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Folks, I love the X-Men. When I was a kid, Professor Charles Xavier and his band of mutant outcasts were at their peak with Chris Claremont’s X-Men bringing the super-team into the households of young comic book readers everywhere. Needless to say, I’m absolutely stoked by the recently released Disney Plus continuation of the 1990s animated TV series and have had X-Men on the brain 24/7 these days… seriously guys, I’ve worn this sweatshirt like every day since mid-March… And seeing as I’ve been let down by the last couple of movies I’ve covered on this show- Today I’m going to be selfish and talk about an entry in the Fox X-Men universe that I love. A film that breathed new life into the decaying franchise with exciting new timelines and a fresh filmmaker with bright eyes and a passion for comics. A movie that...
- 5/12/2024
- by Kier Gomes
- JoBlo.com
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This article contains spoilers for "X-Men '97."
Episode 5 of "X-Men '97" — "Remember It" — may very well go down as the most shocking TV moment of 2024. Adapting the dark "X-Men" comic storyline "E Is For Extinction" by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely, a giant Sentinel razed the new mutant homeland of Genosha, killing thousands, if not millions.
Episode 6, "Lifedeath Part 2," took a break focusing instead on the absent Storm and Professor X, but episode 7, "Bright Eyes," explores the fallout of Genosha. It picks up about a week later when the X-Men are hosting a rainy funeral for Gambit. They go back to Genosha to continue searching for more survivors. They find one: Emma Frost, White Queen of the Hellfire Club.
Emma, who was part of Genosha's short-lived ruling council, is a telepath. During the attack, she unlocked a second mutation to turn her skin diamond hard, so she survived being crushed under rubble.
Episode 5 of "X-Men '97" — "Remember It" — may very well go down as the most shocking TV moment of 2024. Adapting the dark "X-Men" comic storyline "E Is For Extinction" by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely, a giant Sentinel razed the new mutant homeland of Genosha, killing thousands, if not millions.
Episode 6, "Lifedeath Part 2," took a break focusing instead on the absent Storm and Professor X, but episode 7, "Bright Eyes," explores the fallout of Genosha. It picks up about a week later when the X-Men are hosting a rainy funeral for Gambit. They go back to Genosha to continue searching for more survivors. They find one: Emma Frost, White Queen of the Hellfire Club.
Emma, who was part of Genosha's short-lived ruling council, is a telepath. During the attack, she unlocked a second mutation to turn her skin diamond hard, so she survived being crushed under rubble.
- 4/25/2024
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
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This article contains Stranger Things season 4 spoilers. We have a spoiler-free review here.
When we catch up with Mike, Dustin, Lucas, and Erica in Stranger Things season 4 episode 1, it’s good to see that high school hasn’t dulled their enthusiasm for Dungeons & Dragons. But with Will now living across the country in California, they’ve had to find a new dungeon master, who they have in the charismatic, self-proclaimed “freak” Eddie Munson.
Munson is an ‘80s metalhead, one who revels in the “satanic panic” that surrounds both his chosen music and his favorite hobby. With a sardonic sense of humor, he’s named his D&d group “The Hellfire Club,” an obvious attempt to poke fun at the folks who think his musical taste, appearance, and fondness for D20s make him an agent of the devil. But the name “The Hellfire Club” also has broader historical and pop cultural significance…...
When we catch up with Mike, Dustin, Lucas, and Erica in Stranger Things season 4 episode 1, it’s good to see that high school hasn’t dulled their enthusiasm for Dungeons & Dragons. But with Will now living across the country in California, they’ve had to find a new dungeon master, who they have in the charismatic, self-proclaimed “freak” Eddie Munson.
Munson is an ‘80s metalhead, one who revels in the “satanic panic” that surrounds both his chosen music and his favorite hobby. With a sardonic sense of humor, he’s named his D&d group “The Hellfire Club,” an obvious attempt to poke fun at the folks who think his musical taste, appearance, and fondness for D20s make him an agent of the devil. But the name “The Hellfire Club” also has broader historical and pop cultural significance…...
- 5/27/2022
- by Jim Dandy
- Den of Geek
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For the last couple years, Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman have been putting together a pretty crazy and frankly must-read Venom ongoing series. Venom has a rather messy narrative history full of retcons and ideas that don’t sync well, so during his run, Cates has decided to cut into Venom lore like a surgeon with a chainsaw.
