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The Russo Brothers Will Replace Joss Whedon For 'Avengers: Infinity War'

As furst repertid by Badass Digest an' confirmet by T' Holleewuod Repert'r, Anthony an' Joe Russo will replace Joss Whedon as directers un t'nex “Avengers” film, t'acoupla-part “Avengers: Infinitee War.” T' Russos, who also directid “Capn Amurka: T' Wint'r...

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Read This: A 70-year-old woman reviews Mad Max: Fury Road

Over at Birth.Movies.Death. (neé Badass Digest), Scott Wampler invited his 70-year-old mother-in-law to review the film. She, in turn, delivered a great piece of writing that is pretty funny, insightful, and spot on. Mary, the guest reviewer, hails the film because it didn’t put her to sleep and it didn’t feature “grubby” Mel Gibson. She also goes on to praise the way older women were portrayed in the film and even addresses the “controversy” brought up by MRAs by stating:

“I don’t understand what those men Men’s Rights Activists are saying about Mad Max; that’s ridiculous. They should be proud at the way men were portrayed in this film. Max acted like a true man, he showed courage and strength. He held men’s standards very well, came in there like a true man and helped those in need. And they’re angry about the theme of men destroying the world and starting wars compared to women nurturing and rebuilding it, but that’s just a reality.”

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[sleeper9]

I think this is some very good points about watching movies. Especially the last one, I really hate when people start off a movie annoyed at things that are happening because guess what 99% of the time it’s not going to get any better. At that point YOU are the one creating the bad experience for yourself and I generally don’t trust those people’s opinions when it comes to movies. You need to remove yourself from a movie while it’s playing and then take some time to consider it after you’re done watching. It’s not turning your brain off as I agree isn’t something you should do, it’s separating your experiences and becoming completely empathetic to the characters in the story. If you struggle and find it hard to get into that would be a good indicator of a bad movie, but you still need to give it the chance.

Almost every time I leave a theater I think “the movie was okay” and it isn’t until later, sometimes even weeks later that I decide if I disliked it. You’ll be surprised how much your feelings change when you’re open and ready to meet the movie without any baggage on your end. It’s also rare that I watch a movie and love every second of it. When that happens it means I’ve found a new favorite movie and it’s a special treat.

[pablolf]

I was writing the introduction to Frames, the Star Wars book that is going to come out in an affordable presentation in a couple of months, and I was verbalizing the things that were big lessons from Star Wars for me. One is start the story in the middle. That’s a big lesson. Don’t show the origin, just come in. You want to do a prologue? I did a live action version of the crawl. The other thing is make everything look used. Make it look lived in, damaged, dented. It’s something that went away after Lucas did it on Star Wars. Scott did it on Blade Runner to the nth degree. The world creation in the movie was extensive. We needed to do everything, from Raleigh’s ID to the ration cards to the graphics in the factory to the graphics in the Shatterdome. We went to NASA to photograph the hangars, to photograph the crawler, to record one of the launches of the rockets. We researched WWII machinery to build the robots. We wanted them to look like built things. We weren’t geeking out and saying ‘Let’s reference this robot or this monster,’ we were trying to create something that tied to the real world.

The Badass Interview: Guillermo del Toro Gets Spoilery On PACIFIC RIM

[taronegerton-aus]

“There was never one single point during Kingsman where I felt confident that I was nailing it. I was insecure about everything the entire time, frankly. I was always striving towards doing something more. We had these amazing stuntman showing me how to do things in ways that were far superior to anything I’d ever achieve. Even now that I’ve seen the film, I don’t think that I nailed it, but, at the same time, I don’t ever want to lose that feeling. I know this is my first big movie, but hopefully I can retain this sense of ‘I could have done better.’ Once you lose that, you’ve entered a really, really dangerous point in your career.” -Taron Egerton

[taronegerton-aus]

“I found it hard to approach acting with the forensic attitude they teach you in drama school. It was difficult to get my head around that kind of thinking. Also, I was young and they generally want people with a bit more life experience, so sometimes I felt like I was lagging behind a little bit. But that experience of feeling inferior helped me, I think, to prepare for what’s happening now. It’s one of those things where you’re always learning. I don’t think you’ll ever say, ‘Okay, I’ve got it now.’ I don’t think people like Gary Oldman and Brendan Gleeson would ever say that.”

-Taron Egerton

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[pablolf]

But to speak up politically? It’s both necessary and damaging. It’s necessary because there’s so much that’s horrifying in our world, and so much that needs to be done. Not to say something about, I feel, is kind of morally bankrupt. At the same time, as an artist? It’s the worst thing I can do, because everything I make gets judged by that standard. “This movie isn’t feminist enough!” Well, this movie is about people, it’s not a polemic. It’s going to come from me, and I have everything in me - including that inchoate rage that wants to attack everybody. Once you define yourself, your art becomes more limited. If I could do it all again and remain anonymous… I don’t know that I would.

Joss Whedon On #GamerGate, JURASSIC WORLD, Adam Baldwin And Speaking Out