Posted on 06/17/2018 8:15:20 AM PDT by EdnaMode
Sp... now only girls can understand girl flicks.
Where did we read that the average IQ has plunged?
You get a gold star from Hollowhead Central.
Generally, you are correct, but not, I think, about this. Captain Marvel segues quickly to Avengers IV: guaranteed success.
After Phase III (?) is officially over, they are going to be in trouble if they keep the commuist indoctrination at the forefront.
I am with you. The Thin Man: first major film franchise?
But my favorite WP is Life with Father with Irene Dunne.
Liberal feminist White women are eager to say “Less White men!” but they are not eager to say “Less White women!”.
I understand; however, the “literature” does support this:
1. National Comics [DC] sued Fawcett over Captain Marvel (for functionally being “Superman”) in the 50s and won.
2. The name became dormant.
3. Marvel copyrighted it in the 60s. Ironically, DC resurrected the original character, but could not violate copyright, so opted for Shazam.
4. Marvel’s Mar-Vell, Kree warrior, came to Earth and became associated with Carol Danvers, a pilot.
5. In a fatal accident, Carol became imbued with Kree DNA.
6. She went through various incarnatione, but eventually adopted the name at the urging of Captain America, since she was, genetically, half Kree from the first Captain Marvel.
That is from memory; I think I have it right. Anyway, they did not make this all up just now to appease the SJW crowd, although they are undeniably exploiting it for that purpose.
Brie Larson, according to her own statement, shouldn’t talk about A Wrinkle in Time because she isn’t a woman of color.
Yep, typical leftist hypocrisy:
Misogyny bad, misandry good.
Box office for the first two weekends has been $79 million. It will probably break even, but barely.
You got it. You are probably right, The Thin Man may well have been the first full blown film franchise, will have to look that up. Still mt favorite film I love just about anything William Powell was in, never got a award for anything. He was certainly the best dressed,his clothes would be in style today.
I knew that I think. But hard to think of Captain Marvel without thinking of the original.
My Rotten shorthand: If left number < right number, I consider seeing; if left number > right number, I usually avoid.
Left = film critics. Right = actual, functional human beings.
(It is a propos they made the communist propagandists the left number.)
Like I said, I do understand.
I collected comics before it was a known thing, so I am biased in favor of the “literature”.
Classy, talented, articulate; could be leading man or character actor. Tragic personal life. He certainty deserved an Oscar more than many recipients.
She’s a white woman engaged to a white guy, and she’s against white people. Sure, makes sense.
Laurel and Hardy, et al, were all franchises of a sort, and started earlier, but The Thin Man seems like the first feature film series with A-list star power to me.
Would you believe that The Thin Man was looked at as a B picture then? Powell’s career at that point was stalled, Myna Loy was just getting started. That movie put Powell back on top and he never left it again for the rest of his career.
So it was strictly a studio picture that was given a solid director named Woody Van Dyke. Van Dyke had a reputation as a very fast director and this film was done in about three weeks. When it was released it hit the big high at box office and MGM realized they had not only a franchise but a great team in Powell and Loy. Before the Thin Man movie marriages were not portrayed as happy ones, etc..
Powell and Loy were the first couple portrayed that loved being married to each and as equals in the marriage. That is one thing that audiences loved, their on screen chemistry and in fact many thought they were married in real life. I thin they were much better than Tracey and Hepburn.
By the way he was dating Jean Harlow when she died and wanted to marry her, Powell picked up the tab for her funeral and her final resting place, it cost him $50,000 in 1930’s money. He really loved her.
He found happiness later with a woman year younger than he and he retired and lived into his 90’s in Palm Springs. A true and genuine gentleman to the end.
Michael Bay: responsible for Transformers movies
Jackson: the Star Trek reboot
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