Bits and pieces…
As always, a round up of random bits and pieces I wanted to share with you guys…
Super 8 is an amazing film and if you haven’t seen it yet, I stress you must! Click the picture below to see a list of easter eggs from the film compiled by /Film (Basically the place where I get all my movie info and tit bits for this site.) I picked up on a couple while watching the film (like the name of the fictitious chemical company in the kids film) did you spot any?
The 100 Greatest Movie Threats of All Time
Superman ‘Man of Steel’ Official Plot Synopsis Revealed
“In the pantheon of superheroes, Superman is the most recognized and revered character of all time. Clark Kent/Kal-El (Cavill) is a young twentysomething journalist who feels alienated by powers beyond anyone’s imagination. Transported to Earth years ago from Krypton, an advanced alien planet, Clark struggles with the ultimate question – Why am I here? Shaped by the values of his adoptive parents Martha (Lane) and Jonathan Kent (Costner), Clark soon discovers that having super abilities means making very difficult decisions. But when the world needs stability the most, it comes under attack. Will his abilities be used to maintain peace or ultimately used to divide and conquer? Clark must become the hero known as “Superman,” not only to shine as the world’s last beacon of hope but to protect the ones he loves.”
Disney Exec Says Tentpole Movies are About Spectacle, Not Story. Is He Right?
In one word – YES! Whether it’s unfortuant or not, I think the guy has a point. Click the title above to see the full story, excerpts below;
During a talk at the Siggraph conference this weekend, Hendrickson talked up the benefits for studios of focusing on event movies that draw in larger-than-average audiences, and explained what makes a good tentpole. Referencing a chart of the top 12 domestic grossing films of all time, he pointed out that each one was a “spectacle film.” He used his own studio’s Alice in Wonderland ($334,191,110 lifetime domestic gross) as an example of how his theory plays out: “The story isn’t very good, but visual spectacle brought people in droves. And Johnny Depp didn’t hurt.”
(This seems to be a different list from the one Hendrickson is said to have shown during his presentation, since according to Variety, Hendrickson’s chart included Alice in Wonderland in the top 12; here, it ranks at #22. Nevertheless, it’s probably safe to assume there was a hefty amount of overlap between the two.)
Going off of this chart, it looks like Hendrickson is right to place a high importance on visuals, at least from a financial standpoint. Avatar, Titanic, the Lord of the Rings series, the Spider-Man franchise, etc. — almost all the top films prominently feature spectacular visual effects. It’s easy to guess why. Given the choice between paying to watch a big, flashy feast for the eyes that all your friends are talking about and paying an equal amount to see a small, obscure indie drama that’ll probably look almost as good on your TV at home, most filmgoers (myself included) would probably opt for the former.
100 Most Awesome Punches in Films
25 Actors Before They Were Famous, in 3 Minutes
Questions men dare not ask a doctor
Figures suggest women are much more likely than men to visit a doctor. Even when they do, men can find it hard to talk about what’s really ailing them. So what strange worries are on their mind?
Click here to find out more…My fav; Would circumcising my son reduce the overall length of this penis?
The 25 Greatest Unscripted Scenes In Films
There’s a lot of lore and misunderstanding with respect to what ‘improvising’ means with respect to filmmaking. I think there are some who take ‘improvised’ to mean that there is no script, or that actors go completely off-book when shooting a scene. And while there are a few directors who do shoot films like that — very few — most of the time improvisation on film means that an actor comes up with a new line or action in the context of a scripted scene.
Here’s a video that compiles twenty-five of the most influential unscripted moments in film. Some of these are things that weren’t in the script, but created on set between takes (supposedly Bogie’s “here’s looking at you, kid” line from Casablanca is one of those) and some are genuine spur of the moment creations.
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