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Review: "JUSTICE LEAGUE" Sucks, Yet the Republic Survives
TRASH IN MY EYE No. 32 of 2021 (No. 1770) by Leroy Douresseaux
[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]
Justice League (2017)
Running time: 120 minutes (2 hours)
MPAA – PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi violence and action
DIRECTORS: Zack Snyder and Joss Whedon
WRITERS: Chris Terrio and Joss Whedon; from a story by Chris Terrio and Zack Snyder (based on characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics)
PRODUCERS: Charles Roven, Jon Berg, Geoff Johns, and Deborah Snyder
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Fabian Wagner (D.o.P.)
EDITORS: Martin Walsh, David Brenner, and Richard Pearson
COMPOSER: Danny Elfman
SUPERHERO/FANTASY
Starring: Ray Fisher, Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Henry Cavill, Ezra Miller, Amy Adams, Jeremy Irons, Diane Lane, Connie Nielsen, J.K. Simmons, Amber Heard, Joe Morton, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Anthony Wise, and Ciarán Hinds (voice)
Justice League is a 2017 superhero film officially directed by Zack Snyder, but completed by director Joss Whedon. The film is based on the DC Comics superhero team, the Justice League of America, that first appeared as a group in the comic book, The Brave and the Bold #28 (cover dated: March 1960). Justice League is the fourth film in the DCEU (DC Extended Universe) film series. Justice League the film sees a group of allies slowly come together to face a threat to Earth.
Justice League introduces a being named “Steppenwolf” (voice of Ciarán Hinds). Thousands of years ago, Steppenwolf and his legions of “Parademons” tried to take over the earth using the combined energies of three “Mother Boxes,” but he was defeated. In the present, it is two years after the death of Superman (as seen in the film, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice), and his death has apparently triggered the reactivation of the Mother Boxes.
Now, Steppenwolf has returned to Earth, and although he is unaware of Steppenwolf, Batman/Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) knows that something is wrong because he has been battling the scattered Parademons that have been appearing in Gotham City and elsewhere. Batman also knows that what is happening is too big for him to fight alone, so he has begun the difficult task of finding and recruiting other “metahumans” (superheroes) into a team that can take on the biggest threats to Earth.
Wonder Woman/Diana Prince (Gal Gadot) is familiar with Steppenwolf and is ready to unite. The new young hero, Flash/Barry Allen (Ezra Miller), is more than happy to be part of a team. However, the mysterious undersea metahuman, The Aquaman/Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa), brushes off Batman. Woman Woman approaches the techno-organic metahuman, Cyborg/Victor Stone (Ray Fisher), whose powers and abilities are constantly evolving, but he also brushes off the idea of joining Batman and Wonder Woman's cause.
Even if Batman, Wonder Woman, and Flash can convince Aquaman and Cyborg to join, their powers may not be enough to stop Steppenwolf and the Parademons. They need Superman/Clark Kent (Henry Cavill), but he is dead. So can this “Justice League” change that?
Zack Snyder's first two films in the DCEU film series, Man of Steel (2013) and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), are interesting films. Man of Steel contains moments of true beauty and is an imaginative and poignant retake on the story of Superman. Batman v Superman is filled with great moments and has several brilliantly-staged action set pieces. However, both films are at time foolishly bombastic and bombastically foolish.
Zack Snyder began production on what was to be his third DCEU film, Justice League, in early 2016, but left the film in May 2017 in order to deal with the aftermath of the death of his daughter. Warner Bros. Pictures brought in Joss Whedon to finish the film. Whedon is beloved in fandom because he is the creator of the long-running “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” television series. He also wrote and directed two films for Marvel Studios, Marvel's The Avengers (2012) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), each of which grossed over a billion dollars in worldwide box office.
Whedon apparently changed the story that Zack Snyder's version of Justice League would have told – to some extent. I have read that as much as seventy-five percent of the Justice League film that reached movie theaters in late 2017 is the result of Whedon's reshoots of the film.
The result is a film that does not move or sound like either Man of Steel or Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, nor does it have the genuine sense of superhero team dynamics, conflict, and melodrama that Whedon's Avengers films have. Whedon's Justice League is neither bombastic nor foolish. It is a collection of crescendos that fade away. Justice League seems like a collection of loosely connected subplots and action scenes taken from another movie and stuck together to make a new blasé movie.
In Justice League, the dialogue is mostly awful. All the emotions (grief, exhalation, anger, etc.) seem forced or outright phony. The actors struggle with the mediocre character writing; sometimes, it gets so bad that it seems as if they are struggling to act. Steppenwolf is a scary villain that is played as comically histrionic. Also, the film treats the obviously dangerous Paramdemons as nothing more than props to be destroyed by the powers of the members of the Justice League.
There are a few good moments in Justice League. The revival of Superman and the subsequent battle between the League and the Man of Steel is genuinely intense. Every time I watch it, my attention is glued to the screen.
