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December 9, 2018: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Animated Blockbuster Movie Review!

By Major Dan on December 9, 2018 Cinema & TV, December 9

A Brief History On December 9,2018, we take a minute to tell you about the latest blockbuster film based off of a Marvel Comics property, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, this time an animated feature film, although probably the best animation you have ever seen! Sadly, the film contains possibly the last cameo by the late Stan Lee, creator of Spider-Man and other characters, and in this case an animated cameo. (Reportedly, Lee will also appear in cameos in 2019’s Captain Marvel and Avengers: Endgame, but as these films have not yet been released, we cannot confirm that his scenes will indeed be in…

December 4, 2018: Your Chance to Preview Escape Room

By Dr. Zar on December 3, 2018 Cinema & TV, December 4

A Brief History Science fiction psychological horror thriller film fans of John Carroll University, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see Escape Room on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at 7:00 PM at Cinemark in Valley View, Ohio! For your chance to get a pass, please log on to SonyScreenings.com/Redeem and enter the code: Escape473927. This pass is valid for up to two seats. Seating is first-come, first-served and is not guaranteed. You must be with your guest to enter. Saving seats for other parties is prohibited. Digging Deeper In Escape Room, six strangers are invited to compete in a…

December 8, 2018: Your Chance to Preview Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

By Dr. Zar on November 27, 2018 Cinema & TV, December 8

A Brief History Computer-animated superhero film fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Atlas Cinemas Eastgate 10 in Mayfield Heights, Ohio! For your chance to get a pass, please log on to https://sonyscreenings.com/index.php/redeem/ and enter the following code: HHSpider36483. This pass is valid for up to four seats. Seating is first-come, first-served and is not guaranteed. You must be with your guest to enter. Saving seats for other parties is prohibited. Digging Deeper In Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Brooklyn teen Miles Morales must juggle his high…

November 18, 2018: Even More Stuff That Did or Did Not Exist When I Was Born

By Major Dan on November 18, 2018 Cinema & TV, Inventions, Military, November 18, Politics, Vehicles

A Brief History On November 18, 2018, just after the 100th Anniversary of the Armistice that ended World War I, we look back over the past almost 62 years to take a look at things we find commonplace today that did not exist when I was born (January 1957). We also look at things that were common then or in the past that no longer exist. As you can guess from the title of this article, we have examined these items, new and passé, a few times before. (See “Things That Did Not Exist (Or Were Different) on July 1,…

November 15, 2018: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (Movie Review)

By Major Dan on November 15, 2018 Cinema & TV, November 15

A Brief History On November 15, 2018, we bring to you good news and bad news about screening the latest Harry Potter universe major film, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. The good news is the $200 million spent on producing the film was money well invested as the movie is first class in every way. Plus, fans of the Harry Potter magic universe will find a logical progression and development of characters and story line, undoubtedly enjoying every minute of this latest installment of the franchise. The bad news, if you could call it that, is people not familiar…