Billionaire Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.) doubles as hero, Iron Man. Beneath the suit, in his own words, he’s also a genius, billionaire, playboy and philanthropist. He’s got a lot going for him. In many ways, he’s the untraditional hero. Everyone is aware of who Iron Man truly is, and in Iron Man 3, Stark abrasively gave the villains his home address, pretty much daring them to try an attack....
Horror movies should be scary, right? They should elicit an emotional response resulting in a feeling of terror or shock, and for the most part, most horror movies do. However, there are some horror flicks that push their plots, effects, and gore to the point that it ventures towards parody. While it is true that some horror flicks purposefully include comedic material to create a hybrid film, some flicks, whether due to age, direction, or performance, are actually quite hysterical....
October is the month of scares, culminating in the spookiest holiday of the year, Halloween. To get ready for the holiday, cinephiles often enjoy indulging in a plethora of horror movies, from time-tested classics to new gems. Everybody is getting their list together for the scariest experiences to watch for this occasion, but what about ones that go overboard? Maybe that is some people’s tastes, but others are looking for something that won’t shake them to their core....
Martin Scorsese is one of the most influential filmmakers working today. Very few other directors have as many movies that rank among the greatest of all time as Scorsese does. While his movies are famous for their violence and profanity, they actually deal with some very lofty themes, such as Catholic guilt, the Italian-American identity, and the ethics of crime. He’s one of the poster boys for the New Hollywood film movement that began in the ‘60s and ran until the early ‘80s – ending with Raging Bull, according to Peter Biskind....
Quentin Tarantino has regularly made the bold claim that he will retire from directing movies after releasing his tenth film – which will be the next one after this summer’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Exactly why is unclear, but fellow filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson has an idea: “I think things can become peculiar when directors don’t act their age, maybe, or seeing them try to keep up with the kids or trying to be hip....
There are exceptions, but most director’s most celebrated films are their early or mid-career efforts, the movies they make before old age or a decline in artistic freshness leads to a steep dropoff in quality. Rarely, however, do some filmmakers make challenging and fascinating work throughout their lives, and rarer still are the few whose final films prior to death are as worth seeking out as their career highlights. Below we list ten final films by great directors that deserve a second look....
Well, it’s finally happened. After a lot of rumors and hurdles to jump, Disney’s acquisition of 21st Century Fox is closed. While this is a complex situation with a lot of moving parts, Marvel film fans are rejoicing at the prospect of seeing some of their beloved characters finally joining to MCU. While there’s still a lot of question about how any of these characters will fit into the existing universe, one of the biggest question marks is Deadpool....
Despite his science-fiction ET origin, Superman’s body would make more sense if it were powered by magic. He just doesn’t make sense at all. No matter how super his lungs are, they don’t have the capacity to contain giant clouds of deadly gas. Super-eyes won’t help him see something so far away the light can’t have reached him. It would make perfect sense if, instead of being powered by solar energy, his body ran on magical, wish-fulfillment logic....
Along with the Blade and X-Men franchises, Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy is credited with birthing the modern trend of superhero movies. Without Raimi’s trilogy, we’d have no Marvel Cinematic Universe. Spider-Man set the template for superhero origin stories, Spider-Man 2 set the template for sequels that go bigger and better and escalate the hero’s internal and external conflicts, and Spider-Man 3 set the template for trilogy-closing finales that bitterly disappoint droves of fans who went in expecting too much....
The fact that there are so many eCommerce niches out there is a good thing. It means that there’s an audience for any product—including yours! In fact, digital buyer penetration worldwide is estimated at 65.2%, according to eMarketer. That’s a huge percentage of global internet users who purchase products online. But finding the right eCommerce niche from everything that’s out there can be daunting. And, you may be wondering if you even need to choose a niche at all....
`Game Of Thrones, both the show and the book series its based on, are extremely character-driven. The strong point when it comes to the creation of George R.R. Martin’s world is that he writes very complex characters, and it takes a while to get to know them. He can change your opinion of someone by revealing more about them, and that takes a very skilled author. If you’re a fan of the characters, you may have speculated about their Hogwarts houses because, well… why not?...
Female directors have been killing it lately with films like Wonder Woman, Can You Ever Forgive Me, You Were Never Really Here, Leave No Trace, A Wrinkle in Time, Lady Bird, Mudbound, and many others. However, since a majority of films are still directed by men, let’s take a look at some of the unforgettable, award-winning classics brought to us by talented female directors. Across every genre imaginable, women have been making their impact even when you may not have noticed....
Without a doubt, Naruto is one of the most popular anime series of all time. The series famously follows the story of Naruto, a dim-witted yet determined ninja that strives to become the Hokage of the Hidden Leaf Village. From 2002 to 2017, Naruto (as well as Naruto Shippuden) became a staple among millions of anime fans across the world that were impressed with the series’ deep story, vivid characters, and captivating battle scenes....
While tonally geared toward a younger crowd, Netflix’s original series Locke & Key is a pretty faithful adaptation of the Joe Hill comic series on which it’s based. The show is about a family relocating to Key House, the ancestral home of their fallen father, only to discover a collection of hidden keys that hold specific magical powers. When the three children of the family learn a wicked demon wants the keys for itself, they must band together, ward off the evil, and prevent the odious beast from obtaining the keys....
The Big Bang Theory, at least in the initial seasons, is a show about that time in your life just after college, when marriage still seems like a distant milestone, and hanging out with your roommates is your whole life. To that end, the show features some of the best parts of living with your roommates, including extended game nights, daily take-outs and the full freedom granted by a carefree bachelor’s life with friends....
In some cases, a couple, a ‘ship, an intriguing bond - can be the best part of a TV series. These small-screen romances can be iconic, disgustingly adorable, and can even provide the audience with goals for their own personal relationships. But with all those captivating romances, there are also the ones that are loved and praised when they really shouldn’t be. Those couples everyone loves, while their relationships aren’t actually as healthy or empowering as their fanbases make it seem....
10 Virtual Fitness Software, Tools, and Platforms to Explore Your Fitness Business: Why Go Virtual? There’s nothing quite like a global pandemic to change the way our world works. Gyms all over the world were forced to close down their in-person operations and figure out how to keep their business solvent when they couldn’t bring in clients. But it hasn’t stopped people from working out. More and more people have moved their fitness practices into their homes....
Application Performance Management (APM) tools help you to monitor the entire IT infrastructure to satisfy the end-user within a service ecosystem. In this post, I will be sharing a review of 13 of the best Application Performing Tools. Hopefully, you will find something that resonates with your needs. Best APM Tools (Application Monitoring Tools) List 1) eG Enterprise – Best multi-layered infrastructure monitoring eG Enterprise is an APM tool that performs full-stack monitoring of IT infrastructures....
Web crawlers enable you to boost your SEO ranking visibility as well as conversions. It can find broken links, duplicate content, missing page titles, and recognize major problems involved in SEO. There is a vast range of web crawler tools that are designed to effectively crawl data from any website URLs. These apps help you to improve website structure to make it understandable by search engines and improve rankings. Following is a handpicked list of Top Web Crawler with their popular features and website links to download web crawler apps....
Many popular animated series only work because of freedom animation offers. The infinite possibilities lead to creative choices that make the show entertaining for kids, adults, or sometimes both. Inherently, the form does not translate well to live-action. Films like The Last Airbender prove this, but then there are cases like Flinstones or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles where cartoons make the jump successfully. Knowing that the adaptation can be successful and make for fun or interesting cinema, here are 10 animated shows that would make for good live-action films....
