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WANDAVISION: We Watched It, So You Don’t Have To. Here’s Why Cathy And Christina Think You Should!

Christina and I may be a bit late to the party, but better late than never! Perhaps a surprise hit of late-pandemic-era streaming (suck it, Bridgerton), the Disney+ mini-series WandaVision quickly achieved cult status with Marvel fans and TV buffs alike. The series begins, quirkily echoing TV sitcoms of years gone by: I Love Lucy, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Brady Bunch, Family Ties, Full House, Malcolm in the Middle, and even modern-day favorites like Modern Family and The Office. But the decade-by-decade progression of American TV had a darker secret belying it. SEASONE ONE Episode Guide Episode 1: Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience I have a theory that you can’t really judge a TV show by its pilot. When I start to watch a show, I like to give it at least 3 episodes before I feel like I can rightfully decide if I like it or […]

Review: LEGEND Is A Story As True As Its Performances

Lee B. Golden III

“Believe me when I say, it took a lot of love for me to hate him the way I do.” – Frances Shea There is a scene late in the film that inspired me to write this review. To be sure, I didn’t plan it. Twas a film I sat down to watch and, exclusively, enjoy one private evening, alone, and with no obligation to evaluate it. But, well, here it is; this film’s poignancy compelled me. It’s revelations and turning points, its character arcs, and the constant reminder that Legend is inspired by a true story. There is a thing about biopics; they always take massive (damaging and oftentimes incorrigibly insulting) liberties with the source material, alienating anyone still living from the story told, as well as anyone watching with even a passing knowledge of the history on which the film is based. This happened with Cinderella Man back […]

EFM 2015: Iraq War Espionage Thriller, OFFICIAL SECRETS, Set To Film This Summer

Lee B. Golden III

Former President George W. Bush’s Iraq War was a pretty damming event in world history, and one that still stings to this day in more ways than several. For the field of film, however, it’s also great source material to magnify stories that would otherwise be overlooked in due time, and such a story belongs to whistleblower, Katherine Gun who is now the center of a new espionage thriller set to begin filming in the U.K. in May. For this and with the European Film Market set to kick off on February 11, The Solution Group is poised to bring its share of titles to the table, including the new espionage thriller, Official Secrets. Deadline has confirmed roles for an ensemble cast headlining actress Natalie Dormer, and actors Paul Bettany, Martin Freeman, Anthony Hopkins and Harrison Ford all based on people and events inked in the 2008 publication, “The Spy Who […]

Paul Bettany To Become The 'Vision' Of THE AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON

Lee B. Golden III

It’s been a busy month of February for developing news around Marvel’s current production of The Avengers: Age Of Ultron, with filming locations hinting at a gym in New York City, as well as locations in South Africa this month, in addition to reports that events in the preceding Captain America: The Winter Soldier will contribute to events in the new Avengers film which may or may not include Ms. Marvel. But while all other developments are being made to get the information straight, we can at least confirm one more role to be introduced in the form of Vision, to be played by Paul Bettany. The character has a few shared origins in the Avengers canon, but it appears Marvel is going the route of the character’s creation by way of character Tony Stark’s creation of Ultron when Ultron goes rogue and hacks J.A.R.V.I.S. (Stark’s cyberbutler also voiced by […]