Marlon Brando is the most influential movie actor of the century.

One of the weapons Marvel used in its climb to comic-book dominance was a willingness to invent new characters at a dizzying speed. There are so many Marvel universes, indeed, that some superheroes do not even exist in one another's worlds, preventing gridlock.

James Cameron's films have always been distinguished by ground-breaking technical excellence.

I do suspect my star ratings average too high. But, of course, star ratings are ridiculous. I'm stuck with them.

A lot of first novels are written long before they're actually put down on paper.

What we have here is a rousing boy's adventure story, adapted from stories that Edgar Rice Burroughs cranked out for early pulp magazines. They lacked the visceral appeal of his Tarzan stories, which inspired an estimated 89 movies; amazingly, this is the first John Carter movie, but it is intended to foster a franchise and will probably succeed.

It does seem true that a lot of people will do anything, however humiliating, for fame.