redline ( レッドライン , stylized as redline ) is a 2009 science fiction auto racing anime film produced by madhouse and released in japan on october 9 , 2010 .

the directorial debut feature of takeshi koike , it features the voices of takuya kimura , yū aoi and tadanobu asano , and an original story by katsuhito ishii , who also co-writes and sound directs .

after a total of seven years in production , redline was intended to premiere at the 2009 annecy international animated film festival and follow summer wars , mai mai miracle , and yona yona penguin as the fourth and final feature film madhouse planned to release between summer 2009 and spring 2010 .

redline ( 2009 film )

watch redline ( 2009 ) full movie online free in hd quality on any device . japanese science fiction animated auto racing film first released august 14 , 2009 in locarno international film festival . amazing movie in universe full of aliens where only one can be the best driver .
( 2009 ) as the fourth and final feature film madhouse planned to release between summer 2009 and spring 2010 . however , further delays resulted in the delay of its world premiere , pushed back a few months to august 14 , 2009 , at the locarno international film festival and its japanese release to fall 2010 .
after a total of seven years in production , redline was intended to premiere at the 2009 annecy international animated film festival and follow summer wars , mai mai miracle and yona yona penguin as the fourth and final feature film madhouse planned to release between summer 2009 and spring 2010 . however , further delays resulted in the delay of its world premiere , pushed back a few months to august 14 , 2009 , at the locarno international film festival and its japanese release to fall 2010 .
for anyone looking up information . please note , as op pointed out , that this post is in reference to the 2009 film , not redline ( 2007 ) or red line ( 2013 ) .
gender blender name : mr . minerva hanness , former redline champion and current redline news anchor .
for as many live - action racing movies that have been made over the years , few capture the true adrenaline - fueled thrill of being behind the wheel more than the 2009 japanese anime film redline does .
currently streaming on xfinity ! marked as 2011 instead of 2009 , but it ' s the same . english dub .
redline is a 2009 science fiction film produced by studio madhouse and directed by takeshi koike . we should actually be calling this a 2002 film because that ' s when production began for this film . that ' s right , it took 7 entire years for this anime to be released because unlike most anime today , each and every frame of this movie is hand drawn !
redline [ 2009 ] absolutely amazing animation with stylish and vibrant colors in every scene . science fiction meets auto racing with insanely wild characters . check it out if you haven ' t already .
the sky crawlers is a unique anime film by mamoru oshii . the film was adapted from a hiroshi mori novel of the same name .
redline [ 2009 ] absolutely amazing animation with stylish and vibrant colors in every scene . science fiction meets auto racing with insanely wild characters . check it out if you haven ' t already . : movies
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for what this film lacks in a story and a cast of characters with depth beyond a puddle , this film makes up for it with energy .
now in when it comes of the plot of redline it is short , sweet and straight to the point . the film follows our main character jp , a driver who wants to race in a tournament called redline which
in terms of the enjoyment of redline , i say be prepared to fall in love with this film . after watching the trailers for this film you get a rough idea as to what you will be watching , however those trailers cannot prepare you for the whole film . as a lot of people know this genre of film has been done before , after all redline is a film about guys , girls and cars . but what redline as film does well is give us a familiar format to work with , but it ' s covered in such an innovative , stylised and charismatic fashion that you will be left in awe after you see it . also throughout all of the chaos and mind - blowing visuals , redline never feels like it ' s heading into unnatural territory , in fact a lot of aspects about redline feel realistic and believable .
took a full seven years to create and used more than 100 , 000 frames in production . when finally complete , it made its debut at the 2009 locarno international film festival , more than a year before it came to japanese theaters .
if tank girl and cowboy bebop had a movie baby that really liked racing , that baby would be redline . this 2009 science fiction anime was yakeshi koike ' s directorial debut . redline took an entire seven years to create and its release was delayed several times , but it was well worth the wait .
mind game saw some success after its release and won best director , best film , and best script at the canadian fantasia festival in late 2005 . regardless of its initial success , the film still remains mostly unknown by anime fans and foreign film buffs alike .
overall redline is an experience that i feel everyone should enjoy . it ' s a like a rush of energy that ' s exhilarating , fast - paced and unforgettable . takeshi koike , redline ' s director should feel very happy about the film that he has crafted and considering his previous work before coming onto this project i ' m not surprised that this film turned out to be a success . again i feel the need to mention madhouse ' s insane skills as an animation studio as they have created a film full of action , charisma and style unlike any other film . there are so many individual things about the film that ' s weird and wonderful and completely unexpected , but overall i say watch this film and experience the epicness that is redline !
i actually like howls moving castle better its my favorite miyazaki film but i was a big fan of the books . with that said those nausicaa is a very good film .
the sky crawlers was an official selection in many film festivals around the world , where it won awards for its original soundtrack and for the film as a whole . reviews were generally good and a video game based on the film was released in 2008 for the wii .
jp and sonoshee ride the shockwave of their own damned exploding engine over the redline .
now , racers taking part in redline are pretty fast . how fast you say ?
mind game isn ' t just unique for its wild storyline . the film features quite a variety of animation styles typically reserved for anthology films . the soundtrack to the film is also fantastic .
( japan 2009 , 23mins ) preview of the new release of full metal alchemist , great opportunity to see it on the big screen . coming soon to blu - ray and dvd .
this 2004 anime science fiction film has one of those rare animation styles that is so chaotic and so entertaining to watch . the film is so fast and so spastic in all the right ways .
the duration of a film . so long the movie goes on and on when you finish it .
redline , takeshi koike’s heady new anime feature , embraces the car culture of the west .
redline made the festival circuit beginning in 2009 , winning the audience official selection award for animation at fantasia and the outstanding achievement in feature filmmaking–animation award at the newport beach film festival , before opening in japan in october 2010 . the movie will receive limited release in los angeles beginning friday and in new york city on jan . 6 before arriving on blu - ray and dvd on jan 17 .
if you love cats and a good fantasy film , the cat returns will definitely be your thing . this 2002 animated film from hiroyuki morita of studio ghibli fame is based on a manga by aoi hiiragi .
( レッドライン , stylized as redline ) is a 2009 science fiction auto racing anime film produced by madhouse and released in japan on october 9 , 2010 . the directorial debut feature of takeshi koike , it features the voices of takuya kimura , yū aoi and tadanobu asano , and an original story by katsuhito ishii , who also co - writes and sound directs . the film is set in the distant future , where a man known as jp takes on great risks for the chance of winning the titular underground race .
redline takes place in the distant future when wheeled vehicles have been replaced with “air cars . ”
above all , redline is a feat of visceral , kinetic animation that captures the feeling of high - speed racing like no other film has . its stretched frames and fast - paced edited–set to a thumping techno soundtrack–really capture the full - speed adrenaline of being behind the wheel . the last 20 minutes of the film , when the redline race is finally run , will have your eyes glued to the screen .
this is the most insanely exciting , visually exhilarating anime film you ' ve seen in decades . incredible fun .
definitely the best looking anime film i ' ve seen , and one of the most fun films i ' ve ever watched . if you ' re interested in animation at all , this is a film to check out .
a race in space is dangerous , baby
is pretty much a big riff on redline .
: jp has one particular moment of ham when he announces his intent to drive in the redline .
however , the art style of redline is certainly acquired . i mean , look at this dog !
redline is a film not to be taken too seriously and anyone doing so has certainly missed the point . needless to say , if you want a realistic racing film then you have come to the wrong place . however , if you want a fast , funny , eye - watering , explosive experience that will suck you into a world which words barely do justice , this is the film you ' re after . but , more than a film , redline is an experience . every element works in melody , bouncing off and complementing one another , ultimately creating a tremendous overall work that is magical to behold , completely unlike any other anime production to date .
redline ( 2009 ) – r : closing night title . the story of jp as he tries to make it into the biggest race in this , or any , galaxy . more than 100 , 000 hand - made drawings and seven years of development are showcased as the racer competes , prepares , and competes some more .
appleseed is a 2004 anime adaptation of the novel of the same name by masamune shirow . directed by shinji aramaki , the film shares only the universe and central characters with the manga . the actual film has a completely different storyline .
most of the film’s dialogue is passive and weak , which would be fine if so much time were not spent on conversations during the second act . the film also lags under heavy exposition and disconnected scene progressions that slow the momentum .
shoutout to over 10 , 000 hand drawn frames such a good looking film . the blu ray had to be bought
english 5 . 1 and 2 . 0 , japanese 5 . 1 and 2 . 0 audio with english subtitled . extras consist of a 2006 trailer for the film and two
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the perfect guide to redline
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the film brings to light the ugly reality of homelessness and the beauty of human beings helping each other . there are many twists and turns throughout the story , and this film has one of the best endings to an animated film this writer has ever seen . tokyo godfathers is one of those rare films that stays in your heart for a long time .