Certain aspects of Venom’s past have been written out, like the idea that Eddie Brock had cancer or even a sister. Brian Michael Bendis’ attempt to rewrite the symbiote species as some kind of gooey cosmic knight armor created to protect the universe has also been discarded.
There have been two important characters introduced in this series. One is Dylan Brock, Eddie’s recently-discovered son who has symbiote DNA mixed into his biology. He appears to be a major step in symbiote evolution and that worries the Maker (Ultimate Reed Richards...
Certain aspects of Venom’s past have been written out, like the idea that Eddie Brock had cancer or even a sister. Brian Michael Bendis’ attempt to rewrite the symbiote species as some kind of gooey cosmic knight armor created to protect the universe has also been discarded.
There have been two important characters introduced in this series. One is Dylan Brock, Eddie’s recently-discovered son who has symbiote DNA mixed into his biology. He appears to be a major step in symbiote evolution and that worries the Maker (Ultimate Reed Richards...
- 7/11/2020
- by Gavin Jasper
- Den of Geek
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In superheroics, taxes are apparently optional, because the only two things that are truly certain are death and rebirth. To that end specifically, X-Men founder Charles Xavier has assembled a team of five mutants, imaginatively christened The Five, to put the resurrectional studies of Moira MacTaggert into action following the establishment of the sovereign island nation of Krakoa.
The team of Fabio “Goldballs” Medina, Kevin “Proteus” MacTaggert, Joshua “Elixir” Foley, Eva “Tempus” Bell, and the first new mutant born after M-Day, Hope Summers, have perfected a process by which they were able to reproduce the bodies, powers, minds, and memories of their fallen brethren, thereby taking the insignificance of “comic book death” to an entirely new level.
One of the few mutants who has, for reasons yet unknown, been unable to cross through the Gateways to Krakoa, however, is Kitty Pryde, who first appeared in X-Men #129 in January of 1980. Instead,...
The team of Fabio “Goldballs” Medina, Kevin “Proteus” MacTaggert, Joshua “Elixir” Foley, Eva “Tempus” Bell, and the first new mutant born after M-Day, Hope Summers, have perfected a process by which they were able to reproduce the bodies, powers, minds, and memories of their fallen brethren, thereby taking the insignificance of “comic book death” to an entirely new level.
One of the few mutants who has, for reasons yet unknown, been unable to cross through the Gateways to Krakoa, however, is Kitty Pryde, who first appeared in X-Men #129 in January of 1980. Instead,...
- 2/14/2020
- by Anthony Fuchs
- We Got This Covered
Written by James Tynion IV | Art by Aaron Loprestri, Matt Ryan | Published by DC Comics
I know they are , in many respects, just giving the fans what they want, but these Dark Multiverse alternate takes on DC history have been hugely entertaining. This sort of thing has of course been done before, many times in fact, but DC are really putting some good creators on the books, and putting serious thought into the basic ‘what if?’ concept. This time around it is the turn of Infinite Crisis, that DC event that saw the death of Blue Beetle, the reveal of Maxwell Lord as a villain, and the rise of Batman security-system-gone-wrong Omac. Most importantly, of course, the Multiverse returned because of the shenanigans of Alexander Luthor, and Superboy-Prime, who, with the original Superman Kal-l and Lois had been living in a manufactured Paradise since the end of the original Crisis on Infinite Earths.
I know they are , in many respects, just giving the fans what they want, but these Dark Multiverse alternate takes on DC history have been hugely entertaining. This sort of thing has of course been done before, many times in fact, but DC are really putting some good creators on the books, and putting serious thought into the basic ‘what if?’ concept. This time around it is the turn of Infinite Crisis, that DC event that saw the death of Blue Beetle, the reveal of Maxwell Lord as a villain, and the rise of Batman security-system-gone-wrong Omac. Most importantly, of course, the Multiverse returned because of the shenanigans of Alexander Luthor, and Superboy-Prime, who, with the original Superman Kal-l and Lois had been living in a manufactured Paradise since the end of the original Crisis on Infinite Earths.
- 12/3/2019
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
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German Film in 2017 is alive and highly visible at film festivals such as Toronto, Venice, Cannes, Berlin and all the way to the Academy Awards. The best new German, Austrian, and Swiss Cinema will once again be celebrated at the American Cinematheque, during the 11th Annual German Currents Film FestivaL from Friday, October 13th — Monday, Oct 16th, 2017 at the historic Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.
