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The best movies of 2014 so far

(Yahoo) Though 2014 is only at the halfway mark, it’s already shaping up to be one of the best movie years on record, thanks to wisecracking Legos, hipster vampires, and a certain Budapest hotel.

Allie Shaughnessy, who is dressed as Mystique, during the 2014 Comic-Con International Convention in San Diego, California, July 24, 2014. (Reuters/Sandy Huffaker)

Hunger Games, Divergent pushed aside for new Comic Con fare

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – Young adult film franchises have dominated the conversation at San Diego’s annual Comic Con gathering in recent years, but as the buzz-building convention kicked off on Thursday, the absence of established blockbusters has allowed studios to push new fare targeting a similar audience.

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