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Before They Were Stars: Christopher Reeve in a Soap Opera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqNHA_U15wU Christopher Reeve was a relatively unknown actor when they gave him the iconic title role in Superman in 1978, but it’s not like the guy just came out of nowhere. In fact, for two years during the decade, Reeve … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Zack Snyder Directs a Banned Beer Commercial
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is playing in theatres this weekend to mostly negative reviews, but if the film tanks and ruins Zack Snyder’s career, he could always go back to directing Polish beer commercials. In 1998, Snyder directed … Continue reading
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Last Link of the Day: Gaston Sing-a-long
Who is that woman and why is she singing?!
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Review: Daredevil (Season 2, Episodes 10-13)
The Man in the Box With Nobu’s return, the elixir to everlasting life is linked directly to vampire lore. I have to admit that I really like that slightly outlandish notion being wedged into this supposedly veracious environment. Now the … Continue reading
Last Link of the Day: The Staying Dead
I’ve heard a lot of songs that sound pretty different when changed to a major key, but this one takes the cake. It’s so damn cheerful! I would never guess that this was the theme to The Walking Dead if … Continue reading
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Review: Daredevil (Season 2, Episodes 5-9)
Kinbaku Studios require bankable parvenus to ensure profitability for their tentpole projects. This is the rationalization behind ‘Alias’ star Jennifer Garner’s non-ethnic version of Greek heiress Elektra Natchios in the lackluster Ben Affleck picture. Now, on the Netflix series, they … Continue reading
Last Link of the Day: Cuppa Coffee
Ooooh, brother, let’s go for a cappucino, brother!
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Before They Were Stars: Joe Manganiello in a Ryno Productions Commercial
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K1iqiVg7oZU In light of Joe Manganiello’s bizarre performance as himself in Pee-Wee’s Big Holiday, this clip has recently surfaced of him in a rather meta commercial for a company which can get your business commercial spots on cable. So behold a young … Continue reading
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Review: Daredevil (Season 2, Episodes 1-4)
Last year’s debut of Netflix’s Daredevil deflated me considerably. I thought there were too many pulled punches in terms of choreography, it focused too heavily on the law firm and Daredevil was a dull central character. Between Daredevil and Jessica … Continue reading
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Tagged daredevil, jon bernthal, netflix, season 2, the punisher
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Before They Were Stars: Zack Snyder Directs a Subaru Commercial with Crocodile Dundee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltcAvIKfuvU We are only a week away from the much-anticipated release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but if the film happens to flop, I’ve got a great idea for another attempt at a reboot: Batman v Superman v … Continue reading
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