At least I think this is a new reveal.
Plus...Jon Favreau says stuff!
Plus!!!...well, see for yourself.
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Showing posts with label Jon Favreau. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jon Favreau. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 09, 2013
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Monday, July 18, 2011
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
'Sun City Picture House' Documentary
In this segment of her talk with Jon Favreau, Olivia Wilde mentions a documentary she exec produced (with Maria Bello) called 'Sun City Picture House' about (re)building a movie theater for the kids in Haiti after the earthquake.
I thought I'd find some material. Here's a couple videos.
MTV has a clip.
More of Wilde and Favreau's chat.
I thought I'd find some material. Here's a couple videos.
SUN CITY PICTURE HOUSE - OFFICIAL TRAILER from David Darg on Vimeo.
MTV has a clip.
More of Wilde and Favreau's chat.
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Steven Spielberg, Jon Favreau, Brian Grazer, and Ron Howard Talk Cowboys & Aliens and Movies in General
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Same Music Bad or Good Depending
When early trailers for 'Ironclad' rolled out most people liked the look of the medieval sword-slashing battle epic and it got good comments.
Sure. Why not like it? Looks like fun.
Then, when a later trailer came out featuring a throbbing rock soundtrack everyone hated the music and thought the movie might just suck.
Okay, that one's good too. The rock adds energy. I like it.
Comments ranged from concerned to negative.
Weird. Myself, I didn't even notice. Who cares what kind of music plays over a 13th century battle with swords, arrows, and trebuchets? Besides, do they expect lutes plucking and panflutes tooting? Who'd want to hear that? 'Ironclad' isn't a period drama that happens to include battle sequences, it's an action-thriller with hard-core combat scenes that takes place in the 13th century. What difference does it make that it's set before The Rolling Stones landed? Rock covers a battle sequence nicely, even one set in merry old England.
When the first 'Cowboys & Aliens' trailer hit everyone, as expected, loved it.
Sure. Why not like it? Looks like fun. Back in April, though, we got this, which isn't subtle about the rock intro:
The anachronistic soundtrack was hardly noticed. In fact, the only comment I was able to find was positive. Movieline said:
The vibe in this trailer is energetic, fast-paced, tongue-in-cheek, even - and if the rollicking music heard here is any indication of the final film, Cowboys & Aliens could have a very mainstream-friendly, Pirates of the Caribbean-type appeal.
Now, we get a new trailer with music that, if anything, is even more throbbing, hard hitting. Still no protests. Is it that rock music in a medieval battle scene is more grating, or just seems more wrong, than the same type music in a western because one takes place in the 13th century, like 700 or 800 years before the advent of rock and the other takes place in the 1700s and early 1800s, which was just a few years ago by comparison? (Sure, that makes sense). Just how is one more anachronistic than the other? Or, is it that we understand Jon Favreau loves hard-rocking soundtracks, and this is the guy that gave us all that 'Iron Man' goodness, so nobody says anything for fear of disturbing the Favreau-ness of it all?
It's a funny thing. I remember 'A Knight's Tale' got ripped for using a rock soundtrack and that's a medieval setting as well. Go figure.
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Sure. Why not like it? Looks like fun.
Then, when a later trailer came out featuring a throbbing rock soundtrack everyone hated the music and thought the movie might just suck.
Okay, that one's good too. The rock adds energy. I like it.
Comments ranged from concerned to negative.
Weird. Myself, I didn't even notice. Who cares what kind of music plays over a 13th century battle with swords, arrows, and trebuchets? Besides, do they expect lutes plucking and panflutes tooting? Who'd want to hear that? 'Ironclad' isn't a period drama that happens to include battle sequences, it's an action-thriller with hard-core combat scenes that takes place in the 13th century. What difference does it make that it's set before The Rolling Stones landed? Rock covers a battle sequence nicely, even one set in merry old England.
When the first 'Cowboys & Aliens' trailer hit everyone, as expected, loved it.
Sure. Why not like it? Looks like fun. Back in April, though, we got this, which isn't subtle about the rock intro:
The anachronistic soundtrack was hardly noticed. In fact, the only comment I was able to find was positive. Movieline said:
The vibe in this trailer is energetic, fast-paced, tongue-in-cheek, even - and if the rollicking music heard here is any indication of the final film, Cowboys & Aliens could have a very mainstream-friendly, Pirates of the Caribbean-type appeal.
Now, we get a new trailer with music that, if anything, is even more throbbing, hard hitting. Still no protests. Is it that rock music in a medieval battle scene is more grating, or just seems more wrong, than the same type music in a western because one takes place in the 13th century, like 700 or 800 years before the advent of rock and the other takes place in the 1700s and early 1800s, which was just a few years ago by comparison? (Sure, that makes sense). Just how is one more anachronistic than the other? Or, is it that we understand Jon Favreau loves hard-rocking soundtracks, and this is the guy that gave us all that 'Iron Man' goodness, so nobody says anything for fear of disturbing the Favreau-ness of it all?
It's a funny thing. I remember 'A Knight's Tale' got ripped for using a rock soundtrack and that's a medieval setting as well. Go figure.
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Friday, June 17, 2011
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Thursday, November 18, 2010
'Cowboys & Aliens'
Jon Favreau is staking a claim as the guy who can take comic book material and infuse it with life, story, depth of character.
Trailer grabs you, won't let go. Hints at plot, makes you want to know more. I never would have thought a movie about people in the old west battling space aliens could come off this real. Rarely seen in genre work.
This has Story.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Just Plain Good
'Iron Man' is shaping up to be not just a hit, but a good movie on top of that. Robert Downey Jr. is perfect for the role -- well-versed in the ways of the world (as a superhero must be), but still just a kid at heart. Should lend Iron Man the gravitas needed to be taken seriously without alienating the kids the movie will be meant for -- think Batman sans all the moping around.
Jon Favreau is getting knocked for his unproven ability to direct (he's done some TV but that's it), but check out the clip -- it's perfectly shot, works as exposition (it explains [non-verbally] how the suit enables Stark to fly), and one can only assume the timing of this plot point is right on. Looks like Favreau not only has the chops needed, he's got a natural affinity for the material -- and that can't be faked.
As for the intangibles, the 'learning to fly' clip had me hooked -- it's just plain good, plays real, and gets you to know and like the protagonist. All in all, pretty effective film-making.
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