I've come around on the Superman. I used to think he was a cheap, uninspired character, but after seeing an excellent documentary called "Look! Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman" and realizing what he stands for, I love the character. He's the American dream. He encompasses everything that good should be. He's compassionate, strong, sympathetic, ideal and optimistic about human nature no matter what he encounters. The score for Hans Zimmer's theme has recently been released and it's inspiring and brings a feeling of hope in this world that can leave you pessimistic. It's definitely something I need to listen to right now.
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What does it say about the summer movie season when my most anticipated movie is "Fast and Furious 6?" I was never a fan of the franchise until five came along. I just never got into the street racing culture, but the fifth movie breathed new life into the franchise with newer characters and a sub-genre change. Now it was no longer about street racing, but a straight up action movie. Below are two clips that don't even seem like the belong in a 'Fast and Furious' movie. However, the get me pumped up for it. The first clip is a fight between Joe Taslim (The Raid) vs. Sung Kang and Tyrese. The second is a one-on-one showdown between Michelle Rodriguez and Gina Carano. I seem to be a Carano apologist as I saw nothing wrong with her acting in "Haywire." But anyways, enjoy the clips! Fight! Well, the summer movie season if officially kicked off with the release of 'Iron Man 3.' I commend it for being a sequel to the individual 'Iron Man' series rather than reference 'The Avengers' too much. This is Tony's story. Shane Black (writer/director) has always been a favorite of mine. His style is always edgy and cheesy at the same time, but it's a perfect marriage. It was enjoyable, yet strayed from a formula that usually is audience pleasing. Without giving a full review, I'd like to say, personally, I'm kind of torn on it. It takes controversial twists and turns that feel like they undermine the story. However, a lot of the action scenes were creative and it was cool to see Tony take things in such a personal manner making him reckless (much like Martin Riggs). I like that they brought a good amount of humor into this. Tony Stark's attitude with everything is always what makes these movies entertaining. But what about you out there? How did you feel about this movie? Did it exceed your expectations? Did it disappoint you? Vote below! My fellow aspiring filmmakers. This may be something you may have seen before, but if not, I'd love to bring your attention to it. The following is a fan-made trailer about the death of Batman and Dick Grayson's pursuit of vengeance as Robin. It was made years ago and I have always admired its quality and production value. What's even more inspiring is HOW it was made! I marvel (no pun intended) at the production value, however, save for some construction work, it's nothing that people with no budget can't do! It's really quite inspiring! Below is the trailer in its entirety. Below that, in three parts, is the full making of footage with commentary. It will blow your mind what you can achieve with some creativity! Robert Rodriguez would be proud! All credit goes to the director John Fiorella! Grayson - TrailerThe Making of 'Grayson'Love or hate the "Fast and the Furious" films, personally, I didn't start to like them until the fifth movie, but there is no denying how nice this story is. Variety recently wrote an article about Justin Lin, the man behind over half of the F&F franchise and other under-the-radar movies. He was someone who didn't completely change the scope of movies nor have a significant impact, but very carefully and was very subtle about bringing Asian-American actors to a better aspect of the story. They are now part of the team and they get the girl. They aren't weighed down by their heritage. They are three dimensional, have flaws, have weaknesses, have strengths and ultimately follow through. It's very inspiring to read articles such as this. I may even be able to follow in his footsteps. I may even be able to work with him. Stories like this always give me hope that I truly have a fighting chance to be where I want to be if I can unleash my passion. Read some of the highlights of the article below! Click on the pictures for the full story. Lin was still enrolled at UCLA when the first “Fast and the Furious,” directed by Rob Cohen, hit theaters in 2001. He remembers excitedly going to see it, having recently learned about the subculture of illegal street racing from a documentary made by some fellow students. He was particularly intrigued by the preponderance of Asian-American drivers, who would race their heavily modified imports against American-made muscle cars in a show of ethnic pride. But he was disappointed that in the debut picture “the only Asian-Americans are the bad guys.” |
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