Over the past decade, German Currents has offered a unique insight into German speaking cinema, bringing diverse and thought-provoking narratives, and “must-watch” documentaries to Los Angeles. German Currents once again features an impressive line-up of new German cinema during the four day festival, including U.S. and L.A. premieres, documentaries and films for children and families.
German Currents 2017 begins with an opening night gala and red carpet with some of Germany’s brightest stars on Friday, Oct. 13th.
In addition to film screenings, German Currents...
Over the past decade, German Currents has offered a unique insight into German speaking cinema, bringing diverse and thought-provoking narratives, and “must-watch” documentaries to Los Angeles. German Currents once again features an impressive line-up of new German cinema during the four day festival, including U.S. and L.A. premieres, documentaries and films for children and families.
German Currents 2017 begins with an opening night gala and red carpet with some of Germany’s brightest stars on Friday, Oct. 13th.
In addition to film screenings, German Currents...
- 9/22/2017
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Things are finally coming to a head on Shooter.
The entire covert operation involving Hugh, Isaac, Payne, and the latest player, Lon, are unraveling on the edges. Lon is bailing on Payne, and Isaac is finally jumping ship after pissing Hugh one too many times.
There were a lot of power plays happening on Shooter Season 1 Episode 7, and the man behind the Black King was finally revealed.
As much as Isaac annoys me to no end, it was so great to see him finally questioning everything he knew about this operation that he found himself in. He had been doing it for quite some time now, but this time he's reached a point of no return and he's officially jumped ship.
In fact, with Isaac finally being pushed too far, and Payne, ever the unpredictable liability (as bloodthirsty and sadistic "sociopaths" are bound to be) being blown, I'm fully anticipating...
The entire covert operation involving Hugh, Isaac, Payne, and the latest player, Lon, are unraveling on the edges. Lon is bailing on Payne, and Isaac is finally jumping ship after pissing Hugh one too many times.
There were a lot of power plays happening on Shooter Season 1 Episode 7, and the man behind the Black King was finally revealed.
As much as Isaac annoys me to no end, it was so great to see him finally questioning everything he knew about this operation that he found himself in. He had been doing it for quite some time now, but this time he's reached a point of no return and he's officially jumped ship.
In fact, with Isaac finally being pushed too far, and Payne, ever the unpredictable liability (as bloodthirsty and sadistic "sociopaths" are bound to be) being blown, I'm fully anticipating...
- 12/28/2016
- by Jasmine Blu
- TVfanatic
And the high-stakes scavenger haunt continues.
Who would have thought it would take this much to track down one shooter? We know about the special type of bullet and we even know about the specific rifle.
It seems simple enough, but each episode another tidbit is dropped that changes things up and drags out the process. In Shooter Season 1 Episode 6 we find out that not only is it the specific bullet, but it was fired with a rare rifle, the Black King, and there are less than a handful of them in existence.
William Fichtner guest starred as Bob Lee's former mentor O'Brien, and he was fantastic in the role. O'Brien made my heart hurt, giving the sadder side of a tormented, curmudgeon veteran who lost everything he loved and was isolated and alone.
I ain't afraid to play God, boy.
O'Brien Permalink: I ain't afraid to play God,...
Who would have thought it would take this much to track down one shooter? We know about the special type of bullet and we even know about the specific rifle.
It seems simple enough, but each episode another tidbit is dropped that changes things up and drags out the process. In Shooter Season 1 Episode 6 we find out that not only is it the specific bullet, but it was fired with a rare rifle, the Black King, and there are less than a handful of them in existence.
William Fichtner guest starred as Bob Lee's former mentor O'Brien, and he was fantastic in the role. O'Brien made my heart hurt, giving the sadder side of a tormented, curmudgeon veteran who lost everything he loved and was isolated and alone.
I ain't afraid to play God, boy.
O'Brien Permalink: I ain't afraid to play God,...
