Should 'The Avengers' assemble for SAG ensemble?

Posted by · 8:05 am · April 25th, 2012

So on one hand, yeah, the headline here is a joke. The Screen Actors Guild’s nominating committee, and indeed, any self-respecting awards-giving body is highly unlikely to pass kudos approval on a film like “The Avengers.” But in the case of a category meant to honor well-oiled machines like this one, perhaps they should.

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Hey, remember the other Avengers?

Posted by · 11:45 am · April 13th, 2012

Joss Whedon’s superhero ensemble movie “The Avengers” is almost here, but can you recall who the title first belonged to?

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Trailers for 'The Avengers' and 'Frankenweenie' make for a nice antidote to awards season

Posted by · 1:12 pm · March 1st, 2012

Now that the Oscar dust has settled and the early-year dumping ground has come to a close, studios are beginning to float materials for their (hopeful) moneymakers out there. Two trailers have dropped this week, for “The Avengers” (opening May 4) and Tim Burton’s “Frankenweenie” (which doesn’t hit until October).

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Stan Lee lands another film honor

Posted by · 8:21 am · November 9th, 2011

Stan Lee keeps racking up film honors this year. Today, the PGA has announced that it will give him its Vanguard Award.

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Stan Lee tapped for Visual Effects Society's Lifetime Achievement Award

Posted by · 8:04 am · October 19th, 2011

Stan “The Man” Lee’s creations, from “X-Men” to “Iron Man” and everything in between, have sparked the imagination of visual effects artist in the film industry for years. Perhaps it’s fitting, then, that he be awarded the Visual Effects Society’s lifetime achievement honor.

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