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On whitewashing and the death of movie stars

Posted on February 22, 2017 by reelentropy

The Great Wall came out in American theaters last weekend, beating industry expectations with a $21.7 million take. It’s a good result of a movie that was primarily met with claims of whitewashing and racism for starring Cambridge-born Matt Damon … Continue reading →

Posted in White Noise | Tagged #china, #henry cavill, #matt damon, #scarlett johansson, #superman, Chinese box office, death of movie stars, erasure, Ghost in the Shell, Hong Kong, Japan, national anxiety, Shin Godzilla, The Great Wall, Transformers 4, uniquely Japanese story, whitewashing | 1 Comment

A word about commodifying homosexuality

Posted on July 21, 2016 by reelentropy

Representation of minorities and women have always been important, and they’ve become increasingly important to the public over the past few years. For political reasons both flimsy and painfully real — the Black Lives Matter movement and all the death … Continue reading →

Posted in White Noise | Tagged #black lives matter, #blacklivesmatter, #matt damon, #oscarssowhite, #simon pegg, #star trek beyond, Black Captain America, gay representation in film, Gay Sulu, Gay sulu is tokenism, George Takei, Ghostbusters is an exploitation film, Hikaru Sulu, James Bond is pansexual, lady Thor, minority representation in film, representation of women in film, silencing minority voices, Social justice warriors | 1 Comment

Steve Jobs a stunning, electrifying portrait of… someone

Posted on October 21, 2015 by reelentropy

This is the second Steve Jobs biopic in three years, but it will definitely be the last one. No one in their right mind would try to follow this movie. Steve Jobs tells the incredible true sto- I’m sorry, I can’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #aaron sorkin, #andy hertzfeld, #art howe, #Ben Affleck, #biopic, #christian bale, #george clooney, #jeff daniels, #joanna hoffman, #john sculley, #kate winslet, #leonardo dicaprio, #makenzie moss, #matt damon, #michael fassbender, #michael stuhlbarg, #mlb, #perla haney-jardine, #ripley sobo, #steve jobs, #steve jobs movie, #steve wozniak, #the social network, #trilogy, #universal pictures, bradley cooper, Foxcatcher, J. Edgar, Moneyball, Seth Rogen, The Imitation Game, Theory of Everything | 1 Comment

The Martian a fantastic third entry for new space horror/survival genre

Posted on October 3, 2015 by reelentropy

At no point in The Martian does the guy discover water on Mars. Isn’t this supposed to be scientifically accurate? Based on the hit 2011 novel, the film tells the story of NASA botanist Mark Watney (Matt Damon), who is left for … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #, #20th Century Fox, #apollo 13, #cast away, #explosions, #gravity, #interstellar, #jessica chastain, #life on mars, #mars, #matt damon, #NASA, #rocket man, #starvation, #storytelling 101, #stranger in a strange land, #tension, #the martian, #tom hanks | 1 Comment

Black Mass’ fiction less interesting than reality

Posted on September 16, 2015 by reelentropy

Black Mass is one of those frustrating biopic movies that makes a big deal out of how it’s based on a true story but doesn’t really tell the true story on which it is based. It doesn’t tell a story at … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #adam scott, #alcatraz, #biopic, #black mass, #boston, #Breaking Bad, #corey stoll, #corruption, #dakota johnson, #david harbour, #Daydream Johnny, #family oriented?, #FBI, #fifty shades of grey, #house of cards, #jack nicholson, #jesse plemmons, #joel edgerton, #johnny depp, #kevin bacon, #leonardo dicaprio, #loyalty, #mafia, #martin scorcese, #matt damon, #most wanted, #motive, #mugshot, #Osama, #parks and recreation, #partner in crime, #rory cochrane, #southie, #the departed, #timey wimey, #warner bros., #where's my oscar, #whitey bulger, Benedict Cumberbatch, Billy Bulger, John Connolly, Sherlock | Leave a comment

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On whitewashing and the death of movie stars

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Black Mass’ fiction less interesting than reality

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