Summary Winchester ’73 marked a major shift in James Stewart’s career, breaking away from his healthy everyman image. The film’s success led to collaborations between Stewart and director Anthony Mann on several acclaimed projects in the 1950s. Stewart’s ability to play complex, darker roles expanded his range, influencing the success of future films like Hitchcock’s Rear Window. At the beginning of his career, Hollywood legend Jacob Stewart Was very much seen as a wholesome American everyman – his roles were often very similar, with his character serving as the audience’s relatable perspective in whatever story was being told. However, one…
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Fascinated is Netflix’s latest animated adventure, one of the streaming service’s most interesting and adorable projects in recent memory. The story follows a young princess named Ellian, voiced by West Side Historyis Rachel Zegler, whose parents are transformed into giant monsters. With no one to care for her, the young girl sets out on a dangerous mission to reverse the curse and bring her parents back before it’s too late. Fascinated has a fun cast of recognizable voices that help bring this story to life, with the film’s bright visuals and catchy music doing the rest. Alongside Zegler’s main character…
John Lithgow has appeared in many acclaimed animated films throughout his career, and although Fascinated is not the best in his catalogue, it demonstrates excellent work that reminds the public of the actor’s dubbing skills. Lithgow’s most famous animated film is Shrekfor which he voiced the villain Lord Farquaad, but has also appeared in projects such as The jungle group and Rugrats in Paris. Lithgow is generally known for villainous performances, but his animation work can be just as entertaining. This includes Fascinated, a fun adventure for the whole family that revolves around a teenage princess (voiced by Rachel Zegler)…
The Empress is a German-language drama series that was a huge hit on Netflix, telling the story of a young woman named Elisabeth who falls in love with Emperor Francis of Austria and later becomes his bride, bringing her deeply into the world of politics. The show is full of mystery and intrigue, exploring the less public side of the royal family that Elisabeth didn’t know before she let love bring her into this world. The Empress is inspired by real events that took place at the Austrian court in the 1800s and brings a lot of that intense realism…
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Continues the history of the classic video game adaptations, bringing back the majority of the original cast for a third installment in the blockbuster franchise. Like previous entries in the franchise, sonic the hedgehog 3’s story is an original story that draws from the history of the games. In this case, the film seems to be pulling from Sonic Adventure 2Which introduced Sonic’s vengeful opponent Shadow the Hedgehog as a dark mirror to Sonic. The original Sonic the Hedgehog Movie was a huge box office success, and the success of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 cements the…
Gladiator 2 is the direct sequel to Ridley Scott’s Best Picture-winning historical epic, set two decades after the conclusion of the original and following Maximus’ now-adult son Lucius as he sets out to seek revenge. Although the story is primarily fictional, with several subplots created solely for the purpose of this film, it is based on real events and inspired by real-life figures who actually existed during the reign of the Roman Empire. Gladiator 2The story mixes fact and fiction, including with regard to the behavior of Emperor Caracalla. The story of Gladiator 2 takes place during the shared reign…
The simultaneous release of both Evil and Gladiator II at the box office in November 2024 proved to be the cinematic event of the year. “Glicked” is rivaling last year’s “Barbenheimer” phenomenon, with two wildly different projects finding immense success in different ways. The two films have been compared endlessly thanks to their same-day release, even though the projects themselves couldn’t be more different. However, box office numbers for Evil and Gladiator II have already proven themselves to be something of a “winner”. Both Evil and Gladiator II were highly anticipated releases, the former because of how beloved the original…
For a long time, Westerns were arguably the most popular and widely appreciated genre of film being made. Throughout the 40s and 50s, the genre gained immense prominence and gave rise to some classic Hollywood stars who managed to make their entire careers through this style of cinema – from Clint Eastwood to John Wayne, countless actors followed this same path. However, not every Western was an instant classic during this time. There were still many films that didn’t live up to expectations, or perhaps just didn’t age perfectly, that can’t be labeled as perfect. Many of the best Westerns…
The 1980s were a pivotal moment in the history of Science fiction cinema, with several iconic filmmakers rising to prominence and changing the form irrevocably. It was a time of enormous technological advancements and rising budgets for studio blockbusters, ushering in a new era of sensational cinema that still happens today. Directors like Steven Spielberg and James Cameron pioneered this, and much of this innovation happened in the science fiction genre. Many of the best science fiction films of all time were made in the 80s and had a huge impact on the industry. For many of these iconic films,…
The Cast of the Hugely Popular ’90s Comedy Friends was made up of some of the greatest comedic actors of their generation, and while they’re all still best known for their work on that project, they’ve all been involved in some great movies and TV shows since the show ended. FriendsThe final season ended in 2004 after ten years of immense success, and although several actors could have easily never worked again, all six main cast members produced some of their best work in the years that followed. In recent years, Friends has seen another huge spike in popularity since…