damn , that looks dope as hell . i loved redline , and just this animation style in general .
reigning redline champion machinehead and the denizens of roboworld plug themselves into and literally become part of their vehicles .
redline ’s release was generally successful , with some reviewers praising koike ' s homage to ' 70s and ' 80s comics as well as his ability to create an animated film that is both different and exhilarating . redline may lack an engaging plot , but its high - energy goofiness and sensory overload animation makes it worthy of the list .
summer wars ( 2009 ) – pg : a story of how technology can effect our world , and how crisis can bring out the best in people . the 2010 animation of the year award winner at the 33rd japan academy prizes in tokyo .
the very underrated director satoshi kon has quite a few films on this list , starting off with the science fiction film paprika .
if you’re a fan of bizarre movies , you’ll probably enjoy masaaki yuasa’s acid trip of an animated film , called mind game .
i ' d give redline a 10 , but i only give those to what i believe to be masterpieces . a masterpiece should be able to appeal to every viewer . the animation in redline , however , doesn ' t .
check out our exclusive clip , featuring jp and sonoshee , below , along with the redline theatrical poster and stills .
it has been mentioned by critics and viewers , that redline lacks a plot or that the story comes across as lackluster and while i can understand that point of the argument i can also argue against it . the film has enough of a plot to work in cohesiveness with the rest of the film and while it ' s not overly complex or thought - provoking it doesn’t have to be . i would like to think of it this way : would your rather watch film with an overly drawn out plot and character development which could be potentially tedious and slow down the fast - paced nature of the film ? or would you want to watch a film with a condensed plot that has enough story and personality to make you care about what you are watching ? personally i prefer the latter .
the five - minute trailer soon appeared on the internet and at successive tokyo international anime festivals . buzz and curiosity swelled . and after six years in development , redline finally had its world premiere this summer at the prestigious locarno international film festival in switzerland .
now onto the storytelling , which is what i believe redline could ' ve improved the most . let me explain why .
the people behind redline did a great job in keeping the personalities of the characters consistent and unique , except for sonoshee .
unfortunately shares its name with a godawful film starring eddie griffin and nathan phillips but one of the most visual films i have ever seen .
as a film about racing , the plot is fairly standard fare , but the larger than life presentation coupled with the sheer imagination and creativity that has gone into redline is second to none . the story - despite cliches - is both exhilarating and incredibly well paced .
a story about the most popular racing event in the galaxy , the redline , and the various racers who compete in it .
a letter to momo is a 2011 drama directed by hiroyuki okiura . the film tackles the experience of grief from the perspective of a child .
the garden of words is a 2013 animated drama that was the brainchild of makoto shinkai , who wrote , edited , and directed the film .
this movie has reminded me why i started watching anime in the first place . i usually decide on how good a film is by it ' s storyline and characters , and while this film does have a decent plot where it really shines is it ' s art , designs and race scenes . the film took 7 years to make and is composed of 100 , 000 hand drawn pictures , no cg . the film uses an experimental art style which looks amazing . because of the long development every scene is great and is full of life . the designs for the characters , locations and vehicles are very creative , the film even has some what - the - heck moments . the middle section of the film is kind of slow moving , the section between the two races , there are some funny scenes and watching the characters interact is very fun . the story , in my opinion is the weakest part of the film , it ' s very predictable and there is little to no character development . now for the races and this is where the film really pays it ' s way , the animation is unbeatable with mind bending chases and physics , each crash , explosion , nirtos speed boost and hair pin turn is executed perfectly . you should defiantly watch this as it is a one of a kind film .
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what would happen if the fast and furious alien hunter , space dandy , had a child with super gentleman joseph joestar ? first of all , that ' d be pretty messed up . second of all , you ' d get the main character from the anime film , redline !
throughout the entire film of redline , we refer to our kind racer as jp and never learn his actual real name , unless i ' m being insensitive to jp and a lot of people during their time use simple two letter arrangements as names . gomenasai , jp - san .
redline is excellent proof that you can have too much of a good thing . especially when you neglect everything else in the process .
the dragon : volton is actually this to the roboworld president , being in control of nearly all military operations against the redline racers .
the simple answer is a resounding yes . whatever you might think of madhouse ' s creative and economic risk taking with redline , there ' s no denying that for the film ' s entire 100 - minute runtime you are watching something very special , very different , and insanely exhilarating .
sounds good on paper . but redline goes so overboard with its spectacle that it somehow becomes a bit dull . it’s simply too much .
grave of the fireflies ( 1989 ) – ur : this heart - wrenching tale of two siblings keeping each other alive during world war ii will seriously change you . film critic roger ebert once described the film as “an emotional experience so powerful that it forces a rethinking of animation . ” produced by studio ghibli .
director / animator takeshi koike take a bow . the sheer energy popping off koike ' s initial feature film is equaled by the constant eye - candy visuals . with a sleek , exaggerated design and managing to capture an epic sense of speed , i was nearly exhausted by the flick ' s conclusion . the film tells the story of racecar driver
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a story about the most popular racing event in the galaxy , the redline , and the various racers who compete in it . ( imdb )
space elves : the magical inhabitants of supergrass , who are major backers of the redline race and have submitted their own team , the superboins .
absolutely one of my favorites . so much ridiculous energy . people overemphasize the lack of real plot - i think this film is an example of where style , character , music , atmosphere and even heart come together in a perfect way because of a minimal plot . it ' s basically a perfect film just as it is .
now , redline is about a racer named jp who ' s manager gets involved in the mafia . because of this , he ' s forced to lose every race he enters . however , because of certain circumstances , jp manages to qualify into the largest race in the universe ; the redline .
if you liked howls youd love
nausicaa of the valley of the wind
, most underrated miyazaki film imo , because it reiterated the lorax ' s message well .
redline was awesome . take nascar , pump it full of every drug imaginable and then let wwe ' s vince mcmahon throw it into a steroid volcano .
as it is , redline is a stunningly animated but overlong film with such incompetent storytelling that it cannot reach its full potential . one can only hope that first - time director takashi koike’s next project will be a lot more polished . as it is , the talent is there . it simply needs to be honed and guided properly .
but what is a film without a good soundtrack ? luckily redline happens to have a brilliant soundtrack crafted by james shimoji , which compliments the visuals wonderfully . the soundtrack is mainly composed of techno - based music , but it works well with the action on - screen , its explosive , fast - paced and it sounds so good ! also personally i felt that redline ' s soundtrack really reminded me of the video - games f - zero gx and tatsunoko vs . capcom , both of which have great soundtracks with explosive music that sounds great on the highest volume level . i also have to note that the sound editing in this film is tackled perfectly as well .
badass driver : hell yes ! all redline racers would have to be if they want to take on roboworld ' s racetrack while fighting the military forces there .
car people : what is the average injection dosage for automotive nitrous systems ? i want to design one that uses whipped cream chargers so i can redline irl .
the tagline for redline during its release was ' witness the future of animation ' and it ' s safe to say the studio never doubted the creativity of the team behind the film . madhouse handled the production , with second key animation from gainax - the films full development totaled seven years , with over one hundred thousand hand - made drawings . the amount of action and detail on screen at any one time is so vast the film begs for repeat viewings . the animation - in a word - is mind - blowing . the film is full of colour , detail and beauty like no other , the art style is vigorous and unique , and the character designs are fresh , exuberant and interesting .
