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Over in America, Biden Signs Tiger King Bill Into Law
Remember March 2020, when we were all stuck inside watching a kooky gay big cat owner do battle with another kooky tiger-print-wearing big cat sanctuary owner? One of those catty characters just scored a big win in Washington.
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Predator Is Brilliant Because It’s Rambo, But With An Alien
As Hollywood legend tells it, 1987’s Predator — which turns 30 today — was directly inspired by the Rocky series. But the Arnold Schwarzenegger classic even more closely resembles Sylvester Stallone’s other big 1980s franchise, Rambo, specifically 1985’s First Blood Part II. The major difference is that Predator improves upon the formula by adding a…
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How To Do Violence In Movies Right
Video: There’s so much violence in movies that it doesn’t even matter any more.
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Why Do Action Scenes In Movies Suck?
Here’s a really good video essay from Sam and Niko about action scenes in movies. They first start by showing us what bad action scenes look like — quick cuts, implied action, reason-less fighting, etc. — and then delve into movies that do action scenes really well (involve characters we care about, actually show the…