This week, we got a Nintendo Direct that was one part Indie World, one part partner showcase. We’ve got a roundup of every game featured in the 40-minute presentation. Also, new leaks suggest that an official announcement of Sony’s PS5 Pro is imminent, the hottest incarnation of Indy ever (Temple of Doom Indy, of…
Some cliche somewhere said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have wanted to share it with as many people as possible. “Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net” is the outlet for that passion. In this column, I will showcase the kick-ass artwork of some great artists, with the hopes that these artists get the attention they deserve. That’s the aim. If you have any questions or comments, or even suggestions of art or other great artists, feel free to contact me at any time at theodorebond@joblo.com.
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy by Maxthor Woo
Avatar: The Way of Water by Wolfgang LeBlanc
Batman by Edward Pun
Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas by Taylor Blue
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly by Thomas Kirkeberg
Megan by Jaime Ventura
The Mighty Ducks by Kyle Fast
Sonic The Hedgehog by Flavio Luccisano
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Some cliche somewhere said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have wanted to share it with as many people as possible. “Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net” is the outlet for that passion. In this column, I will showcase the kick-ass artwork of some great artists, with the hopes that these artists get the attention they deserve. That’s the aim. If you have any questions or comments, or even suggestions of art or other great artists, feel free to contact me at any time at theodorebond@joblo.com.
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy by Maxthor Woo
Avatar: The Way of Water by Wolfgang LeBlanc
Batman by Edward Pun
Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas by Taylor Blue
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly by Thomas Kirkeberg
Longlegs by Huan Do
Megan by Jaime Ventura
The Mighty Ducks by Kyle Fast
Scarface by Emmshin
Sonic The Hedgehog by Flavio Luccisano
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Competitive eating legends Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi are set to face each other for the first time in 15 years live on Netflix. Apparently, the streaming giant would rather spend money on this instead of [insert your favorite Netflix show that was canceled too soon here].
Competitive eating legends Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi are set to face each other for the first time in 15 years live on Netflix. Apparently, the streaming giant would rather spend money on this instead of [insert your favorite Netflix show that was canceled too soon here].
It’s called Labor Day Weekend, but the only work you should be doing is flipping burgers on the grill and deciding which college football game you’ll be watching as the season fully kicks off this week. Or you could fire up College Football 25 instead and see if you’re a better coach than the knucklehead who just went…
It’s called Labor Day Weekend, but the only work you should be doing is flipping burgers on the grill and deciding which college football game you’ll be watching as the season fully kicks off this week. Or you could fire up College Football 25 instead and see if you’re a better coach than the knucklehead who just went…
With Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny having been released to divisive audience reactions and less spectacular than expected box office, we thought now would be the time to do our definitive ranking of the Indiana Jones films. Of course, these rankings are just our opinions, so if you disagree – and many of you probably do – make sure to hit us up in the comments. Time to let er’ rip!
Some of you reading this probably think I’m crazy. Am I actually saying Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is better than Dial of Destiny? Here’s the thing – some parts of Crystal Skull are worse than anything in Dial of Destiny. There’s nothing horrifically embarrassing in this movie (which saw James Mangold taking the helm) but the thing is, there’s nothing terribly memorable, either. The action is bland, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who’s exceptionally talented (Fleabag is legitimately great), is given nothing to work with. Plus, there’s the kid flying around like Anakin Skywalker and the de-aging, which, to me, never really works. Plus, bland bad guys and, worst of all – CGI-filled action scenes without any real excitement.
When Crystal Skull is bad, it’s VERY BAD. I wish there had been no aliens and certainly no Shia LaBeouf swinging around on vines through the jungle. But Crystal Skull, even at its worst, is actually fun. It has the lighthearted, high adventure tone that Steven Spielberg and George Lucas perfected, and the ending left Indiana Jones in the right place. He’s one of the greatest heroes in movie history – why not let him have a happy ending?
Of course, the top three is made up of the original trilogy… but here’s another controversial pick. Most people say that Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is the second-best Indiana Jones film. It’s pretty close, but I prefer the harder edge of the action in Temple of Doom. It also has a better villain, with Julian Glover’s Walter Donovan a bit bland. That said, there’s plenty to love about Last Crusade. Sean Connery is as iconic as Ford is as Indy’s daffy dad, Henry Jones Sr. The chemistry between him and Ford is one in a million. Plus, the excellent prologue (with River Phoenix) sets the stage for Young Indiana Jones and so much more.
I’m stunned that more people don’t love this movie. People complain that Kate Capshaw’s Willie Scott is too wimpy, but I appreciate them doing something different with the love interest this time. I think people also often overlook that this is a prequel, as it clearly shows Indiana’s journey from being an archeologist for hire that’s willing to sell his wares to the hero we all know and love. Plus, Amrish Puri’s Mola Ram is iconic, especially when yanking hearts from chests, and Ke Huy Quan’s Short Round is the greatest kid sidekick of all time!
