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Beloved Metropolis resident (and Kryptonian by birth) Superman (aka Clark Kent) turns 71 today, though he hasn’t aged a bit. In fact, befitting his “superness,” he actually looks younger now than he did then. The heroic character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster first appeared in print on June 30, 1938, and since then [...]

As we enter big award show-season, Grammy, Golden Globe and Oscar nominations are among the most anticipated (and criticized) lists of the year. Last week’s award list came from the Golden Globes, announcing the nominees for the 2009 edition of the TV and movie award show.
Not important in and of themselves, people pay attention to [...]

Alongside news that the abstinence-preaching vampire romance novel adaptation Twilight took the top spot at this week-end’s box office, New York Times super-critic Manohla Dargis narrates a historical survey of vampire movies that, like their main characters, haven’t really aged. Before exploring the cultural graveyard for undead treats, Dargis covers the vampire canon (vamnon?):

Nosferatu (F.W. [...]