"John Carter," "Prometheus," and "Dark Shadows"
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Superman Lacks Pants
For the upcoming reboot, "Man of Steel," director Zack Snyder took off Superman's red briefs. That's right, the "300" director changed the iconic uniform of the Last Son of Krypton, and he now looks as if he should be on a luge instead of fighting crime. What happened to tradition?
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