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While some stars may be crashing into oblivion, or being picked up drunk and possessing cocaine, other stars are shining as bright as ever. Dan Fogler is hitting Hollywood like an explosion, that Michael Bay strangely had nothing to do with, and finding fame with every role he takes. Dan is stealing the throne as Hollywood’s busiest man from Shia LaBeouf, and hopefully slaps his Balls of Fury across his face on the way out.

Being about a week removed from the heart of this year’s Comic-Con International in San Diego, I can say that now is the time to look back and reflect on some of the most memorable things that happened. If you were there, you could probably jot down 20-30 great moments in a matter of minutes. It was that much fun. If you weren’t there, here are 10 things that should have you kicking yourself in the ass for missing the event.

Eli Roth has had both critical and commercial success with the HOSTEL franchise, but can he stand up to an interview with the Film School Rejects? Brian Gibson was on hand with a Sony film crew in tow to talk to Roth about the upcoming DVD release of HOSTEL 2 and his other projects.

Like many cult films, “Monster Squad” has a rabid fan base but had humble beginnings. The film, which was released in theaters in 1987 in a way that director Fred Dekker describes as “a whimper rather than a bang” was quickly forgotten by the studio. Eventually the company went out of business, and the copyright disappeared into corporate oblivion.

Let’s face it, Comic-Con 2007 was one hell of a good time. We got a chance to meet a ton of great people, both celebrity and non-celebrity, and see lots of kick-ass movie stuff. And as we begin to wrap up our coverage over the next few days, it is time for a little reflection. And one of the coolest things upon which to reflect was all of the wicked posters we saw along the way.

Movies can be very cathartic. They allow us to experience the good and the bad of life without actually putting ourselves in any danger. They also allow us to examine what we would do in a terrible situation without actually experiencing it.

Let’s start with this fact; yes, I know that this is a movie website. But in the spirit of fanboys around the world, I feel that it is perfectly OK to talk about Heroes, as it is quite possibly one of the few TV shows out there that plays out more like a movie than a standard primetime drama. With that said, here is some pretty awesome news for both Heroes fans and movie fanboys alike.

When you think of classic Comic-Con, you don’t necessarily think that the Walt Disney Company would be pushing anything more than Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck titles. Even in the past couple years, when Hollywood finally caught on to the fact that comic book fans can help propel major blockbusters to success, Disney has taken a back seat to the big budget adaptations of Marvel properties. Not this year. Not by a long shot.

When it comes to the upcoming Disney films, I’m excited. But as excited I am to see “Prince Caspian,” nothing can compare to the excitement I feel for Pixar’s upcoming film “WALL•E.” Audiences first got a look at this little robot film at the head of “Ratatouille” out this summer. The story revelations were slim, but we all understood the heart behind it.

Jon Favreau rocked the Con on Thursday afternoon when he surprised the crowd at the Paramount presentation with some awesome footage from Iron Man. It was a glorious surprise. Moments after the panel the buzz began to flow through the vast space of the San Diego Convention Center. Two days later the line was seemingly down the street to get into the Marvel Studios presentation, where the Iron Man footage was scheduled to be shown once again.

Somehow we knew this was coming. It wasn’t going to be long before the astounding footage of Iron Man would hit YouTube. The footage shows Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark, the Mark I suit and then the non-CG enhanced scenes of the Mark III suit. Take a peek after the jump before the video gets pulled.

We are getting good at finding and cornering celebrities, making them tell us about what is going on in their lives and how they feel about it and then taking a picture or two (we do need some sort of proof — you understand.) And when it came to meeting some big talent, day 3 of Comic-Con proved to be just as plentiful as the 2 days that preceded it. Who did we see? Take a look…

An actress, completely costumed as Cherry Darling (mind you, an actual amputee), stood next to a pole and enticed me to come closer. Dimension’s booth at Comic-Con is basically all about the Grindhouse DVD release. What I found though, just about made me want to cry. If it wasn’t bad enough that all ads for the film were pulled within a week of its release, the DVDs will be released as separate films.

Comic-Con 2007 marches on. We have seen all kinds of stuff. Iron Man flew threw the air on Thursday, the cast from Get Smart left the crowd in stitches on Friday and Saturday was sure to make for some surprises. First on the schedule for me was the presentation from Focus Features and Rogue Studios, presenting Balls of Fury, The Strangers and Neil Marshall’s Doomsday. Let’s take a look at what happened.

While I was sitting around watching the guys from Balls of Fury entertaining 5,000 fans during the Focus/Rogue presentation here at Comic-Con, a little birdie sent me a message that Tony Stark’s car was parked just across the street at the Omni Hotel. Unable to get up (mostly because of my lower body going numb), I sent Kevin Carr to do some recon. Moments later the inbox of my phone was filling with pictures. Allow me to share…

There was a time when comic book adaptations were either high budget studio pictures (like Richard Donner’s “Superman” or Tim Burton’s “Batman”) or cheesy cartoons for the Saturday morning audience. It wasn’t until the 1990s that television animation actually surpassed the feature films in originality, creativity and faithfulness to the original source material.

As a great San Diegan named Ron Burgundy once said, “I’m kind of a big thing. People know me.” Well when it comes to celebrities who are at Comic-Con in San Diego this weekend, the FSR crew is sort of a big thing as well. We have interviewed, talked to and randomly run into some of our favorite celebs.

Ever since IMAX revolutionized the 3-D experience with liquid crystals and polarized light, I predicted that 3-D entertainment would come back with a vengeance. The only problem was that IMAX screens were almost too big, and the helmet-head 3-D goggles, as cool as they were, made me feel like I was in some futuristic biker film.

Of course this is the week that we would get tons of news around the most anticipated films that are coming our next year. Toward the top of everyone’s list is The Dark Knight. Just a little bit ago, our friends over at IfitsMovies.com released this new shot of Heath Ledger as the Joker. Take a look after the jump…

We all went into the Warner Brothers panel expecting to see something from The Dark Knight. As promised, WB did not deliver anything inside the presentation about the upcoming Batman flick, but there was one welcomed surprise. Director Zach Snyder revealed the first poster from Watchmen along with the film’s official release date: 3-06-09. Mark your calendars and take a look below to see a glimpse of the poster.