( japan 2009 , 101 mins , dir : takeshi koike ) it is the biggest and most dangerous racing game of the universe and it’s only held once every 5 years . over the top action and luscious colour , it is pure adrenaline from start to finish . whenever you think it can’t get any louder or faster , it will prove you wrong .
the long - in - development film , which marks the feature directorial debut of the animatrix and samurai champloo animator takeshi koike , is set in the distant future , where daredevil driver jp risks life and limb for a shot at winning the titular redline , the biggest and deadliest race in the universe . think of it as an intergalactic speed racer .
i firstly avoided this movie for a long time because its odd animation style threw me off , but after hearing great things about the film , i decided to give it a shot .
it’s a real pity seeing as the film is brilliantly animated and incredibly stylish . the film had a production history of 7 long years and you can tell when watching it that all that time was well spent in honing the stunning visuals to perfection . it’s no exaggeration that this is a new benchmark in terms of pure animation . the film’s many characters have detailed , instantly distinguishable models and are fluidly animated , machines roar and rush over surfaces with incredible speed and there’s even the occasional use of deformed animation for stylish effect that’s very effective . the visuals in redline are a labor of love and the best part is that it overwhelms the senses in a way that seems difficult ( perhaps impossible ) to replicate in another medium .
this is redline’s second excess . there is simply too much going on in the third act . a big race alone would have made for a wonderfully thrilling climax but redline throws in an obligatory mafia subplot as well as the aforementioned evil government . what it all leads to ? stuff getting blown up and more stuff getting blown up .
but i feel that the main aspect that makes redline so great is the fluidity of the animation . the quality of the animation in this film is actually insane , with several sequences of high - octane action crafted with some beautiful choreography , nicely placed camera angles and great use of speed . everything moves in such a smooth manner , with no moments of slowdown or inconsistencies whatsoever . the film delivers an experience like no other in the animation department and really conveys on the concept of speed , pushing you to edge of your seat and beyond .
think it ' s a good idea to wake up funky boy , an extremely powerful bioweapon , hoping it ' ll help the redline racers in the fight against volton .
i love redline . i also suggest takeshi koike ' s ( the director ) 4 part series
trava : fist planet
( 2003 ) . it features two minor redline characters , trava and shinkai . trava 1 - 1 trava 1 - 2 trava 2 - 1 trava 2 - 2 trava 3 trava 4 - 1 trava 4 - 2
this film is so so incredible in animation , sound design , music , narrative and viewer engagement . it ' s an experience i recommend to absolutely everyone who likes the feeling of . . .
takeshi koike ' s debut feature ; seven years in the making . redline is an anime about racing , only presented like nothing seen before . produced by madhouse , with second key animation from gainax , music from james shimoji and a cast and crew pumped with everlasting potential , this is certainly one of - if not the - most adrenaline filled anime film to date .
so sweet jp doesn’t win the yellowline race , a contest that would qualify him to race in the ultra - deluxe redline race . but he gets invited to race at the redline anyway because this year , the redline is being hosted near roboworld , a planet populated by belligerent androids with funny hairstyles . the fact that this year ' s redline is being held near roboworld is an act of aggression but by who and for what reasons is unclear . nevertheless , two groups of drivers drop out because they don ' t want to die at the hands of pissed - off robots from outer space . so they ' re out and sweet jp , being too stupid to say no , is in .
badass boast : done by a few of the racers as you might expect , but machinehead has real grounds for it .
i ' m the king of redline .
cool redline stuff on this japanese website , including models of all the cars . really liked the semimaru driven by miki and todoroki , motherfuckers ! gumption ! gumption ! gumption !
i do respect the art behind redline , but art does not make a good movie all by itself . i feel like we all should have learned that lesson from avatar .
isn ' t it ? considering it ' s a japanese film . sure the dialog is dubbed for english but making lyrics follow the rhythm as well as make sense isn ' t an easy task .
this review will be looking at valuable traits that each anime film should have individually . primarily , we ' ll take a look into the animation , music , storytelling , and characters of the anime .
not to be confused with redline ( 2007 ) starring eddie griffin , which is a steaming pile of donkey droppings , unless you ' re 8 and then it ' s incredible .
( japan 2009 , 72mins , dir : mizuho nishikubo ) this is the “anime documentary of swordfighting tactician musashi miyamoto . miyamoto is a legendary swordsman who pioneered the hyōhō niten ichi - ryū style of two - sword fighting and wrote the book of five rings , a book that has been compared to sun tzu’s the art of war for its insight on tactics and strategy . produced by mamoru oshii .
but redline is a unique , hallucinatory experience that demands to be seen on a big screen if only so you can feel the thunderous approach of futuristic race cars as they vie for rank . if you only see one movie this holiday season that makes your brains leak out your ears in drips and drabs while you babble incoherently like a baby , make it redline .
the neon genesis evangelion - era animation ! the hellsing - esque violence ! memories is the 1995 science fiction anthology creation produced by katsuhiro otomo , whose manga short stories series were the basis of the film .
ah redline , what words can i use to describe this epic adrenaline rush ? to be honest words are not enough , this is one of those films that you have to see to fully comprehend its greatness . however i am going to attempt to pass on my thoughts of this film in this review of what feel is one of the best anime films i have ever seen . period .
if you only watch twelve minutes of anime this year , watch the first twelve minutes of redline . then once you ' re finished , do yourself a favour and watch the rest .
: roboworld has one , and they use it twice : the first attempt , targeting the supergrass ship carrying the redline racers , fails thanks to lynchman and johnny - boya sabotaging the cannons .
jp and sonoshee ultimately win the redline race together , and the rest of the racers are quite satisfied with the competition . as an added extra , there ' s a big damn kiss shot .
serial escalation : redline ( and its lesser qualifying round counterparts : blueline and yellowline ) has always been a no - holds barred combat racing competition that operates on the very fringes of legality , but using a mechanized hellhole like roboworld as the venue is most certainly not normal . two yellowline winners actually bow out because having to deal with the other cutthroat racers and environmental hazards is bad enough without an entire planet ' s army gunning for you . from what little can be seen from the previous three redline competitions in machinehead ' s promo , they were far tamer than the one shown at the climax of the film .
narrated by dustin hoffman , visual acoustics celebrates the life and career of julius shulman , the world’s greatest architectural photographer , whose images brought modern architecture to the american mainstream . shulman , who passed away in 2009 , captured the work of nearly every modern and progressive architect since the 1930s including frank lloyd wright , richard neutra , john lautner and frank gehry . his images epitomized the singular beauty of southern california’s modernist movement and brought its iconic structures to the attention of the general public . this unique film is both a testament to the evolution of modern architecture and a joyful portrait of the magnetic , whip - smart gentleman who chronicled it with his unforgettable images .
redline captures the thrill of racing in a way only expert animation can . it’s a fun ride that is worth taking , even if you end up skipping past weaker scenes to watch the race sequences .
the soundtrack of redline is done by some japanese named james shimoji . wait a second , james ! ? ! ? what kind of japanese name is that ? let ' s look into this guy :
this wouldn’t have been so bad if there was a reason to care or even some sense of urgency but there isn’t . all the cars race at impossible speeds and run just fine even after taking enough damage to wreck 10 spaceships . the result is that tension is basically nonexistent in this film . nobody of note dies and damage to the vehicle is shrugged off so easily that one gets the feeling the only thing at stake is the film’s running time .
ultimately , because of the disregard for narrative , the movie doesn’t hold much weight . hence i don’t think it will make quite the splash some of the early reviews predicted it would make . but redline is such an incredibly fun film that i find it hard to see how people won’t get sucked in by it’s atmosphere and intentions , grinning like a maniac right the way through the film . are you not entertained ? is this not why you are here ?
serious business : the redline race . justified because the betting and advertising make a ton of money , and according to lynchman ' there ' s enough money riding on this race to buy several planets ! '
ugliness is subjective , of course . to veteran film director , screenwriter and illustrator katsuhito ishii ( the taste of tea ) , koike is ‘simply the best animator alive in japan today , bar none . ’ ishii and koike began collaborating a decade ago on the edgy , underground film , party 7 . ‘i want to work with him every chance i get , ’ ishii says . ‘he’s the only animator who’s able to realize and execute what i want to express . ’
the cat returns was one of very few studio ghibli films to not be directed by hayao miyazaki . the film succeeded immensely in japan and received good reviews in the us for its believable and relatable portrayal of a character that lacks confidence .
i saw redline yesterday and since some jaded people in this forum won ' t watch something they don ' t know unless people are making buzz for it , or declare things that they haven ' t seen as bad and / or overhyped based on the fact that people they don ' t know make buzz for it , i thought i should make this thread . also , this film simply deserves its own thread . unfortunately , you can ' t really get it right now because for some odd reason the publishers are really fucking lazy about getting it out , despite it being such a great movie . it was originally finished in 2009 after 6 - 7 years of development . perhaps it doesn ' t have the appeal for the japanese audience since it is rather western . while it is licensed in the u . s . , even the japanese market only recently got a release on boo - ray and still nothing in sight in either the u . s . or europe for that matter . however , the development time that it had really shows . absolutely gorgeous animation . but perhaps i should say what this film is about : racing crazy cars against aliens in even more insane vehicles on absolutely demented planets , which governments want to kill you . that ' s it . not that deep , but the characters are well made and are being fleshed out during the film . the story isn ' t fantastic , but it serves the purpose and you won ' t really notice anyway since the animation alone should leave you speechless throughout the entire film . awo has a review of it , so if you don ' t want to take my word for it , take theirs . j9fhqvmzlc0
if you ' re addicted to psychological thriller films , your standards are probably pretty high . the 1997 animated film perfect blue from satoshi kon is an old school psychological thriller in a vein similar to neon genesis evangelion and other classic frightening anime films .
