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10 Impossible Gift Ideas Based on Recent Movies

From flame-throwing muscle cars to waffle-making robots to the hammer of Thor. Not even Santa Claus can make this wish list come true.

Morning Pour: Indie Awards, Darth Vader is a Grinch, "John Carter" Buzz

Morning Pour is your daily stop for quick links, news commentary and trend-spotting. Here are your five miscellaneous discussion topics for Tuesday, November 29, 2011:

10 Film Franchises That Need a Christmas Movie

Now that Halloween is over, we can start thinking about Christmas. The dominant holiday of only two-sevenths of the world's population (not counting the non-religious hangers on) is rearing its head early this year thanks to Friday's release of "A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas." This third installment of the stoner comedy franchise will hopefully be another riotous satire full of political incorrectness, and the series' typical play with race, creed, sexuality and politics ought to fit perfectly with the many themes, positive and negative, associated with the day when we commercially exploit celebrate the bir...

DOC NYC 2011: "With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story" Showcases a Super Couple

Just when I thought I'd had enough of Stan Lee, between all of his silly cameos in Marvel movie adaptations, his ridiculous reality series ideas, and his constant presence throughout Morgan Spurlock's new film, "Comic-Con IV: A Fan's Hope," a conventional biographical profile has come my way and I'm...

On DVD: "“Captain America: The First Avenger” Captivates But Has Little Care for Character"

"The Dark Knight Rises" May Pull a "Medium Cool" with Occupy Wall Street Protests

On October 29, Christopher Nolan's next Batman film, "The Dark Knight Rises," will begin shooting in New York City. The production, under the masked title "Magnus Rex," is scheduled for 14 days of shooting in the Big Apple, and some of this filming could involve the Occupy Wall Street protesters. According to Stephen Zeitchik of the LA Times, an anonymous source associated with the film claims casting notices mention the possibility of shooting "a city besieged by crime and corruption," amidst the OWS crowd, but the purpose is unknown. As are details on whether or not they'd be paid for their work as extras. Some are saying it could be good p...

10 Halloween Costume Ideas Based on Recent Movies (2011 Edition)

Welcome to Spout's 4th annual list of Halloween costume ideas based on recent movies. The whole concept behind this favorite tradition of mine is to come up with original film-related costumes that nobody else is likely to think of. Because you don't want to be the third Thor at a party or an anonym...

Short Starts: Watch "Take Shelter" Star Michael Shannon as a Wacky Crack Addict in "Mullitt"

Short Starts is a column devoted to kicking off the week with a short film, typically one tied to a new release. Today we look at an early performance by Michael Shannon, whose awesome new movie “Take Shelter” opens this Friday.

TIFF11: "Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope" is a Delight for Fans and Non-Fans Alike