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I suspect it’s because there’s so much fun nonsense in this episode. I’ve been scrolling through all of the tags, and it’s just a bunch of Memes and a bunch of fanart. I would not be shocked if it trended it all weekend

So I've been thinking about The Ending:

So I had to watch it twice to go back and catch all the Comic Book Easter Eggs. Omgosh, the site gags in this episode are EVERYTHING. This is the type of episode I wish had played in a movie theater or at SDCC. I would've been so excited to lose my shit over X and have someone else doing the same.

I can’t even properly function right now. I am so goddamn obsessed.

All-righty Ladies, Gentlemen, and Lokis, It has finally arrived. The cultural event that is going to heal this soul of this planet and SAVE CINEMA: LMFAO, I wish. Though if I don't get the trailer tonight, I will riot. Nah, it's time for: BLACK WIDOW Arriving eight years too late to really matter, and one and a half years behind schedule, Natasha Romanoff and her Russian Cohorts FINALLY get their big screen solo mission. That is actually an origin story for Yelena Belova. And is sandwiched between the TRUE MCU EVENT of the season: Episode 5 & 6 of LOKI. She is the icon, she is the legend, she is THE MOMENT. (Only available on Disney+! Theaters are Dead!) The Marvel Proof RT Score (Obviously Bought and Paid For By Disney!) is encouraging, and our fearless leader @Shawn thinks we'll crack somewhere between 80 and 100M this weekend. Though there's some rumblings in the Tracking Thread that might make for an interesting weekend. And trust and believe, as much as User Cap *loves* to munch on popcorn and witness a good old fashion OW Thread Meltdown, Admin Cap is not quite ready. I would please encourage folks to refrain from DOOM DOOM DOOM if Black Widow doesn't crack 100M. (Unless, of course, we're gonna talk Dr. Doom!) Before the pandemic, the Marvel Cinematic Universe seemed unstoppable. Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Infinity War, Endgame, and Far From Home all sailed past 1B worldwide, with bigger and more frontloaded domestic opening weekends for even films like Ant-Man & The Wasp. Alas, while some parts of the country are "back to normal", we have other parts still dealing with the Delta Variant. We have local chains that have been closed for good. (#RIP MY BELOVED CINEMAGIC). And we have a same-day release of PVOD for those who just aren't ready to go back to: I also think we should note that even though the MCU is coming off a once-in-a-generation high, it's just that. Once in a generation. Phase 4 feels very much like Phase 1 where they're telling smaller stories and resetting the universe through new character origin stories. It's going to take a couple years to get the Phase 3 Hype Back, if ever. No other brand IP possesses the power to bring people back to THE MOOVIES like the MCU. [This is a fact, cause obviously Fast Saga is not a BRAND it's a FAMILY]. So I understand the temptation to play Chicken Little if we're drinking cheap box white wine instead of Dom Pérignon Rose Gold on Sunday. Theaters really need a win right now. I hope to Kevin, this weekend is a smashing success. Godspeed, All. Aaannd... I believe I have hit every space on the Black Widow Opening Weekend Bingo Card. *Goes to Check* free photo hosting websites HMM... Not yet, but there's still time. Hopefully, now that we're got that out of our system, we can: Please Remember @Eric Belov's Cardinal Rules of Weekend Threads: Absolutely No Spoilers. Not Even Spoilers posted Under the Spoiler Tags. Because this is the MCU, this ALSO GOES FOR NO SHANG-CHI, LOKI, WHAT IF, ETERNALS, SPIDEY, OR FUTURE PROJECTS. THE BLACK WIDOW SPOILER THREAD IS HERE. USE IT. ( PLEASE AND THANK YOU :D ) The Report and Ignore Buttons Are Your Friends. Not Cool Ignore Report Don't Quote DON'T BE A DICK. ABSOLUTELY NO BULLYING OR HARASSMENT.

I love being right.

I’ve been Three times and I haven’t heard anything about streaming in casual conversations.

It’s usually 9:30PM on weekdays and 2PM on Saturday

So this might be a good time to co-op this thread for just a second. The Zoom Film Club is showing Westerns on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday this month to Corresponded with the list. And then in the last week everything is due, we’re doing one a day. The schedule is as followed: W - 7 - 9:30PM EST - High Noon S - 10 - 2PM EST- Johnny Guitar M - 12 - 9PM EST - The Searchers W - 14 - 9:30PM EST - Sergeant Rutledge S - 17 - 2PM EST- One Eyed Jacks M - 19 - 9:30PM EST - Ride The High Country W - 7 - 9:30PM EST - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance S - 10 - 2PM EST- Fistful of Dollars Sun - The Wild Bunch M - McCain and Miller T - Buck and the Preacher W - Pale Rider Th - Geronimo: An American Legend F - Tombstone S - The Rider

@charlie Jatinder I can’t figure out if I find that wildly inappropriate or fucking hilarious. It’s a little bit of both. 🤣🤣🤣

I agree. Captain America: The First Avenger is fucking amazing.

