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Not Quite the Avengers
I would actually pay to see this movie…though something tells me it won’t have the same impact as the Joss Whedon film. copyright © 2012 FilmVerse
Battle of the Airbenders: TV Series vs Film
Avatar: The Last Airbender is an animated series that Nickelodeon aired from 2005 to 2008 that draws heavily from Asian mythology and Anime style. It’s easy to dismiss this as another Pokemon or Yu-Gi-Oh! or just another goofy Japanese import for little kids. While definitely in that vein, it is an American production that […]
Billion Dollar Grossing Directors Who Are Not “Brand Names”
According to Box Office Mojo, there are 87 directors whose collective films have earned over a billion dollars worldwide, yet many of these directors live in obscurity while others have become celebrities thanks to their film careers. The so-called “brand name” filmmakers have a large following and are generally household names: Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, […]
2012 Razzies – Now with Winners!
Originally published on February 26, 2012. This year’s Academy Awards are upon us, but amid all the razzle-dazzle of awards season is one event that’s less that auspicious: The Golden Raspberry Award. Originally started in 1981, the Razzies celebrates the worst films of the year. Typically, Hollywood ignores this ignominious honor, though Sandra Bullock did […]
RIP Ralph McQuarrie
I was nine years old when I first saw Star Wars, along with a good portion of the world’s population. Is it too melodramatic to say that it changed my life, when practically any event changes the life of a nine-year-old? Regardless, nothing else effected the direction my life took as much as George Lucas‘s […]
Forrest Button Fish – Variations of the Same Parable
Hollywood likes to tell the same story repeatedly. Usually it’s obvious (gee, two blockbusters coming out the same year about asteroids threatening all life on Earth—what a coincidence!), but other times it’s more subtle. For instance, consider the movies that have the following plots: a man with a low IQ changes the lives of everyone […]
Star Wars: The Stage Play
When the original Star Wars hit the movie theaters in 1977 and became a worldwide sensation, George Lucas milked his creation in what seemed to be every means possible–toys, T-shirts, a story album, and the infamous holiday special on TV. As previously chronicled, Star Wars has given us entertainment in every conceivable medium except for […]
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