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...half-dozen battle-tested guys, led by Draco (that chiseled slab of testosterone Mads Mikkelsen), to confront Medusa and save Argos - that this Clash is a movie of men at work and at war, of hardened soldiers on an impossible mission. This is less the saga of a solo superhero than a paean to male teamwork, in the style of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings, which itself was a homage to classic Hollywood director Howard Hawks (Air Force, Rio Bravo). Perseus is a man's man; he forges his closest bonds first with his adoptive father, then...
Mission: Impossible was '60s TV's answer to the James Bond films: instead of a brawny superhero, the show brought teamwork, disguise and a deadpan theatricality to international espionage. And at its center was Graves as its smooth, smart boss. He parodied that gravitas in his goofily predatory turn as the Airplane! pilot with an unusual interest in young boys. He then effortlessly switched back to paternal omniscience as the host of A&E's Biography. Seemingly born middle-aged, Graves wore well, guesting on 7th Heaven into his 80s. His domestic life was steady too: he is survived...
More than 50 students and community members packed themselves into b.good yesterday morning to run with their favorite food-inspired superhero, "Burgerman," a.k.a. Samuel B. Novey '11. This week, they were joined by Massachusetts State Auditor candidate Mike Lake and the Harvard LowKeys, who sang a burger-fied rendition of "Alone" by Heart...
Lula saw the film but was, says Barreto, too emotional to voice his opinion. That must have been a first for Lula, a giant among conversationalists. But when you're a superhero like Lula, you are free to set the rules. And the music...
Trailed by a throng of ecstatic teammates, co-captain Jeremy Lin leapt and ran up the wall at the near end of Lavietes Pavilion. It was an appropriate celebration for Harvard’s superhero, who had just come up huge in the clutch yet again...