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Box office preview: Can Liam Neeson carry ‘Non-Stop’ to the top?

I’ll be honest: I heart Liam Neeson. I like any movie he’s in, even the awful ones (yep, that includes Taken 2). If I’m flipping channels and I see Liam Neeson on the screen, I stop and watch. The man stands out, even in the just so-so movies he’s done. My favorite Neeson film? Schindler’s List, of course. But I’ll be the first one to say I was so pleasantly shocked when we saw Taken – loved it, loved it, loved it.

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Media Hijinks - Super Heroes Galore

First and foremost, the biggest news of this week in the world of super hero movies is, by far, the long-awaited release of the Guardians of the Galaxy trailer. Most out there have probably already seen it and, in my opinion, it’s looking pretty great. I’ve been a hater when it comes to the goofy crap that Marvel is constantly throwing into its serious movies, but Guardians looks like good, ridiculous fun. I’ve not been excited for a Marvel movie in a while. Further, they’ve been releasing some little extras on the Internet, including the official poster and a few clips that focus on the main characters of Guardians. If you haven’t had a chance to see those yet, you can head to this site and check them out.

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The best Thanksgiving movies

Is it just me, or are there really not that many notable movies with Thanksgiving themes? And I'm not talking about animated stuff, I mean like dramas, comedies and the like? I was all set to write up a great piece for you about all my favorite Thanksgiving films and I've been staring at a white space for far too long. This is sad. Christmas and Halloween movies are awesome. Poor Thanksgiving.

I came up with three movies that might work for you, if you're looking to enjoy a little holiday comedy (or drama).

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The People's Choice Awards nominees are out

For many years, my newsroom had a running joke: That someday, if we were all really lucky, we'd get to interview Sandra Bullock. I'm not even sure how it all started, but whatever - we all loved Sandra Bullock. I even love bad Sandra Bullock movies. And Gravity? Well, it's one of my favorite films of 2013, and Bullock's performance in it was brilliant. Sandra can do no wrong, as far as I'm concerned. Even though I can't interview her, I can sure write about how awesome she is right here.

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New on DVD this week: 'Iron Man 3'

At long last, the big blockbuster that helped to kick off the wildly successful summer blockbuster season has arrived on DVD: Iron Man 3 is out. If you missed this one in theaters, it's time to pop this one into the player and kick back with a little Marvel action.

I'm a huge fan of the original Iron Man movie, but I wasn't crazy about the second installment in the franchise. Sure, I love Robert Downey Jr. in the role of Tony Stark (aka Iron Man), but for me part two left much to be desired - especially when the first film was so darn great.

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Media Hijinks - Strange Names, New Movies and Old Favorites

First on the list of media news this week, the geek obsession of naming their kids everything from Yoda to Hashtag has invaded yet another popular franchise.  This time around, Game of Thrones gets the treatment as a recent report has calculated the number of new baby girls being named Khaleesi at 146.  That’s just in the last few years, mind you, so there’s no telling how many are still expecting and will be jumping on the bandwagon.  To be honest, it’s not a bad sounding name, though I have to wonder at whether the kids are going to throw tantrums when they realize that their special names don’t come with a selection of dragon companions.

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Marvel vs. DC - The Super Hero Movie Wars

It’s no secret to anyone out there that super hero films are on the rise as far as popularity goes.  Hell, they’ve been kicking butt and taking names for more than a decade now, but the last few years have really shown that if you put a well-known (or even marginally known) super hero into a film, it will likely make hundreds-of-millions of dollars and be a box office success.  This wasn’t always the case, of course, and there have been more than a few complete fails along the way.  Marvel/Disney has dominated this super hero movie war thus far with huge titles such as Iron Man and The Avengers.  But with the Warner Bros./DC release of Man of Steel this last week, things may be changing.  And though many had issues with the new incarnation of Superman, if WB looks to compete with Disney on a serious level, they need to do exactly what they’ve been doing with their successful franchises - aim them at mature audiences.

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