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AMERICAN PSYCHO (2000) |  dir. Mary Harron. 

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Damn, i just wanted to check the wiki. Not get deppressed over the fact that Hap's and Baron Samedi's actors passed away...

May they Rest In Peace knowing they played from the coolest characters in the show

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304 - American Psycho

Time to get controversh with with one of the most argued about films of the century, 2000's American Psycho. Based on Bret Easton Ellis' lightning rod novel, the film passed through multiple directors before landing in the inspired hands of Mary Harron. The independent director struck the right satirical note on Ellis' difficult blend of consumerism and masculinity, and found a flawless muse as the titular psycho Patrick Bateman in Christian Bale. But the film's sex, violence, and dark humor incited its own controversies and was too much for the Academy despite the praise for Bale's performance.

This episode, we talk about the film as a launchpad for Bale's adult career and how his lesser known status at the time almost lost him the role. We also talk about Bateman's musical obsessions, the other casting choices for Bateman, and Reese Witherspoon joins our Six Timers Club.

Topics also include the Broadway musical version, the 2000 Sundance Film Festival, and 2000 Best Actor.

The 2000 Academy Awards

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W A T C H E D

I've watched the mask a zillion times since I was a kid. It never gets old.

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Bad movie I have Se7en 1995

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Samuel L. Jackson and Colin Farrell take 'S.W.A.T.' to the big screen on Netflix

Samuel L. Jackson calls the shots and Colin Farrell rides shotgun on S.W.A.T. (2003), the big screen incarnation of the seventies TV action series. A potentially interesting premise—a European crime boss (Olivier Martinez) in a Los Angeles jail promises $100 million to whoever frees him, thus turning LA into an urban war zone—becomes a pedestrian story that really never mines the incendiary…

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9 febbraio … ricordiamo …

9 febbraio … ricordiamo … #semprevivineiricordi #nomidaricordare #personaggiimportanti #perfettamentechic

2022: André Wilms, attore francese. Nel 1989 partecipò al film L’insolito caso di Mr. Hire. Apparve anche in film tedeschi, tra cui Europa Europa, e finlandesi, tra cui alcuni lungometraggi; per uno di questi, Vita da bohème, ottenne il Premio per miglior attore non protagonista agli European Film Awards del 1992. Nel 2017 affiancò Charlotte Rampling nel film Hannah. (n.1947) 2020: Mirella Freni,…

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Reg E. Cathey as Morag 1993 in Star Trek: The Next Generation ”Aquiel”

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Fool’s Fire (1992)

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AMERICAN PSYCHO (2000) |  dir. Mary Harron. 

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the lonely gerbil seems to free his mind when richard gere is on set

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Title: Fantastic Four

Rating: PG-13

Director: Josh Trank

Cast: Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, Jamie Bell, Toby Kebbell, Reg E. Cathey, Tim Blake Nelson, Joshua Montes, Dan Castellaneta, Owen Judge

Release year: 2015

Genres: science fiction, adventure, action

Blurb: Four young outsiders teleport to a dangerous universe that alters their physical forms in shocking ways. Their lives irrevocably upended, the team must learn to harness their daunting new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former-friend-turned-enemy.

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MCU’s FANTASTIC FOUR

The dynamic duo, Jack Kirby and Stan Lee, created a super hero family with powers to protect the world from dastardly evil beings with plots to rule the earth. The mighty team is led by scientist Reed Richards - Mr. Fantastic, Susan Storm (Mrs. Richards) - The Invisible Woman, Johnny Storm - The Human Torch is Susan’s brother, and Ben Grimm - The Thing is Reed’s best friend.

The team went a test flight expedition aboard a space ship when they were hit by a cosmic storm containing a massive amount of gamma radiation. Though they weren’t injured, they soon discovered that the exposure to the radiation altered their DNA, each having a different life-changing effect. They each learned their abilities and became superheroes.

Reed’s body became elastic and rubbery, stretching to unbelievable lengths. Susan can make herself invisible along with the ability to create force fields. Johnny’s body ignites into flames as hot as the sun and he can fly. Ben’s anatomy transformed into stone with unmatchable physical strength. Together, the combined abilities of the team makes them one to be reckoned with, but challenging for their foes to want to conquer.

From Pages to Screen

THE FANTASTIC FOUR first came to life in 1963 with ten episodes.

Cartoon series entertained fans of all ages in 1967, 1978, and in 1994 - all fun and enjoyable to watch.

In 1994, a TV movie was made but not released. The budget was low and it was during screening that producers refused to air it because of the low quality special effects and acting.

