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The “Wreck-It Ralph” Easter Eggs You’ll Never See
In this day and age where moviegoers can wait until the home-video release before watching a movie multiple times, how often are we willing to devote extra time and money to encore presentations of a...
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Notes for a “Cinderella” Reboot Nobody Needs
This weekend I revisited Walt Disney’s twelfth animated classic Cinderella for the first time since the late 1990s. Of all the numerous Disney films our family has owned in multiple formats, this is...
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The Star Wars Spinoffs You’ll Never See
Not coming soon: “Star Wars Origins: Ice Cream Maker Guy”From the Department of Completely Expected Developments: This week Disney confirmed they have plans afoot to initiate aesthetic strip-mining and...
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2013 Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts: From Best to Not-Best
Each year since 2009 my wife and I have made a day-long date of visiting Keystone Art Cinema, the only dedicated art-film theater in Indianapolis, to view the big-screen release of the Academy Award...
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Yes, There’s a Scene After the “Monsters University” End Credits
Honest truth as of this evening: Midlife Crisis Crossover calls Monsters University “the Best Film of the Year”! So far. Yes, the year is young. Proclamation subject to change without notice, possibly...
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Star Wars Episode VII and the Joy of Arbitrary Deadlines
One of the many lessons we learned from the Prequels Trilogy: C-3PO wasn’t built in a day. (Photo taken at the “Star Wars: Where Science Meets the Imagination” traveling exhibit, which my wife and I...
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Yes, There’s a Scene After the “Frozen” End Credits
Disney Princesses beware: here comes Elsa, Disney Queen.Last week animation writer Paul Dini gave a candid podcast interview in which he divulged numerous depressing details about his recent...
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My 2013 at the Movies, Part 2 of 2: the Year’s Least Worst
The Bourne Upgrade. District 18. Green Zone 3000. Good Will Exploding. And so on, and so on. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: Once again January is National List Month, that magical time of year...
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2014 Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts: a Brief Rundown
Behold the complex world of Mr. Hublot. Each year since 2009 my wife and I have made a day-long date of visiting Keystone Art Cinema, the only dedicated art-film theater in Indianapolis, to view the...
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MCC Q&A #6: Captains Courageous or Otherwise
Captain Jack Sparrow. Just because a reader asked. I rarely trumpet this service, but Midlife Crisis Crossover maintains an open policy of Ask Almost Anything, which extends not only to regular readers...
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Gen Con 2014 Photos, Part 5 of 6: Last Call for Costumes
Not taking Khal Drogo seriously would prove to be his last mistake. After the scene of carnage, his friends divided up the contents of his pockets between them. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover:...
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MCC 2014 Pilot Binge #19: “Star Wars Rebels”
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…the Keystone Kops were alive and well and still wearing useless helmets. Star Wars Rebels is the first of two animated pilots on the project list, and one of...
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MCC Home Video Scorecard #3: Histories Rewritten
Coming next fall to The CW: Winklevoss and Wonka! They’re loose-cannon buddy-cops, hot on the trail of Mike Teavee and the Facebook Staff! Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: the recurring feature...
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Yes, There’s a Scene After the “Big Hero 6″ End Credits
We’re gonna go save the world just as soon as this kitty is sufficiently petted. When The Walt Disney Company acquired Marvel Entertainment in 2009, fans on all sides wondered what sort of corporate...
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My 2014 at the Movies, Part 2 of 2: the Year’s Least Worst
“…so then I said to the bull, ‘Take the long way, huh? Thank you, Cyrus.’ So I turned my Mercury around and just kept going and going and…next thing you know, here I am.” Previously on Midlife Crisis...
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2014 Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts: From Best to Not-Best
Each year since 2009 my wife and I have made a day-long date of visiting Keystone Art Cinema, the only dedicated art-film theater in Indianapolis, to view the big-screen release of the Academy Award...
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My Super Awesome Cinderella Reboot Pitch
The young woman whose life was changed forever by a first date and some pretty shoes.[It’s a hidden gem from the MCC Archives! The following entry was originally posted on November 19, 2012, with zero...
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“Tomorrowland”: By Science For Science
As Tomorrowland transports you from the real world to the unreal, the music swells and swears you’ve never seen this kind of breathtaking cityscape before, except in Thor, The Fifth Element, the Star...
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Indy Pop Con 2015 Photos, Part 1 of 3: Costumes from the Marvel/Disney Empire
Miles Morales, Ultimate Spider-Man, prepares to spring into action. This weekend the second annual Indy PopCon once again overtook our Indiana Convention Center with a festive mix of comics, gaming,...
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The Only “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Shot-by-Shot Trailer Analysis You’ll...
John Boyega. Daisy Ridley. STAR WARS. Canon. Cope. In the past 24 hours eight hundred million other internet users have posted their thoughts on the all-new Official Star Wars: The Force Awakens...
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