Of course. However, I haven't gone thru it thoroughly to update it lately. They change dates so much these days, I get behind. In fact, Deadpool was at June 1 initially, now it's moved of course.
Oh I'm sorry, Did I Break Your Conversation........Well Allow Me A Movie Thread by S&T
Of course. However, I haven't gone thru it thoroughly to update it lately. They change dates so much these days, I get behind. In fact, Deadpool was at June 1 initially, now it's moved of course.
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That's dope, thanks man 
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So much TRASH on that release calendar anything Transformers you can just throw in the dumpster. Mission Impossible you can go ahead and send that straight to the STARZ, Bad Boys 3 and 4 as well as Mummy send that straight to TNT. Indiana Jones go ahead and send that straight to USA or TBS. Furious 9Of course. However, I haven't gone thru it thoroughly to update it lately. They change dates so much these days, I get behind. In fact, Deadpool was at June 1 initially, now it's moved of course.
. I mean what can you even say about it make it a 2 for one and combine it with the Indiana Jones and send it also to TBS. Bond is really the only wildcard more than likely will be trash because Daniel Craig is getting old and is on his last film. Kind of late for Mummy movie coming out in April yet no trailer.
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Jesus. Remakes, superheroes and sequels galore.
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So much TRASH on that release calendar anything Transformers you can just throw in the dumpster. Mission Impossible you can go ahead and send that straight to the STARZ, Bad Boys 3 and 4 as well as Mummy send that straight to TNT. Indiana Jones go ahead and send that straight to USA or TBS. Furious 9
Kind of late for Mummy movie coming out in April yet no trailer.
Tom Hardy Venom comes out in October this year I think. I'm kinda excited for that
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Avengers. Deadpool. Solo. IN THE SAME DAMN MONTH. MAY IS LIT!Of course. However, I haven't gone thru it thoroughly to update it lately. They change dates so much these days, I get behind. In fact, Deadpool was at June 1 initially, now it's moved of course.
...So
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I am intruiged by that, they better not make Venom a borderline bad guy. I want that MOFO killing people and just being evil to those that break the law.Tom Hardy Venom comes out in October this year I think. I'm kinda excited for that
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So to be clear, without the scenes connecting to Cloverfield the Cloverfield Paradox is still bad?
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Absolutely, objectively bad. Think of some of the worst movies ever made, sayyyyy Showgirls. You're watching showgirls and they flash a picture of the word Cloverfield on the screen. That doesn't make sense, you're not sure how that fits in the Cloverfield universe, it doesn't make the move Showgirls any good, and you're now pissed that you watched the whole movie Showgirls thinking it was gonna clear up some things.
That's pretty much what the movie is about. Very bad movie, nothing to do with anything, insert a couple 30 second scenes vaguely related to Cloverfield, end film.
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I'm watching it now.
30 min and this is some bad acting and/or dialogue and decision making. Its like they were all geniuses to operate a particle accelerator but when simple **** happens they panic and regress to teenagers in a horror flick.
ROTATE ALL THE CAMERAS! WHERE'S EARTH!
OPEN THE PANEL!
WE MAY HAVE DESTROYED THE PLANET!
WE HAVE TO CUT HER OUT!!
SHE SAID MY NAME!
Not a single doctor on the ship.
C'mon now.
30 min and this is some bad acting and/or dialogue and decision making. Its like they were all geniuses to operate a particle accelerator but when simple **** happens they panic and regress to teenagers in a horror flick.
ROTATE ALL THE CAMERAS! WHERE'S EARTH!
OPEN THE PANEL!
WE MAY HAVE DESTROYED THE PLANET!
WE HAVE TO CUT HER OUT!!
SHE SAID MY NAME!
Not a single doctor on the ship.
C'mon now.
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So does anyone watch Frankie and Grace?
Doubt it, but thought I'll ask.
Man up if you do, no judgement zone.
