{"id":27103,"date":"2024-05-20T14:03:11","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T19:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/?p=27103"},"modified":"2024-05-20T14:03:28","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T19:03:28","slug":"the-last-action-heroes-the-triumphs-flops-and-feuds-of-hollywoods-kings-of-carnage-by-nick-de-semlyen-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/20\/the-last-action-heroes-the-triumphs-flops-and-feuds-of-hollywoods-kings-of-carnage-by-nick-de-semlyen-book-review\/","title":{"rendered":"The Last Action Heroes: The Triumphs, Flops, and Feuds of Hollywood&#8217;s Kings of Carnage by Nick De Semlyen Book Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27103\" class=\"elementor elementor-27103\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f1a389f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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