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Iron Man 3 – The Man Inside the Suit

Friday, May 3rd, 2013
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We Create Our Own Demons. So says Tony Stark, in Iron Man 3’s opening sequence as we see his magnificent toys; aka various makes and

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The Avengers—The Gang’s All Here

Saturday, May 5th, 2012
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The Avengers. It’s what we call ourselves, sort of like a team. “Earth’s Mighiest Heroes” type thing. Tony Stark aka Iron Man A few years

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Tribeca Film Festival Brings Together
Blockbusters and Small Gems

Friday, May 4th, 2012
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One of Manhattan’s best cultural offerings, the Tribeca Film Festival, finished up its 11th annual showings last week. In 2002, as a reaction to the

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We Give Thanks for…

Thursday, November 24th, 2011
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That there’s always next year to win a World Series. For George Clooney. For two weeks without any headlines about Kim Kardashian. For my husband

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Captain America: The First Avenger—
Superhero Genre Meets War Movie Genre

Monday, July 25th, 2011
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There are few more memorable images in the history of comic books (or graphic novels if you want to be snobby about it), than the

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