He's 89 years old, and his career is hotter than ever. With hits like Thor, Captain America and X-Men: First Class dominating the box office in 2011, and upcoming films like The Avengers and The Amazing Spider-Man looking to light up the summer in 2012, you'd think that a man whose career in comic books began just prior to World War II might want to slow down. Think again -- because this 89 year-old dynamo is named Stan Lee. This year's Sundance Film Festival offered a smorgasbord of art-house delights, but its competitor across the street -- the scrappy Slamdance Film Festival -- presented one of Park City's best events last week when it hosted comic book legend Stan Lee for a two-hour master class associated with Slamdance's screening of the new documentary, With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story. Just two days after receiving the Vanguard Award from the Producers Guild of America,...
- 2/1/2012
- by Jason Apuzzo
- Moviefone
Conservative critics are damning James Cameron's space opera as leftist propaganda
It is not all good news for Avatar. James Cameron's sci-fi behemoth opened last month to strong reviews. It went on to justify its epic hype with a record-breaking box-office haul that has already made it the fourth most successful movie in history. But now its enemies are massing, with conservative critics claiming that the film is nothing more than leftist propaganda, in 3D form.
According to the Los Angeles Times, rightwing commentators have been lining up to slam Cameron's film as a soiled, suspect product of Obama's America. Through their polarised spectacles, they stared at the faraway planet of Pandora and perceived a dubious pro-environmental message and a thinly-veiled diatribe against American imperialism. And they do not like what they see.
Writing in the New York Press, Armond White claimed Avatar "misrepresents the facts of militarism,...
It is not all good news for Avatar. James Cameron's sci-fi behemoth opened last month to strong reviews. It went on to justify its epic hype with a record-breaking box-office haul that has already made it the fourth most successful movie in history. But now its enemies are massing, with conservative critics claiming that the film is nothing more than leftist propaganda, in 3D form.
According to the Los Angeles Times, rightwing commentators have been lining up to slam Cameron's film as a soiled, suspect product of Obama's America. Through their polarised spectacles, they stared at the faraway planet of Pandora and perceived a dubious pro-environmental message and a thinly-veiled diatribe against American imperialism. And they do not like what they see.
Writing in the New York Press, Armond White claimed Avatar "misrepresents the facts of militarism,...
- 1/7/2010
- by Xan Brooks
- The Guardian - Film News
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