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December 10, 2013

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 33 [Wrap-Up]: Twice the size.. twice the beating.

I said a few weeks ago that boxing isn’t dead. I stand behind that. However, I stand a little bit farther back if we are talking about the heavyweight division. If you get tired of watching someone named Klitschko jab another slow, outmatched tomato can for 12 rounds, head on over to the UFC. You …

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November 26, 2013November 26, 2013

JAMES MANGOLD [Q&A]: Unleashing “The Best There Is…”

I never thought this day would come. It's a chilly Monday night on the FOX Studios lot in Century City, where the Monsignor is just a few minutes away from helping celebrate the arrival of the "Unleashed Unrated" version of The Wolverine. It's not often there are galas as impressive as this for big movie premieres, …

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November 25, 2013November 25, 2013

WWE SURVIVOR SERIES 2013 [Wrap-Up]: Missing the Tradition.

The WWE hasn't had a cast of characters like this in a long time. If you can't already tell, World Wrestling Entertainment is doing their best to capture the essence of the "Attitude Era" all the while staying relevant and very PG; for the good majority of the current crop of fans are small children, …

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November 25, 2013

UFC 167 [Wrap-Up]: Athlete, or Fighter?

Georges St. Pierre said he got hit by a truck Saturday night. That truck was named Johny Hendricks. GSP said he lost some of his memory during his five-round Championship bout with Hendricks. He went as far as to say he left some of his soul in the cage at UFC 167, where he retained …

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November 21, 2013November 21, 2013

The Church Basement: Days of X-Flick Past…

So the fearless filmic leader of the X-team, Wolver-Hugh, has a big release coming out December 3rd (actually out digitally as of November 19th), in THE WOLVERINE: Unleashed Extended Version. You guessed it; Unleashed is the special edition Blu-Ray with even more violent, claw-gutting action. By that same token, by that same idea, your lovely …

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November 19, 2013November 19, 2013

ALMOST HUMAN [Ep. 1&2 Review]: Synthetically pleasing.

Alias. Fringe. Lost. Oh, I'm sure you've never heard of those. Either way, it appears that every year, the unstoppable creative mind that is J.J. Abrams delivers a new FOX series for the fall TV season. Partnered with fellow "Fringe" producer J.H. Wyman, Almost Human is a big load of sci-fi goodness that goes down like …

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