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Movies in 2012: Superheroes gone wild
Happy New Year.
Or is it?
Well, for diehard fantasy fans, comic-book buffs and science-fiction enthusiasts, 2012 promises 12 months of pure pleasure.
For other moviegoers, it could be a bit more problematic.
There’s still some sorting out to do — like finding definite dates (and names) for “Untitled David Chase Project” and “Untitled Osama bin Laden Project.” And other interesting movies are sure to be added. But so far, the big-deal dramas seem to be hiding.
Still there are already some unusual trends.
Like several adult-child/impossible-parent stories, done as comedies and dramas. A few fairy tales turned into action pictures. Way too many Channing Tatum movies. And old hits, rereleased with new 3-D, to get you to pay up a second time.
Still, forewarned is forearmed — so here’s what lies aheadÂ
JANUARY
The first month of the year always plays like the last month of the old one, as films that had only one-week, Oscar-qualifying runs (“Rampart,” “We Need to Talk About Kevin,” “Coriolanus”) get real openings, and others go into wider release. A moviegoer could have a satisfying month just catching up.
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ABC's 'Work It' runs into trouble trying to find humor in cross-dressing
Have you looked at television lately? It's full of men submitting to various emasculations — on sitcoms, in dramadies, on beer commercials — but it's also lousy with a retro sense of sexism against women. “Work It” repeatedly underlines an offensive ...
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Right at Home: Retro board games, old-fashioned toys have modern appeal The site's also got games that exploited TV culture of the '60s and '70s: Man From UNCLE, Happy Days, I Spy, Six Million Dollar Man. If you're lucky enough to still own an old favorite but misplaced some parts, they've got a substantial inventory. ... |
Movies in 2012: Superheroes gone wild
Week One: “Marvel's The Avengers,” with Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk and other superheroes finally teaming up for their own all-star movie. Week Two: Tim Burton and Johnny Depp joining for a revamp of TV's “Dark Shadows,” campy fave of Baby Boomer monster ...
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Retro arcade games He also covets his Mega Man games from decades past for the original Nintendo Entertainment System from 1985. Mobido is just one of many gamers who enjoy the way-back fun of retro gaming, a thriving movement where video games of old get an extra life. ... |
Reflections on gaming in 2011
David Lillywhite: I tip my hat to Microsoft in this regard, the 360′s elevation to the essential gaming choice this generation has been due in no small part to the retro re-releases that have threatened to overwhelm the second half of the year for me. ...
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