Justice League is not a bad movie; it doesn't have the gumption to be good or bad. It is a movie that is without a heart, and it comes across as nothing more than an assembly line product put out to benefit a movie studio financially. It certainly was not put out to truly entertain the audiences that wanted to be entertained by it. Zack Snyder's version of Justice League will make its debut as Zack Snyder's Justice League on the HBO Max streaming service soon (as of this writing). Perhaps, it would have been better that Justice League been delayed than it be released in 2017 as a mostly flavorless misfire.
4 of 10
C
Friday, March 4, 2021
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Sunday, May 9, 2021
Cinemark Theaters to Screen Zack Snyder's "Army of the Dead"
Cinemark To Show Army of the Dead in Theatres Across the U.S. Prior to Release on Netflix
The Zack Snyder film will have the widest release of its kind between the two companies
PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cinemark Holdings, Inc., one of the world’s largest and most influential movie theatre companies, announced today that it will be showing Netflix’s Army of the Dead in both Cinemark XD and Digital Cinema auditoriums across its domestic circuit beginning May 14, 2021. Tickets are on sale now at Cinemark.com and on the Cinemark mobile app to watch the much-anticipated Zack Snyder film in theatres before it is available on Netflix on May 21, 2021.
“Following the success of our limited-run in-theatre tests with Cinemark for films like Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, The Midnight Sky and The Christmas Chronicles 2, we are looking forward to the wider theatrical release of Army of the Dead”
“Cinemark is excited to work with Netflix on our first wide release and provide movie lovers the opportunity to see Army of the Dead in our theatres across the U.S.,” said Justin McDaniel, Cinemark SVP of global content strategy. “Zack Snyder fans will love seeing the action in an immersive, cinematic environment with larger-than-life sight and sound technology.”
“Following the success of our limited-run in-theatre tests with Cinemark for films like Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, The Midnight Sky, and The Christmas Chronicles 2, we are looking forward to the wider theatrical release of Army of the Dead,” said Spencer Klein, Head of Distribution at Netflix. “We are thrilled to offer consumers the opportunity to watch this highly anticipated film in theaters and on Netflix.”
Army of the Dead, starring Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Omari Hardwick, Ana de la Reguera, Theo Rossi, Matthias Schweighöfer, Nora Arnezeder, Hiroyuki Sanada, and Garret Dillahunt, Tig Notaro, Raúl Castillo, Huma Qureshi and Samantha Win, follows a group of mercenaries who travel to Las Vegas to pull off a casino heist during a zombie apocalypse. The film will hit Cinemark theatres on Friday, May 14, across the exhibitor’s domestic circuit prior to being available on Netflix beginning Friday, May 21. Cinemark and Netflix have worked together on limited releases that put multiple films on the big screen. While this is the first wide release of a Netflix film at Cinemark theatres, the companies anticipate there will be more to come.
Cinemark XD is the world’s No. 1 exhibitor Premium Large Format brand, and each auditorium boasts the theatre’s biggest screen, a projector capable of 35 trillion colors and custom surround sound that makes moviegoers feel part of the on-screen action.
Since beginning its phased reopening of U.S. theatres in June 2020, the exhibitor has consistently received 96 percent guest satisfaction with Cinemark protecting their health and safety. Moreover, a resounding number of those moviegoers polled stated they would return and would also recommend visiting Cinemark to a friend.
Employees undergo extensive training on all new protocols and wear face masks while working, in addition to completing a wellness check-in prior to every shift.
- Each auditorium is extensively disinfected with products identified by the EPA to be effective in eliminating COVID-19.
- Theatres have staggered showtimes and limited capacities to maximize physical distancing.
- Seat-Buffering Technology automatically blocks seats adjacent to a party upon ticket purchase.
- Face masks are mandatory for all guests within the theatre and may only be removed for eating and drinking in the auditoriums. Face masks are required for all employees.
- All public and high-touch spaces are thoroughly sanitized frequently.
- Ample supplies of seat wipes and hand sanitizer are available for customer use.
- Guests are encouraged to purchase tickets online and use contactless payment methods for a more contact-free experience.
- Cinemark’s advanced, three-point air quality standard is designed to deliver an abundant supply of fresh outdoor air, maintain optimal circulation and eliminate pollutants.
- Increased fresh-air rate. Cinemark is substantially raising the fresh-air rate of building HVAC systems by constantly utilizing supply fans to increase the total volume of fresh, outside air flowing into theatres.
- Smart-flow air circulation design. Each auditorium within the theatre has its own HVAC system, which consistently diffuses fresh air from the ceiling down toward the floor where it is then returned to the filtration equipment, constantly refreshing the air.
- Elimination of pollutants. Cinemark utilizes MERV filters in its HVAC systems to capture the majority of particles and pollutants.
Saturday, May 8, 2021
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from May 1st to 8th, 2021 - Update #20
by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURE NEWS:
MUSIC - From NYDailyNews: The rapper "Pop Smoke" (birth name: Bashar Barakah Jackson) was killed last year, Feb. 2020, in Los Angeles. The "New York Daily News" is reporting that the Brooklyn rapper was allegedly murdered by a 15-year-old who wanted Pop Smoke's diamond studded Rolex watch.
