should play live-action Disney villains?May 30, 2014 5:30 am - Angelina Jolie joins a short, but intriguing, list of actresses who have become the living embodiments of Disney animated villains with today's theatrical release of “Ma...
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Power ranking the X-Men movies on the way to 'Future Past'May 23, 2014 5:00 am - "X-Men: Days of Future Past" arrives in theaters today and is already the seventh installment in a cinematic superhero saga that began in 2000. Mutant pacifist Charles X...