MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE (Box Set)

MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE

Marvel's Phase One

In just a months time, The Avengers will come to DVD/Blu-ray! But that’s not all, Marvel are putting together a Phase One box set, that will have fans going crazy!

Here is the official details on the box set via Disney:  

Immerse yourself in every aspect of Marvel’s elite Super Heroes with this limited-edition, 10-disc Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One Collection. Complete with glowing Tesseract, this exclusive replica of Nick Fury’s iconic briefcase includes stunning Blu-ray 3D™ and Blu-ray™ presentations of The Avengers; Captain America: The First Avenger and Thor, as well as Blu-ray™ versions of Iron Man; Iron Man 2 and The Incredible Hulk in exclusive collectible packaging.

Plus, now that you possess the highest level of security clearance, you have been granted access to S.H.I.E.L.D.’s most confidential files, including a top-secret bonus disc filled never before seen, classified information. Also featuring exquisitely detailed art, prop reproductions and artifacts from the motion pictures, the must-own Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One Collection will verify your status as the world’s greatest authority on the Marvel Super Hero mythos!

How cool is this Box Set??

A list of the content for the ten-disc set is:

• Marvel’s The Avengers (Blu-ray 3D and Blu-ray)

• Captain America: The First Avenger (Blu-ray 3D and Blu-ray)

• Thor (Blu-ray 3D and Blu-ray)

• Iron Man 2 (Blu-ray)

• The Incredible Hulk (Blu-ray)

• Iron Man (Blu-ray)

• Bonus Disc - “The Phase One Archives” (Blu-ray)

• Collectible packaging with exclusive memorabilia from the Marvel Cinematic Universe

This is definitely one of the most amazing box sets ever, and it will be an essential accessory for any Marvel fan, so just make sure that you have the cast to purchase it when this awesome Phase One set releases along with The Avengers Blu-ray on September 25th.

Originally posted on August 2 2012

UPDATE: THE BOX-SET WILL BECOMING ON APRIL 2nd

Avengers Box-Set Blu-Ray Cover Art

The original Marvel Phase One box was originally set to be released on September 25^th however it was delayed due to a lawsuit over the packaging it was to be shipped in. Now it looks like the set will be ready for release in it's new case on April 2, EW has reported.

Phase One Box Set

EW has also learned that the set will include some teases for the upcoming Marvel Phase Two. Marvel Studios producer Kevin Feige said it will include "footage, concept art, and a few new surprises" from Phase Two. Phase Two of Marvel's cinematic universe includes Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, and The Avengers 2. "Also, look for a nod to Iron Man 3 in the Tony Stark S.H.I.E.L.D. file in the box set," teased Feige.

The box set will also include deleted scenes not found on previous Blu-ray releases, like the alternate ending to Thor (which you can see below). "We went back to the editor's assembly of each film and discovered some rare moments that dropped out of the films early on and had not been released on prior discs," said Feige.

The Phase One box set will include ten discs featuring six movies, Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Captain America: The First Avenger, Thor, and Marvel's The Avengers. The set will now be enclosed in a new case but will still feature the 'working' Tesseract cube and S.H.I.E.L.D. files on most of the characters.

LONG BRANCH (Short)

LONG BRANCH

A romantic comedy, that actually has a lot of heart. In a world where a rom-coms, are becoming, if not already are, the brainless badly written filler sort of films, directors and writers, Dane Clark and Linsey Stewart decided to tackle this genre and put a spin on it, that’s not exactly fresh but more refreshing.

On a cold winter's night, Lynn's quest for a one-night stand is complicated when the guy she goes home with lives two hours away via public transit.

This short takes us on a journey of passion, unexpectedness, drama, comedy and romance.

The films credits:

Starring: Alex House & Jenny Raven

Writers/Directors: Dane Clark & Linsey Stewart

Producers: Mike MacMillan & Jordan Gross

Cinematographer: Daniel Grant

Editor: Jonathan Eagan

Featuring Music By: Gramercy Riffs, Pat LePoidevin, HotKid, My Dad Vs Yours

Thanks, Internet!

If you liked this short, then why don’t you help the guys make their next film, by heading over Http://indiegogo.com/iputahitonyou 

Long Branch List of Accolades:

Awards & Nominations

*Best Short - Calgary International Film Festival (2011)

*Best Short - Canadian Film Festival (2012)

*Best Directors, Fiction - Yorkton Film Festival/Golden Sheaf Award (2012)

*Best Film Nomination- Canadian Comedy Awards (2012)

*Best Short & Emerging Filmmaker Nominees - Yorkton Film Festival/Golden Sheaf Awards(2012)

For More information on Long Branch check out the links below:

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Http://imdb.com/title/tt1954625/

Email: longbranchmovie@gmail.com

CLOUD ATLAS – REVIEW

CLOUD ATLAS – REVIEW

Its not often that I would find myself sitting down facing a blank screen trying to find the right words for a film that is simply marvelous in everyway.

Yet here I am, trying to muster up a remnant of some form of sensible comprehension to convey my thoughts on Cloud Atlas.  A film with so much ambition, fluidity and grace, that my mind feels weighed down by the task of having to express a film that touches one so intimately, nevertheless seducing the senses.

Jim Broadbent and BenWishaw

 The official synopsis of the film is described as follows, “An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution”.

Based on the novel of the same name by David Mitchell, Six different stories, each being told at six different points in time, with a stellar cast who are playing different characters in each story, it goes without saying that convolution quite frankly could be the undoing of such a monumental task. However, the Wachowski Siblings (creators of the Matrix Trilogy) along with Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run), crafted David Mitchell’s novel into a overlapping spectacle that never loses focus of its central theme and always demands ones attention.