Doubt it, but thought I'll ask.
Man up if you do, no judgement zone.
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Netflix always plugs it. Any good?
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Starting to think the people have it right. They bought some mediocre sci-fi flicks and slapped the Cloverfield name on them lol.
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Honestly speaking, I only watch it because the wifey.
But she's not here and I'm still watching it.
It's cool I suppose ... do you know what it's about?
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Nah all I know is two older ladies that are homegirls. I see a lot of sexual imagery.
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They are homegirl because their husbands were having a 20 year affair with each other.
Is kind of like a drama/comedy but white people comedy (not hilarious and not overly done and at times is just a quick smirk)
Is cool if you have time to burn ....
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‘Star Wars’: 96% of Its Film Universe Writers and Directors Are White Men
CREDIT: REX/SHUTTERSTOCK
http://variety.com/2018/film/column...ones-weiss-benioff-white-creators-1202689891/
CREDIT: REX/SHUTTERSTOCK
http://variety.com/2018/film/column...ones-weiss-benioff-white-creators-1202689891/
I love the “Star Wars” movies. I adored “The Last Jedi” and cried during almost all of Carrie Fisher’s scenes. I’m a fan of the other recent “Star Wars” films as well, and watching the first George Lucas space adventure back in 1977 — in a second-run theater with wooden floors — is one of the formative experiences of my childhood. I was transported into the stars, and in some ways, I never came back.
But loving something doesn’t mean you ignore its flaws. In fact, if you’re a critic, you’re not doing your job if you fail to comment on the patterns you see.
The “Star Wars” tapestry is now 41 years old, with 17 theatrical films (released or planned) forming the backbone of the franchise. By my count, during those four decades, 24 people were hired to direct, write or otherwise take the creative lead on “Star Wars” feature films.
Twenty-three of those key creators were white men. The sole exception is Leigh Brackett, a white woman who had a screenplay credit on “The Empire Strikes Back,” which came out 38 years ago.
Otherwise, no men of color, women of color or white women have held these positions. The franchise’s leading creative voices have been white men 96% of the time.
That’s shocking, and it has to change.
Forgive me for being blunt, but General Organa taught me to face problems head on, not politely avoid them.
Has the “Star Wars” franchise made strides in the kinds of characters it showcases in its tentpole films? Absolutely. Is the whole enchilada run by a woman? Yes, I’m aware of that. But I’m not sure what’s stopping Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy from hiring any of the talented, hungry and skilled men and women of color and white women who have “Star Wars” stories to tell.
I honestly don’t care what the justification is for failing to make the “Star Wars” writer and director rosters truly inclusive; in the many years I’ve reported on these kinds of topics, I’ve heard every rationale and they’re all frankly lame. The Force is not strong in these defenders of the status quo — and honestly, it sure seems like some of the people who make the “Star Wars” films actually agree with me.
Rian Johnson, after all, made a film about how part of growing up is letting go of the way things used to be. “The Last Jedi” introduced a crop of flawed but well-intentioned heroes, who have more or less taken the place of the warriors and rebels who fought before them. Those new characters come in all colors and genders, and Johnson, Kennedy and J.J. Abrams — the first to put out a “Star Wars” film with a female protagonist — deserve a lot of credit for that.
But it’s not enough.
More needs to be done. And we’re way, way past the point where anyone can say that non-white, non-male filmmakers and writers aren’t ready to make this kind of big-budget extravaganza. “Wonder Woman” cleaned up at the box office, and “Black Panther” has shredded pre-opening ticket-sales records. Most of F. Gary Gray and Justin Lin’s films have been commercially successful, crowd-pleasing hits. Ava DuVernay was able to attract A-list talent to “A Wrinkle in Time,” and will do so again for anything she makes down the road. Greta Gerwig, Jordan Peele, Dee Rees, Michelle MacLaren, Rick Famuyiwa, Mimi Leder, Shonda Rhimes, Rachel Talalay and Gina Prince-Bythewood are just a few of the creative minds that could be writing, directing or shepherding stories in the “Star Wars” universe. Most of them have been ready to do so for years, if not decades.