not to be confused with the 2007 redline staring eddie griffin , this hand - drawn animated sci - fi thriller took seven years and 100 , 000 drawings to create . redline is the full - length feature debut of takeshi koike , known as the director of the “world record” animatrix segment . it was produced by madhouse inc . studio , which has created some of the best anime ever ( including the work of satoshi kon and mamoru hosoda ) .
manga entertainment has provided spinoff online with an exclusive clip from redline , the acclaimed high - octane racing anime from madhouse , the studio behind paprika , the girl who leapt through time , marvel anime and supernatural : the animation .
when it comes to the visual presentation of redline , words fail me . i mean seriously , no words can truly say how beautiful this film really is . japanese animation studio madhouse have crafted one of the most visually stunning animated films in existence , you really have to see it in action to comprehend its awesomeness . firstly there ' s the character design , from the human - based characters to all of the other alien races and cybernetic beings that reside within redline ' s world , the designs are diverse , unique and interesting . secondly you have the vehicles which are also fabulous , coming in many different shapes and sizes , from simple to completely crazy designs , with individual quirks and weapon arsenals to be admired . and lastly there ' s the locations of the film that vary from the rocky crayons where races are done to spaceships floating above planets , all of which have an incredible amount of detail that draws your eyes in especially on a large cinema screen .
just remember that this film seems to have been made with the express goal of making you feel like you’re high . it’s got serious plot holes . it’s not very clever . but it is novel enough to keep you wondering just what the hell you’re watching .
not that everyone will love this film – it could be that some will be put off by its soundtrack , comprised almost purely of high - octane , scratch - mixed techno . it might not be to everyone ' s taste , but it fits the film ' s visuals beat - perfectly , and it ' s hard to imagine any other style of music doing the job as well . some critics are going to look at the film ' s minimal plot and decry it as ‘style over content’ , but to do so will be to reveal themselves as not even within driving distance of the point . redline is animation not only at its best , but also largely animation for animation ' s sake – not a story that had to be made in anime form to due to budgetary restrictions , but a story that could only exist in this medium . it is experimental , challenging and most importantly exhilarating in its artistic style in ways that most works could not even dream of reaching through script writing or thematic devices .
redline doesn ' t boast much of a high - art story or clever dialogue , but the animation , stylistics and tone are art and visual stimuli at their very best .
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shed armor gain speed : the crab sonoshee is upgraded with a modular third turbine for the redline race which helps the vehicle go faster , but can also be detached in case it burns out or if it gets caught on something .
the garden of words focuses on people who don ' t quite have it together and how awkward the process of maturity can be . the film has a ton of stunning visuals that really paint the poetic beauty of rain and japanese gardens well . it has also been heavily praised for its beautiful animation and artwork , yet reviews of the film ' s plot and climax have been very mixed . even if you can ' t get down with the story , the dazzling artwork makes the garden of words well worth a watch .
dead leaves deserves a lot more love than it has . the visuals alone are engaging and bright , with elements similar to flcl or jet set radio . the plot is meant to be goofy and weird . anything more would probably compromise how entertaining this film is .
there are aspects of the film which stumble and detract from the overall production–specifically the main characters and their relationship . jp is overly cocky and unnecessarily rude to everyone he meets , and his romance with sonoshee never feels believable–for as much screen time is devoted to it .
have you ever come across an unknown piece of film or television and absolutely fell in love with it ? anime is no exception . there are some crazy good films out there that few people have ever heard of and unfortunately don ' t get the recognition they deserve .
slated for theatrical release in japan next april , redline is on a growing list of 21st century japanese - produced anime features’like afro samurai and the omnibus collections the animatrix and batman : gotham knight ‘that deliberately target western audiences . ‘we really want non - japanese to see and appreciate this work , ’ says takeshi koike , redline ‘s director and chief animator . ‘we were thinking of people who don’t normally enjoy anime or know anything about it when we came up with the ideas . ’
eames : the architect and the painter is the first film about charles and ray eames since their deaths and the only film to peer inside their collaboration , their marriage and the “renaissance studio” they created in a gritty ware - house in venice , ca . narrated by james franco , the film draws from a trove of archival material , primarily the stunning films and photographs produced in mind - boggling volume by charles , ray , and their staff during the hyper - creative forty years of the eames office . family mem - bers and design historians help guide the story , but it is in interviews with the junior designers swept into the “24 - 7” world of “the eamery , ” that a fascinatingly complex picture of this husband and wife creative team really emerges . slated to screen on pbs’ american masters on dec . 19th .
: the redline mothership ; with its loli princess at the helm , it just warps wherever the fuck it wants and makes a race track . how to achieve this ? well , first you go to your standard heavily defended fascist state and :
finally , onto the characters ! i find only 3 characters in the entire redline movie actually worth talking about . the small amount of trava fans will love the god - amazing cameo of trava and shinkai in both the bar and race though .
the action is , as you would imagine ; fast , fantastic and full of adrenaline . the drama is at times cheesy , but it fits well with the films over - the - top attitude . the crazy antics in redline make it clear the film isn ' t to be taken too seriously ; it isn ' t a production that sets out to challenge our minds , but rather an exhilarating thrill - ride that ' s sole purpose is to entertain . in that respect , the story delivers and then some .
i can ' t remember how i originally came across this film , but i ' m so glad i did . i found the art style so appealing that it influenced my decision to become an animator . plot be damned , this is a beautiful work from an artistic standpoint
as mentioned before , redline took about 7 freaking years to finish the animation for this story . that ' s more than 100 , 000 differently hand drawn frames all compiled into a little under 2 hours . yeah , it ' s pretty good .
this 2001 comedy - drama is another banger from director satoshi kon . the film is somewhat based on the lives of actresses setsuko hara and hideko takamine , who graced the japanese silver screen until their deaths in 2015 and 2010 , respectively . millennium actress is considered a postmodernist piece of art .
all the redline racers manage to make it through the death trap race . in fact , the only casualties in the whole movie are big deyzuna , the mob boss and his two goons , and a bunch of roboworld mooks that get vaporized by funky boy .
every five years , a racing tournament–the redline finals with the blueline and yellowline qualifiers–pits the best racers in the galaxy against each other to determine who is the fastest driver . no rules exist , except to win at all costs , so weapons and cheating abound .
i ' ve had the bluray of redline sitting on my hard drive for over a week now and i haven ' t gotten around to watching it yet . i need to watch the last part of roberta ' s blood trail first . also : manyuu haikenchou .
out of the 40 + songs from the redline soundtrack , these are my two favorites . what some people like to do with their reviews is to observe each and every song from a movie soundtrack and if not all songs are eargasm worthy , they all like :
first off , there are too many characters . the main characters are pretty forgettable and the only contestant who was somewhat cool was the established champion . the film further hurts itself by introducing subplots and characters who aren’t related to the race . a sizable chunk of screentime is reserved for a b - story involving an evil government ( basically space - china ) that’s out to stop the race and dig up some ancient weapons or something . ultimately they’re only there to cause tons of explosions and other kinds of destruction . this in a film that’s already filled to the brim with explosions and spectacular set pieces .
colorful has themes of suicide , reincarnation , and righting wrongs . makoto’s character may be hard to understand to at times , with his violent mood swings and contempt for pretty much everyone , including his family , but his character development throughout the film is something to see . the ending is exceptional too .
the original 1998 version of appleseed received mixed reviews for its plot while the 2004 remake has been generally favored over the original for a more engaging story . however , if you love nostalgic anime and awkward english dubs , you ' ll probably be able to get down with the original film as well .
vehicular combat : when the yellowline race is riddled with racers firing missiles at each other , you know it fits the trope . taken to the next level in the redline race , where the racers are practically fighting an all - out war against a planetary military superpower .
holy fucking shit . redline is a movie where you think it can ' t possibly get better and the movie just punches you in the face and yells
you haven ' t seen anything yet , pussy !
and gets infinitely better and 50000000000 % more badass .
for a start , redline looks like nothing you ' ve seen before . it ' s easy to see that koike is a huge fan of western graphic art , and has been influenced as much by french comic artist jean ‘ moebius ’ giraud ( possibly best known for his design work on the fifth element ) , the us animated film heavy metal , cult uk sci - fi comic 2000 ad , and even the star wars movies as much as he has by the likes of katsuhiro otomo , hiroyuki imaishi or leiji matsumoto . not that redline feels or looks like a mash - up of different styles – somewhere in the visual chaos it unrelentingly throws at its audience it becomes something that is far more than the mere sum of parts , a unique piece of animation that at times doesn ' t even feel like anime in the traditional sense .