Tom Hanks and Halle Berry

The film’s run time is just short of the three-hour mark, and yet from the time the film begins until the credits roll, your attention will be fully focused on the screen as you will be laughing, crying, loving, hating, feeling moved to every occurrence, getting swept away in you seat. Every beat, every junction, each misstep, each action, every word will submerge you into a world that dives through time showing you how the world can change around us as human nature remains the same.

“Our lives are not our own. We are bound to others, past and present, and by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future.”

Human Nature is constant regardless of how technology, vehicles or machines have changed our everyday lives; we act on love, hate, jealousy, envy, trust and care. We wage war, amongst nations, groups and individuals, battling each other, out of hatred, wealth, and even love. Man Vs. Man, Tribe vs. Tribe, Corporation vs. Corporation, Country vs. Country, we at a constant battle with each other for different reasons, yet if we look deep enough they all the same.

“Power, time, gravity, love. The forces that really kick ass are all invisible.”

The film was beautifully shots by the Wachowski’s and Tykwer, as the trio shared directorial duties as well as provided the screenplay and served as producers.

Halle Berry

As each story is set in a different time there are obvious visual cue’s that serve to clearly differentiate each story, yet these stories weave in and out masterfully, never distracting or feeling out of place. Which certainly is quite extraordinary given that the film is set in 1839, 1936, 1973, 2012, 2144 and 104-post apocalypse (roughly 2321).  Nothing feels out of place, jumping from a historical slavery period to complete sci-fi with a smooth transition and keeping audiences invested in the film is certainly no small feat, which shows just how masterfully and intricately this trio have worked on this film.

The cast of this film is simply phenomenal; Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugh Grant, Hugo Weaving, Keith David, Bae Donna, Jim Sturgess, Ben Whishaw, Jim Broadbent and James D’Arcy are all a testament to why this film turned out to be so exceptional.

Each actor had to play a variety of different roles in the film, as they played different characters within each story. Aided by some brilliant work by the make-up artist, each actor managed to become unrecognizable in at least one story, as they fully embodied the character that were playing at that particular moment.  

The Cast of Cloud Atlas

Everyone was simply outstanding in this film, with Cloud Atlas having simply some outstanding performances by the likes of Tom Hanks, newcomer Bae Doona and Ben Wishaw. Their performances could possibly warrant Oscar nominations.

It must be said that Hugh Grant had quite the surprising performance proving that his much more the actor then his rom-com film filled CV would suggest.

Hugh Grant

Out of everyone, Bae Doona had one of the most surprising performances; she was simply amazing, as her performance spoke volumes of just how talented this South Korean actress really is. She is definitely one to watch in future.

Tom Tykwer, along with Johnny Klimek and Reinhold Heill, provided the music for this masterful film, which is no small task considering the vast differences in the visual aesthetics of each story. Yet instead of trying to create distinctly different sounds for each story, the trio designed a score that will transcend all six motifs and gave us a fluid unified multi-themed wonder. Cloud Atlas has an incredible soaring score, blending orchestras’, choruses and electronics to play as a singular sound that surpasses all things and provides one beautiful sound for all.

The film, blends tension from all six stories, fused in with humor, drama, suspense, sci-fi, romance and everything else we love from film.

Cloud Atlas is a masterpiece in ambition, execution, passion and sheer brilliance. It goes above and beyond on what constitutes and constrains pure story telling in cinema, merging art with film on grand scale and on epic scope. It’s a joy to watch, and a film that would warrant a second, third and fourth watch, yet each time it will take you in to its warm embrace, as you slowly start to fall in love with the reason as to why we, as a society, love film so much.

“What wouldn't I give now for a never-changing map of the ever-constant ineffable? To possess, as it were, an atlas of clouds.”

Our Rating

10/10

All quotes come from the film Cloud Atlas.

PLURALITY (Short)

PLURALITY

"In 2023, the Bentham Grid goes online..."

In the near future, instant DNA identification has created an information grid that makes crime extremely difficult and anonymity impossible. But suddenly the same ID’s started to appear in different locations.

A superb short film, that’s wonderfully shot, edited and written, that provides insight into the growing eye of Big Brother. The film is set in a near-futuristic New York, that has become a totalitarian state that has gained a total control through surveillance, watching every move one would make.

“The Grid takes all those things unique to you, your social security number, your passport, your debit and credit accounts and links them to one thing…your DNA. With just a touch, the Grid collects a tiny sample of your genetic material, ID-ing you instantly. Then a purchase can be deducted directly from your personal accounts, or you can unlock and start your car and it all works within a margin error of 0.001% ….the ultimate social network!”

The themes and ideas that we see in Plurality is not all that indigenous to us, especially the technology that has been introduced in the film. That way Plurality seems to be less sci-fi and more of a plausibility of what is waiting for us in future. In that way, it serves as a warning to us of what might occur with governments of the world trying to find more and more ways on keeping an eye on the people it has to serve.

Directed by first time director, Dennis Liu, Plurality has been a project that he as well as his exceptionally talented team has been working on for the past 2 years, with a very small budget. Although it must be said that all that hard work certainly paid off, as the stunning FX, wonderful Narration, and overall excellent quality goes to show just how talented this group of people really is.

On YouTube the film has already amassed over 240 000 views in just over three weeks. Hopefully Liu will get the exposure he needs as well as gain the faith from some studio exec’s to invest in Liu and turn this wonderful short, into a glorious Full Length Feature.

Anyway checkout this awesome short below

Directed By: Dennis Liu

Written By: Ryan Condal

Produced by: Jonathan Hsu, Dennis Liu

Starring: Jeff Nissani, Samantha Strelitz, John Di Domenico

Cinematography by: Jon Chen

Music by: Pakk Hui

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