Kick-Ass (movie)

Here's a longer version of my Calendar cover story from today's Los Angeles Times... It's not easy being a hard-luck hero. Just ask Seth Rogen who, for the better part of four years, has been trying to get "The Green......

After Harrison Ford is led out on the Hall H stage in handcuffs, a Comic-Con audience is pretty much going to go berserk no matter what sort of footage you show. But it helps if that footage comes from nerd......

Will 'Kick-Ass' claw out a 'Fight Club'-style success on home video?...

3 stars It's easy to make a movie in a style approximating that of a comic book or graphic novel. "Sin City" did it. "Road to Perdition" did it. "Watchmen" and "Kick-Ass" did it. As did "Ghost World." Except for that last one, the others fell short as...

Lionsgate looks as if it will kick butt at the box office this weekend. The independent studio on Friday will release its satirical superhero film “Kick-Ass,” which it acquired after a successful screening at last year’s Comic-Con Internat...

If "Kick-Ass" plays in the U.S. like it has overseas, Lionsgate may have something of a hit on its hands despite its somewhat disappointing $19.75-million estimated opening. [Update, 12:25 p.m., April 19: "Kick Ass" ended up number 1 in the......

In a victory for families over fanboys, "Kick-Ass" opened to a surprisingly soft estimated $19.75 million and headed into Sunday in a virtual tie for first place at the box office with a still-fiery "How to Train Your Dragon." [Update,......

"Kick-Ass" may not have quite lived up to its name, but it did end up with a win. As final counting in the closest box office race of the year wrapped up this morning, Lionsgate's over-the-top superhero movie "Kick Ass"......

Chloe Grace Moretz arrives at AMC River East 21 theater for the Chicago premiere of "Kick-Ass" on April 15, 2010 (Chris Salata/for the Chicago Tribune) Chloe Grace Moretz did about six months of training to play the pint-sized assassin “Hit Girl” in...

After the coffee. Before realizing you didn't know Oklahoma City even had a basketball team. "Kick-Ass" tops "Dragon." All the numbers are in, and Lionsgate's "Kick-Ass" managed to squeak out a win over DreamWorks' "How to Train Your Dragon" when......

Christopher Mintz-Plasse at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo at McCormick Place on April 16, 2010. (Tribune photo by Shauna Bittle) He wears glasses, is a bit on the scrawny side and has played a geek in a couple films, but Christopher Mintz-Plasse,...

"Kick-Ass" finally reaches theaters Friday, but a week ago we had a special free screening for Hero Complex readers in Hollywood. After the movie, I interviewed some of the key people behind the audacious film -- four of the young......