Michael*
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The first major piece of casting news is in, with Aaron Taylor-Johnson confirmed to be playing Quicksilver. Amusing to have two different takes on Pietro (he's also confirmed to appear in 'X-Men: Days of Future Past') in as many years, and to see both Evan Peters and Taylor-Johnson portraying the character, having starred in 'Kick-Ass' together. Small world, innit?
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Out & about in New York June 2013
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'Frances Ha' movie premiere at the Toronto Film Festival July 2012
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Greta Celeste Gerwig (born August 4, 1983) is an American actress and filmmaker. Gerwig first came to prominence through her association with the mumblecore film movement. She has collaborated with directors Joe Swanberg and Noah Baumbach on several projects, including the film Nights and Weekends, which the two co-wrote, co-directed and in which they co-starred. Gerwig made her mainstream debut in 2011, in No Strings Attached. She also co-starred alongside Russell Brand in Arthur. Life and career A native of Sacramento, California, Gerwig is the daughter of Christine (née Sauer), a nurse, and Gordon Gerwig, a financial consultant and computer programmer. She is of part German ancestry. Gerwig attended an all-girls Catholic school. She has described herself as "an intense child". With an early interest in dance, she intended to do a degree in musical theatre in New York. She graduated from Barnard College, where she studied English and philosophy instead. Originally intending to become a playwright, Gerwig was cast in a minor role in Joe Swanberg's LOL in 2006, while still studying at Barnard. She began a partnership with the director and an association with other mumblecore filmmakers. Commenting on her work in Greenberg and other films, New York Times critic A. O. Scott described the actress as an "ambassador of a cinematic style that often seems opposed to the very idea of style." She made her first talk show appearance, on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, in 2010. Mainstream success remained elusive, "I was really depressed. I was 25 and thinking, 'this is supposed to be the best time and I'm miserable' but it felt like acting was happening for me, and I went back to acting classes'. Gerwig voices one of the main characters in the Adult Swim cartoon China, IL. In 2011 she was cast as one of the leads in the HBO pilot The Corrections which was cancelled. Gerwig has reportedly been dating writer-director Noah Baumbach since late 2011, though they have only officially acknowledged the relationship recently. They worked together on his film Greenberg in 2010, and co-wrote Frances Ha, which was theatrically released in May 2013 after being screened on the festival circuit since September 2012.
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Here's one from The Julie Ruin, the new project by Kathleen Hanna. It must be at least ten years since she released anything with Le Tigre. http://youtu.be/_BuU9ytaTCA
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Sounds vaguely familiar. Congratulations on your 1000th post!
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Finally, quite like this one at the moment by The Family Rain. Very present-day Arctic Monkeys.
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More new Babyshambles. Getting a good feeling about the forthcoming album.
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It'd feel a bit wrong to have Ultron in the picture without Ant-Man, I hope Whedon plans on including him (and Wasp too).
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Latest discovery. http://youtu.be/omH7ut1xba4
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Say It Right / Nelly Furtado
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2003 > 2010 > 2008 > 2005 > the rest > 2012.
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The current word on the street is that the Mad Hatter (presumably with bunny crew in tow) will be back for Origins in a greatly expanded role, so I guess expect a Copperhead-style reveal for him soon.
Head-shaving seemingly contagious among Doctor Who alumni at the moment. Watch out Jenna-Louise Coleman!
So I finally saw it, and I’m happy to report that I really enjoyed it. I'd be very surprised if it was remembered as fondly as The Avengers in years to come, but overall it was good fun, if a little heavy-handed at times and occasionally repetitive. Great action sequences, I was particularly fond of the opening on Krypton and the scenes in which Clark flies for the first time and breaks the sound barrier. Russell Crowe's Jor-El was a highlight, and thumbs up to Henry Cavill in the title role. While probably not as ideal a Superman as Reeve was, I thought he embodied everything an actor should to portray the character. I liked the fact that Lois had his identity figured out from the beginning too, that whole "Lois has no idea that Clark is Superman" thing is so hackneyed, I’m amazed that it’s taken this long for someone to throw it away. Michael Shannon's Zod didn’t really work for me, from the way the character looked to how he played it, but how fantastic Faora was! Honestly thought she could have carried the film as the sole villain, I hope to see a lot more of Antje Traue in the future. I must also say that the grittier tone of the movie, which I know was a bone of contention for many, made more sense to me by the end. It only crossed my mind afterwards, but we've yet to see a fledgling Clark Kent on the big screen, and I think it would have been extremely difficult to launch a confused rookie hero into becoming the world's saviour so quickly without first introducing some dark themes. He didn't have ten years to learn his craft like in the Donner version, he was basically a transient worker who found out the extent of his alien heritage within a matter of hours. So all in all, a good launching point for future films, and hopefully the first step in the development of the Superman we've come to know. On a scale of Batman & Robin to The Dark Knight, I'd give it an X-Men.
They're probably backing themselves into a corner by just dropping Batman into what is essentially going to be a 'Man of Steel' sequel, but it'll be interesting to see how they approach it. If Bale is a non-starter then a clean break should be made from Nolan's trilogy, although I wouldn’t envy the person charged with the task of divorcing Batman from the current public perception. They'll also have to give us a character that can work in an ensemble piece set in a world where superpowers, aliens and magic exist, which could well be another thankless task. If they do try and suggest that the Nolan films take place in the same universe as MOS, they could do a lot worse than to stick with Gordon-Levitt, since it was heavily implied at the end of TDKR that he would be taking over the cape. Of course, the big drawback of going in that direction would be that Joseph played an amalgamation of the three comic book Robins, which would mean that they’d be faced with the prospect of producing a Batman vehicle without a canon character as the lead. They'd also have to think of a very, very good reason why Superman couldn’t be bothered to lend a hand when Talia and Bane held Gotham hostage for months on end.
