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Mark Hamill Finally Receives Star on Walk of Fame

The man, the myth, the legend who is Mark Hamill has finally received a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. The ceremony which took place yesterday. In attendance where family and cast turned friends to celebrate the career that Mark Hamill has made.  Hamill began his acting career in the …

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AOTN Predicts the 90th Academy Awards!

It's that time of year everyone! We here at the Age of the Nerd really love movies, if you couldn't tell, and obviously want to be a part of any celebration of the form. What better way to do that than to predict the Oscars!

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CANON OF FILM: ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’

2001: a space odyssey

'2001: A Space Odyssey' recently ranked #6 by the Critics and #2 by Directors on “Sight & Sound” magazines Greatest Movie polls, strange considering how the reaction was mixed originally, and panned by many. It was definitely an anomaly in its time.

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CANON OF FILM: ‘Pleasantville’

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As the nation heads towards another election shortly, the national debate has become strikingly philosophical. Phrases like "Family Values" and "The Role of Government" always come up, never has the divide, in my memory, been so drastic. It's at times like these, that I find myself thinking about Gary Ross's film 'Pleasantville'.

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How the ‘Dark Knight’ Helped Me Rise

It’s February 4, 2012. I just had a major back surgery at the young age of 25. It was an L4 L5 fusion which would attempt to fix a herniated disk that had also leaked out into my right leg. The doctor would attempt this by removing the disk and replacing it …

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‘Dundee’ Teaser Trailer is Unexpected, But is it Even Real?

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The supposed sequel, which stars Danny McBride and Paul Hogan, follows McBride's Brian Dundee as he goes to search for his father, who has been missing for some time. It seems oddly strange to me that 'Dundee' would fly under the radar for so long with nothing but a teaser trailer to show for it. Almost too strange.

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