Four Horsemen Studios And The Figures We Love

Two years later he started another endeavor, McFarlane Toys. McFarlane started the company after a disagreement with Mattel over a toy line based on his comic book characters. Of the founded members, three remain. Chris Dahlberg left the company in 2012. Eric Treadaway is a sculptor and designer. He works on both the two dimensional and three dimensional stages of the figure design process. He also occasionally works on the paint masters....

July 5, 2016 · 3 min · 511 words · Mitchell Lucero

The Ice Age Movies and the Story of Scrat

The old saw that success has many fathers but failure is an orphan goes double for the movies. Thats borne out in the case of Scrat, the breakout star of theIce Ageseries. Frake reportedly turned this troublemaker into the heroic, acorn-hunting, saber-toothed squirrel we love today. Reportedly according to this officialblog postby Blue Sky Studios, that is. Lets have a glacier chasing one of the characters. She came up with a character inIce Agethat is a combination of a squirrel and a rat....

July 5, 2016 · 3 min · 469 words · Ana Haney

Turn Season 4: What Comes Next?

If Turn Season 4 happens, history tells us a little bit about what to expect. This article contains spoilers forTurn: Washingtons Spies. The penultimate episode ended with Arnold, his treachery detected by the Culper Ring, fleeing from West Point. The last showed Andres hanging. Furthermore, several ofTurns wholly fictional storylines also appear to have reached natural plateaus. Ad content continues below So where canTurngo from here? The Culper Ring is still activethe finales last scene of Robert Townsend in New York City confirmed that....

July 5, 2016 · 2 min · 316 words · Gary Wallace

Alexander Skarsgard interview: The Legend Of Tarzan, Leeds

Can you do a Leeds accent? Ad content continues below No, its not very good. We ended up there, a buddy and I. Leeds is a fun place. We had a flat, I loved it. I went back a couple of years ago, and its become more cosmopolitan. But great people, I really enjoyed it. So, I hear you had to really train for that Tarzan body. What was the first thing you ate after it wrapped?...

July 4, 2016 · 5 min · 916 words · David Roberson

Blow Out, and Why Movies Need Shock Endings

Brian De Palma’s ’80s thriller Blow Out contains one of the eras great shock endings. It shows why we need movies that challenge us… This article contains spoilers for the 1981 film,Blow Out. It all begins with a scream. Nope: it simply doesnt work. It also has what might be one of the most horrifying shock endings in 80s movies. Ad content continues below Yet as the credits roll,Blow Outleaves you to ponder whats just happened....

July 4, 2016 · 1 min · 208 words · David Ortiz

Preacher: Sundowner Review

Wicked things and bad choices abound in AMC’s must-watch Preacher. But with Sundowner, I barely wrote 200 words. Of course, with this last point Im referring to Eugene, but more on him in a bit. First, lets discuss that outrageous violence. We learn this for two reasons: one, Jesse uses Genesis to make LeBlanc spill the beans. And two, it turns out Fiore and LeBlanc arent just angels, theyre Genesiss custodians....

July 4, 2016 · 2 min · 224 words · Crystal Gonzalez

The Passage Trilogy is a Modern Horror Masterpiece

Here’s why Justin Cronin’s vampire apocalypse trilogy should be next on your Must-Read List… Thanks to a certain YA phenomenon, the word vampire can barely be taken seriously anymore. In a postTwilightworld, its hard to imagine that vampires can ever be scary again. Or at least it would be were it not for the existence of Justin CroninsPassageTrilogy. At its heart the trilogy is a post-apocalyptic epic, but even this very broad description feels reductive....

July 4, 2016 · 1 min · 182 words · Stephanie English

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ending Explained

How does the Batman v Superman ending set up the rest of the DC Extended Universe? We take a spoiler filled look. This article consists of nothing butBatman v Supermanspoilers. Is Superman Really Dead? So, yes, a resurrection is imminent. none of these individuals were the real Superman. Who Was Lex Luthor Talking About? And make no mistake, Darkseid is the biggest threat of them all. kind of scenario, so lets dig a little deeper....

July 3, 2016 · 1 min · 203 words · Andrea Thompson MD

Paul Feig interview: Ghostbusters, the web, Sony

Lets start with something positive. Who are the hidden heroes? People were excited to be on this film. People worked so hard on this film. Hence you defending them? Its why I get testy at times. You dont realise how reverent we are to what were doing. I just did it the way that I thought was the best. I didnt want to make something that wasnt as good as I wanted it to be....

July 3, 2016 · 15 min · 3096 words · Jordan Hamilton

Big Trouble In Little China: From Flop To Phenomenon

To celebrate its 30th birthday, here’s your definitive look back at the John Carpenter/Kurt Russell cult masterpiece. Everybody relax, Im here There is a hidden world where ancient evil weaves a modern mystery. you’re free to see one of these newspaper ads above. Interestingly enough, Universal had slightly better success four years later when they employed a similar campaign forDarkman. Oddly enough, it didnt make heavy rotation. Can anyone even confirm it was was featured during MTVs extensive Attack of the Summer Movies coverage that year?...

July 1, 2016 · 2 min · 254 words · Cynthia Klein

Where Does the X-Men Franchise Go Next?

So where does that leave theX-Menseries? There are plans for more direct films followingX-Men: Apocalypse, but what direction can the series take now? Ad content continues below One frequent criticism aimed atX-Men: Apocalypsewas how it felt like more of the same. At this point does anyone feel like the franchise has come that far fromX-Menin 2000? They fight then make up in nearly every outing. And what happened at the end ofApocalypse?...

June 30, 2016 · 3 min · 443 words · Kimberly Cox

Benedict Wong interview: Marco Polo season 2

Before that comes to cinemas, hell be seen alongside the UKs other acting Benedict in MarvelsDoctor Strange. Your Marco Polo character wants to be the emperor of the world. How do you get inside the mind of an ego that size? Ad content continues below You just sort of follow his actions. How do you get yourself worked up to that level of fierceness? He never takes no for an answer....

June 29, 2016 · 5 min · 885 words · Patrick Hernandez

Independence Day 2 and 2016’s underperforming sequels

A spluttering opening weekend makes Independence Day 2 the latest sequel to underperform in 2016. As Emmerichrecently said himself, If you went by the critics, I shouldnt make movies. So whats going on withIndependence Day: Resurgence? So whats going on? Lets look at each in turn. There was a time when entertainment was scarce yet cheap. Above all,Deadpooldidnt just provide what most of 2016s sequels have offered: more of the same....

June 29, 2016 · 1 min · 119 words · Joshua Smith