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Tag Archives: Superheroes

Paper Man

September 19, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: It’s Grow-Up Time In the tradition of Lost In Translation and The Squid and the Whale, Paper Man is a wonderfully quirky drama about people trying desperately to find […]

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Hancock

September 18, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Academy Award nominee Will Smith (Best Actor, The Pursuit of Happyness, 2006) stars in this action-packed comedy as Hancock, a sarcastic, hard-living and misunderstood superhero who has fallen out […]

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Wanted

September 16, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Wesley’s (James McAvoy) life is over – his pathetic, old one, anyway… Fortunately, it is all because of a girl. Enter sizzling-hot Fox (Angelina Jolie), who crashes into his […]

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Film, Literature

Iron Man

September 15, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Suit up for action with Robert Downey, Jr. in the ultimate adventure movie you’ve been waiting for, Iron Man! When jet-setting genius-industrialist Tony Stark is captured in enemy territory, […]

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Dr. Strange

August 20, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis:  Dr. Steven Strange, the Marvel Comics magician/superhero created in 1963 by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, made his long-awaited screen debut in this 1978 TV pilot film. Peter Hooten […]

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Television

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

August 18, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: This pulse-pounding action thriller sinks razor-sharp adamantium claws into the mysterious origins of Logan/Wolverine: his epically violent and romantic past, his complex relationship with Victor Creed/Sabretooth (Liev Schreiber), and […]

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The Fantastic Four

August 17, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: When an experimental space voyage goes awry, four people are forever changed by cosmic rays: Reed Richards, inventor and leader of the group gains the ability to stretch his […]

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Film, Literature

Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer

August 16, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The long-awaited wedding of Sue Storm and Dr. Reed Richards is crashed by a mysterious alien – the Silver Surfer -who races around the globe, wreaking havoc as he […]

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Film, Literature

Fantastic Four

August 15, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: After exposure to cosmic radiation, four astronauts become the most remarkable, if dysfunctional, superheroes of all time. Unfortunately, the mission’s sponsor has also been transformed – into the world’s […]

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Film, Literature

Despicable Me

August 14, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Get ready for a Minion laughs in the funniest blockbuster hit of the year! Vying for the title of “World’s Greatest Villain”, Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) – along […]

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Film

Captain America II: Death Too Soon

August 12, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

  Synopsis: Captain America returns to carry on the legacy of his father and defend the country – this time, however, he faces off against the terrorist known only as […]

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Literature, Television

Captain America (1979)

August 11, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: When former Marine Steve Rogers is in an accident, his only hope for recovery is an injection of the FLAG superserum – created years ago by his own father […]

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Literature, Television

Captain America (1990)

August 10, 2011by The Thorn Leave a comment

  Synopsis: The Red Skull defeats Captain America in 1941, but the super hero is thrown into suspended animation. Captain America is revived 50 years later to face the Red […]

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