the hired man is a 1918 american silent comedy film written and directed by victor schertzinger .

the film stars charles ray , charles k. french , robert gordon , doris may , lydia knott , and william fairbanks .

the film was released on january 27 , 1918 , by paramount pictures .

the hired man ( film )

the hired man at the mercury theatre , colchester . spring 2013 . created by swainson productions .
the film would begin with peter parker as spider - man stopping mysterio and handing him over to the police .
spider - man 4 was the unofficial title for what would have been the fourth film in sony pictures ' spider - man film series that was slated to release on may 6 , 2011 . some rumors said that the title given was going to be spider - man 4 : birds of prey .
a movie special effects man is hired to fake a real - life mob killing for a witness protection plan , but finds his own life in danger .
he hopes “hired gun” helps dispel some of the seduction of the idea of being a rock star . he believes the film shows the flip side – the struggles of the often behind - the - scenes musicians who get little recognition .
movie news , screening invitations and reviews from the world of independent film and beyond .
the full play , film version of robert frost ' s
the death of the hired man .
it was adapted to play for by walter wykes . music in it is
why
by rascal flats . this is my alternate project for directing ii used as my final
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“if billy is the father of those songs , i’m at least the uncle , ” devitto says in the film .
the man who went in buress’ place is named joe carroll , according to ew .
a movies special effects man is hired by a government agency to help stage the assassination of a well known gangster . when the agency double crosses him , he uses his special effects to trap the gangster and the corrupt agents .
silver sable is a mercenary who runs a company that hunts war criminals while black cat is an acrobatic cat burglar ( real name felicia hardy ) , who had a tangled romantic relationship with the webslinger in the spider - man comics . both were antagonists and allies to spider - man . this film will cast up and is meant to follow venom , the spider - man universe expansion film that will star tom hardy with zombieland’s ruben fleischer directing . spider - man : homecoming , the jon watts - directed film that stars tom holland as high school student peter parker and his superhero alter ego , bows july 7 .
from right to left ; tobey maguire and kirsten dunst , the two main cast members in the spider - man films , in a promotional image for spider - man 4 .
an interview with terry gilliam , director of
the man who killed don quixote .
in mexico city , a former assassin swears vengeance on those who committed an unspeakable act against the family he was hired to protect .
in spite of the lukewarm fan reception to spider - man 3 , its impressive box office score convinced sony to make another film , even convincing them to speak of a fifth and sixth film , also to be directed by raimi . it was even discussed that they be shot cocurrently .
development began in 2008 , with raimi attached to direct and the core cast of the previous films to return . come 2009 , however , raimi dismissed the rumors that all three films were being made , instead confirming that only the fourth was under development . sony hired james vanderbilt in october of 2008 to pen the screenplay , after contacting david koepp , the writer of the first film . the script underwent further revision by playwright david lindsay - abaire and once more by gary ross in october of 2009 . sony had also hired vanderbilt to pen scripts for spider - man 5 and spider - man 6 .
lifetime has released footage of their upcoming michael jackson film , michael jackson : searching for neverland , starring the man who michael jackson himself , hired as his body double for wait for it…17 years ! so you know what that means ilosm fam ? ’ that lifetime at least got the physical similarities of mj right as far as casting goes .
hannibal buress sent his “alter ego” to the los angeles premiere of “spider - man : homecoming . ”
the film begins with a man walking through a bar with multiple dead bodies on the ground , having been shot in the head . he slowly makes his way upstairs , hearing someone begging for his life . he passes more bodies , making his way to the door of the room where the begging man is . an abrupt sound is heard and the begging stops .
ezry is a hardworking hired man who saves his money carefully in the hopes one day of going to college . but when his girlfriend ' s brother gets in trouble for bank robbery , ezry tries to . . . see full summary »
devitto shares in the film how he stuck with the famous “piano man” for decades after joel dismissed many of his bandmates in 1989 — such as russell javors , who is also featured in the film . like devitto , javors describes finding out indirectly that he’d lost his job by hearing on the radio that joel had a new album out with a new band .
so far , devitto said , many who have seen the film have expressed shock upon hearing the details of the demise of his relationship with joel .
in zurich , a man gets into his car in a parking garage . a second man ( the assassin ) quickly enters the vehicle and calmly pulls out his gun , placing a silencer on it . the first man is dismissive , saying he has kidnapping insurance so the assassin should just get on with his business quickly . the assassin is surprised at his arrogance . he explains that he was hired to send a message to the man , who is a stockbroker and has been shorting the stocks of the assassin ' s boss ' company . the assassin orders the stockbroker to stop shorting stocks . the man is continually arrogant and dismissive , so the assassin strikes him deftly and repeatedly . the man tries reaching for the gun at one point , but the assassin skillfully deflects him . the man finally submits and asks which company he should stop shorting , as he does it to many companies . the assassin simply tells him to stop shorting all stocks or he ' ll return to kill him . he exits the car and leaves .
ezry is a hardworking hired man who saves his money carefully in the hopes one day of going to college . but when his girlfriend ' s brother gets in trouble for bank robbery , ezry tries to help out by offering his savings in exchange for the stolen funds .
when a notorious tough ' town tamer ' is hired by the citizenry to rid of the gunmen driving them off their land , he finds the local saloon madam to be an old friend .
drew houpt is credited as
the new duke
, an apparent reference to john wayne ( ' the duke ' ) who starred in the original film .
devitto said he did , however , hear from joel’s legal team over “hired gun . ” the drummer claimed joel’s lawyers wanted “a whole bunch of stuff” edited out of the documentary .
a finnish man goes to the city to find a job after the mine where he worked is closed and his father commits suicide .
a man is bent on taking revenge on those he believes are responsible for his fiance ' s death .
zendaya in columbia pictures '
spider - man : homecoming .
( chuck zlotnick / columbia pictures )
basically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley’s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . …
a record company intern is hired to accompany out - of - control british rock star aldous snow to a concert at l . a . ' s greek theater .
an episode in the life of nikander , a garbage man , involving the death of a coworker , a love affair and much more .
peter parker is from queens , one of the most diverse places in the world ,
watts told the times . as development on the
spider - man : homecoming
script began , that sentiment was baked into the dna of his vision for the film . he says his marvel and sony bosses were receptive from the start .
laura harrier and tom holland in
spider - man : homecoming .
( chuck zlotnick / columbia pictures )
an online campaign to see a spider - man of color star in sony ' s 2012 reboot
the amazing spider - man
failed , although it did land
atlanta
star glover a small role years later in
homecoming .
another flashback shows christian in prison , talking with an older man with glasses ( jeffrey tambor ) . the man is very kind to christian and is trying to coach him in having normal interactions with people , learning to read their emotions from the tone of their voice and their facial expressions . they share a bunk , and late at night , he tells christian about his clients , who are the criminals mentioned in the beginning of the film .
an outcast new york city cop is charged with bringing down harlem drug lord frank lucas , whose real life inspired this partly biographical film .
the ballad of narayama
is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…
devitto shares his tale in the documentary “ hired gun , ” which tells his story as well as the stories of other top - notch musicians who play with stars like alice cooper , ozzy osbourne and pink .
many of the younger cast members in
spider - man : homecoming
were hired off the strength of the smaller independent films they were first given shots at , proof that inclusiveness on the small - budget indie level can have a significantly impactful ripple throughout the ecosphere .
i watch them all ,
finn said .
it helps if they have something to point to .
“i think he just was bullying everybody after he read what was in ‘hired gun . ’ i told the truth of what really happened and what went on . and russell told the truth… and we weren’t in the same room . ”
the 103rd best film of 1994 , which is to say another film that wants to be
pulp fiction
or something in that vein ,
mr . right
hires two charismatic lead actors , anna kendrick and sam rockwell , then expects them to carry a movie with almost no compelling reason to exist .
the plan to combine open road and im global under one roof has already caused some internal tensions . im global founder stuart ford was ousted this month after clashing with tang over the direction of the company and the purchase of open road , according to people familiar with the matter but not authorized to comment . tang hired former lionsgate film executive rob friedman to run newly formed tmp entertainment , overseeing open road and im global .
i love you , man is a movie starring paul rudd , jason segel , and rashida jones . friendless peter klaven goes on a series of man - dates to find a best man for his wedding . but , when his insta - bond with his new b . f . f . puts a strain on his relationship with his fiancée , can the trio learn to live happily ever after ?
spider - man has a sticky situation to crawl out of . as reported by deadline hollywood , spider - man 4 is caught up in a web of disagreements that’ll likely keep it from being released on may 5th , 2011 as planned . further complicating things , raimi reportedly went through four revisions of the script , with different writers , and still
hated it
. with so many issues , sony cancelled the film in january 2010 .
