One of my favorite perks of being born in 1975 is that I was just old enough — or more accurately, just young enough — to experience Christopher Reeve’s Superman movies as they happened. My parents had already taken me to see Star Wars at the Georgetown Drive-In by the time I saw the first …
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Denis Leary joins Spider-Man cast as Gwen Stacy’s dad
I agree with Devin Faraci over at Badass Digest that I just don’t see Denis Leary as an obvious candidate for the Spider-Man reboot’s Captain Stacy, who’s the father of Peter’s first true love, Gwen Stacy, who’ll be played by the beautiful Emma Stone. And that’s probably why his casting is so brilliant. Heat Vision …
Nolan to receive VES Visionary Award in January
Two days before he picks up his Modern Master Award in Santa Barbara, Christopher Nolan will accept the Visual Effects Society’s first-ever Visionary Award in Los Angeles. The Hollywood Reporter has the complete story. Visual Effects Awards Committee Chair Jeffrey A. Okun says, “His body of work inspires and he continues to push the envelope …