X-Men Origins: Wolverine Directed by Gavin Hood By Tony Sheppard Capitol Weekly At the end of this movie, one of my reviewer colleagues remarked about superhero back stories and their generally downbeat nature. He was right: After all, one doesn’t get a grudge, a revenge motive, or a haunted, dark personality from a childhood full of happy picnics in the park and adorable puppies. You start to feel bad for anybody who encounters these characters early on. It’s like watching TV’s “Seventh Heaven” and sympathizing with anybody who had the misfortune of encountering the Camden children – only more violent. However, in all of its dark moodiness, “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” is a fairly fun ri

We often hear about internet competitions to name things, host things, win things, etc.  Well, a couple of weeks ago, Hugh Jackman announced that he would travel to whichever town raised the highest number of votes, to host the wolrd premiere of the new "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" movie, complete with all the trappings and stars of a Holywood premiere. Amazingly, as the clock ticks down to today's deadline, Davis is in the running to host the event! Here's the original youtube video press release with Jackman making the announcement: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-drLdnk-g24 To vote and help influence the outcome and maybe have a little Hollywood glamour and blitz in our own backyard, l