Not only is this the best Indiana Jones movie, but it’s also the best action-adventure movie ever made. Harrison Ford’s Indiana Jones is cemented as the greatest action hero of all time right from the get-go. I’ve been lucky enough to see this movie on 35mm theatrically thanks to revival screenings, and as good as it plays at home, it’s even more of an experience on the big screen. Everything about it is masterful, from the villains to Karen Allen’s Marion, the score by John Williams and the unrelenting final 40 minutes of the film. The film has the rare distinction of having two of the greatest action scenes of all time immediately follow each other, with the brutal airplane hangar fight directly segueing into the incredible truck chase. It simply does not get better than this.
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Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn hasn’t directed a movie since The Neon Demon was released eight years ago, but that’s all about to change. Variety reports that Refn is preparing to shoot his next movie in Tokyo next year, which will be in English and Japanese.
Despite once claiming that “cinema is dead,” Refn believes it’s the right time to return. “It’s a really interesting time to make movies because it’s such a chaotic situation,” he said. “So going back and making a theatrical feature film again is almost like — not starting over — but with all the changes in our societies in the last five years and technology changes, it almost seems like the right thing to do for me.“
There aren’t many details about Refn’s new movie, but he did promise that it “will have a lot of glitter and [a] lot of sex and violence.” The director added that “Feature film is still the mother of all mediums,” and he’s excited to “re-experience that process” after his feature film hiatus. “I think it’s hard for me to escape my self-indulgent identity in creativity,” he said. “So there will always be me in it.“
Although this project will be Refn’s first new movie in nearly a decade, he hasn’t been sitting idle. He directed and co-wrote Too Old to Die Young, a ten-episode series for Prime Video which stars Miles Teller as “a grieving police officer who, along with the man who shot his partner, finds himself in an underworld filled with working-class hit men, Yakuza soldiers, cartel assassins sent from Mexico, Russian mafia captains and gangs of teenage killers.“
He also returned to his native Denmark for Copenhagen Cowboy, his first Danish-language project since Pusher 3. The Netflix series follows an “enigmatic young heroine, Miu. After a lifetime of servitude and on the verge of a new beginning, she traverses the ominous landscape of Copenhagen’s criminal netherworld. Searching for justice and enacting vengeance, she encounters her nemesis, Rakel, as they embark on an odyssey through the natural and the supernatural. The past ultimately transforms and defines their future, as the two women discover they are not alone, they are many.“
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Apple TV+ recently released the director’s cut of Ridley Scott’s Napoleon, which adds 48 minutes to the historical epic’s runtime, bringing it to 205 minutes. Going to need a bathroom break for that one. However, Scott told Total Film he easily could have gone longer as the story of Napoleon is so complex and expansive.
“Well, you could do a film that ran a week about Napoleon Bonaparte,” Scott said. “Really, the biggest challenge is: how the hell do I narrow this down? The story of Napoleon is so complex, and I only wanted to look at the man. Not so much the battles, but more the man, and what makes him tick, and his obsession with somebody called Josephine.“
Vanessa Kirby’s Josephine gets more attention in the director’s cut, with her relationship with Napoleon fleshed out further. “She was not at all attracted to him at all, but she engineered to pretend that she did. And from that, she had nowhere else to go,” Scott said. “Where is she going to go? The street? The extra [48 minutes] is not entirely devoted to Josephine, but it’s devoted to them, together. You start to get who, what, where, and why. Some may prefer it as a cut. And, that said, I think I do.“
Scott also commented on how his attitude towards the editing of his movies has changed over the years. “When I began doing commercials, I’d sit there, literally in the edit, and do every frame with the editor,” Scott said. “Then the films, it was the same thing. It was quite a long time in the editing room.” By the time of Black Rain in 1989, Scott had learned how to step back and not get buried in the film. “I had a great editor called Tom Rolf, and I left him to it, maybe because he was so grumpy,” Scott said. “I gave him some fantastic footage. And he was always smoking in his room. So was I. So I would give him space. And then he cut the movie, and I went, ‘Christ, that’s great. I didn’t realise the film was going to be so good.’“
“What I’m saying is: you need a great editor, and not to go into the editing room until the editor says, ‘OK, I’ve got a scene. I’ve got a reel. Do you want to see it?’” Scott continued. “Because once I’ve prepared casting, recce’d it, and shot it, I’m so buried in it. I’m numb to what I’ve just done. It’s best to hand it over to a fresh mind, and let them get to it. And then I’m fresh to see what they’ve done with it. So it’s like handing over a piece of a jigsaw puzzle, and saying, ‘Tell me when you’ve done the left-hand corner.’“
Scott added that he considers Kingdom of Heaven to be his most successful director’s cut, and I would agree. The film is pretty much the gold standard for how much a director’s cut can transform a mediocre movie into a great one.
Napoleon: The Director’s Cut is now streaming on Apple TV+, so be sure to check out the review from our own Alex Maidy.
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