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Kevin Smith (Director)

2008-02-17T21:25:04Z

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'''Kevin Smith''' was the director of such movies as
*Clerks
*Mallrats
*Chasing Amy
*Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
*Dogma
*Jersey Girl

He is a friend of [[Ben Affleck]] who supported [[John Kerry]] in the 2004 Presidential campaign. He was a convenience store clerk before going on to write and direct the movie Clerks. His movies are noted for their profanity and exploration of offbeat themes, such as exactly who was on the partially constructed Death Star when it was destroyed in Star Wars Episode VI.

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Kevin Smith (Director)

2008-02-17T21:24:46Z

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'''Kevin Smith''' was the director of such movies as
*Clerks
*Mallrats
*Chasing Amy
*Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
*Dogma
*Jersey Girl

He is a friend of [[Ben Affleck]] who supported [[John Kerry]] in the 2004 Presidential campaign. He was a convenience store clerk before going on to write and direct the movie Clerks. His movies are noted for their profanity and exploration of offbeat themes, such as exactly who was on the patrially constructed Death Star when it was destroyed in Star Wars Episode VI.

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Jack Thompson

2008-02-17T21:20:59Z

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'''John Bruce "Jack" Thompson''' is a Florida attorney famous in the media for attacking video games, among other forms of media, as responsible for inciting violence among children. Thompson is known for using personal attacks and inflammatory tactics, rather than hard data, to support his cause. Thompson is under investigation from the Florida Bar for inappropriate conduct.<ref>Ostrovsky, Daniel. [http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1170928966137 Fla. Bar Seeks Sanctions Against Morality Watchdog Jack Thompson]. February 9, 2007 (accessed July 13, 2007), ''New York Law Journal''</ref> He resides in Coral Gables, [[Florida]]. Thompson is a [[Presbyterian]] and politically [[conservative]].<ref>Eugene F. Provenzo Jr., Jack Thompson. [http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/1019/p09s01-coop.html A political odd couple's advice on finding common ground]. October 19, 2004 (accessed July 13, 2007), ''Christian Science Monitor''</ref>

Thompson is particularly well-known among the video game industry for his controversial "A Modest Video Game Proposal", where Jack wrote a letter to leaders of the video game industry; Jack stated that he would donate $10,000 to a charity of Paul Eibeler's (CEO of Take-Two Interactive) choosing, if any video game-creating entity would create and publish a video game based on his criteria; He wanted the main character of the game (a father whose son was killed by a boy who played violent video games) to kill several high-ranking video game industry executives at the [[Electronic Entertainment Expo]] (E3).<ref>Saunderson, Matt. [http://gc.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=5883 Attorney Proposes Violent Game]. October 10, 2005 (accessed July 13, 2007), ''Gamecube Advanced Media Network''</ref> The game was soon released (titled ''I'm O.K - A Murder Simulator''), though Thompson claimed his letter was satirical, and has not yet donated the promised $10,000. Mike Kralhulik and Jerry Holkins of the [[Penny Arcade]] webcomic, avid critics of Thompson and his methods, later donated a $10,000 check to the [[Entertainment Software Association|ESA]], in Jack Thompson's name, believing that the [[Entertainment Software Association|ESA]] would have been Eibler's charity of choice. Thompson responded by attempting to file legal charges against Kralhulik and Holkins for harrasment after Thompson had received death threats from people claiming inspiration by Kralhulik and Holkins, despite the fact that neither creator advocated or currently advocate violence against Thompson.<ref>http://www.penny-arcade.com/2005/10/17</ref> <ref>http://www.wired.com/gaming/gamingreviews/news/2005/11/69404</ref>

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Japanese animation

2008-02-17T21:10:29Z

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The '''Japanese animation''' industry has attracted much interest in the West, with English-speaking fans avidly adopting Japanese terminology such as ''anime'' (short for "animation").

The best known ''anime'' director in Japan is [[Hayao Miyazaki]], famous for "[[My Neighbor Totoro]]," "[[Spirited Away]]," and "[[Princess Mononoke]]."

As in the West, Japanese animation tends to follow Japanese comic book styles (called ''[[manga]]''). An author/illustrator of a manga is called a manga-ka. Many anime begin as manga in magizines such as Shounen Jump, one of the most popular compilations in Japan.
 
'''Many of Anime's genres fall into the following categories: '''
'''Shounen''' - Japanese for boy, Shounen is the most popular genre in Japan and the most well known outside the country. Aimed at prepubescent boys, Shounen are often action/adventure series featuring martial arts, Japanese and Chinese folklore, simplistic animation and conceptual fantasy and science fiction. Popular titles that have been translated to English include Naruto, Bleach, One Peice, Dragonball/Z, Gundam, Fullmetal Alchemist, Prince of Tennis. Pokemon, the 1990's superfad, is also Shounen. 