“hired gun” will hit select theaters on thursday . joel’s team declined to comment on the revealing documentary . when reached by fox news , a rep for joel stated simply , “we have no comment on that . ”
“i just hope that ‘hired gun’ makes the saying ‘act like a rock star’ drop off the map . i don’t know why anybody would want to ‘act like a rock star . ’ and i hope this shows what that’s like . ”
most unusual for a feature film the creative filmmakers ( such as director , writer , producer etc . ) are named on a title card in the end credits in addition to their appearance in the opening credits .
ron burgundy is san diego ' s top - rated newsman in the male - dominated broadcasting of the 1970s , but that ' s all about to change for ron and his cronies when an ambitious woman is hired as a new anchor .
his 2 - year - old los angeles film and tv firm , tang media partners , with investors including tencent and sequoia capital ' s neil shen , is trying to achieve an elusive goal long pursued by entertainment executives : create a film company that can both succeed in the u . s . and take advantage of the growing entertainment market in china .
the film ends with a sincere declaration of the worth and value of the non - neurotypical . an empathetic therapist explains to a concerned couple : “your son’s not less than . he’s different . ” but how sympathetic to autistic people is the film really when , in order to be a hero , an autistic person has to be a super - competent fighting machine exactly the same as all the other super - competent fighting machines ?
jacob batalon , left , and tom holland in columbia pictures '
spider - man : homecoming .
( chuck zlotnick / columbia pictures )
a post - apocalyptic tale , in which a lone man fights his way across america in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind .
diversity isn ' t a plot point in ' spider - man : homecoming . ' it ' s just normal for millennial new yorkers like peter parker
an adaptation of dostoyevsky ' s novel , set in modern helsinki . slaughterhouse worker rahikainen murders a man , and is forced to live with the consequences of his actions .
tang media , which has offices in shanghai and beijing , also aims to launch a film distribution business in china , buy chinese rights to hollywood movies and invest in chinese productions .
we learn that , beneath the surface , life in gost is anything but the simple pastoral idyll laura had anticipated . petty interactions between the town ' s inhabitants conceal a terrible history . with her beautifully precise style , forna sensitively depicts members of a community resuming day - to - day life after violent civil conflict – each with the knowledge of the heinous crimes they committed against one another . the hired man is an ingenious examination of the kind of ghosts that those with no experience of civil war are unable to see .
back in the room , justine goes to her computer while the boy looks around the room . he sees a framed puzzle of muhammed ali on the wall . justine sits down at her computer to show the boy how she communicates . she types something and the voice greets the boy . she smiles and a photo on the wall shows that she is the same young girl at the beginning of the film who connects with young christian over the puzzle .
some studio executives privately questioned whether tang has the financial resources needed to build a bona fide film company out of the pieces he ' s accumulated , including open road , which lost millions for its previous owners as the market for mid - sized dramas faded .
using his wife ' s paycheck , he opened a merrill lynch account and started day trading , which eventually led to a job at the company . in 1992 , bear stearns ' cayne hired tang and quickly put him in charge of bear stearns asia in hong kong .
marybeth ' s investigation continues , and she is able to figure out that the accountant ' s known aliases are actually a famous mathematician ( carl gauss ) and lewis carroll , the author of alice in wonderland who was also a mathematician and suspected of having asperger ' s . she relies on friends in the fbi who use the profile pictures to assemble a suggestion of what his face might look like . they are also able to connect it to an unknown man who attacked a bar / club that was the base of operations for the gambino crime family . the man killed the two guards standing outside and then entered the home , killing the 7 people inside using their own weapons , including the mafia boss ' son , little nicky , who was killed with one swift kick to the head . the house was bugged , as the family was being investigated , so there is an audio recording of the attack , including a man begging for his life ( linking it to the opening scene ) . nothing else can be heard other than the man begging and then the kick .
a bizarre black - and - white film noir reworking of shakespeare ' s ' hamlet ' . after the death of his father , young hamlet inherits a seat on the board of a company controlled by his uncle that . . . see full summary »
adrian toomes would have replaced j . jonah jameson as the lead of the daily bugle but he is secretly the villain the
vulture
while peter and mary jane would have a child . toomes ' daughter , felicia hardy , would charm peter and they would fall in love . after spider - man killed toomes , peter would throw his costume into the garbage can and mary jane , having been cheated on , would abandon her child and the film would end . the movie ' s plot disappointed raimi as he wanted the franchise to end on a good note rather than the plot they had .
at this point , schindler is unaware that stern is using his position in the factory to save people . his awareness grows , however , when stern brings to see him a one - armed man who wants to thank schindler for saving him by making him “essential . ” schindler dismisses the gratitude and chastises stern for bringing the man to see him . shortly after the scolding , schindler has to rescue stern himself from a train bound for a death camp .
buress hasn’t given a reason as to why he couldn’t make the premiere , but maybe he was inspired by his “spider - man” role as a teacher , took a cue from students and just wanted to play hooky .
the comedian , who plays a teacher named coach wilson in the upcoming marvel film , put out a call on social media on wednesday for a “look - alike with solid comedic timing for an event tonight , ” per entertainment weekly . buress also said in the now - deleted tweet that the gig paid $ 500 and requested photos .
the following year in 2019 , over a decade into the franchise which officially launched with 2008 ' s
iron man ,
captain marvel
will bring its first lead female superhero into the mcu . and sony , growing its rebooted
spider - man
movies apart from
homecoming
partner marvel , will make
silver & black ,
a female - led spin - off centered on comics characters silver sable and black cat , to be directed by gina prince - bythewood this fall .
: people do not give it credence that a young girl could leave home and go off in the wintertime to avenge her father ' s blood . but it did happen . i was just 14 years of age when a coward by the name of tom chaney shot my father down and robbed him of his life and his horse and two california gold pieces that he carried in his trouser band . chaney was a hired man and papa had taken him up to fort smith to help lead back a string of mustang ponies he ' d bought . in town , chaney had . . .
hawaiian - born batalon , who is of filipino descent , had no credits on his résumé when he put himself on tape . he landed the role of peter ' s best friend ned , who in the film keeps the comic book surname leeds , after an audition process that saw young performers of all backgrounds try out for different parts .
raimi admitted to being
exhausted
with the
tremendous amount of delegation
needed to make
gigantic
movies like the spider - man films . however , it ultimately came down to an inability to get together a suitable story that led him to pass on a fourth installment of the blockbuster franchise .
it really was the most amicable and undramatic of breakups : it was simply that we had a deadline and i couldn ' t get the story to work on a level that i wanted it to work . i was very unhappy with spider - man 3 , and i wanted to make spider - man 4 to end on a very high note , the best spider - man of them all . but i couldn ' t get the script together in time , due to my own failings , and i said to sony ,
i don ' t want to make a movie that is less than great , so i think we shouldn ' t make this picture . go ahead with your reboot , which you ' ve been planning anyway .
and [ sony co - chairman ] amy pascal said ,
thank you . thank you for not wasting the studio ' s money , and i appreciate your candor .
so we left on the best of terms , both of us trying to do the best thing for fans , the good name of spider - man , and sony studios .
the assassin ' s two henchmen have followed christian to the farm and are holding the farmer and his wife inside hostage . they have the wife call out to christian , but he doesn ' t seem to hear them . then suddenly , one of the henchmen is shot through the head by a sniper rifle . the other henchman grabs the couple and heads to the car , but christian shoots out the tires . he then heads to the couple ' s truck , and christian shoots the engine to disable it . he runs up to the truck and grabs the henchman . christian strangles him and asks who hired him . the henchman won ' t say , but hands over dana ' s id , saying that his instructions were to kill the two of them . christian kills him and casually waves bye to the farmer and his wife .
following the murder of her father by hired hand tom chaney , 14 - year - old farm girl mattie ross sets out to capture the killer . to aid her , she hires the toughest u . s . marshal she can find , a man with
true grit ,
reuben j .
rooster
cogburn . mattie insists on accompanying cogburn , whose drinking , sloth , and generally reprobate character do not augment her faith in him . against his wishes , she joins him in his trek into the indian nations in search of chaney . they are joined by texas ranger laboeuf , who wants chaney for his own purposes . the unlikely trio find danger and surprises on the journey , and each has his or her
grit
tested .
and marvel will take even bigger steps soon .
