Everything old is new again in the MCU. And by that, I mean franchise return to a more adult mindset The next installment in Marvel’s Netflix series with “Echo,” a “Hawkeye” spinoff that will see Alaqua Cox reprise her role as Maya Lopez/Echo and D’Onofrio as Maya’s “Uncle” Fisk. The popular assumption is that “Echo” … Read More “Born Again Directors Dive Into Their Matt Murdock Homework” »
Born on January 24, 1930, during the Great Depression, John Romita was raised in Brooklyn, New York City by Sicilian-Americans Marie and Victor Romita, along with a brother and three sisters. He graduated from the Industrial Arts School in Manhattan at the age of 17, and on his birthday got his first job as an … Read More “Iconic Marvel and Spider-Man Comic Artist John Romita Dies” »
“The Truman Show” is set in the fictional town of Seahaven, a sanitized, trouble-free society sprang from a 1950s middle-class suburb. Think of it as “Happy Days” on steroids. This is a post-war “American Dream” straight out of ’50s television. It was a concept that immediately caught Jim Carrey’s attention. in an interview with Screen … Read More “Jim Carrey Never Said “Yes” To A Movie Faster Than The Truman Show” »
Davis Grubb and Charles Laughton discovered that they were of very similar wavelengths throughout the making process. By An article about TCM, Laughton thought of “Night of the Hunter” as a fairy tale from the very beginning. “It’s a really nightmarish Mother Goose story we’re telling,” he said. In the 6th Edition of “The New … Read More “A lot of effort was spent to write Avcı’s ‘Mammoth’ Script” »
April 6, 1917, a place in northern France and two young British soldiers are called in for a very important mission. The German army retreated from the Western Front to a defensive position called the Hindenberg Line. Airborne reconnaissance determined that this move of troops was a tactical retreat, not a retreat, and their new … Read More “The End of 1917 Announced: Come Back to Us” »
“Mrs. Soffel“Something like a Bonnie-and-Clyde riff, the true story of convicted robbers Jack and Ed Biddle, played by a hot Diane Keaton, when they escape from a Pittsburgh prison with the help of the warden’s wife of the same name. Gillian Armstrong’s 1984 period drama stars Brothers Biddle shows strong performances of a pretty green … Read More “Matthew Modine’s Full Metal Jacket John Wayne Impression Came From Working With Mel Gibson” »
Hitchcock’s glee gave Argento a tonal framework for his films. “I like that kind of British humor; it’s a very refined kind of humor,” he said. announced. “I want the humor in my movies to be like that, a little classy. It’s not the kind of humor that’s about a funny line or joke here … Read More “Alfred Hitchcock’s Humor Influenced Dario Argento As Much As His Fear” »
Wallace Shawn explained weekly fun He felt that his performance was influenced by the long shadow of the actor who was first considered for the role: Danny DeVito. Shawn explained: “I wasn’t the first person they wanted. [for the part]. Unfortunately, my manager at the time believed it would be helpful for me to know … Read More “Wallace Shawn Felt Like He Was Living In Danny DeVito’s Shadow While Filming The Princess Bride” »