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This would work for the Superman/Spider-Man series as well. Probably ought to be careful about hitting any other links from this though.
H/T Kevin McGuire’s Ramblings
Star Wars, Star Trek,nerds
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Although I am not much of a fan of any of the Star Trek television series, I have seen and enjoyed most of the movie franchise, including all of “the original series” (TOS) cast. Of those movies, Star Trek II – The Wrath of Khan was easily the best and is one of my favorite [...]

I just assumed that the new Star Trek would be playing at the best theater in the area — D.C.’s Uptown always gets the blockbusters, especially the space operas. Instead of showing Star Trek Uptown has State of Play. I was really looking forward to going to Cleveland Park for this movie. I so rarely [...]

The Nats’ Bullpen Gets Some Glamour – Nationals Journal, The PostNow pitching for the Nats: Owen Wilson? – Chatter, The Wash. TimesThe Nationals were visited by producer James Hell L. Brooks last night. He is making a movie in which the protagonist, played by Owen Wilson*, is a relief pitcher for the Washington Nationals. [...]

Trekkies Bash New Star Trek Film As ‘Fun, Watchable’
Fritz, your rebuttal?
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I’m no Trekkie, but this new Star Trek movie looks incredibly promising. The previews have been great.
h/t Ramblings (which should still have 1.5 on it for Search Engine Optimization purposes)
Star Trek, preview, trailer
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I was hoping for a shorter clip, but this will do. I guess Leonard Nimoy’s got very little time left now too.
Ricardo Montalban, StarTrekIITheWrathofKhan,
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The 1987 film, No Way Out, is a good Washington/Cold War thriller that holds up pretty well, despite some glaring location errors (mostly about Metro), cheesy synthesizer music that belongs in bad sci-fi and Sean Young. Additionally, No Way Out opens with a tracking shot directly over my old apartments in The Potomac at Riverhouse* [...]

Wonderful? Sorry, George, It’s a Pitiful, Dreadful Life – The TimesA different view of the holiday classic…
“It’s a Wonderful Life” is a terrifying, asphyxiating story about growing up and relinquishing your dreams, of seeing your father driven to the grave before his time, of living among bitter, small-minded people. It is a story of being [...]

Smokey and the Bandit, now that was cinema! Car chases/crashes. Jackie Gleason. CB radios. The sequel was fun too as were the Cannonball Run movies which finally realized the dream of bringing the rat pack and southern car culture together.
R.I.P. Jerry Reed.
Jerry Reed, Eastbound and Down, Smokey and the Bandit,
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