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Where's George Lucas in 'Star Wars' Poster?
By Mike Fleming Jr Rarely does a one-sheet get the kind of attention lavished on Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Some have wondered about Luke Skywalker being absent, and others about original scribe Michael Arndt being shunted to third position in favor of the writing team of Lawrence Kasdan & Abrams, after a Writers Guild arbitration. Here’s another: Isn’t it odd that there was room for three mentions of director JJ Abrams on that one-sheet, but not one of George Lucas, who created the universe
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'Avengers: Age of Ultron' Casualty Is '100 Percent DEAD,' Assures Marvel Studio Boss
In case you?re one of the few people who hasn?t yet seen Avengers: Age of Ultron, stop reading now to avoid a major spoiler. Quicksilver, played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson, died in surprising fashion during the extensive climactic battle, racing in at the last second to shield Hawkeye and a young boy from a hail of bullets but not quite fast enough to escape the barrage himself. Having died an ultimate hero, Marvel studio boss Kevin Feige is making sure Quicksilver stays that way.
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Are Summer Blockbusters Getting Longer? A Breakdown by the Numbers
This past weekend saw the opening of Guardians of the Galaxy, which has been touted as a very different kind of summer blockbuster. “In the eyes of fans, more really is better when it comes to these films,” he said.
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Charlie Chaplin's Tramp: A Classic Freudian Coincidence
Sigmund Freud said there are no accidents. Under a tight deadline, young Charlie Chaplin was tasked with finding something funny. Chaplin’s Little Tramp was “definitely subconscious … a tribute to his father’s stage character,” argues Jeffrey Vance, film historian and author of “Chaplin: Genius of the Cinema.” Chaplin’s parents were both stage performers in the late 1800s. "He grew up in a lot of poverty," Carmen Chaplin, grandaughter of the late performer, tells Yahoo Movies.
