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REVIEW: IRON MAN 3
Iron Man 3 should be renamed Tony Stark, as that more accurately captures the true subject of Shane Black’s new summer blockbuster. The third entry in the Iron Man canon and the first Marvel film released post-Avengers, Iron Man 3 offers a hefty share of CGI battles featuring an innumerable quantity of red and gold suits of armor. But those who want nothing more than crash-bang-boom action will have to be patient, as we also spend a healthy portion of time with Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), the man beneath the iron mask.
7th May 2013
Notes: 4
REVIEW: IRON MAN 3
Iron Man 3 should be renamed Tony Stark, as that more accurately captures the true subject of Shane Black’s new summer blockbuster. The third entry in the Iron Man canon and the first Marvel film released post-Avengers, Iron Man 3 offers a hefty share of CGI battles featuring an innumerable quantity of red and gold suits of armor. But those who want nothing more than crash-bang-boom action will have to be patient, as we also spend a healthy portion of time with Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), the man beneath the iron mask.
JOSS WHEDON’S MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING PICKED UP FOR DISTRIBUTION
While Joss Whedon was taking a small break from editing The Avengers, he filmed a no-budget, black and white, modernized version of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. The film has premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, and now has been picked up for distribution by Lionsgate.
Earlier this year, Lionsgate distributed the Whedon written film Cabin in the Woods, which was stuck in no man’s land due to MGM’s bankruptcy troubles. There’s no word yet as to when the film will hit theaters.
Are you interested in Much Ado About Nothing? Let us know here.
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The highest profile summer in movie history has finally ended. With the release of The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises, the summer of 2012 became an historic event marking the culmination of two cultural phenoms. But they were not the only films released in the summer of 2012.
Usually the “summer movie season” doesn’t kick off until June, but The Avengers changed that by coming out the first week of May. From that point on, everything was considered a summer release. This summer saw Dark Shadows, The Dictator, Battleship, Men in Black III, Prometheus, Madagascar 3, Brave, Magic Mike, Ted, The Amazing Spider-Man, Paranorman, and The Expendables 2 among the higher profile releases.
So what was your favorite film from this summer? I personally loved Moonrise Kingdom, and I thought the best “summer” film was The Avengers. How about you? Tell us your favorite summer 2012 film right here.
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JOSS WHEDON TO PRODUCE S.H.I.E.L.D. TV SERIES FOR ABC
When Joss Whedon recently signed a three year exclusivity deal with Marvel, part of his contract stated that he would produce a TV series for the studio. ABC has now ordered a pilot from Whedon that will center of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention Enforcement and Logistics Division), the secret government organization that brought the Avengers together.
No word yet as to who the main characters will be or what the show will generally be about, but the series is to be set in the same universe as all the recent Marvel films related to The Avengers. Whedon will write the pilot with his brother Jed and Maurissa Tancharoen, and possibly also direct the pilot.
Are you excited about a live-action Marvel TV series? Let us know here.
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UPDATE: We just realized the logo we found on google images is misspelled (SHEILD is not a thing). Rather than change it, we will just say that we didn’t design it, and we will be more careful next time.
CHECK OUT THE ALTERNATE OPENING SCENE OF THE AVENGERS
If you can’t wait for The Avengers to come out on DVD and Blu-Ray on September 25, Marvel has been keeping you satisfied. They’ve released several deleted scenes, a gag reel, and now we have an alternate opening scene with a dour tone.
The scene features Cobie Smulders’ character Agent Hill being debriefed after the climax of the film. There’s lots of serious music, destruction and furrowed eyebrows, and absolutely none of the fun that ended up in the final film. This is a scene that was cut for obvious reasons, but at least it shows that Smulders’ character originally had more to do than in the finished product.
So what do you think of this scene? And will you be buying the 4-Disc Combo Pack of The Avengers, which features a 3D Blu-Ray, regular Blu-Ray, DVD, Digital Copy, and Soundtrack for $49.99? Marvel? Let us know here.
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WATCH THE AVENGERS GAG REEL
The Avengers was hands down the most fun I had at a movie theater this summer, and I’m willing to bet the same goes for many of you. With such a perfect cast and a fun atmosphere for them to thrive in, it was impossible not to get swept up in the merriment.
The gag reel from The Avengers has appeared online, showing us just how much fun the cast and crew had on set. My favorite bit comes at 1:22 when Tom Hiddleston does a spot on Alan Rickman impression.
To read our review of The Avengers, click here.
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TENUOUS RUMOR: WILL VIN DIESEL BE IN THE AVENGERS 2?
We won’t spend too much time on this because this is all based on conjecture, but recently Vin Diesel changed his Facebook profile picture to The Vision, an Avengers villain.
That’s it. No talks between agents and studios, no announcements, nothing of solidity. But there is always the 5% chance Diesel is trying to drop a hint to us about some upcoming news. Or perhaps he’s just letting Marvel know that he’s interested in coming on board.
So what do you think? Would you want to see Vin Diesel in The Avengers 2 as The Vision? Let us know here.
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Festival Of Films does not encourage the purchasing of pirated films, but this is still amusing enough to share.
What happens when Chinese movie bootleggers have to write their own subtitles to a Chinese dubbed movie? Well, a bootleg copy of The Avengers from China shows that the result is quite ridiculous.
To see screenshots of the poor translations, click here.
Some of my favorite mistakes are Loki being referred to as Rocky, and when Loki begins to speak like a Lolcat at the end.
So if you needed any other excuse to not support pirated movies, let this be a lesson. Poor translation can ruin the integrity of a movie.
But also make it kinda funny.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHRIS HEMSWORTH
The Aussie hunk turns 29 years old today. In 2009, Hemsworth’s name was vaguely known as “the guy who was in Star Trek for five minutes as Kirk’s Dad”. Now, Hemsworth is a hot commodity, headlining the Marvel franchise Thor and appearing in The Avengers. Other credits include Cabin in the Woods and Snow White & The Huntsman. Hemsworth will appear in the remake of Red Dawn next.
What’s your favorite Hemsworth role? Let us know here.
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- Camera: Nikon D3s
- Aperture: f/5
- Exposure: 1/500th
- Focal Length: 175mm
