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Week in Review: Study reveals growing gender gap in film industry

This week, Variety reported on a study that was released confirming what many already know about the film industry, or at the very least anecdotally: Women are having an increasingly hard time breaking in. The study showed that there’s a large gender gap between independently financed and directed projects by women when compared to projects …

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Marvel to show all 11 movies before ‘The Avengers: Age of Ultron’

If, by some chance, you’ve never seen any of the Marvel superhero movies, then here’s your chance. Marvel, in association with AMC and Regal Theaters, will be re-airing the eleven films in cinemas preceding the release of the franchise’s latest film, Avengers: Age of Ultron.

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Marvel finds a writer/director for new Spider-Man film

It didn’t take long after the giant news that Marvel would be getting Spider-Man back (partially) for the company to find someone to take over the first installment in the new look superhero. Latino Review reported on Monday that the studio is working on closing up Drew Goddard (The Cabin in the Woods) to direct …

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Week in Review: Spend the night at the Godzilla Hotel in Japan

Anyone who has ever watched the Godzilla films knows that he isn’t a monster at all. More of a protector really. So this hotel room opening in Tokyo, really is quite soothing to know you have someone looking over you. Not scary at all, honestly. For just $334 a night on weekdays, you can have …

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No more Marvel for Joss Whedon? Director has bigger plans after ‘Avengers 2’

Could the man that cemented Marvel as a powerhouse in movies really be leaving? It seems likely after his second feature with the company, Avengers: Age of Ultron hits theaters this spring. Joss Whedon spoke with Buzzfeed on Friday to clarify comments he made earlier about the end of his time at Marvel and whether …

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New action-packed TV spot for ‘The Avengers: Age of Ultron’ highlights the Hulk vs. Hulkbuster fight

The Avengers: Age of Ultron promises to not only live up to all the hype, but possibly be better than its predecessor. After releasing two incredible theatrical trailers, Marvel has dropped a new TV spot for writer/director Joss Whedon’s Marvel sequel three months before the film’s release. There’s a lot packed into this quick 30 …

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To Better Know a Villain: Ultron

First Appearance Avengers #54, July 1968 (unnamed cameo), Avengers #55, August 1968 (full appearance) Nicknames and Aliases Crimson Cowl, Ultimate Ultron, Mark 12, Ultron Pym Powers and Abilities Ultron is an artificial intelligence capable of learning and evolving. To wit, he builds increasingly stronger and more powerful bodies for himself, usually comprised of some form …

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