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There was so much mystery in old westerns as we were presented with dark, dangerous characters with pasts that carved them into tough bastards, and we felt every ounce of tension in every mexican standoff or full on gun battle that was had, with the help of really claustrophobic or wide framed camera shots aided by a soft, uneasy score in the background of it all. That art of filmmaking has been pretty lost on westerns now, I fear, to give way to that blockbuster appeal that sells tickets and is less of a risk financially than doing something truly innovative. I hope that what I've seen in the Magnificent Seven trailers, ie. wall-to-wall action, isn't the only thing the movie has to offer, and that it calls back to the old era more than I perceive it to so far.
What makes westerns interesting and memorable is to have that pulse-pumping action, but to also have it tied up intimately with fascinating and deep character portraits. It's why High Noon works, where a retiring sheriff and his town clash at a time of great danger, or Unforgiven in the modern era, where a bad man tries to achieve some sort of redemption near the end of his life, in whatever form it may come. Without great characters at the center that you care about, no genre film will work, and especially not a western. And the appeal and promise is there in the genre for creative thinkers to take hold of, because westerns are better than nearly any other kind of movie this side of noirs for making morally gray characters ones we feel attached to, questioning our own sense of right and wrong, good or bad as the film plays out.
That's what I want to see more of in this day and age. More True Grit, less Wild Wild West. ;)
New Suicide Squad spot with focus on Joker.
POSSIBLE SPOILERS
http://www.filmstarts.de/nachrichten/18505996.html
While waiting for news on the 'World War Z' sequel, I give you...
The Rock Takes Care of Business in Fast 8 Set Photo & Video
I approve!
That it is. Hopefully it's solid!
Between that and wonder woman's new poster I am having a tough time deciding what my new background will be
Expectations must've been nonexistent; it uses the same blue/orange background motif that pretty much any generic poster uses, in my opinion. So overused.
You seriously have to choose between a seriously hot chick with a sword and a monkey?
Is there any action film Helen Mirren is not in lately?
I like how the Hobbs pic looks as if he just put that sideways car there with his hands :-)).
I agree 100% this is setting up the King Kong vs Godzilla movie. I like the King Kong story but prefer it a bit more "grounded"
Correct. I'm really hoping this movie turns out to be great. Ritchie needs a hit.
As for Kong, that's a huge-arse monkey! I love it.
Rumours are circulating that the first teaser trailer for Chris Nolan's Dunkirk will be released tomorrow. The teaser has been given a rating, so hang on to your seats.
George Clooney will start filming his new film in October, the crime/comedy Suburbicon, which he is directing based on a script by the Coen's, and featuring Matt Damon, Oscar Isaac, Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson and Josh Brolin. To be released in late 2017.