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Harry Potter Falls To 'Captain America,' Loses Huge Audience Chunk

Latest Avenger movie on track to have best superhero opening of 2011

In the battle between the entertainment icon of Britain and the entertainment icon of the United States, it looks like the winner will be chanting "U.S.A." At least for this week. "Captain America" opened to $65.8 million this weekend, taking advantage of a 72 percent revenue drop for "Harry P ...

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Familiar Faces Dominate Portal Awards Movie Categories

Could this be the year of the superhero? Or the final year of the wizards?

The movie categories have always been interesting ones for the Airlock Alpha Portal Awards, especially at times when readers have questioned how much of a "genre" film certain productions are, and if the biggest box office winners are usually the winners here as well. The fact is, the movie categ ...

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Remembering Those We Lost In 2011

Popular names, some we may never had heard of before, all honored

Every time we turn around, it seems that someone we knew or at least were familiar with has died. It shouldn't be a surprise, death is the natural conclusion of life. But in death, we take the time to celebrate that person's life and achievements (and makes us sit back and realize we should try a ...

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Beloved Creator Of Captain America Dies

Joe Simon, who created the character with Jack Kirby, was 98

America wasn't in World War II when Joe Simon created Captain America, but it was close. And with that, his popular comic book hero would serve as a mascot for freedom and ingenuity, leading to a blockbuster film earlier this year, and inclusion in the highly anticipated "The Avengers" film next ...

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