- 12/21/2016
- by Jasmine Blu
- TVfanatic
The Marvel TV family just keeps growing. First there was “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” and “Agent Carter” on ABC. Then Netflix got in on the action with several shows revolving around street-level superheroes. And now Fox is teaming up with Marvel to produce “Hellfire” (Working title) about the infamous Hellfire Club. From the official announcement: Set in the late 1960s, the series -- which will be produced by 20th Century Fox Television and Marvel Television, with 20th Century Fox handling the physical production -- follows a young Special Agent who learns that a power-hungry woman with extraordinary abilities is working with a clandestine society of millionaires – known as “The Hellfire Club” – to take over the world. This adds an interesting wrinkle to the ongoing power struggle between Marvel and 20th Century Fox. As the latter still holds the film and television rights to the X-Men, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been mutant-free.
- 10/14/2015
- by Donna Dickens
- Hitfix
Overview | It's episode three and we were finally introduced to who the producers say will be the main villain for the first half of "Beware the Batman." Anarky, voiced by Wallace Langham, is an interesting choice. A little known character from the Bat-books, his depiction here was actually pretty close to past incarnations of the character. Having watched countless animated programs, I know what geeky/gamer character sounds like and that's definitely what we have in Anarky. We aren't quite told what the character's motivations are but his name pretty much spells it out. It will be interesting to see what the "White King" has in store for the "Black King" moving forward and if the character is indeed 100% Lonnie Machin, or a mixture of Machin and Ulysses Armstrong. While Anarky had a solid debut, I found the sidestory with Tatsu and her test administered at...
- 7/29/2013
- ComicBookMovie.com
“The Omac Project” was part of DC’s “Countdown to Infinite Crisis” and came after their previous event “Identity Crisis”. A brief background note to understand this book: in “Identity Crisis”, Doctor Light, a super-lame villain, somehow manages to get into the Jla’s Watchtower without being seen or stopped by anyone and rapes the Elongated Man’s wife Sue Dibny who is conveniently on her own. Some members of the Jla walk in on this scene and are so shocked they decide to permanently alter Light’s personality so he will never again do anything so heinous, nor remember what he did.
They (Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Hawkman, Black Canary) force Zatanna to perform a magical lobotomy on Light but just as they’ve done it Batman walks in on them (I know, the timing right?) and demands to know what they’re doing. Zatanna, unable to stop, decides...
They (Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Hawkman, Black Canary) force Zatanna to perform a magical lobotomy on Light but just as they’ve done it Batman walks in on them (I know, the timing right?) and demands to know what they’re doing. Zatanna, unable to stop, decides...
- 3/18/2013
- by Noel Thorne
- Obsessed with Film
As X-Men: First Class arrives in UK cinemas, James provides a handy guide to the film’s roster of heroes and villains, and when they first appeared...
Picture the scene. You've got into the earliest possible screening of this summer's latest Marvel movie blockbuster, X-Men: First Class. You've re-watched the entire trilogy to bring yourself up to date. Nothing can stop you from enjoying what is, by many accounts, the best X-Men film so far.
And yet, as the film unfolds, you begin to wonder what's going on. These aren't the X-Men of your youth, neither the 90s cartoon, nor the movies of the last decade. There's no Cyclops, no Jean, no Rogue. No Wolverine! You'd even settle for a glimpse of Halle Berry or Vinnie Jones.
Your brow begins to sweat. "Who are these second-raters," you cry out, disturbing those seated around you, "and what have they done with the real X-Men?...
Picture the scene. You've got into the earliest possible screening of this summer's latest Marvel movie blockbuster, X-Men: First Class. You've re-watched the entire trilogy to bring yourself up to date. Nothing can stop you from enjoying what is, by many accounts, the best X-Men film so far.
And yet, as the film unfolds, you begin to wonder what's going on. These aren't the X-Men of your youth, neither the 90s cartoon, nor the movies of the last decade. There's no Cyclops, no Jean, no Rogue. No Wolverine! You'd even settle for a glimpse of Halle Berry or Vinnie Jones.
Your brow begins to sweat. "Who are these second-raters," you cry out, disturbing those seated around you, "and what have they done with the real X-Men?...
- 6/1/2011
- Den of Geek
Why is that fan made posters are always better than the ones studios make? It is something that I have began to wonder over my years covering stuff on this site. Crawling the X-Men: First Class Facebook page I found some really cool fanmade posters that they were promoting for the film and they are light years better than the lame ones that Fox released a few weeks ago for the film.
Dane Forst is the artist of the posters and he did an excellent job conveying the two lead characters, Professor X and Magneto. Fox should hire this guy to handle the rest of the marketing for the film, he gets it. I love the classic 90s cartoon vibe they give off with the waves and stuff. All we need is that bad ass guitar solo for the theme song and this shit rocks.