So when the news broke today that David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, the “Game of Thrones” showrunners, had been handed one of the choicest assignments in the entertainment industry — leading a trio of planned “Star Wars” films — I had a few reservations.
On “Game of Thrones,” at times they’ve given women great material, but they’ve also repeatedly mishandled female storylines in problematic ways. The constant and cliched use of sexual violence has been the biggest and most frustrating stumbling block in the HBO drama’s history. And for the most part, “Game of Thrones” has focused on the journeys and interior lives of white characters. If they import some of those patterns into the universe George Lucas created, I may start a rebellion of my own.
Of course, many aspects of “Game of Thrones” have been fantastic. When the show is on its A game, it’s transfixing. And I understand why the large media conglomerate that owns Lucasfilm went this way: The guys who skillfully combined character drama and CGI dragons were going to be the obvious hires.
But I can’t help but thinking of something Carey Mulligan said in a recent Varietyinterview: “If Dee Rees was a white man she’d be directing the next ‘Star Wars,’ she’d be nominated for an Oscar without question.”
She’s right.
After 41 years, where is a “Star Wars” film directed by an African-American woman? By an Asian man? By a Mexican-American woman who grew up riding her bike past the legendary Skywalker Ranch? Why can’t we see those visions of the Force and the Dark Side?
The “Star Wars” franchise is not just healthy — it’s positively robust. It makes a mint for its corporate masters. There’s no reason not to open up the roster of creative talent to the wide array of voices and visions in Hollywood. There’s no reason to be stuck with mindsets that originated a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.
THE MATH
In the last 41 years, 24 people have been hired to be writers, directors or creative leaders of 17 “Star Wars” films. Not all of them stayed throughout the entire production. Of those hires:
23 were white men.
1 was a white woman.
0 were women of color.
0 were men of color.
“Star Wars” (1977)
Writer*: George Lucas
Director: George Lucas
“The Empire Strikes Back” (1980)
Writers: Leigh Brackett (white woman), Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas
Director: Irvin Kershner
“Return of the Jedi” (1983)
Writers: Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas
Director: Richard Marquand
“Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace” (1999)
Writer: George Lucas
Director: George Lucas
“Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones” (2002)
Writers: George Lucas, Jonathan Hales
Director: George Lucas
“Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith” (2005)
Writer: George Lucas
Director: George Lucas
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” (2015)
Writers: Lawrence Kasdan, Michael Arndt, J.J. Abrams
Director: J.J. Abrams
“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” (2016)
Writers: John Knoll, Gary Whitta, Chris Weitz, Tony Gilroy
Director: Gareth Edwards
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” (2017)
Writer: Rian Johnson
Director: Rian Johnson
“Solo: A Star Wars Story” (201
Writers: Lawrence Kasdan, Jon Kasdan
Directors*: Phil Lord, Chris Miller, Ron Howard [*directing credit not final]
“Star Wars: Episode IX” (2019)
Writers: Colin Trevorrow, Derek Connolly, Jack Thorne [prior writers]
Writers (since Trevorrow departed as writer/director): J.J. Abrams, Chris Terrio
Director: J.J. Abrams
Future “Star Wars” trio of films:
Creative leader: Rian Johnson
Future “Star Wars” trio of films:
Creative leaders: David Benioff and D.B. Weiss
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you could probably find articles that say the last jedi was ruined by feminists though.
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That scene was funny though... but in real life, a ****** like that would not speak to no one like that... He'd get tossed up real quick & permanent...
Any samurai flick fans in here? Just saw this & enjoyed it a lot.
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dang, r.ip. Dirty Dee
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Damn I’m sorry to see he passed. In addition to being a solid actor, he had an incredible voice too... RIP...
