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In my first installment, I talked about the visual similarities in Patty Jenkins' WW84 with 80s superhero films in general and Richard Lester's SUPERMAN 3 specifically. I talked about how they became a vector for Patty Jenkins to create a movie about 1980s superhero movies - as both a tribute and a means to address … Continue reading WW84, Superman 3 and Movies About Movies – Part 2: Characters
[Please note - SPOILERS THROUGHOUT for WW84 and SUPERMAN 3] With "Wonder Woman 1984", director Patty Jenkins made a movie about movies, among many other themes, filming it in the distinct style of 1980s superhero (and action) films. And Jenkins expands on the source material, creating new roads branching off from old ones, a character … Continue reading WW84, Superman 3 and Movies About Movies – Part 1: Visuals
Just a few days before the election in the US and my thoughts are turning to Christopher Nolan’s 2012 film, “The Dark Knight Rises”. I admit that for the first 3-4 years after “The Dark Knight Rises”, I thought it was a moderately disappointing entry into Nolan’s canon and the worst of the Dark Knight … Continue reading In Defense of “The Dark Knight Rises”
I really like, no love, Walt Disney Studios’ 2001 animated film “Atlantis: The Lost Empire”. It’s got a number of things going for it - Mike Mignola character and vehicle designs, an Indiana Jones meets “20,000 Leagues Under The Sea” inspired plot, and an anamorphic 70MM presentation that makes it one of the nicest looking … Continue reading How To Fix “Atlantis: The Lost Empire” For a Live-Action Remake
"Just Stating Facts" is a recurring column where I argue one my (many) unpopular opinions. Look I loved 2019 2020’s “Artemis Fowl”. A theatrical and IMAX release that was dropped on Disney Plus for no Premiere Access surcharge (ahem “Mulan”) in the middle of June when everyone was still staying at home, quarantining and just … Continue reading JUST STATING FACTS: Why I Love Disney’s “Artemis Fowl”
In the spirit of this weekend’s “Mulan”, I thought I would think outside the box of the normal "Snow White", "Peter Pan", "Pinocchio", even "Brave" mentions in these types of blog posts and write up a list of 5 Disney Animated films that are less-well-known (that I mostly love) that I would like to see … Continue reading 5 Outside-The-Box Ideas for Disney Live-Action Remakes
A decade into the Disney Live-Action Remake trend, I take stock of my favorites and least favorites. Truth be told, I'm a huge fan of these films and I would give a "thumbs-up" to anything beyond the two Tier 4 films. TIER 4 - The Trash Pile: 14. Lady and The Tramp (2019) This movie … Continue reading RANK THIS: The Disney Live-Action Remakes of Animated Films – Including “Mulan”
Marvel Studios’ THE ETERNALS is one of my most anticipated films of 2021, but it’s also a huge question mark. We really don’t know what the story is, who the antagonist is, how the characters will act and interact, or even what the movie really looks like - beyond some character sketches. In other words, … Continue reading JUST A THEORY: “The Eternals” as a cornerstone of MCU Phase 4 … and 5.
Before seeing “Birds Of Prey”, I had never envisioned LA as being a potential real-world avatar for Gotham City, good old Batman's hometown - or even thought about it for that matter. Had I read about a movie shooting a version of Gotham City in Los Angeles, I would have guessed the reasoning would be … Continue reading Los Angeles as Gotham City: The locations of Cathy Yan’s “Birds of Prey”
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