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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...effects and visual flourishes not only inspired some of the finest science fiction films of the 20th century, such as Ridley Scott's Blade Runner and Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey; the unique aesthetics of the film left its mark on numerous fields of popular culture, from comic books such as Superman to music videos by Madonna...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lost Footage of Metropolis Emerges | 7/7/2008 | See Source »

Along the way he twisted an aged form--the travel narrative--into something uniquely American. Twain didn't just describe exotic sights; he thoroughly reimagined them with self-deprecation and enough comic invention to keep the reader guessing what really happened. He also demolished the writerly veneration of the Old World at the expense of the New. Yes, Americans could be boorish and loud, but Europe could be tired and sad. Be proud, he said to the home folks. Besides, the food over here is lousy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Man of The World | 7/3/2008 | See Source »

...commentator on serious matters, the funnyman as our collective conscience who can utter uncomfortable truths that more solemn critics evade. In an election year when so many Americans are getting their news from nontraditional sources, Twain is the godfather of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert as well as the comic voices who influenced them, from Lenny Bruce to Richard Pryor to Kurt Vonnegut. And Twain, with Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, created the literary dna that helped shape race relations in America over the past century...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Mark of Twain | 7/3/2008 | See Source »

...Panda.) Densely tattooed, richly skilled in the automotive and firearm arts, Jolie's Fox reeks of a take-charge sexiness we might call feminismo. When, to make a point, she kisses Wesley in front of his perfidious girlfriend, you can almost hear the curling of toes of every comic-book guy in the audience; the nerd ecstasy is that palpable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Holy Jolie! Wanted Delivers | 6/27/2008 | See Source »

...Exegetes of Millar's graphic novel may cavil at some changes. The true function of the Fraternity, explained early in the comic, is held back as a third-act twist. (If you don't want to know, don't even read the teaser synopsis on the movie-tie-in book's cover.) Some moviegoers may cringe at the number of subsidiary lives ended, and innocent autos totaled, in the big action sequences. Hundreds of people, maybe thousands, die in a train wreck while the members of the Fraternity pursue their killer games. But here's the thing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Holy Jolie! Wanted Delivers | 6/27/2008 | See Source »

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