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They sent me the script and I was a little surprised. I said Im from Saudi Arabia I told my agent do they know really? and then I read the script and I really sympathised with the character. That legacy and celebrating her makes us succeed because people will always doubt you as a woman. Al-Mansour knows something about going beyond culture and conquering new frontiers. One of eight siblings, she grew up during a time when there was no Saudi cinema at all....

Expect a lot of money to be made. Aaron Schneider is directing, and Hanks himself penned the screenplay for this one. Joining him in the ensemble are Elisabeth Shue and Stephen Graham. We dont know much more than that at this stage… Eva Green, Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito and a CG elephant star. Thatd be the long-mootedShazam, starring Zachary Levi in the title role. Mark Strong co-stars, with David F Sandberg directing....

The Red Skull, Batroc the Leaper, Crossbones, Hydra, Zemo. A twenty-foot tall Chris Evans? Ameridroid makes the sacred into the profane. Hes a giant robot version of Americas greatest hero controlled by the mind of a Nazi scientist. Thats right; this titanic symbol of patriotism is controlled by Nazi genius and all around d-bag Lyle Dekker. Listen, Ed Brubaker managed to make the Ameridroid work, so it isnt as silly as it seems....

Do you love the Captain America movies but you aren’t sure where to start with the comics? We’ve got the reading guide for you! So, you like the Captain America movies but cant wait two years or more in between installments? Well, youre in luck. There are plenty of Captain America comics out there that are perfectly accessible to new readers and movie fans. Then this is the book for you....

Product placement in movies underwent a bit of a transformation following the infamous case of Coca-Cola andNatural Born Killers. Ive written about that in more detailhere. In the early 1990s, it was nowhere near the polished industry we know it as today. The case offers a glimpse at the specifics involved in a product placement contract. Black & Decker consequently you think we make this up arranged a marketing campaign around this....

We look at the roots of John Carpenter’s Big Trouble in Little China. This article comes fromDen of Geek UK. Zuwas a significant film for the Hong Kong New Wave movement that revolutionized the industry in the late 70s. Tsui Hark was maybe the most distinctive director, bringing to the movement a unique set of sensibilities. As aStar Warsdevotee, Hark beginsZuwith a prolonged chase. Unable to choose between them, he upsets them both and they demand that hes killed....

His eyes usually shaded as he spoke in the most profoundly wide generalizations. A girl would do this and a boy would do that, and a man has duties. Time is something else. Gods are not mocked, you say? Well, this is no joking thing. Game of Thronesis littered with assassinations. The hunting party scattered, which suggests it was no accident. It allowed Henry I to ascend to the throne....

Innerspaceshouldve been a contender. Yet whenInnerspacemade its theatrical debut on July 1, it was met with surprising indifference. The ad campaign was so terrible for that movie, Dante confided. It was just a giant thumb with a little tiny pod on it. But then again, it was going to be a tricky sell from the very beginning. Yet thats exactly whatInnerspaceis: a (largely) family-friendly sci-fi comedy told in Dantes typically manic style....

Few remakes are as clever or scary as 1978’s Invasion Of The Body Snatchers. We celebrate its 40th anniversary… An edge has been knocked off somewhere. It all sounds a little bit too sanitized. Predictably, this brings us to the headline topic: the movie remake. That spark of absurdist Verhoeven anarchy. That sly humor lurking beneath the surface. In remakingInvasion Of The Body Snatchers,Kaufman also had the opportunity to fix the originals studio-enforced happy ending....

John Carpenter’s The Thing received terrible reviews when it was released in 1982. Critics were wrong about this frozen horror masterpiece. a story Carpenter had long prized. It qualifies only as instant junk. Even reviewers outside the mainstream were hostile towardsThe Thing. The magazineCinefantastiqueran a cover which asked, Is this the most hated movie of all time? In science fiction magazineStarlog, critic Alan Spencer wrote, John CarpentersThe Thingsmells, and smells pretty bad....

The space bits are relatively by-the-numbers (other than being in space). However, the script was probably written in crayon. Chases happen without explanation, people randomly bump into each other, the utterly implausible is presented as mundane. Purists think of Istanbul and weep. But treat the whole thing as a comedy perhaps a gentle spoof and youll actually enjoy yourself. A plot-hole drinking game will get everyone plastered. The Villain:Weirdly good....

Horror films with a run time shorter than 90 minutes - scary movies that don’t hang about. These days, tentpole films frequently run to more than two hours. While its nice to get your moneys worth, lets face it: were all busy people. Horror particularly lends itself to a short runtime. Thank goodness this one is short. Feeling this tense for too much longer would be pretty unbearable. Iconic, moving, and pacey....

We’re tracking down every Marvel Comics reference and easter egg in Luke Cage Season 2! This article contains nothing butLuke CageSeason 2 spoilers. And of course, it has plenty of Marvel Comics lore packed into it. Although, to be honest, it seems to have eased off a little in that regard. And thats where you come in. Im rather fond of the shirt that has Luke Cage written like the old Run DMC logo....