The site also featured 3 new...
Dane Forst is the artist of the posters and he did an excellent job conveying the two lead characters, Professor X and Magneto. Fox should hire this guy to handle the rest of the marketing for the film, he gets it. I love the classic 90s cartoon vibe they give off with the waves and stuff. All we need is that bad ass guitar solo for the theme song and this shit rocks.
The site also featured 3 new...
- 3/23/2011
- by Kevin Coll
- FusedFilm
Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding has spoken of how she missed out on a role in Matthew Vaughn's mutant prequel X-Men: First Class.
In August it was revealed that Harding, 28, was auditioning for a part.
Many fans thought it was a made-up tabloid story or must be for a minor background cameo but 20th Century Fox didn't respond when we asked about the rumour, suggesting it was at least true.
Sarah has appeared in the two recent St Trinian's films, 2008 crime drama Bad Day and TV film Freefall. She also modelled lingerie for Ultimo. So what role might she have been playing?
Harding now reveals: "I got called back three times for X-Men but I missed out on the part to January Jones which was fine. She's a more established actress, but I was pleased to have got that far down the line."
January Jones, best known from TV drama Mad Men,...
In August it was revealed that Harding, 28, was auditioning for a part.
Many fans thought it was a made-up tabloid story or must be for a minor background cameo but 20th Century Fox didn't respond when we asked about the rumour, suggesting it was at least true.
Sarah has appeared in the two recent St Trinian's films, 2008 crime drama Bad Day and TV film Freefall. She also modelled lingerie for Ultimo. So what role might she have been playing?
Harding now reveals: "I got called back three times for X-Men but I missed out on the part to January Jones which was fine. She's a more established actress, but I was pleased to have got that far down the line."
January Jones, best known from TV drama Mad Men,...
- 10/22/2010
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
If There were any doubts that X-Men: First Class is set primarily in the 1960s, the first shots of January Jones as Emma Frost should settle the debate once and for all.
Some images from Inf Daily show The Mad Men actress on set at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire, wearing a short white coat, knee-high white boots and a Russian-style fur hat. Check out the full pictures below.
In the comics, Emma Frost is a powerful telepath who at one time was a formidable adversary of the X-Men.
She became White Queen of the Hellfire Club, a secret society of affluent men and women led by its Black King, Sebastian Shaw (played in the film by Kevin Bacon). Shaw is also a mutant, with the power to absorb the energy from blasts, blows, blades and bullets and convert it to superhuman physical strength.
The comic book version of the Hellfire Club...
Some images from Inf Daily show The Mad Men actress on set at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire, wearing a short white coat, knee-high white boots and a Russian-style fur hat. Check out the full pictures below.
In the comics, Emma Frost is a powerful telepath who at one time was a formidable adversary of the X-Men.
She became White Queen of the Hellfire Club, a secret society of affluent men and women led by its Black King, Sebastian Shaw (played in the film by Kevin Bacon). Shaw is also a mutant, with the power to absorb the energy from blasts, blows, blades and bullets and convert it to superhuman physical strength.
The comic book version of the Hellfire Club...
- 9/8/2010
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Bryan Singer, director of X-Men and X2 and producer of X-Men: First Class, recently pulled back the curtain and provided some much-needed details on Fox’s super reboot.
Thus far we’ve only been able to piece together details on the cast and the characters, but not how the lengthy list of names fits into a coherent story. Luckily, Singer spilled some details to Ain’t It Cool News, such as the fact that the story takes place in an alternate version of the ’60s to focus on the early relationships of Charles Xavier (played by James McAvoy).
Matthew Vaughn’s film, set to start shooting in London this week, will detail how Xavier meets Erik Lehnsherr, played by Michael Fassbender, and how Erik becomes the mutant known only as Magneto. We’ll also see how Charles hits it off with Moira MacTaggert, his love interest at Oxford University, and...
Thus far we’ve only been able to piece together details on the cast and the characters, but not how the lengthy list of names fits into a coherent story. Luckily, Singer spilled some details to Ain’t It Cool News, such as the fact that the story takes place in an alternate version of the ’60s to focus on the early relationships of Charles Xavier (played by James McAvoy).
