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

Movies

John ShannonSeptember 26, 2012
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BluRay Review: “Prometheus”

Prometheus might be the biggest disappointment of 2012. To be honest though, some of that is my own fault. For whatever…
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Comics

John ShannonSeptember 26, 2012
2

BluRay Review: “The Dark Knight Returns: Part One”

The one-two punch of Watchmen and The Dark Knight Returns simultaneously revived and destroyed comics in the late 80s, and as long as…
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Movies

John ShannonSeptember 26, 2012
2

Who Will Direct “Dawn Of The Apes”?

Since Rupert Wyatt quit the sequel to his smash hit Rise of the Planet of the Apes, 20th Century Fox has been…
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Movies

John ShannonSeptember 22, 2012
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You Should Be Excited For “Looper,” Here’s Why

Rian Johnson’s Looper hits theaters next Friday, and the film has gotten some incredible advance word, many citing it as the best…
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News

John ShannonSeptember 21, 2012
2

Who Will Take Home Emmys This Sunday?

Television’s biggest night, the Emmys, are this Sunday. We gave you a full list of the nominees back when they…
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Movies

John ShannonSeptember 21, 2012
2

Go Behind The Scenes Of “Les Miserables”

Tom Hooper’s adaptation of Les Miserables is unlike any other movie musical in the sense that each and every song was recorded…
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Movies

John ShannonSeptember 19, 2012
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“People Like Us” Hits BluRay On October 2nd

People Like Us, the directorial debut of Alex Kurtzman (writer of Star Trek and Cowboys and Aliens) that features Chris Pine and Olivia Wilde is…
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Movies

John ShannonSeptember 19, 2012
2

Here’s The New “Hobbit” Trailer

I quite liked the first Hobbit trailer. It had a hint of the Lord of the Rings’ epic scope and it felt like a…
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Movies

John ShannonSeptember 19, 2012
2

Check Out The “Halloween” Remake That Never Was

Back around April, production company Platinum Dunes (the company that remade Friday the 13th, Texas Chainsaw Masacre, and many other horror classics)…
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Comics

John ShannonSeptember 18, 2012
2

Marvel’s “Guardians Of The Galaxy” Officially Has A Director

For a while it’s been rumored that James Gunn, the eccentric filmmaker behind Super and Slither, has been on Marvel’s shortlist to…
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