COMING UP THIS WEEK: MONDAY, JULY 5 SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON (1949) We return back to John Ford (something we'll do often this month; sorry, not sorry, @Plain Old Tele) for one of his quintessential "Cavalry Trilogy" he and John Wayne did with RKO. The other two films, Fort Apache (1948) and Rio Grande (1950). Fort Apache is one the first Hollywood films to at least attempt to paint the Native Americans in a positive light, and features a dangerous performance by Fonda as the classist and bigoted Colonel Owen Thursday. Absolutely worth tracking down. Ben Mankiewicz of TCM once noted that "typical Ford Westerns have common characteristics: a close knit ensemble cast, straight forward stories, and striking locations." We find that all in this film, which stars John Wayne as Captain Brittles. Set after Custer's defeat at The Battle of Little Big Horn, Brittles must balance dealing with Native American relations and delivering his commanding officers family to the stage station with his impending retirement. “I always had an eye for composition,” Ford said: “That’s all I did have. As a kid, I thought I was going to be an artist. I used to sketch and paint a great deal. I never thought about it in terms of art, or this is world-shaking.” Maybe that’s why he was so damn good at it. There’s no frou-frou to his work. And I say that as someone who loves frou frou. It’s always so precious, and clean, and exacting. Shot in beautiful Technicolor by Winton C. Hoch, She Wore A Yellow Ribbon won an Oscar for Best Cinematography - Color in 1950. Hoch actually worked as a lab technician for Technicolor and helped develop and perfect the process. Fun Story: One of the most iconic scenes from the film was created during a dispute. As a line of cavalry rode through the desert, a real thunderstorm grew on the horizon. Hoch began to pack up the cameras as the weather worsened only for John Ford to order him to keep shooting. Hoch argued that there was not enough natural light for the scene and, more importantly, the cameras could become potential lightning rods if the storm swept over them. Ford ignored cinematographer Winton Hoch's complaints; completing the scene as the thunderstorm rolled in, soaking the cast and crew. Hoch later had filed a letter of complaint against Ford with the American Society of Cinematographers over the filming of this scene. The story of Hoch's refusal to shoot in this thunderstorm has often been repeated, but actor Harry Carey, Jr., who was on the set, contests it. He says Ford had finished shooting for the day, but when the picturesque storm brewed he asked Hoch if they could shoot in the declining light. Hoch answered, "It's awfully dark, Jack. I'll shoot it. I just can't promise anything." Ford then instructed, "Winnie, open her up [the camera lens] and let's go for it. If it doesn't turn out, I'll take the rap." Winnie complied, saying, "Fair enough, Jack." WEDNESDAY, JULY 7 HIGH NOON (1952) Clocking in at only 84 minutes, High Noon unfolds in "real time" as Marshal Will Kane (Gary Cooper) is about to retire off with his new wife Amy (Grace Kelly). Only Frank Miller, an outlaw that Kane sent to prison, has just been released; and he and his posse are arriving in town on the noon train. What follows is a tense mortality play and a can't must allegory for McCarthyism. It is the last work of Carl Foreman before he was Blacklisted and moved to England. Fred Zinnemann, the director, said the film was "not a Western, as far as I'm concerned; it just happens to be set in the Old West." Gary Cooper won an Oscar for his role. John Wayne called this film "the most unAmerican thing I've seen in my whole life." So if that isn't a ringing endorsement, I don't know what is. He hated the film so much that he and Howard Hawks released 1959's Rio Bravo as a response. Another excellent film worth tracking down. SATURDAY, JULY 10 JOHNNY GUITAR (1954) We're going to take a break from the toxic masculinity for a hot second visit the saloon of Vienna, in Johnny Guitar. The film stars Joan Crawford, known screen legend and killer of Faye Dunaway's career, as a no-nonsense and spirited saloonkeeper that tangles with the local cattle ranchers. With the help of a mysterious stranger named Johny Guitar, she attempts to ward them off as they try to force her out town. The film was a flop upon its release, but since has gained a cult following for its theatrics and feminist slant. LINK TO ROOM: Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5423825182?pwd=T1VuUmJ5OVB1ZjRNQmNHRVpDQ3lkUT09 Meeting ID: 542 382 5182 Passcode: BOT

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My liveblog of this film to a friend; not edited cause I don't care.

Tomorrow War was … oof. OOOOOOOF 🤮

We finally have a plot summary:

FilmCriticHulkSmash Went on a long rant post episode about the “post end credits industrial complex” 😂 (A.k.a., he thought that seeing should’ve been the end of the episode, because you might have missed it if you didn’t watch the credits. And clearly there’s people on Twitter who did not watch the credits)

THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948) We move from one titan of Hollywood to another with our next feature: John Huston's The Treasure of Sierra Madre. This is our third Huston's film -- as we did The Man Who Would Be King and Beat The Devil, which also starred Bogie. Huston won an Oscar for writing and directing the picture. He also directed his father, Walter Huston, in his Academy Award winning Supporting Role as Howard. (Fun, fact, John Huston would direct his daughter, Angelica, in Prizzi's Honor. She would ALSO win an Academy Award for that, and thus, the Hustons are the first and only family with three generations of Oscar winners.) The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is considered one of the finest Western/Adventure stories to come out of Classic Hollywood. The story follows Two Americans (Bogie and Holt) searching for work in Mexico convince an old prospector (Walter Huston) to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains. Badges. We don't need no stinkin' badges. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5423825182?pwd=T1VuUmJ5OVB1ZjRNQmNHRVpDQ3lkUT09 Meeting ID: 542 382 5182 Passcode: BOT Also, note: This film is on HBO MAX with subscription.

The logic is pretty simple. It’s all big ball of wibbly wobbly, timey wimey stuff. 🤷‍♀️

i feel personally attacked by this.

cries into my comic books.

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https://variety.com/2021/film/news/black-panther-wakanda-forever-production-atlanta-cast-1235008191/ They started filming on Tuesday in Georgia.

They had one tonight and she didn’t show 🕵️ (by the way, I don’t say this in a negative way. Her and Jost just got married. That’s what happens when people get married. I am really shocked there wasn’t a Covid baby.)