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The 20 Worst Sequels to Good Movies

Lest we forget that movie-making is a business, and a lucrative one at that, all we need to do is look at the list of terrible sequels that have been made to cash in on the success of good movies. There are a lot of them. In fact, a good sequel is such a rarity that it’s an easier critical task to cite the ones that worked as opposed to the long list of those that don’t. Here, we list the 20 worst sequels that followed up good (or, at least, entertaining) original films, and there are literally dozens more...  read more

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Salute Your Shorts: Fleischer Studios

Earlier this week, Winstar released a new restoration of Fleischer Studios’ Gulliver’s Travels. As the first non-Disney animated feature film made in America, it was a historical milestone...  read more

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Wachowski Brothers Superman reboot rumored

According to the movie industry rumor mill, Bryan Singer has said he's no longer into Superman, and the Wachowski Brothers have been approached to take over the franchise....  read more

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Paste's 10 Favorite Things About NYC Comic Con 2009

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"I want to see Emma Frost and Loki have a pillow fight!" The raucous statement echoes anonymously in a large, industrial room filled with 500 people at 2009 New York Comic Con. Each of the 500 in attendance laughs because they are well aware that a) Emma Frost is a fictional bleach-blonde mutant telepath who notoriously flaunts a leather Victorian corset. She is also a comic-book character. They're also aware that b) Loki is a the Norse Goddess of Trickery who often fights the Asgardian God of Thunder, Thor. She was once male before morphing into an extremely attractive female (magical possession, not transgender surgery,...  read more

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