Four Ways to Improve the Sequel to `The Avengers" so that is Not Nearly as Stupid, Tedious and Simplistic as the Original - Yahoo! Movies

In a famous entry in the "Bloom County" comic strip of the 1980s, Opus the Penguin recalls how millions of penguins would watch military jets fly over their heads, bending their necks backward until they fell over.

Why Guy Maddin Is the Real Artist Behind Throwback Films - Yahoo! Movies

The embrace of "The Artist" by audiences and its bewildering success at the Oscars may produce one effect that eventually erases the rather unpleasant aftertaste of those critical accolades. A filmmaker inspired by those early days of Hollywood before dialogue was spoken and Tech …

Tom Poston's Shot at Leading Man Status is a Movie that Foretells the Revolutionary Special Effects in `The Matrix' - Yahoo! Movies

Tom Poston's acting career spanned the years between 1950 and 2006. Poston got his start on a TV show about an actual space cadet and bid his farewell surrounded by Disney's nearly-twin space cadets Zack and Cody. That long career included a number of memorable performances o …

How to Use `The Hunger Games' and `The Avengers' as an Investment Advisor - Yahoo! Movies

"The Hunger Games" may well just be the greatest thing to happen to your bank account since Pres. Bush flushed the economy down the toilet before he left office in disgrace. Well, consider "The Hunger Games" the opening salvo in a perfect storm of investment opportunities that wi …

Errol Morris' Toughest Task Yet: Getting Donald Rumsfeld to Tell the Truth - Yahoo! Movies

Errol Morris making a documentary about one of the chief architects of the illegal, unnecessary and disastrous invasions of Iraq? Sounds about right. After all, Errol Morris is the documentarian who made an Oscar-winning movie about one of the chief architects of the illegal, …

Celebrate Pi Day with Einstein on the Screen - Yahoo! Movies

Movies about Albert Einstein on his birthday....March 14...3.14...Pi Day...what are the odds?

Will Success of 'The Hunger Games' Inspire Other Adaptations of Dystopian Literature? - Yahoo! Movies

When "The Hunger Games" makes the move from paper to screen, hopefully it will inspire stories of a similar nature to do the same. "The Hunger Games" belongs to that pantheon of juvenile novel series that transcends the genre to become a worldwide sensation. Blockbuster sales can …

Celebrate National Margarita Day With a Movie Icon Cocktail - Yahoo! Movies

February 22 is National Margarita Day. This country is already overrun with drunk drivers, smarmy lounge lizards, and sleazy gals slamming back the tequila-laced fruity concoction while listening to guys in cowboy hats trying vainly to outdo Hank Williams Sr.

Edward Teller: He is Become Death, Destroyer of J. Robert Oppenheimer - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com

The true, tragic and pathetic story of how Edward Teller's ambition and lack of a conscience destroyed J. Robert Oppenheimer.

The Year of the Sex Olympics: The Most Accurate Prediction of 21st Century Society - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com

A 1968 teleplay, The Year of the Sex Olympics, seems an unlikely choice to be nominated as the most prescient prediction of what society, and especially television, would look like 40 years in the future.

The Holocaust as a Comic Book Metaphor: Maus II and Art Spiegelman - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com

By some miracle, Art Spiegelman managed to avoid both sensationalizing and trivializing the Holocaust when he used it has fodder for two groundbreaking comic books.

The Lion King 1 1/2 and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead are both examples of postmodernism and metafiction - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com

The Lion King 1 1/2 has a lot in common with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. Both are examples of postmodernism and metafiction.

Why Garth Jennings and Not Jonathan Liebesman Should Reboot `Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' - Yahoo! Movies

Jonathan Liebesman is slated to reboot "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles." Chances are you recognize the name of the property fairly well. The name of the reboot guy? Not so much.

Classic Valentine's Day Episodes of Animated TV Shows - Yahoo! TV

Love can really make you animated. Love on TV often results in the most animated of episodes. This is never truer than on a cartoon.

Alfred Hitchcock's Funniest Characters - Yahoo! Movies

When it comes to comedy, it may be too much to suggest that Alfred Hitchcock was the Danny McBride of his day-a guy in charge of putting a comic vision on the screen that is shockingly lacking in humor-but he most certainly made the correct choice is going with suspense over come …

Why the 'Star Wars' Prequels Are Better Than the Original Trilogy - Yahoo! Movies

It verges on cinematic treason to suggest that the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy is in any way superior to the original trilogy.

Distinctly Unamazing Trailer for 'The Amazing Spider Man' Once Again Raises the Question: Why? - Yahoo! Movies

The trailer for "The Amazing Spider-Man" released to the public on February 7, 2012, raises more questions than it answers.

Should You Ever Watch a Comedy Movie to Treat Clinical Depression? - Yahoo! Movies

Can comedy films have the power to cure depression? They say that laughter in the best medicine, after all.

From Annie to Oscar: When Will Oscar Honor Voice Acting in Animated Feature Films? - Yahoo! Movies

The only movie genre that thrived critically, artistically, and commercially as a result of production from Hollywood and England in the first decade of the 21st century is the animated feature film.

A Look Back at the Movie Highlights of Ben Gazzara - Yahoo! Movies

Pancreatic cancer took the life of Ben Gazzara on February 3, 2004. Over the course of the bulk of his 81 years, Gazzara proved himself one of the most dependable and versatile actors of his era.

Three Lessons from 'Bosom Buddies' That Might Have Saved 'Work It' - Yahoo! TV

"Work It" managed to become a sitcom that aired on the same network that was home to "Bosom Buddies" and that pretty much replicated the basic concept of that 1980s sitcom while avoiding everything about the earlier show that made it work.

Which 2012 Oscar Snubs Will We Really Regret in the Future? - Yahoo! Movies

Every year when the Academy Award nominations are announced, a handful of what are ungenerously referred to as snubs inevitably makes for as important a headline as the ones that managed to snag a nod.

February 5 Is Weatherperson's Day: Gear Up With 'Groundhog Day,' Check Forecast for These Films - Yahoo! Movies

February 5 is National Weatherperson's Day, in case you weren't aware.

Albert Brooks: Snubbed by Oscars so Here is an Unofficial Simpsons Lifetime Achievement Award - Yahoo! TV

Albert Brooks received a heartbreaking lesson the day the Academy Award nominations were released in 2012. Much of Hollywood hates him. Or, at least, it would seem that way.

Four Oscar Categories 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' Should Have Been Nominated For - Yahoo! Movies

Lost amid the snub hubbub surrounding Albert Brooks and Ryan Gosling of "Drive" is the single most startling fact about the 2012 Academy Award nominations. "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" received just one nomination.

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