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Mad Max Furry Road Poster

First official Mad Max Furry Road poster. Is it just me or does this have a Breaking Bad feel?

Spider Man 3 pushed back to 2018

Sony has pushed back the release of its next Spider Man films by several years. The Amazing Spider Man 3 was initially slated for release in 2016 will now be released in 2018. Spider Man 2 ended clearly with a sequel in mind. What does this 2 year push back for the future of the franchise? If I had to guess, I'd say we may never see The Amazing Spider Man 3. Eventually the floor will fall out from underneath one of these $200 million comic book movies. The summer is already saturated with men and women in tights saving the planet. Putting the brakes on the franchise before its completely dead is a smart move for Sony. The Marvel method cannot be applied to every franchise. By the way remember what happened the last time we had a Spider Man 3?   Yeah, so do I. 

The Hobbit The Battle of The Five Armies Poster

The poster for Peter Jacksons final venture to Middle Earth Wow. That is a great image. Desolation of Smaug was a huge improvement over An Unexpected Journey. Lets hope Jackson continues with that trajectory.

Interview With Itay Gross

Interview conducted by Christopher Maynard Itay Gross is a cinematographer who has worked on films like  Excision  and  Europa . While his films are varied in genre and style, they are always stunning to look at. Itay has an approach that never feels overpowering. He creates memorable images that service the story in profound ways. Itay lives in Israel and (if you don’t keep up with current events) he has far more important things to think about than my silly questions. It was truly an honor for him to take time for this interview. He is a generous man who is an incredibly gifted artist. Where are you from? I am originally from Israel, born and raised in Tel Aviv. What did your parents do for a living? My parents are both dentists.  In fact, no one in my family is in the arts. It’s a voyage I took on by myself. How did you discover film? Narratives and stories have always intrigued me and seemed like the most fascinating method of depicting desires, visions and fanta

The Truth About Andy's Father

Here is well laid out theory about Andy's father in the Toy Story films From  The Huffington Post Fine, here's what happened to Andy's dad. A few months ago, I argued  the theory that Andy's mother is actually Emily , the girl who originally owned Jesse in  Toy Story 2 . The post quickly went viral, as many people began debating whether or not this is true, intentional, etc. Since then, literally hundreds (if not thousands) of people have been asking me about Andy's dad , and I've never wanted to address the issue for a few key reasons: It's depressing. It's depressing. It's depressing. You see, I love talking about theories like Andy's mom and how all of the Pixar movies are connected because that's tons of fun to think about. Andy's dad? That's just... well, you get it. But I can see that a lot of you want to know anyway, and it's really not that complicated. In fact, this is one of the few theories about 

Star Wars Episode 7 Plot Revealed

Warning the article below might contain spoilers. Very broad spoilers. I wouldn't call them spoilers but hey some of you people are nuts about this shit. It is way too soon to tell if any of what is below is factual but for now we should treat it as conjecture. The plot as its described is vague but really interesting and I for one would be happy if this is the direction the new films are heading.  Taken from  Bad Ass Digest I'm going to keep this vague. I have no interest in spoiling  Star Wars Episode VII , although I'm sure some people will find  any  information about the film's plot to be spoilery. If you're a spoilerphobe or want to go into  Star Wars Episode VII  totally, completely clean, stop reading now. If you want to know what, on a very basic and general level, is the premise of  Star Wars Episode VII , read on.  Ready? Imagine the standard  Star Wars  crawl, and when it ends the camera pans up to the stars. But instead of a spaceship zoomi

The Master

2012 Directed By Paul Thomas Anderson Starring Joaquin Phoenix Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams The Master is the latest from writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson, arguably the finest filmmaker working in American cinema. This is simply a wonderfully acted and crafted piece of film. With works like There Will be Blood, Boogie Nights, Magnolia and Punch Drunk Love PTA is a filmmaker who defies traditional convention and makes deeply personal films that are both intimate and grand in scale. This film also marks the return of Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead) as composer. Greenwood composed the score for PTAs 2007 film There Will be Blood  and he once again has created a beautifully complex piece of music that is as richly layered as the film it accompanies.  Joaquin Phoenix gives a performance that is both unsettling and tragic, he plays Freddie Quell a troubled man searching for identity and meaning, two things offered by Lancaster Dodd. Hoffman plays the title charac