Pop Culture for Fun

This is a man that in order to escape the fame of his family name (Coppola), took the name of a superhero. Luckily, he didn’t go for the obvious and was more subtle, choosing Luke Cage (his kid wasn’t so lucky, being named after Superman, Kal-el). So, what do you do as an actor trying [...]

Posted on July 25th, 2010 by MrWiseguy
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  There’s been a lot of buzz about The Avengers movie ever since Marvel announced it and it’s understandable. As it stands, it would be the biggest, boldest superhero movie ever made and as the studio sees it, a huge payday. The idea is to gather most of Marvel’s superheroes under one roof. By “roof” I [...]

Posted on July 14th, 2010 by MrWiseguy
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  Soccer, or football, as they know it in Europe, is quite the world phenomenon (if the world doesn’t include the U.S.). Practically a religion in many South American countries (like Brazil or Argentina), a revered tradition in others, like Italy or the United Kingdom, the sport is both an industry and a way of life [...]

Posted on June 22nd, 2010 by MrWiseguy
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Comic books excel at giving geeks fantasies. Mostly involving superpowers. And almost as often involving hot chicks with superpowers. The cinema industry has been using attraction for ages when it comes to movies, so, when comic book movies started becoming mainstream, it was only natural they’d tap into that fantasy pool when it comes to [...]

Posted on June 5th, 2010 by MrWiseguy
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So, I haven’t really been around much, hadn’t had time to write any articles, but let’s see if I can catch up on those 2 weeks missed: Cinema: Iron Man 2 gets released, does well with crowds, Marvel execs probably have dollar signs for eyes right now. Robert Downey Jr. does his thing, Scarlett Johansson [...]

Posted on May 16th, 2010 by MrWiseguy
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Vampires have been depicted in many ways for the big screen along the years. By far the biggest influence on the genre has been none other than Bram Stoker’s Dracula. If I had to guess, I’d say movies about Dracula, or that derive from Stoker’s story make up about two thirds of all vampire movies. [...]

Posted on April 30th, 2010 by MrWiseguy
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With Marvel Studios self-financing, and getting a couple of big hits (looking at you, Iron Man), DC trying to join the bandwagon and get more of their characters out, as well as any number of comics being turned into movies, superhero movies have become a thing of the present. With Chris Evans taking the role [...]

Posted on April 21st, 2010 by MrWiseguy
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