These days, Star Wars can be a bit of a polarizing series. Many fans moan and groan about the deterioration of storytelling, how they feel rushed, and how there are tons of unresolved plot lines - not to mention straight up plot holes. Instead of lamenting the new, why not celebrate the old? The original Star Wars trilogy starring Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford is nearly always worthy of a revisit. And what better way to revisit than with a gallery of rare Polaroids from Return of the Jedi? Polaroids were utilized to preserve continuity by prop stylists, wardrobe, and the script supervisor. Generally, these photos would be destroyed after production, so we're lucky to have this amazing behind-the-scenes look at production. We've put together some of our favorites, but you can enjoy a whole lot more over at vintag.es .
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Everybody assumes Keanu Reeves' John Wick's greatest skill is his ability to headshot 20 dudes in five seconds, but what if his actual greatest ability is being a super nice guy and a great friend? Carly Snowdon and Jordan Breeding dive straight into the shadowy weeds to discuss the qualifications of an expert assassin, what it means to be a good friend, and whether there will ever be a better action franchise than "The Raid."
Until now, our favorite hot button theory about Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory has been that Grandpa Joe is the true villain of the film and the Roald Dahl book it's based on. This Tumblr thread from user evayna changes all of that. In the film, the impoverished Charlie ends up winning the f*cked up competition, thus inheriting Wonka's fortune and position as the world's most deranged and masochistic candy maker. Evayna believes that this honor should have been bestowed to the gum-chewing Violet Beauregarde, and she's got some solid evidence to back this theory up. We're 100% sold.
Sunday was a big day for monster movie lovers. Warner Brothers finally dropped the trailer for their highly anticipated re-imagining of 1962's King Kong Vs. Godzilla. The teaser for Godzilla Vs. Kong garnered lots of hype on Twitter, and a ton of debates as to which character will win the epic duel. Memes followed shortly after the discourse. While they don't provide much insight regarding the future monster champion, they're a fun taste of how damn opinionated fans are when it comes to kaiju characters. March 26th had better hurry up.
But when I do this during the pandemic I look like someone hacked it off as a punishment.
While it may seem like the world is opening up to a spectrum of masculinity, Hollywood has never really wavered in its portrayal of action hunks and their opinion of what a man should is supposed to be like. Our friends over at Cracked take a short but in-depth look at these oiled-up muscly tropes in this video, as well as clichés regarding male intellect and, of course, height.
This week in covidiot news: Bruce Willis refused to cover his face with a bandana he had wrapped around his neck after Rite Aid employees confronted him. Other customers were rightfully upset, as the incident took place in Los Angeles—a Covid-19 hotbed where the virus has already claimed 10,000 lives. Is it possible to live free and die hard? Because it seems like Bruce is trying to achieve both.
Page Six reported the incident, prompting Twitter to do what it does best—roast the hell out of the doer of the Bad Thing. We've collected some of the best tweets that cleverly use the titles of movies starring Willis to put a punny spin on all the fuss.
If you haven't been following the Shitty Film Details Twitter account, you're technically not missing out at all. It's chock full of largely useless and sometimes completely fabricated film facts that won't do you any favors at trivia night. But since we spend the day scrolling mindlessly through memes, we kind of dig this uselessness. Maybe you will, too.
It's said that you learn something new every day. Well, today we learned that Nicolas Cage was slated to star in a Tim Burton-helmed Superman film. The movie, titled Superman Lives sounded like the breath of fresh air that the franchise needed. But due to production company drama, the plug was ultimately pulled. These costume tests from 1997, however, give us a taste of the awesomeness that might have been.
The four day weekend that many people have for Christmas is the perfect time to binge-watch The Lord of the Rings trilogy. That is, if you haven't used lockdowns and quarantines to do that several times already. For the rare breed that's exhausted their binge-watching abilities, we offer this sizeable collection of hilarious and mostly-fresh Lord of the Rings memes. They're the perfect compromise for fans of all things Tolkien - and will help keep you from burning out until the next marathon viewing of your favorite movies.
Cracked's back with another installment of their "Movies For $20" series and they've applied this budget restriction to Denis Villeneuve's remake of Dune. The film, which stars Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya, was supposed to be released yesterday. This hilarious and immaculately produced video is more than enough to tide us over for now.
On Thursday, Chris Evans expressed excitement over Pixar's announcement of 'Lightyear' coming out in 2022. He followed up with an intriguing tweet clarifying that he will be the voice of Buzz Lightyear the human, not the toy. Twitter discussed the implications of this and many were left confused and desperate for answers. Is this the origin story of the fictional Buzz Lightyear character that the toy in 'Toy Story' is based on, or is there a real Buzz Lightyear astronaut within the 'Toy Story' universe that this movie will be a sort of biopic for? And if the latter is true, does that mean the 'Toy Story' universe has sci-fi qualities (other than talking toys) we never knew about? Much to consider.
We've collected some highlights from the hilarious thread. Hopefully Chris Evans will follow up with some even more confusing clarification tweets soon.