MOVIES - From THR: Legendary Entertainment is developing a remake of the 1978 fake documentary, "Faces of Death," which spawned a grisly franchise.
GOLDEN GLOBES - From THR: The membership of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), the organization that puts on the "Golden Globes" awards, have approved sweeping reforms in order to address the demographic and ethics questions that have riled Hollywood.
From THR: The Time’s Up organization and a coalition of more than 100 PR firms released separate letters on Friday afternoon indicating that they are not satisfied with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association plans to address demographic and ethics problems.
TELEVISION - From Variety: After 12 seasons as a cast member of ABC's long-running hospital drama, "Grey's Anatomy," actor Jessie Williams is leaving the series after this season, the series' 17th.
MOVIES - From VanityFair: In this "Vanity Fair" video, Sacha Baron Cohen breaks down the Oscar-nominated film, "The Trial of the Chicago 7" with writer-director Aaron Sorkin
STREAMING - From Deadline: Mark Wahlberg and director Antoine Fuqua's sci-fi film, "Infinite," will debut on Paramount+ and skip movie theaters.
MOVIES - From VogueUK: British "Vogue" gets you up to date about the early production of the film, "My Policeman," starring Harry Styles and Emma Corrin.
TELEVISION - From Deadline: HBO releases the first images (three of them) from its "Game of Thrones" prequel, "House of the Dragon."
MOVIES - From Deadline: Ben Mendelsohn joins Daisy Ridley in Neil Burger's psychological thriller, "The Marsh King's Daughter."
TELEVISION - From Truthout: Director Raoul Peck talks to Amy Goodman of "Democracy Now" about his epic new documentary series, "Exterminate All the Brutes," which exposes the worldwide brutality of European colonialism.
TELEVISION - From Deadline: TBS has set a date for the final episode of "Conan," comic Conan O'Brien's talk show for the cable network. The final episode will air June 24, 2021.
STREAMING - From Deadline: Apple Original Films has picked up "Finch," starring Tom Hanks. The film, from Amblin Entertainment, is a science fiction movie originally called "Bios" and originally was to be released by Universal Pictures.
TELEVISION - From Deadline: NBC has given a straight-to-series order for a new "Law & Order" series, "Law & Order: For the Defense."
BOX OFFICE - From Variety: The winner of the 4/30 to 5/2/21 weekend box office is "Demon Slayer" with an estimated 6.4 million at the box office.
SCANDAL - From Deadline: British film and TV actor, Noel Clarke, is in serious trouble. Multiple women are alleging sexual harassment, bullying, and now, sexual offenses against him.
MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: A long-lost prototype for the "Xenomorph" from the director Ridley Scott's film, "Alien" (1979) has been found and will go on auction. It was created by the late artist H.R. Giger, who was part of the team that won an Oscar for the film's visual effects.
SCANDAL - From YahooEntertainment: Former reality TV star, Josh Duggar ("19 Kids and Counting"), was recently arrested by federal authorities. Now, disturbing details about Duggar's receiving and possessing material depicting the sexual abuse of children have emerged.
TELEVISION - From Deadline: Actors Joana Ribeiro ("The Man Who Killed Don Quixote") and Annelle Olayele ("Doctors") are set as series regulars opposite Chiwetel Ejiofor and Naomie Harris in Showtime's "The Man Who Fell to Earth." The drama series is based on Walter Tevis' 1963 novel and the 1976 film adaptation starring the late David Bowie.
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From Variety: Actress and media personality, Tawny Kitaen, has died at the age of 59, Friday, May 8, 2021. Kitaen was a "video vixen" in the 1980s. She was known for her association with the rock band, Whitesnake, appearing in several of the band's music videos, including "Here I Go Again" (1987 version) and "Is This Love" (1987). She also appeared as a cover model on the band, Ratt's EP, "Ratt" (1983), and on its debut studio LP, "Out of the Cellar" (1984). Her best known film role as actress was playing the bride-to-be of Tom Hank's character in "Bachelor Party" (1984).
From Deadline: Former NFL player and actor, Frank McRae, has died at the age of 77 , Thursday, April 29, 2021. McRae was a defensive tackle for the NFL's Chicago Bears and played one season for them, appearing in six games. After football, he became a character actor and appeared in in more than 40 movies, including a number of TV movies. His most memorable appearances includes roles in "Red Dawn," "Last Action Hero," "F.I.S.T." and a James Bond movie - 1989's "License to Kill."
From Deadline: The film, television, and stage actress, Olympia Dukakis, has died at the age of 89, Saturday, May 1, 2021. She won a "Best Supporting Actress" Oscar for her performance in the film, "Moonstruck" (1987). Dukakis was also a three-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee. Her other films include "Look Who's Talking" (1989), "Steel Magnolias" (1989), and "Mr. Holland's Opus" (1995).
From Deadline: Co-stars Cher, Viola Davis, and Paul Reiser and others in Hollywood mourn the passing of Academy Award-winning actress, Olympia Dukakis.