Recap: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – “The Hub”

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Hello Level 7 Agents, SHIELD is back but you may need your clearance upped for tonight’s episode.  Last week’s episode was the best one since the pilot, with the show taking a huge leap forward in terms of character development and emotion.  Tonight’s episode continued that trend, and I think it’s safe to say that after these last two episodes SHIELD has definitely found its feet.  “The Hub”, written by Rafe Judkins and Lauren LeFranc and directed by Bobby Roth, gave us a look into SHIELD’s daily operation and the scope of the organization, a peek into the mystery of Skye’s parents, some development on Coulson’s resurrection, not to mention some solid action and some of the funniest lines of the season.  Without further ado, let’s take it from the top. Continue reading →

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Odo: There’ll be no live vole fights on the Promenade, Quark.
Quark: I would never be party to anything so cruel and inhumane. But, of course, if some Cardassians happened to bring their voles along and they happened to get into a fight, I could hardly be held responsible for…
Odo: Oh, yes you could.
Sisko: And you will be.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 3: Episode 15 – “Destiny”

Trailer Tuesday: X-Men: Days of Future Past

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Days of Future Past

Welcome to “Trailer Tuesday” where I talk about trailers for upcoming movies, since I’ve always found trailers to be endlessly fascinating.

Those of you who saw Thor: The Dark World last weekend were treated to an unusual trailer for the next X-Men movie.  It’s a trailer that’s different than what I expected, which I think serves it well.  Take a look, and read on for my thoughts:

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For a fleeting instant, Harry thought he saw a gleam of something like triumph in Dumbledore’s eyes.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – J.K. Rowling

What if there was a Best Voice Performance Oscar? – 1997

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(Note: This is a fictional creative writing exercise, inspired by hours of contemplation of which animated performances have been most worthy of attention over the years.  This feature imagines that a Best Voice Performance category was added to the Oscars following Beauty and the Beast’s nomination for Best Picture at the 64th Academy Awards.  Each week I’ll cover the hypothetical nominees and winner from one year of animated performances.)

Following the general confusion of the 69th Academy Awards, no one knew what to expect for 1997.  Pixar had yet to reassert itself following the success of Toy Story, but the slate of feature length animation for the year was considered to be much stronger than that of 1996.  What was not anticipated was the new controversy that was about to crop up.
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Review/Analysis: Thor: The Dark World

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Of the Phase One movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thor was the one that seemed least likely to succeed.  Iron Man felt familiar as a superhero story, while Captain America had a mass appeal, but Thor was unusual.  It had a Shakespearean family drama involving gods combined with a fish-out-of-water story and a bit of romance.  The question was whether viewers could buy an immortal, Norse god as a superhero on the big screen.  It was a surprise success, however, and in my view was the key film in setting up The Avengers, both in laying the plot foundation and in expanding the expectations of audiences.

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Elphaba and Galinda: There’s been some confusion, for you see, my roommate is…
Galinda: …unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe…
Elphaba: …blonde.

Wicked – “What is this Feeling?”

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Delia: I’m here with you. I will live with you in this hellhole, but I must express myself. If you don’t let me gut out this house and make it my own, I will go insane, and I will take you with me!

Beetlejuice

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Dr. Julian Bashir: Causing people to suffer because you hate them… is terrible. But causing people to suffer because you have forgotten how to care… that’s really hard to understand.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 3, Episode 11 – “Past Tense: Part I”

Friday Favorites: Favorite Character – The Fifth Element

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Welcome to “Friday Favorites” which highlight some of my favorite movie-related things.

Last week in part 1 of my Friday Favorites devoted to characters from The Fifth Element I talked about how much I enjoy Ruby Rhod as played by Chris Tucker.  However, there’s one other character in the film that holds my attention every time he’s onscreen, and that is Gary Oldman’s villainous Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg.  Zorg would probably go in my top 10 most memorable film villains of all time.  Much like with Ruby Rhod, Zorg is the perfect combination of writing, styling and performance that makes him hard to forget.

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