Danny Boyle and Aaron Sorkin's version of Steve Jobs is set to be one of this Oscar season's biggest hits. How can this docudrama not fall into the Oscar Bait void or fall even further (2013's Jobs)?
As vain as this may be, I'd say a lot of it has to do with the film's crew. 2013's Jobs starred Ashton Kutcher, who was the only one with any star power in the film, was written by Michael Whiteley, a first time screenwriter, and directed by Joshua Michael Stern, whose other film credits include Swing Vote and Neverwas. On the whole, this wasn't exactly the best crew out there, at least when compared to the upcoming Jobs film, which stars Michael Fassbender, Seth Rogen, and Kate Winslet, is directed by Danny Boyle, who has Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire, and 127 Hours under his belt, and written by Aaron Sorkin, who penned The Social Network and created The West Wing and The Newsroom. On the whole, I think this article should definitely address what it means to have credibility when it comes to making a film, and how a lot of the time, it comes down to whose making it. One could even go further and as if such biases are justified when considering the worth of a film. – August Merz9 years ago
We know some of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's many ticks (humour, intertwining worlds etc.), has the genre really changed all that much? How do these movies differ from X-Men, Spider-Man in quantity and quality?
This would be a great topic to write about seeing as how it's virtually impossible to talk about these movies in a critical manner (at least for me). They're all spectacular and fun and offer a decent Good v. Evil battle, but aside from that, they don't offer a lot in terms of substance. If this is the cinematic equivalent of junk food (or as Spielberg would refer to it, gourmet popcorn) then what keeps us going back? – August Merz9 years ago
With The Amazing Spider-Man 2 spoiling Sony's plans, where should the wall-crawling megastar swing to next? Will Sony/Marvel's new plans to the character justice for sideline him in four of more established Cinematic Universe characters?
We have seen movie sequels that where hated by many, but still some how get another sequel made. So, what made The Amazing Spider-Man 2 so bad, that Sony pictures just pulled the plug for the whole franchise? Was it the portly written characters, the overabundance of villains, or were audiences just sick of Spider-Man by that point?
Was the plug pulled on an Amazing Spider-man 3 or was it just pulled because Marvel and Sony made a deal to bring him into the MCU. Because I heard that they were still going to make stand-alone Spiderman films but it was reset due to his joining Marvel. – Tyler McPherson9 years ago
Anyone who attempts to follow this reasoning will need strong evidence and objectivity to substantiate these claims and avoid adjectives such "good" or "bad." – T. Palomino2 years ago
The recently released Mockingjay Part One Blu-ray made history with the social media campaign that came with it: The audience could play along online via Facebook, Twitter and other apps to unlock content on the film itself, including deleted scenes, uisng hastags. A lok at how companies create such crowd sourced enteratinment, when does it work best, why are companies doing it and what does the future of crowd-sourced entertainment hold?
Slow motion is very frequent nowadays in film. Yet it is a old concept, discovered in 1894 by some operators working for Edison. Often slow motion is used in action films to highlight a key scene or dramatise a shot/a character. What does it mean when a director uses slow motion? To what effect does he do this? To what extent is it effective? Think about some really famous scenes that use slow motion effectively. Some examples: – Wolf of Wall Street – Quaaldus scene – Darjeeling Limited – when the characters run for the train at the beginning and at the end (how has the meaning of the slow motion changed?) – The Untouchables – Union Station scene – Django Unchained – death of the Brittle Brothers (Tarantino uses this technique a lot) – Pirates of the Caribbean – the end of At World's End with the death of Beckett – The Matrix – bullet scene – Inception
If anyone wants to take this one, I mention it briefly in my 'Why are films so melodramatic' article with a theory as to why slow-mo is used. – Francesca Turauskis9 years ago
Dredd would be a great one to look at too, the whole film revolves around a drug called slo-mo and the film is draped in it! – Marcus Dean9 years ago
A comparison between the use of slow-mo in 300, and it's sequel/prequel 300:Rise of an Empire would be really interesting. In the first film it felt like a conscious style choice, in the follow up it was just ridiculous. – Michael Clancy9 years ago
J K Rowling is writing the script for a Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them trilogy based on the companion book to the Harry Potter series she had written in 2001. What can we expect from this trilogy, those who read the book? Can the Harry Potter universe ever die out?(hopefully not! 😀 ) Is J.K Rowling unable to stop in your opinion, and what does she gain from continuing?
I "accidentally" stole this book from my 3rd grade teacher (woops). I enjoyed it so much to the point I could list all the creatures mentioned and recite most of their entries, something I can still do to a certain degree. All that being said, I expect the film to be its own series. Unless J.K Rowling plans on doing a 'Planet Earth' type of series, the original book won't add too much content to the film, simply because there's not any narrative. – Austin10 years ago
The Harry Potter universe will never die out. It can't because there are two theme parks, a set exhibit in London, tons of merchandise, and hundreds of millions of copies of books sold in over 60 languages. I think the new works will of course not be the same as the original book series. Nevertheless it will still be good, whatever she comes up with. She is a master story teller, a weaver of ancient archetypes and themes that have been written about since the beginning of Time itself. It will be very exciting to see what she comes up with. I hope they are great addition to the world of Harry Potter. – Travis Kane10 years ago
If writing this topic it might be good to look at some of the pitfalls this movie could fall into if not careful. For example, if it goes against the Harry Potter lore and an it live up to audience expectations. I'm not saying this would happen, but it would be interesting to look at. – Tyler McPherson10 years ago
I believe everyone who loves movies should watch _This Film is not yet Rated_ (2006), which is about the MPAA: who's on the "anonymous" panel, how they rate movies, how the industry is affected by their decisions (particularly how indie movies w/non-mainstream messages are suppressed), and how they serve the interests of the seven entertainment corporations that create/distribute 90+% of the movies we see. It's a must-see movie for people who love movies. – Monique10 years ago