Matthew Vaughn’s film, set to start shooting in London this week, will detail how Xavier meets Erik Lehnsherr, played by Michael Fassbender, and how Erik becomes the mutant known only as Magneto. We’ll also see how Charles hits it off with Moira MacTaggert, his love interest at Oxford University, and...
- 8/23/2010
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
Bryan Singer, producer of X-Men: The First Class, dropped a line to AICN to share some notes and much needed plot details of the upcoming Matthew Vaughn-directed prequel. Currently, to this point, all we know about the film is that is will feature the story of how young Dr. Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr discover their powers for the first time, and meet up with other mutants.
Well, it seems Singer wants to clear some timeline points with fans, as we all wondered when this movie was going to take place. I for one thought it would take place after the Wolverine film, but I am wrong. You see, at the end of the Wolverine film, Xavier shows up to pick up the left over mutants from Three Mile Island, presumably to take them to the school of gifted youngsters. We thought the first class of mutants would...
Well, it seems Singer wants to clear some timeline points with fans, as we all wondered when this movie was going to take place. I for one thought it would take place after the Wolverine film, but I am wrong. You see, at the end of the Wolverine film, Xavier shows up to pick up the left over mutants from Three Mile Island, presumably to take them to the school of gifted youngsters. We thought the first class of mutants would...
- 8/23/2010
- by Kevin Coll
- FusedFilm
Movie site Forces of Geek seems to think so, citing an unnamed source as saying that Bacon will play the mutant Sebastian Shaw, one of the leaders of the mutant secret society known as the Hellfire Club in the upcoming movie. Of course, Fog was pretty sure that Rosamund Pike was going to play Emma Frost, too, and that role went to Alice Eve. I’m not saying they’re wrong on this one, they could very well be right, but you should definitely add this to the rumor bin until the trades or the studio officially makes the announcement. Of course, if Bacon was to be playing Sebastian Shaw, it would make a lot of sense, since Emma Frost aka The White Queen is already in the movie. In the comics, the White Queen and Shaw, the Black King, runs the Hellfire Club, who often butted heads with the X-Men.
- 7/17/2010
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
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PARK CITY -- In The Order of Myths, filmmaker Margaret Brown returns to her hometown of Mobile, Ala., to see how the city has progressed since her youth. The answer is surprisingly little as she looks at the community through its major social event of the year: the Mardi Gras. Exotic and thoughtful, film is entertaining enough to capture a modest theatrical audience before enjoying a healthy run on cable outlets.
In this vision of the South, separate but equal is not only alive and well, it is the dominant mode of interaction. The film gets under your skin with its celebratory colors and vibrant music, and then creeps you out with its conclusions, which is probably Brown's intention, but she allows the events to speak for themselves.
The film's title refers to the oldest of a group of all-white secret fraternal societies that plan parades and parties to celebrate the holiday. Members speak to the camera only with their masks on as identities cannot be revealed. One masked man says blacks and whites get along fine in the city, but one suspects this is the case only as long as everyone knows their place.
The Mobile Mardi Gras, started in 1703, is the oldest in the country. Until 1938, blacks participated in the celebration only as dancers and torchbearers accompanying white floats. Then with the founding of the Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association (MAMGA), the blacks residents created their own events to go along with the white celebration staged by the Mobil Carnival Association (MCA).
Chronicling the 2007 Mardi Gras, Brown cuts back and forth between the two celebrations as if they were running on separate, parallel tracks, crossing only occasionally. To tell her story she follows five key participants: the Black King and queen; the white queen; a white debutante who claims to be liberal but is still a member of the white court; and a black activist who tells it like it is.
The points of intersection between the two worlds are seen where blacks work for wealthy white families, either as waiters for exclusive events or beloved nanny's who helped raise the children. As an insider, Brown is allowed unprecedented access, but even she is cautious not to jeopardize her welcome by asking the hard questions. Instead, she observes and let's viewers draw their own conclusions.
Polemics is not her point. She shows the pomp and circumstance of the events: the elaborate embroidery of the costumes, the balls, the coronation, and the actual parades. It is in the playing out of the traditions that Brown examines and questions the ingrained social fabric of her city. Her mother was a Mardi Gras queen in 1996 and her grandfather is still active in a mystic society, so Brown has ambivalent feelings about the events and how they are conducted.
