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Screener Review: MEMORIES OF THE SWORD (2015)
Though despite the visual onslaught of slow motion action, this movie is still a drama. Veteran actors of Lee and Jeon give great performances of their fallen hero characters, while newcomers like Kim Go-Eun and Lee Jun-Ho are definite grabs for the younger audience. All in all, this is a great looking film, but it really doesn’t break any walls. And it doesn’t mean to.
Toei Announces New KAMEN RIDER Anniversary Blu-Ray Box Set
So I really wouldn’t recommend this box set to those that don’t know anything about Kamen Rider right now but if you do want to take a look at who these awesome heroes are, there have been remakes of the original Double Riders: Kamen Rider The First and Kamen Rider The Next.
Shortfilm Review: ZORDON OF ELTAR (2015)
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BATMAN FOREVER – 20th Anniversary
20 years ago On June 16, 1995, Batman Forever appeared on our movie screens. Introducing us to Val Kilmer as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Chris O’Donnell as Dick Grayson/Robin, Tommy Lee Jones as Harvey Dent/Two-Face, Jim Carrey as Edward Nigma/The Riddler, and Nicole Kidman as Dr. Chase Meridian, Bruce Wayne’s love interest.
Not intended as a home run in the Batman franchise, it became one – nipples on the Batsuit notwithstanding. Veteran director Joel Schumacher had to fight tooth and nail to sell his version with distributors and even merchandising prospects such as Hasbro and Walmart that eventually signed on, including others.
Opening with more than $52.7 million opening weekend, it would go on to gross more than $336.5 million worldwide, topping Tim Burton’s Batman Returns by $60 million, although falling short of the original Batman.
H/T: THR
Die Hard With A Vengeance Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary
Written by Jonathan Hensleigh who was pitching a script he tried to sell as not a Die Hard story, producers asked for his script originally titled as a Simon Says thriller and crafted it into the Die Hard universe.
Antoine Fuqua's THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN Adds Two More To The Cast!
I will be the first to admit that I am old at 52 and I happen to love Westerns. Growing up with a father born in Kentucky, and a mother from Oklahoma, my tastes in music and film partially stemmed from their influence. And one of those influences is the appreciation of country music. I get that from my mom and dad. Films on the other hand, were directly influenced by my father. I grew up watching John Wayne films that my father enjoyed. And I enjoy them too. The last Western I watched was the intriguing Cowboys vs Aliens that I found “amusing,” to say the least. My dad would have laughed at this.
So, normally, whenever a new Western was on TV that my father had not seen before, my older brother and I made a family night together with dad.
One of my father’s favorite films was The Magnificent Seven. Also, The Alamo – but that’s another story entirely. It was with interest that I found Training Day and The Equalizer helmer Antoine Fuqua was directing a remake of this classic. But instead of a small Mexican village being terrorized by gun runners, we are having a mining town victimized and taken over by a gold baron.
So who is taking over the iconic roles portrayed by the original cast members? Let’s see: Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Haley Bennett, Ethan Hawke, Wagner Moura and Vincent D’Onofrio, and as of this week, actor Byung-hun Lee as “Billy Rocks” and actor Jason Momoa as the villain.
Lee, who will be co-starring in Alan Taylor’s Terminator: Genysis this July and Momoa, currently attached as Aquaman in Zack Snyder’s Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice as well as his own standalone film in a few years, are in very good company along with HBO’s True Detective writer Nic Pizzolatto penning the screenplay. The film is coming out on January 13, 2017 from MGM, with extra dilligence needed as we await more info on Fuqua‘s hopeful return to direct the officially greenlit sequel to last year’s The Equalizer.
For others, if boxing dramas are more your speed, Fuqua‘s Southpaw arrives in late July!
H/T: ComingSoon.net via THR, Deadline
TO THE HASHI: What The Hell Was So Wrong With Man of Steel?!
Their fight scene and Jor-el’s death were charged with drama, despite happening within the opening minutes of the movie. It was Cain and Abel battling over ideals. One noble and optimistic, the other self-righteous and admittedly cruel. We are familiar with the underlying archetype presented, and note that the ethos of it is faithful to the spirit of DC comics’ universal distinction; while Marvel comics, and likewise their films, draw from everyman drama, DC is different in that their characters are drawn from a pool of grand and operatic archetypical structures. So the exchange between Jor-el and Zod is built on this definitive foundation.
OPINION: Too Many Robins Spoil The Soup
What do Warner Bros., Sony, Disney, and Lionsgate have in common nowadays?
Amy Johnston Interview
I recently had the opportunity to sit down and interview the lovely Amy Johnston. You probably know her from the ‘Thousand Pounds Action Company’. She is a wonderfully fun human being and I wish her all the best with every future project, she is genuinely a laugh and I hope she won’t stay a stranger to us here at FCS and I loved every second of her time.