Agent of L.I.N.K.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 11:01AM RogerEbert.com Cannes video essay the films of 1960
Reverse Shot 20 shots to be henceforth retired from film vocabulary
2. It starts off in a long shot and a guy's all far away and walking toward the camera and you're all “Uh-oh am I going to have to watch him walk the whole way?” and you do and it takes three minutes or more. “Ooh, look at me, I'm sculpting with time!” Fuck you.
Vanity Fair a great photo of Elizabeth Debicki (the new Jordan Baker from The Great Gatsby)
Reuters Cannes may ditch austerity for glitzy Gatsby opening. Stay tuned
In Contention Will Smith eyeing remake of The Wild Bunch. Although he's not fond of "bunches" since he turned down Django because the part wasn't big enough. At least Will Smith understands that Christoph Waltz wasn't a "Supporting Actor"
Film Doctor 11 questions about The Great Gatsby
Guardian RIP Aubrey Woods, the character actor from films like Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and
i09 first images from The Wachowski Siblings Jupiter Ascending suggest that it will be even worse than Cloud Atlas!
i09 beautiful concept art from Iron Man Three
Playbill Potentially great news. HBO picked up a series starring the underused Jonathan Groff, one of a group of gay friends in San Francisco. I hope they randomly let him sing in it.
Empire Hailee Steinfeld to star in For the Dogs, which sounds plagiaristically much like The Professional with Natalie Portman. Sam Worthington costars
MNPP Who Wore it Best: Henry Cavill vs. Hugh Jackman
Cinema Blend Rebel Wilson headlining a TV series? Not what I was expecting on the heels of two hit movies I must say
And here's the trailer to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. from Joss Whedon and Marvel.
I can't say that trailer sells me on it at all but Whedon has yet to make bad television, so I will definitely be their for the premiere. Whether or not it holds me, who can say? (Angel is the only Whedon series I didn't get religious about watching). You?
Reader Comments (6)
I liked the Whedon-ness of the S.H.I.E.L.D. trailer ("Someone really wanted our name to spell SHIELD"; "This wouldn't have been the easy way?"), and the Clark Gregg and Ming-Na of it all, but I lament the all-superhero, all-the-time state of our entertainment - and that Whedon was only listed as Director of The Avengers - because nobody cares about the culty little artistically superior TV shows he's created in the past. My secret desire is that this show becomes more like Alias than another superhero show, but I don't think that will happen.
I feel like I need to learn my lesson from Smash and not be over the moon on truncated versions of all of these pilots so I don't get disappointed. **sighs** Oh, Smash...
The pilot for Jonathan Groff's show was directed by Andrew Haigh, who also produces! That's a big selling point for me after "Weekend."
With you on at least checking out an episode or two of that show. Joss doesn't make bad TV, and this might be an intriguing way to grow the universe.
@CMG
Outside of those professionally involved in Smash, how can anyone mourn its demise?
A rubbish program from the pilot to its inevitable end. Anjelica Huston will catch the life-preserver thrown by Ryan Murphy soon enough.
That Reverse Shot piece reminded me of Andy Samberg's "Bottlecap" trailer for the Indie Spirit awards.