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Elway’s Colossal Choke

March 21, 2012
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Elway’s Colossal Choke

Damn you, John Elway. You blew it. Choked. Fumbled in the Red Zone. You abandoned Tim Tebow, a rising football star, a cash-cow machine, and potential franchise player, for the hope of a quick Super Bowl trophy. What’s wrong with you?
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The Secret World of Arrietty Bears Mark of Miyazaki

February 22, 2012
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The Secret World of Arrietty Bears Mark of Miyazaki

It’s a sad fact that one day, we will live in a world without Hayao Miyazaki actively making movies. What we have in The Secret World of Arrietty is perhaps the next best thing to a film directed by Miyazaki. It’s a film written by Miyazaki and to some extent “planned” by him....
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Fall into the Glitter: Why Adam Lambert will continue to fail commercially . . .

February 12, 2012
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Fall into the Glitter: Why Adam Lambert will continue to fail commercially . . .

The man who revolutionized “American Idol” in 2009 with his stunning live performances is back with his second album. But from the sounds of his first single, his best days may be well behind him, or far ahead of him. Advice for a potential superstar.
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How the Mainstream Press Affected the Outcomes of Three High-Profile Criminal Cases

December 5, 2011
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How the Mainstream Press Affected the Outcomes of Three High-Profile Criminal Cases

Does the mainstream press play a role in the results of high-profile crime trials? In 2011, it seems as though it did.
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‘Drive’ Thrives on Full Tank of Style, Narrative

October 10, 2011
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‘Drive’ Thrives on Full Tank of Style, Narrative

Drive, starring the currently ubiquitous Ryan Gosling, is in part an homage to Walter Hill’s The Driver (1978) and quite an earnest endeavor: a post-modernist situation lacking most of the tropes and characteristics of the post-modern film.
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Degrees of Fandom: Jon Westhoff on the ‘Low Concept’ Comic Anthology

August 29, 2011
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Degrees of Fandom: Jon Westhoff on the ‘Low Concept’ Comic Anthology

"Low Concept: An 11 O'Clock Comics Anthology," was recently published. It weighs in at an impressive near-140 pages... and it took some doing. This comic book was all fan created in the name of a podcast that in turn celebrates comic book fandom, and the straw stirring the drink was O.O.'s very own Jon...
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Off the Racks: Summit City Comic Con, Season 2!

July 14, 2011
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Off the Racks: Summit City Comic Con, Season 2!

Summit City Comic Con, year two! Check out "Caaats," "The Troll and Giant," "Curmudgeon--The Art of Dave Wachter," and more!
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Green Lantern Packed with Narrative and Effects, Resulting in . . .?

July 10, 2011
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Green Lantern Packed with Narrative and Effects, Resulting in . . .?

Green Lantern is the kind of superhero that could never feasibly have been rendered without digital effects. But should it have been rendered at all? Or is it more worthy than most of the reviews are making it out to be?
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The Hangover: Part II — At Least There’s a Monkey

May 31, 2011
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The Hangover: Part II — At Least There’s a Monkey

The inevitable sequel to the crass comedy hit 'The Hangover: Part II' brings back Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, and Zach Galifianakis, the bachelor party trio from hell. But it’s just not clicking this time around.
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Four Star Studios Talks ‘Double Feature’ Digital Comics

May 31, 2011
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Four Star Studios Talks ‘Double Feature’ Digital Comics

In April, Four Star Studios launched its first 99-cent digital comic, Action Double Feature. Recently, the second issue, Horror DoubleFeature, came to market.
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