Comic-Con
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Police Seek IESB Founder Robert Sanchez in Child Sex Scandal (Updated)
Founder of the fanboy website IESB.net accused of sexually assaulting stepdaughter; hasn’t been heard from in three weeks
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Good Morning Hollywood, June 30: Total ‘Eclipse’
“Tron” jumps the gun, “Eclipse” counts to nine, and we’ll always have Detroit
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That’s One Way to Get a Film Made
Alexia Anastasio told renowned animator Bill Plympton she wanted to make a movie about him
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Anaheim Turns Up Heat in Battle to Land Comic-Con
Fanboys can use Facebook page to voice their preference on convention’s location
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5 Reasons to Move Comic-Con to Anaheim
The O.C. city wants to take over from San Diego … and here’s why that’s a darned good idea
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Comic-Con Founder Sheldon Dorf Dies at 76
Avid comic reader turned 300-attendee fest in Detroit to major Hollywood and fanboy event.
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Comic-Con Founder Dies
Sheldon Dorf was also an artist and comic strip letterer.
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If George Romero Were a 16-Year-Old Girl …
Beyond the big-time L.A. cinema leaders and the plastic, fabric and tape costumes that characterize Comic-Con aficionados, it was refreshing to find Emily Hagins, a 16-year-old director in-the-making. “Pathogen” is a story about a strange zombie-transforming illness found in the drinking water, complete with bloody gore and decapitations. Emily wrote the script when she was…
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Favreau, Downey Jr. Open Up on ‘Iron Man 2’
“I compare this with ‘Hamlet’ — and this is the second act, and a lot of the characters have to make a choice.”
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Death! Global Destruction! Zombies!
Sony went straight for death and global devastation at its preview in the mammoth Hall H of the San Diego Convention Center … all bridged by Woody Harrelson. The big draw was director Roland Emmerich’s big-budget tale of the apocalypse, "2012." But first, "Zombieland" director Ruben Fleischer was up, and he wasted no time in…
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Directors Worry: DVDs Down, Piracy Up, Industry Is Defensive
Plans announced for 3D upgrades of “Titanic,” “Lord of the Rings.
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MacFarlane, From ‘Family Guy’ to ‘Star Wars’ (Video)
Like a victorious Megageek General among his people, "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane’s appearance at Comic-Con on Saturday morning opened to thunderous applause, whoops and cheers — and pretty much remained on the same rapturous level for the next hour, for better and worse. Hours beforehand, thousands of fans lined up outside the Convention Center…
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Jackson on Universal’s ‘King Kong’ Ride Upgrade
360-degree view of Skull Island, all images in 3D, tied in with simulator base of Kong fighting dinos, with fans in the middle of the battle.
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Jackson, Cameron Saddened by State of Film Industry (Video)
Despite the fanfare surrounding the unveiling of their new films "Avatar" and "District 9" at Comic-Con this past week, James Cameron and Peter Jackson say they’re saddened by the current state of the film industry. "I think at the moment it’s a strange time to be a filmmaker, because there’s a sense of depression in…
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Amy Kaufman