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16AprApril 16, 2023

Ooof… Guardians of Galaxy 3 May Be in Trouble

The initial projections are very weak.The Trades are predicting $130 million opening weekend. Usually the Trades (Variety, Deadline and the rest) will put their thumb on the scale for an opening weekend because that is what a studio wants to see. This means that either the trades think $130 million is the most sunny and optimistic projection they can come up with and maintain their reputations. OR they think that it will earn about that and they...

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14AprApril 14, 2023

Aliens – Footnotes

Typical Marine Corps first date.This post is a collection of extraneous minutia that I cut from the first post.One of the Aliens strengths is the design aesthetic. James Cameron started out in the special effects side of things building spaceship models for Battle Beyond the Stars and getting ripped off by Roger Corman for doing it. Corman can spot talent, you have to give him that.This background as kit-smasher has had a profound impact on the visuals in all of...

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12AprApril 12, 2023

Harry Potter Series Confirmed

To the surprise of Twitteristas if no one else. Warner Brothers Discovery confirmed today that a new Harry Potter show is going into production.Here's a teaser. Like any teaser there is no point at all in looking at it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o07u0uKkV_g Regardless, there are currently no plans to bring back the original cast in any capacity. This appears to be a remake/reboot starting from Harry's first year at Hogwarts and it is slated to go on for ten seasons. ...

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11AprApril 11, 2023

Blogs and Ends: Root Canal Tuesday

You get what you get and you don't get upset today. Because it won't be a lot.I just had a root canal.FIRSTHere's The Marvels' trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuk77TjvfmE Holy crap that was cheap. Firing Victoria Alonso is completely justifiable on the basis of that trailer alone. She was in charge of production, this was her department. This looks about as bad as Antman 3. The costuming looks cheap, the sets look cheap, the effects look cheap and this thing cost...

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10AprApril 10, 2023

The Dark Herald Recommends: The Super Mario Brothers Movie

Today gaming journalists display their abject ignorance and complete irrelevance by declaring this game should be embraced by gamers because its politics are mega-good think or that game should be rejected and reviled because the Hivemind has declared it so. The advice gets ignored either way by gamers.Seven years ago, gaming journos displayed their utter cluelessness and general disinterest in their own chosen field of ‘expertise’ by declaiming in lockstep unison that Nintendo was dead and it was only a matter...

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09AprApril 9, 2023

There Wasn’t A Mask to Drop But Still…

Disney just dropped the mask. Well, there wasn't a mask to drop but even by Mickey the Great and Terrible's basement dwelling standards, this is bad.Pauline follows the eponymous protagonist, an 18-year-old who accidentally becomes pregnant – from a one-night stand. With school stress, the climate crisis and the downfall of society weighing heavily on her mind, something she doesn’t need at all right now is catching feelings, especially not for her one-night stand Lukas. Pauline is penned by Sebastian Colley...

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08AprApril 8, 2023

Well This Looks Quite Promising

As of this writing this sitting at $150 million.I think I'll be taking this one this weekend.Discuss on Social Galactic

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07AprApril 7, 2023

Yeah It’s Gonna Suck: Star Wars X

I warned you! I told you it was in the works. And now it’s official, Ma-Rey Sue Palpatine-Skywalker will be returning in Star Wars X (Currently Untitled).Daisy Ridley will naturally star. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is still signed to direct, her best known work is Ms. Marvel. Damon Lindeloff (for once) showed the brains that God gave a pickle and bailed.Announced at Star Wars Celebration of course. There is also a teaser for Ashoka: Enjoy, or don’t. I couldn’t care less. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnzNZ0Mdx4I The Force is now completely female. With the exception...

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05AprApril 5, 2023

She’s Everything… He’s just Ken

That was a quote from this season's writers.The Mandalorian just got the Jake Skywalker treatment in his own show. This show is so unwatchable at this point, it really is a struggle to get through. Dave Filoni is the most over-estimated writer in the history of television. He did fine writing kids shows but he simply can't step up and write genuinely mature themes for grownups. Also, he seems to have a waifu thing going with...

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04AprApril 4, 2023

Big Bob’s Big Mistake

UPDATE: A criminal investigation has been opened on Disney and the former members of the Reedy Creek Improvement District.Hoo boy! This was bad.I briefly touched on this last night in an update on my last post. This will be more involved.First, I need to give you some background info, and it’s extensive. Skip the italicized part if you're already familiar with it:******In 1957 Walt Disney was brokering the rescue of two Los Angles institutions that were in deep trouble, the Chouinard Art...

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