Representing the Meaher family, one of the oldest and wealthiest in Mobile, is Helen Meaher, this year's queen. In tracing her family's history, the film shockingly reveals that her ancestor was responsible for bringing the last slave ship into this county in Mobile harbor, more than 50 years after the U.S. had outlawed the slave trade. It's a heritage that people don't speak of directly, but it is the kind of thing that hovers beneath the surface and defines all that we see.
Moving from shots of shacks that sell fried oxtails in the black neighborhood to the splendor of the white-gloved parties on the other side of town, Brown and her cinematographers Michael Simmonds and Lee Daniel always seem to have the camera in the right spot. And editors Michael Taylor, Geoffrey Richman and Brown have stitched the material together to make a lively and revealing portrait of life in the New South.
THE ORDER OF MYTHS
A NetPoint Prods. presentation in association with Lucky Hat Entertainment
Credits:
Director: Margaret Brown
Producers: Margaret Brow, Sara Alize Cross
Executive producer: Christine Mattsson
Director of cinematography: Michael Simmonds, Lee Daniel
Editors: Michael Taylor, Geoffrey Richman, Margaret Brown
Running time -- 80 minutes
No MPAA rating...
PARK CITY -- In The Order of Myths, filmmaker Margaret Brown returns to her hometown of Mobile, Ala., to see how the city has progressed since her youth. The answer is surprisingly little as she looks at the community through its major social event of the year: the Mardi Gras. Exotic and thoughtful, film is entertaining enough to capture a modest theatrical audience before enjoying a healthy run on cable outlets.
In this vision of the South, separate but equal is not only alive and well, it is the dominant mode of interaction. The film gets under your skin with its celebratory colors and vibrant music, and then creeps you out with its conclusions, which is probably Brown's intention, but she allows the events to speak for themselves.
The film's title refers to the oldest of a group of all-white secret fraternal societies that plan parades and parties to celebrate the holiday. Members speak to the camera only with their masks on as identities cannot be revealed. One masked man says blacks and whites get along fine in the city, but one suspects this is the case only as long as everyone knows their place.
The Mobile Mardi Gras, started in 1703, is the oldest in the country. Until 1938, blacks participated in the celebration only as dancers and torchbearers accompanying white floats. Then with the founding of the Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association (MAMGA), the blacks residents created their own events to go along with the white celebration staged by the Mobil Carnival Association (MCA).
Chronicling the 2007 Mardi Gras, Brown cuts back and forth between the two celebrations as if they were running on separate, parallel tracks, crossing only occasionally. To tell her story she follows five key participants: the Black King and queen; the white queen; a white debutante who claims to be liberal but is still a member of the white court; and a black activist who tells it like it is.
The points of intersection between the two worlds are seen where blacks work for wealthy white families, either as waiters for exclusive events or beloved nanny's who helped raise the children. As an insider, Brown is allowed unprecedented access, but even she is cautious not to jeopardize her welcome by asking the hard questions. Instead, she observes and let's viewers draw their own conclusions.
Polemics is not her point. She shows the pomp and circumstance of the events: the elaborate embroidery of the costumes, the balls, the coronation, and the actual parades. It is in the playing out of the traditions that Brown examines and questions the ingrained social fabric of her city. Her mother was a Mardi Gras queen in 1996 and her grandfather is still active in a mystic society, so Brown has ambivalent feelings about the events and how they are conducted.
Representing the Meaher family, one of the oldest and wealthiest in Mobile, is Helen Meaher, this year's queen. In tracing her family's history, the film shockingly reveals that her ancestor was responsible for bringing the last slave ship into this county in Mobile harbor, more than 50 years after the U.S. had outlawed the slave trade. It's a heritage that people don't speak of directly, but it is the kind of thing that hovers beneath the surface and defines all that we see.
Moving from shots of shacks that sell fried oxtails in the black neighborhood to the splendor of the white-gloved parties on the other side of town, Brown and her cinematographers Michael Simmonds and Lee Daniel always seem to have the camera in the right spot. And editors Michael Taylor, Geoffrey Richman and Brown have stitched the material together to make a lively and revealing portrait of life in the New South.
THE ORDER OF MYTHS
A NetPoint Prods. presentation in association with Lucky Hat Entertainment
Credits:
Director: Margaret Brown
Producers: Margaret Brow, Sara Alize Cross
Executive producer: Christine Mattsson
Director of cinematography: Michael Simmonds, Lee Daniel
Editors: Michael Taylor, Geoffrey Richman, Margaret Brown
Running time -- 80 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 1/30/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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