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26 Apr

How HBO’s The Nevers Explores a Very Different Vision of Victorian Girl Power

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This article contains spoilers for THE NEVERS episode 3. On paper, the idea of a steampunk superhero show that mixes period-set grittiness with ladies punching things seems like it should be a slam dunk. After all, most narratives about people gifted with sudden superhuman abilities are really just stories about power in fancier than usual dress. Shows like these examine who traditionally possesses power, who is allowed to wield it, how it is often used to prop up the privileged that already have it. And where better to explore these issues than Victorian England? The foggy nineteenth-century streets of London work so…

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08 Mar

Paul Bettany on Vision’s MCU Future

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This article contains spoilers for WandaVision Paul Bettany has outlasted Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr’s tenure in the MCU, and as unlikely as it seemed before Marvel’s Vision and Scarlet Witch spinoff WandaVision started streaming, it looks like he’s here to stay. The cast and crew of WandaVision were on hand last week to answer questions about the series’ highly anticipated finale. When Bettany was asked if he’d be up for playing Vision forever, he answered with an enthusiastic “I love Vision. Yes, I’m in.” Having already played the voice of Tony’s Stark’s AI JARVIS, newborn synthezoid Vision, and…

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23 Feb

Zack Snyder’s Original Vision for Justice League Faded Long Before His Exit

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As Zack Snyder’s Justice League prepares to showcase the director’s true vision of the 2017 film long-sought by a vocal segment of the fandom, behind-the-scenes details have emerged about the director’s exit from the theatrical film, providing interesting context to its upcoming debut on HBO Max. It seems that the official—devastatingly heartbreaking—explanation for Snyder’s departure from the film actually overshadowed some behind-the-scenes strife. Picture this for a Justice League plotline: Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) falls in love with a recently widowed Lois Lane (Amy Adams). While the notion of a Batman/Lois Lane romance is not entirely unheard of in the…

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29 Jan

How Roger Corman Finally Restored His Uncensored Vision for The Masque of the Red Death

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The Masque of the Red Death, Roger Corman’s masterful 1964 adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s short story, has been fully restored and can now be seen in all its diabolical splendor. The seventh of eight “Poe Cycle” films Corman made in the 1960s, Masque is arguably the best. Before its release, Poe had already delivered Corman from the low budget black and white films he shot in 10 days in the 1950s to the relative luxury of three-week shoots and psychedelic underworlds.  The new DVD/Blu-Ray is the first fully uncut, extended version of the film to be available. Besides restoring…

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27 Jan

Avengers: Age of Ultron Nixed Vision’s Junk After Some Consideration

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In another world, in another universe, in another life, in another dimension, we all know what Vision’s package looks like outside of that fan art you thought you deleted but keeps being re-blogged and is now deep-fried beyond all recognition on Imgur. According to WandaVision star Paul Bettany, Vision’s penis almost made it into Avengers: Age of Ultron after orders for its creation came straight from director Joss Whedon in the midst of making Marvel’s second blockbuster team-up film. Bettany revealed the story of Vision’s nixed tallywacker in an interview with Lights, Camera, Pod, recalling that Whedon was very keen…

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16 Jan

Marvel’s WandaVision: Vision’s Avengers and MCU History Recap

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WandaVision has been considered one of the more unique concepts for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The new Disney+ show takes two members of the Avengers and puts them in a new setting with a sitcom motif that is intended to be a comforting status quo but is anything but. As the layers begin to peel back on reality, this story of a wise android and his magic-wielding wife is more of a bonkers horror mystery than anything else. To have this as the first step in the long-awaited Phase 4 of the MCU is a ballsy move. A move forced…

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11 Jan

How Is Vision Alive in Marvel’s WandaVision?

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This article contains spoilers for Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, Dallas and Roseanne. When Marvel first announced that it would be creating a spinoff show for Disney+ led by MCU superheroes Wanda Maximoff aka Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany), there was some understandable confusion from fans who weren’t quite sure how it would work. After all, WandaVision wasn’t supposed to be a prequel, and as far as we were aware post-Avengers: Infinity War, Vision was, well, very dead. Dead as a doornail. Gone before The Snap and therefore quite lost. RIP to a real one, etc. During…

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21 Sep

WandaVision: Marvel Comics Accurate Vision Costume Hints at Mystical Story

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The first full trailer for Marvel’s WandaVision dropped during the 2020 Emmys, and with it came a TON of new information about the show. But there’s one quick little nod to comics history that might herald a shift in how the Scarlet Witch and Vision are portrayed in the greater Marvel Cinematic Universe. For a brief moment, Vision joined his wife the Scarlet Witch in wearing a comics-accurate costume. That’s right: he’s rocking the big yellow cape, the drab green body, and the diamond. Even if it’s only for a second, and clearly during trick or treating, it’s still there,…

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08 Aug

Vision Portraits

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A feature-length documentary that chronicles the creative paths of blind and visually impaired artists including a photographer (John Dugdale), dancer (Kayla Hamilton), writer (Ryan Knighton) and the film?s own director, Rodney Evans.Rated: Not RatedRelease Date: Aug 09, 2019

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