black panther ,
starring chadwick boseman as the film division ' s first leading superhero of color , promises a true watershed moment for representation when it opens next february with a predominantly black cast onscreen and
creed
director ryan coogler , the mcu ' s first african american helmer , behind the camera .
but as significant as it is to see faces of all ethnicities presented onscreen in
spider - man : homecoming ,
it ' s still peter parker ' s story , and both the hero and villain , played by michael keaton , remain white men .
exclusive : sony pictures is setting gina prince - bythewood to direct silver & black , the film that is based on silver sable & black cat ( aka felicia hardy ) characters from sony’s marvel universe revolving around its signature hero spider - man . prince - bythewood just directed the pilot for marvel’s upcoming cloak & dagger series on freeform and completed the first season of shots fired , the drama she created with husband reggie rock bythewood . that season - ender aired wednesday on fox . she will rewrite the silver & black script originated by thor : the dark world scribe christopher yost . matt tolmach and amy pascal are producing , and columbia pictures execs palak patel and eric fineman are overseeing .
actors jacob batalon , laura harrier , tom holland , tony revolori , zendaya and director jon watts from
spider - man : homecoming” at san diego comic - con 2016 . ( alberto e . rodriguez / getty images for disney )
actress laura harrier , who is biracial , plays liz , the driven senior captain of the academic decathlon team who peter has a crush on ; disney star zendaya , also biracial , brings an ally sheedy - in -
the breakfast club
energy to the dry , nonconformist michelle . indie film fans will also spot 16 - year - old ghanaian
beasts of no nation
star abraham attah on the midtown academic decathlon squad .
we eventually learn that he ' s a former hitman who had an epiphany and now only kills people who hire him to commit murder . sometimes he wears a clown nose as he does this . he has an elaborate philosophy , something about how we are all islands in the stream and there ' s a great energy force flowing beneath us . he demonstrates this by throwing a knife at martha ' s head . of course , he doesn ' t accidentally kill her because if he did , something genuinely surprising would happen in a film otherwise comprised of tedious film school - student cliches .
ooner or later , difference scares people . ” the accountant puts that sentiment in the mouth of a military man ( robert c treveiler ) explaining the tough ways of the world to his autistic , bullied son . but it could as easily be said by the director gavin o’connor , who has put together a drama so familiar and formulaic that even the most timid viewer will be comforted . or , more likely , anesthetized .
another flashback to christian ' s childhood shows that the family is living in indonesia . an older man is teaching the boys to fight and is quite brutal in beating them . the father watches from the side while casually reading a newspaper . the instructor finally says that they are just boys and that ' s enough training . the father remarks that if they were done , the instructor would be laying on the ground bleeding . young christian replies in indonesian that the instructor should continue . the younger brother is deeply loyal to christian , though he seems exhausted from the fight as well .
while sydney and pete are on the moped during the first rush song , two people in the background wave to the camera .
interspersed throughout the film are flashbacks to christian ' s childhood . one day his mother leaves their family , as the stress of taking care of the boys , particularly with special needs , is unbearable as the father is never around . young christian is screaming and throwing things and punching through walls , while his younger brother watches resentfully . the father is arguing with the mother that she can ' t abandon her family and tells her to wait a moment . he runs in the house to hold christian tightly until he calms down . the mother gets into her waiting cab , and the younger brother gives her the middle finger from the window .
a new sensibility is tingling in
spider - man : homecoming .
present throughout the second big - screen reboot of the beloved marvel comics superhero , which opened to rave reviews and an estimated $ 117 million domestic box office , is a change audiences have increasingly demanded from hollywood — not only in the marvel cinematic universe but in the superhero genre at large : diversity .
a man believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and has dedicated himself to beginning a new , quiet life . but when he meets a young girl under the control of ultra - violent russian gangsters , he can ' t stand idly by - he has to help her .
geoff todd , a writer whose child is autistic , wrote after seeing the accountant’s trailer about hollywood’s obsession , from rain man on , with autistic people who have amazing abilities . “my child was diagnosed with autism about six years ago , at least once a week we are asked what his special skill is , ” todd says . “here we sit , in 2016 , and yet another film is attempting to frame the diagnosis as one with the particular perk of advantage , a savant like quality . ” the accountant uses a cliched and misleading presentation of disability to produce a cliched hollywood action lead in a cliched action plot , and then babbles cliches about the importance of embracing difference . despite its protestations to the contrary , the only thing that sets the accountant apart from its peers is its irritating , clueless hypocrisy , and its lousy title .
but tang is bullish about his chances , saying the purchase of open road is part of a $ 500 - million expansion plan . open road ceo tom ortenberg said that the distributor plans to increase its film output and place bigger bets on movies with greater production budgets and wider commercial appeal . tang has also expanded into tv through a joint venture with tencent and im global .
ray asks marybeth about her background and the charges on her record . she explains that the man she assaulted was a drug dealer she was trying to get her sister away from . she pistol - whipped him and locked him in the trunk of a car , but it was worth it as her sister grew up to have a normal life with a career and family .
the one variation from hollywood action default is the relationship with accountant dana cummings ( anna kendrick ) , which instead follows the hollywood formula that disabled people don’t get to have happily - ever - after romances . kendrick does her best with a relatively small role , bringing a modicum of wit and energy to the lugubrious script . despite all the tropes working against them , she and affleck have a subdued , sweet chemistry , which might have carried a romantic comedy version of the accountant , if only the film - makers had been willing to give it a chance .
if you actually understand the chinese sensibility , the sky ' s the limit ,
he said .
jon had a specific idea of what he wanted to do : he wanted it to resemble a realistic high school ,
said sarah finn , the casting director of studio blockbusters such as
godzilla ,
kong : skull island ,
and
the jungle book
who ' s been in charge of casting the marvel universe ever since
iron man .
“when i was growing up and i said i wanted to play drums… my dad said ‘what ? do you want to be a bum for the rest of your life ? ’ because the idea of being a musician back in ‘50s , ‘60s was insanity… today , [ moms and dads ] are all excited . ‘hired gun’ shows the other side – that it’s not all roses and ice cream all the time . and you have to work really hard not just to play music but to fit in with other people and to be able to , at any moment , go with the flow .
on the subject of villains , raimi considered showcasing the transformation of dr . curt connors into the lizard , with dylan baker reprising his role . he also had plans to upgrade bruce campbell to a more significant role than his prior cameos . in december 2009 , it was reported that john malkovich was in talks to play the vulture , with anne hathaway playing felicia hardy . hardy would be taking a departure from her prior portrayals in this film , becoming
vulturess
instead of the familiar black cat .
for his initial pitch to marvel and sony , watts created a
look book
to serve as a visual blueprint for what the world of
spider - man : homecoming
should look like , pulling new york times photographs of real queens high - schoolers to envision the multicultural milieu peter parker would live in as a millennial superhero of today .
the accountant serves criminals around the world , but due to the dangerous nature of his work , he frequently changes his identity . he is a high - functioning autistic , so he is excellent with numbers and data and other specialized training he ' s received from his tough - love father , including weapons and fight training . he struggles with social interactions , but he still tries to help people . with two treasury department investigators on his trail , he takes on a seemingly safe job for a robotics company with the help of an in - house accountant . he uncovers deep corruption , but the ceo has hired an assassin , who we later find out is the accountant ' s brother . the accountant saves the in - house accountant , reunites with his brother , and kills the ceo .
while underrepresented groups have enjoyed more recent victories on the small screen , change has been slow moving when it comes to hollywood ' s studio output . darnell hunt , who leads research on ucla ' s annual hollywood diversity report , says efforts to make inclusion a natural part of
spider - man : homecoming
are increasingly the right move not just socially but financially .
kendrick and rockwell are appealing enough that the film isn ' t a complete wash ( rockwell continues his tradition of dancing even in films that don ' t intrinsically require it ; somebody write this guy a musical ) but that ' s not exactly what you ' d call a ringing endorsement . if truth in advertising applied to movies , they would have titled this one
reheated cultural leftovers .
later , the assassin is setting up a team of henchmen at the home of lamar , the ceo of living robotics , as he was behind the whole plot and killed his cfo and his sister to cover his tracks . the assassin questions lamar about christian , but lamar is dismissive and says he ' s just a freak . he also asks lamar what the point of all of this was . lamar claims that his ability to help people far outweighs any crimes he ' s committed . christian is able to get on the premises and kill the henchmen one by one , leaving only one man and the assassin , who has been monitoring the situation on surveillance cameras . as the assassin watches , he realizes that christian is muttering nursery rhymes to himself , which the assassin recognizes . the last remaining henchman has a gun on christian , but the assassin bursts in and tells him to stand down . the henchman ignores him and is about to pull the trigger when the assassin kills his own henchman .
