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What makes superheroes super in movies?
 

When the trailer for “Suicide Squad,” the film adaptation of a popular DC Comics series, hit the Internet last week, comics fans — as they’re wont to do — began debating whether the upcoming film will be the next big big-screen thing or just another in an embarrassing succession of comics-inspired films gone wrong.

 
Someone in Hollywood is having a great year, and it’s not Disney

It’s hard to believe that in a year where Disney’s movie lineup includes an Avengers sequel, two Pixar releases and “Star Wars: Episode VII” that another studio might still come out on top as 2015’s overall box-office champ.

 
Here’s the first trailer for ‘Deadpool’

The first trailer for Ryan Reynolds’ “Deadpool” has finally arrived online after premiering on “Conan” Tuesday.

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6 under-the-radar titles hitting Netflix in June — VIDEO

With the monthly information dump of new Netflix titles, plenty of little-seen movies and TV shows will go unnoticed. So, here’s a look at some of the smaller titles to dig into this June.

Ex-NBA player Allan Houston is making a documentary about fatherhood

Ex-New York Knicks star Allan Houston is getting behind the camera for a new documentary about fatherhood. The former NBA player, who is now assistant G.M. of the Knicks, revealed the trailer for “The Legacy of My Father” at the Greenwich International Film Festival on Thursday.

Keep your kids busy with $1 movies at 9 valley theaters

Summers are long, and entertaining your kids isn’t cheap. Especially at movie theaters, where you don’t have to be a Duggar to feel the sting of even the children’s matinee tickets.

Students learn firsthand the power of film

A group of nine local youths participated in a job training program last summer about film production. Not only did they learn new skills and gain an interest in filmmaking, but the movie they made ended up having a lot to say.

‘The Interview,’ ‘Transformers,’ make Razzies shortlist

The shortlist for the Razzies, which names the worst films of the year, lists some of the biggest grossers of the year, like “Transformers: Age of Extinction,” and others that didn’t do so well.

‘The Homesman’ lays to rest any Wild West aging notions

As depicted in the film, the Nebraska Territory in 1855 was a terrible place for women. One tosses her dead children out the door like so much garbage. Another pitches her crying baby down the pit of an outhouse.

Here’s a first look at ‘The Pyramid’

What’s the opposite of deafening? I haven’t seen a trailer or a commercial for “The Pyramid.” I haven’t even seen a poster for it. And I spend a lot of time at the movies. But, hey, the studios had to release something this weekend, right?

 
Girl fight: ‘Gone Girl’ overcomes ‘Annabelle’ at box office

Movie thriller “Gone Girl,” starring Ben Affleck as a man suspected of causing his wife’s disappearance, overcame a demonic doll named “Annabelle” to win a tight weekend race at U.S. and Canadian movie box offices.