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Super Bowl Movie Ad Highlights

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Big Movie Ads returned in full force for Super Bowl LVII. From 5:50pmET to before the National Anthem, studios delivered teasers for four major upcoming releases. Paramount showcased “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” (out March 31) and “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” (opening June 9). Sony had “65” (out March 10). And Universal ran […]
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Guests: ‘Batwheels’ Producers Michael G. Stern & Simon Smith

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The Dark Knight has some new help fighting crime. Family animated series “Batwheels” premieres this Monday Oct. 17 at 9am on Cartoonito and Cartoon Network, with episodes streaming Tuesday Oct. 18 on HBO Max. Co-Executive Producer Michael G. Stern and Supervising Producer Simon Smith suit up to discuss the vehicles, the style and the multi-generational […]
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‘The Batman’ Movie Review

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There have now been three big screen Batmen in my lifetime. Four if you count LEGO Batman (and let’s be honest, he’s the G.O.A.T.). Nearly 10 years after Christian Bale stepped down, and 4 1/2 years after Ben Affleck’s second stint in “Justice League”, it’s Robert Pattinson’s turn as “The Batman”. Matt Reeves (who directed […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘LEGO DC Batman’ Q&A

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Here’s My Animation Scoop Q&A with the cast and crew of “LEGO DC Batman: Family Matters”, which is now available on DVD. —————————– Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written over 1,000 reviews of new releases. And altogether […]
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A Big Finish to DC’s Super Summer

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Last summer, Fathom Events screened the DC animated film “Batman: The Killing Joke” in select theaters around the country a few weeks before it was released on DVD. It was supposed to be a one-night-only event, but because the pre-sales were so high, the same 1,325 theaters added a second showing the next evening. Night […]
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‘The LEGO Batman Movie’ Review

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Move over Christopher Nolan (and yeah, I know I’m gonna get blasted for that) – the saga of the Caped Crusader has soared to new heights with this relentlessly faced-paced and intentionally “Dark” spinoff to 2014’s fantastical, and fantastic, “The LEGO Movie”. The opening shot of “The LEGO Batman Movie” is a black screen. Why? […]
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