schindler’s list opens with a close - up of unidentified hands lighting a pair of shabbat ( sabbath ) candles , followed by the sound of a hebrew prayer blessing the candles . this scene , one of only a handful of color scenes in the film , closes as the flames flicker out . the wisp of smoke from the dying flames fades into the next scene , now in black and white , and becomes a plume of smoke from a steam engine . a folding table is set up on a train platform , where a single jewish family registers as jews . the single table becomes many tables , and the single family becomes a large crowd . close - up images of names being typed into lists provide a sense of the vast number of jews arriving in kraków .
on the feature front , prince - bythewood has directed and written beyond the lights , love & basketball and the secret life of bees , and she becomes the latest female filmmaker to be set to direct a superhero film , a trend that started with patty jenkins helming wonder woman , which warner bros / dc opens june 2 . sony separately this week dated two other films directed by women , the michelle maclaren - directed the nightingale and the elizabeth banks - directed charlie’s angels , right after the studio set catherine hardwicke for the gina rodriguez - starrer miss bala . barbie will also be directed by a woman , and the studio has lucia aniello directing rough night , its first r - rated comedy in two decades directed by a female . caa reps prince - bythewood .
christian goes to dana ' s apartment , afraid for her safety . he sees that she is being followed by somebody through the window but can ' t enter the building . he gets in through a service entrance and climbs the stairs rapidly to get to her floor . two delivery men have followed her down her hallway , though she doesn ' t suspect anything . two more guards are waiting in the hallway . christian quickly kills the two guards in the hallway . the two delivery men burst into dana ' s apartment , attacking her but she fights back . she locks herself in the bathroom and tries to escape . christian enters , killing one of the men and then fighting the other man who has just broken into the bathroom . dana is shocked to see christian who has ruthlessly dispatched the men .
a pleasure from start to finish . an older denzel washington has begun to emerge , and his performance here suggests he has many good years left . clive owen is terrific as the mastermind . he , and the plot , keeps you guessing . and while there are plenty of clues , they are so well incorporated that very few viewers will see how this one comes together in the end . one major quibble : jodie foster ' s character is more archetype than person so it ' s to her credit that she pulls it off as well as it does . however , don ' t let that deter you from enjoying one of the best movies of the year . i ' m glad to see spike lee tackle another genre film . he brings a re - invigorating approach to what , in other hands , would be a tiresome rehash . that liveliness seems to have worked on him , too - - this is his best film in several years .
james ransone of
the wire
shows up as a new jersey criminal trying to trick francis into killing his older brother ( anson mount of
hell on wheels
) , but this plot has very little to do with the main story of francis and martha ; it seems to be there mainly to pad out the film ' s running time and provide a few spikes of violent action and random weirdness in a movie that otherwise plays like
true romance
by way of
juno
minus most of the talent and originality .
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christian sets out to see lamar ' s sister , believing her to be behind the plot . as he pulls up to her home , he sees a suspicious man exiting her building . he follows from across the street , and we see that it ' s the assassin . the assassin seems to know someone is following him though he never turns and looks . he then quickly pulls out his gun and fires two shots at christian , who ducks behind a car . when he peers out , the assassin is gone . christian enters the building and finds that lamar ' s sister is dead .
a hollywood fixer in the 1950s works to keep the studio ' s stars in line .
revolori was coming off of memorable turns in wes anderson ' s
grand budapest hotel
and the sundance darling
dope
when he auditioned for
spider - man .
i saw white kids auditioning for ned and flash and liz and michelle , so it wasn ' t about , ' let ' s cast this diverse , '
he told the times .
it was more about , let ' s let diverse people and people of color have the opportunity .
the documentary shows how devitto and the rest of joel’s once tight - knit band worked together like a well - oiled engine to arrange the music joel recorded and performed in the ‘80s .
at another press conference at the treasury department , reporters ask about the scandal surrounding living robotics and the recent death of its ceo and how the treasury department was able to solve the case . the director calls up the agent in charge , marybeth who follows ray ' s cue and simply cites good old - fashioned investigative work .
after his exit from bear stearns , he worked as an advisor on several high - profile entertainment deals . he advised apollo global management on the sale of amc entertainment to dalian wanda group for $ 2 . 6 billion in 2012 and helped set up a 2015 pact for china ' s huayi brothers media corp . to invest in movies released by burbank studio stx entertainment . ( tang last year created a separate film fund to invest in stx ' s movies . )
those schools became the models for midtown high , where peter is often one of the only white kids we see . and yet diversity isn ' t a plot point in
spider - man : homecoming ,
where spidey ' s nerdy gamer best friend ned leeds is played by scene - stealing newcomer jacob batalon , an asian american actor , and his rival flash thompson is played with rich - jerk perfection by tony revolori , who is of guatemalan descent .
the support from the monetary point of view in my view is always secondary ,
tang said .
if you have a good idea and the right plan and the right people to execute it , the money will find you .
it ' s like a magnet school where all kinds of kids go , they just have to be really smart and test to get in ,
said watts .
we thought if we made it that kind of school , then you were going to have a really interesting mix of people .
diversity
is not part of the story ,
he says , because in the onscreen world of
spider - man : homecoming
— just like in the real one — it is , simply , normal .
from a cell , a man tells us he has planned the perfect bank robbery ; he invites us to watch . an efficient gang enters a manhattan bank , locks the doors , and takes hostages . they work deliberately , without haste . detective frazier is assigned to negotiate , but half his mind is occupied with the corruption charges he is facing . the bank ' s president has something to protect in a safe deposit box , so he brings in madeleine white , a high - power broker with a hidden agenda . with an army of police surrounding the bank , the thief , the cop , and the plutocrat ' s fixer enter high - stakes negotiations . why are the robbers asking for a plane , if they are so competent and they know they won ' t get one ? why aren ' t they in more of a hurry ? if the job ' s perfect , why is the thieves ' leader in a cell ?
marybeth ' s investigation leads her to a friend at the irs . he helps her comb through tax returns of accountants with the names of carl gauss and lewis caroll . using some filters , they narrow down the list but the most likely suspects are already dead . she then produces a list of 100 of the most famous mathematicians , believing that the accountant would be using the list as his aliases . they slowly search through the system for the different names .
—the deadline for jews to enter the ghetto . a little polish girl in the street shouts , “good - bye , jews , ” over and over again . while schindler arrives at his new luxury apartment , recently vacated by the nussbaum family , the nussbaums themselves arrive in the ghetto with thousands of other uprooted families .
a week in the life of a young singer as he navigates the greenwich village folk scene of 1961 .
the final scene takes place at harbor neuroscience . two parents are talking to the same psychologist from the beginning , telling him about their son . their son wanders through the house . the psychologist tells the parents that the outside world will treat him like he ' s different or dumb , and then he will be burdened by the low expectations . most of the other people in the house are children , but the boy wanders into the room of an adult woman who is screaming and shaking and smacking herself in the head . the boy ' s parents come in and apologize for their son wandering in . the woman calms down briefly as she looks at the boy and seems to smile at him . the psychologist tells them that the woman ' s name is justine , one of their few full - time residents . she ' s unable to communicate verbally , but she can do so using her computer . he suggests that the boy hang out with justine while he finishes giving the parents their tour . they agree and leave their son with justine who seems to have calmed down .
she returns to her speciality theme of the psychology of civil conflict , but in a different setting – the small , aptly named , croatian town of gost , a place ravaged by the yugoslav wars of the 1990s .
at the turn of the century , with the old west fading away , texas train robber kid blue goes straight and takes a factory job but old habits die hard .
ray hands her a stack of photographs , which show terrorists , drug cartel leaders , mafia bosses , and other criminal leaders meeting with the same man , who is only seen from behind or partial profile . ray explains that he is an accountant who works for the world ' s biggest criminals , as they cannot call h & r block when they have a financial problem . he is surprised that the accountant has survived this long , given how dangerous his clientele is . he knows of multiple aliases used by the accountant , including lou carroll and carl gauss . ray tells marybeth that he is retiring soon , and her job is to find out who the accountant is , or he will reveal her criminal past .
at the beginning of the movie ( 2 : 49 ) as the train pulls into town you ' ll notice there is only 1 train track , the one the train is on , rails on wooden ties with no platform under it . cut to 3 : 03 and there is now a second track visible next to the train with wood crossing platform around it , and the train is on a modern set of tracks with cast concrete crossing plates are the track . in addition as the camera pulls back and down it is clear that the ground below the camera is paved black top . this town was ahead of its time .