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• Film critics stand firm against 'Tropic Thunder' protests by advocates...

  August 15, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  Groups decry the film's use of 'retard,' but movie's defenders say satire clears the way... more

• Critics: All's fair in war and satire

  By John Horn  |  August 15, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  It's one of "Tropic Thunder's" most talked-about scenes and perhaps its most politically incorrect. In the new R-rated comedy, Oscar-winning... more

• Plenty of 'Thunder' in forecast

  By Josh Friedman  |  August 15, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  A shape-shifting mummy couldn't dethrone "The Dark Knight" at the box office two weeks ago, and neither could a pair of stoners last weekend... more

• 'Tropic Thunder' stars talk about the movie, NOT the R-word!

  The Dish Rag  |  August 13, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  The Dish Rag's reporter Sal Morgan talks to Ben Stiller about the fun of sending up Hollywood in "Tropic Thunder" and gets Robert Downey Jr... more

• Looking for action, he got it

  By Chris Lee  |  August 10, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  BEN STILLER handed them out to cast and crew at the conclusion of a punishing 13-week location shoot as a gesture of thanks, but also contrition... more

• The dark days of summer

  By Sheri Linden  |  August 10, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  IN "THE WAY WE ARE," a concise, razor-sharp book of existential musings, philosopher Allen Wheelis describes the "margin of terror." Just... more

• 'Tropic Thunder' goes viral: 'Iron Man' kicks some Panda butt!

  The Dish Rag  |  August 6, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  In case you missed this on the Web, here's Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr. and Jack Black's viral video made for MTV's 2008 Movie Awards. But... more

• Stan Lee, Walt Disney Studios launch "Time Jumper"

  L.A. Times Tech Blog  |  July 26, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  Stan Lee, the creator of Spider-Man, X-Men and Iron Man, is revered as a superhero in his own right by comic book fans. Now he's rapidly becoming... more

• The 12 steps to success

  By Mike Downey  |  July 23, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  Ineed an addiction, man. I need it bad, real bad. Got to get me one. Amy Winehouse allegedly was/is addicted to something or other, but... more

• 'Hellboy' sizzles, knocks other hero off top spot

  By Andrea Chang  |  July 14, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  Another superhero movie has struck box-office gold this summer. "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" opened No. 1 at the weekend box office, pulling... more

• The world of myth and 'Hellboy'

  Jacket Copy  |  July 10, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  The new "Hellboy" movie is out, and our reviewer Kenneth Turan thinks that unlike "Iron Man" or "The Incredible Hulk," "The Golden Army" is... more

• 'Hulk' outmuscles the box-office competition

  By Andy Fixmer  |  June 16, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  "The Incredible Hulk," the action movie about a man whose temper transforms him into a green beast, was the top film at U.S. and Canadian... more

• Carmakers stretch mileage of product placement deals

  By Ken Bensinger  |  June 14, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  In a battle near the end of box-office smash "Iron Man," the villain is stomping on the hero when an Audi R8 smashes into the bad guy, knocking... more

• The faces behind the fantasy

  By Lynell George  |  June 8, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  BEFORE Indiana Jones had a whip to crack or Iron Man debuted his on-screen suit-of-many-armaments, someone had to dream up all those intricate... more

• REASON TO BE SMILING

  By Lesley O'Toole  |  June 4, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  SOME might paint Jon Cryer, 43, a perpetual romantic loser given his two most iconic roles -- lovelorn Duckie in the teen angst favorite... more

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