In 2005, 20th Century Fox released the first of two the FANTASTIC FOUR films starring Ioan Gruffudd as Reed Richards, Jessica Alba as Susan Storm, Chris Evans as Johnny Storm, Michael Chiklis as Ben Grimm, and Julian McMahon as Victor Von Doom. The movie’s budget started at $87.5 million and when production wrapped, it cost the studio $100 million to make. FOUR fans rushed to theaters to see their beloved heroes earning the studio $333.5 million dollars.

In 2007, the cast reprised their roles in FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER. Budget for this production was $120-$130 million and had box office earnings of $301.9 million.

Both films were directed by Tim Story. Mark Frost, Michael France, and Stan Lee wrote the screenplay in 2005 and the 2007 film was written by Don Payne and Mark Frost. Critics weren’t fond of either movies, but they fared well in earnings and fans. Of course, Stan Lee had adored cameos that had us tickled pink with delight. If you’ve seen the movie, I’m sure you may have been critical about the CGI, but keep in mind that that particular technology was blooming and it was decent and watchable for its time.

Both films had critics that felt the movie had a lack-luster feel and felt generic when compared to SPIDER-MAN. (I don’t believe these critics read any of the comic book series). Despite their opinions, comic fans enjoyed the movies for what they were: cartoon heroes that came to life and non-comic book fans enjoyed the movies for pure entertainment.

Marketing FANTASTIC FOUR products like toys, clothes, and even comic books soared, earning both the studio and Marvel Comics significant profit.

Movie grade: 0.0 to 4.0

2005 scores 3.6

2007 scores 3.8

In 2015, 20th Century Fox released another FANTASTIC FOUR (FANT4STIC) movie that is based on the original comic book series by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee, but the movie went in a different direction that became a blockbuster flop.

The film starred Miles Teller as Reed Richards, Kate Mara as Susan Storm, Michael B. Jordan as Johnny Storm, Jaime Bell as Ben Grimm, Toby Kebell as Victor Von Doom, and Reg E. Cathey as Dr. Franklin Storm. The doomed flick was directed by Josh Trank and written by Jeremy Slater, Simon Kinberg, and Josh Trank.

In this version, the team consists of super intelligent teenagers ousted by peers. They teleport to an alternate universe and during the transport, something goes horribly wrong and the four are physically altered with their newfound special abilities. They are forced to combine their powers to defend the earth from a friend turned enemy determined to rule the planet.

Reviews were less than favorable and critics weren’t at loss for words with a few walking out of theaters unable to finish watching it, and I was one of them. I did eventually finish the movie on Disney+, and it was grueling. It cost the studio $120 million to make and the studio earned only $167.9 million overall compared to the previous releases with only $56.1 million in the states. Expectations and hype were crushed and for millions of FOUR fans, this film is too unbearable to view.

Movie grade: 0.0 to 4.0

Movie scores a -0.0

Marvel Studios announced its production of a new FANTASTIC FOUR movie for release in 2025. The new cast has fans reeling with excitement. The new faces of the beloved heroes are Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm. Marvel hired Matt Shakman (WandaVision) to direct with Josh Friedman, Jeff Kaplan, and Ian Springer set to write the screenplay.

As a seriously devoted fan of Marvel Comics and movies, I look forward to seeing the 2025 release.

*photos: Hanna-Barbera, Marvel Comic, MCU, Warped Factor, Getty Images, Variety

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rewatching person of interest season 1 and soooo many retroactive recognition + unexpected cameos including actors from the pacific and generation kill doing small parts (which some I know, but some I just can't remember until this rewatch???)

william sadler (chesty puller), keith nobbs (runner), annie parisse (lena basilone), jacob pitts (hoosier) from the pacific

pawel szajda (walt hasser), robert john burke (mattis), michael kelly (patterson), marc menchaca (gunny wynn) from generation kill

chris chalk and robin lord taylor from gotham

natalie zea from justified

enver gjokaj from agent carter

dagmara dominczyk from succession

pablo schreiber from american gods

adam rothenberg from ripper street

reg e cathey (what was he doing for just an ep???)

also linda cardellini and matt lauria

and a bunch of other people???

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me seeing that reg e. cathey who played querns on svu plays another querns on oz

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Jeffrey Wright is MLK in 'Boycott' on Max

Jeffrey Wright stars as Rev. Martin Luther King in Boycott (2001), a powerful made for cable historical drama about the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the first volley in the modern civil rights struggle. Wright plays King as a modest young minister literally thrust into the leadership of what was expected to be a short protest after the NAACP and civil rights leaders turn the stand that Rosa Parks…