John Shannon

John Shannon studied Creative Writing at the University of Maine where he also served as a film critic for the Maine Campus Newspaper. He currently resides in the greater Portland area of Southern Maine where he works by day and watches film by night. He can be reached via email at refocusjohn@gmail.com and followed on Twitter @JohnWShannon

Comics

John ShannonJuly 24, 2011

Captain America Punches Harry Potter Off The Box Office Throne

As I exited my Captain America screening this past Friday night, I witnessed a massive line for Harry Potter and…
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Comics

John ShannonJuly 23, 2011
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The Man With The Plan, That Star Spangled Man: A “Captain America” Review

Note: The following review will contain several spoilers, including massive ones about the film’s ending. If you’re familiar with Captain…
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Movies

John ShannonJuly 21, 2011

New Line Abandons “Escape From New York”

After countless fits and starts and years in development, New Line Cinema has decided to cancel their plans to remake…
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Comics

John ShannonJuly 20, 2011

A “Captain Planet” Movie Is Happening

“With the earthquakes, tornadoes, melting icebergs and all the other problems threatening the world right now, Earth really needs her…
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Movies

John ShannonJuly 20, 2011

“Hunger Games” Poster Revealed

Yahoo has unleashed one of those fancy motion-posters for Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games, the film adaptation of Suzanne Collin’s novel.…
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Comics

John ShannonJuly 20, 2011

Superman and Lois Lane Split

While gossip hounds trip over themselves anxious to report on J-Lo’s latest divorce proceedings, a far more important and inspiring…
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News

John ShannonJuly 19, 2011

Kevin Costner may join “Django Unchained”

According to Deadline, Kevin Costner is in talks to join Quentin Tarantino’s Slave-Revenge tale, Django Unchained. Costner is up for…
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News

John ShannonJuly 17, 2011

Meet Thorin Oakenshield, Dwarf Leader in “The Hobbit”

Lord of the Rings fan site TheOneRing.net has premiered what I presume is the final dwarf from Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit,…
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Movies

John ShannonJuly 17, 2011

Potter Topples Batman for Biggest Weekend of All Time

We reported the other day that Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows broke the midnight gross record of Twilight: Eclipse, now…
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News

John ShannonJuly 15, 2011

“Potter” Breaks Twilight’s Midnight Record

Deadline has all the major numbers and figures, but the big story here is the astounding $43.5 MILLION gross of Harry…
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