'''Shoujo''' - Japanese for girl, Shoujo is also popular outside of Japan, with such famous dubs as Sailor Moon, Cardcaptor Sakura (Cardcaptors in America), Tokyo Mew Mew and Fruits Basket. Within Shoujo there is the subgenre of Magical Girl, where an otherwise average Japanese girl has magical powers with which she saves the world. More often than Shounen, Shoujo are romance tales or rely heavily on romance in the plot. The Heroine is often saving the world by night and snagging the boy of her dreams by day. 

'''Seinen''' - Japanese for young man, Seinen targets the 18 to 30 male audience, though it is not uncommon to find much older men reading manga on the train ride to work. The most popular titles to date in America are Lupin III, The Big O, Ghost in the Shell, Strawberry Panic!, XxxHolic, Blood+, Berserk, Cowboy Bebop, FLCL, Samurai Champloo, Oh My Goddess!, Outlaw Star and Trigun. Titles like Lupin III and Ghost in the Shell are considered classics, while Cowboy Bebop was the first anime aired on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. Seinen has all the elements of its juvenile, but is often darker and more mature (or immature, depending on the sense of humor) than Shounen, with horror, mystery and suspence. 

'''Kodomo''' - Japanese for child, Kodomo are the cartoons most like American cartoons, as in for small children. They are often moral teachings with simple animation. Astro Boy is the first anime brought to America, having the notoriety that comes with being a child icon for 60 years. Modern titles include Hamtaro and Doraemon. 
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Batman

2008-02-17T21:05:49Z

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[[Image:ARoss Batman.png|right|300px|thumb|''Batman'', by Alex Ross]]
'''Batman''' is a fictional [[superhero]] who has appeared in [[movie]]s, [[comics]], and [[television]]. Unlike many superheroes, Batman has no superpowers. His abilities come from his intelligence, [[martial arts]] skill, and equipment. Batman was created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. Unlike his ally [[Superman]], Batman is a dark figure whose motivation for fighting crime is his witnessing of his parents being [[gun]]ned down by a [[criminal]] when he was a boy. He chose the guise of a large bat to strike fear into the hearts of criminals, who he views as a "superstitious and cowardly lot". Batman's alter-ego is Bruce Wayne, a successful [[capitalism|capitalist]] who runs Wayne Industries; he secretly fights crime by night. His partner is Robin, Tim Drake. Drake is the third Robin, the first being Dick Grayson, whom Bruce Wayne took into his home when the boy's parents died under mysterious circumstances. The second, Jason Todd, was killed by the Joker, and was recently resurrected and has taken on the persona Red Robin. The apparently [[pedophile]] [[homosexual]] relationship between Bruce and young Dick was described by Dr. Fredric Wertham in his book ''Seduction of the Innocent'', which led to censorship of the comics medium as it was supposedly getting out of control in the 1950s. Batman is one of the few prominent superheroes without any superpowers.

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Batman

2008-02-17T21:04:33Z

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[[Image:ARoss Batman.png|right|300px|thumb|''Batman'', by Alex Ross]]
'''Batman''' is a fictional [[superhero]] who has appeared in [[movie]]s, [[comics]], and [[television]]. Unlike many superheroes, Batman has no superpowers. His abilities come from his intelligence, [[martial arts]] skill, and equipment. Batman was created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. Unlike his ally [[Superman]], Batman is a dark figure whose motivation for fighting crime is his witnessing of his parents being [[gun]]ned down by a [[criminal]] when he was a boy. He chose the guise of a [[demon]]ic{{fact}} bat to strike fear into the hearts of "cowardly and [[superstition|superstitious]]" criminals. Batman's alter-ego is Bruce Wayne, a successful [[capitalism|capitalist]] who runs Wayne Industries; he secretly fights crime by night. His partner is Robin, Tim Drake. Drake is the third Robin, the first being Dick Grayson, whom Bruce Wayne took into his home when the boy's parents died under mysterious circumstances. The second, Jason Todd, was killed by the Joker, and was recently resurrected and has taken on the persona Red Robin. The apparently [[pedophile]] [[homosexual]] relationship between Bruce and young Dick was described by Dr. Fredric Wertham in his book ''Seduction of the Innocent'', which led to censorship of the comics medium as it was supposedly getting out of control in the 1950s. Batman is one of the few prominent superheroes without any superpowers.

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