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This article contains mild spoilers for "Kraven the Hunter."

Adr, an acronym for Automated Dialogue Replacement, has existed in the film industry in one form or another ever since the advent of sync sound in cinema, when it was originally known as "looping." Heck, not just little pieces of an actor's performance, but entire vocal performances have been dubbed in post-production -- for reasons that vary from an actor's natural voice being thought of as subpar to issues recording dialogue during filming. Whether it's for censorship, clarity, a punch-up, or a necessity due to the film's editing process, most movie watchers are used to moments when an actor's lip movements don't quite match with the words they're supposedly saying.

At least, audiences used to be fine with that, until the digital revolution made it possible to further paper over such little visual hiccups. Unlike, say, the removal of hidden wires and cables and whatnot,...

A fresh-faced comedian walks through New York after having woken up and feeding his fish. He's got a nearly beatific smile on his face as he's wished good luck and almost instantly told by those same people (with sarcastic tones) that there's no pressure, because he's been chosen to replace one of the most beloved comedians to ever grace the small screen. He's tall, lanky, with a shock of red hair, and he's just barely reached the age of 30. Everyone from John Tesh to Tom Brokaw to passers-by give him some version of these remarks ("Ya better be as good as Letterman!"), and he takes them all in good stride. He walks into 30 Rockefeller Center, gets ready for his first TV hosting gig, taking over the "Late Night" show on NBC at 12:35 am. He walks into his dressing room, where he proceeds to attempt hanging himself. It's only when...

If Christian Kane gets hungry this weekend at Wizard World Comic Con in St. Louis, he’ll likely head over to the Tenacious Eats Presents Super-8 Marvel Munchies event Saturday at 2.

Tenacious Eats “Movies for Foodies’ is a one-of-a-kind event where food is prepared and plated in front of you while you watch a film on the big screen. We’ve covered many of the movie-dinners here at We Are Movie Geeks. Now we’ll be teaming up with Tenacious Eats this Saturday at Wizard World Comic Con for an event we’re calling Tenacious Eats Presents Super-8 Marvel Munchies. It will be from 2pm to 2:45pm in Room 106 at America’s Center.

The astronomical success of The Avengers Age Of Ultron and its $200 Million worth of state-of-the-art CGI effects show how far the Marvel Universe has evolved. Marvel Comics very first foray into film was a 1966 syndicated package...