Congratulations, Zoe Saldaña
I just wanted to take a moment to give Zoe Saldaña a shout out here at Life After Gateway …
Category: JJ Abrams
Inspirations, JJ Abrams, Movies, Star Trek, Thriller
New Star Trek Film Coming from Paramount in 2023
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New Star Trek Film (Finally) Coming from Paramount in 2023
Yesterday, Paramount Pictures announced a shuffling of their tentpole films on their upcoming slate. Some of the movies include Top Gun 2, Mission Impossible 7, and Dungeons & Dragons. Embedded in the announcement was a mention of an “Untitled Star Trek” film, to be released on June 9, 2023 and produced by JJ Abrams.
Action, Character Development, James Cameron, JJ Abrams, Movie Review, Movies, Steven Spielberg, Thriller
TSJ Reviews MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE — FALLOUT
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MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE — FALLOUT
TSJ’s Spoiler-free Review of MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE — FALLOUT
Christopher McQuarrie has had quite the career as both a writer and director, and with MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE — FALLOUT he has cemented himself as one of those next-level action directors, in the club with Spielberg, Cameron, Miller, Abrams, Nolan et al. His directing in FALLOUT is impeccable. The movie moves from one incredible set piece to another, with a good amount of exposition between them to keep the story leaning forward, and the result is
Action, Alien, Character Development, JJ Abrams, Movie Review, Movies, Science Fiction, Star Trek, Thriller
SF Author Timothy S. Johnston Reviews STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS
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STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS
STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS — A Review by Timothy S. Johnston
(Previously Published at TrekWeb on 18 May 2013)
Format: Digital 2D
Studio: Paramount
Director: J.J. Abrams
Writers: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof
Rating of STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS: 9/10
Rating of STAR TREK (2009): 9.5/10
Action, Inspirations, JJ Abrams, Movie Review, Movies, Science Fiction, Star Trek, Thriller
SF Author Timothy S. Johnston Looks Back at STAR TREK (2009)
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STAR TREK (2009): A PERFECT REBOOT AND A SOARING THRILL-RIDE
(Originally published by TrekWeb on 14 February 2012)
J.J. Abrams and writers Bob Orci and Alex Kurtzman did in 2009 what I thought impossible: they rebooted a franchise with over forty years of history, including seventy-nine episodes, six motion pictures, four spinoffs, an animated series, countless books, comics, video games, and references in popular culture. It seemed a task that only a fool would tackle. To face the criticism of rabid fans — a group in which I include myself — and the most critical eyes focused on every bit of the film, including story, f/x, sound, acting and music, a failure could have potentially resulted in complete disaster for the franchise and also the death of careers. But J.J. & Co. faced it head on, with fresh eyes, a new perspective, and with intense creativity.
Action, Character Development, Horror, Inspirations, James Cameron, JJ Abrams, Movies, Science Fiction, The 1980's, The Terminator, Thriller
Where Has the Character-Driven Action Film Gone?
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#Thriller #Action #Movies
First, I have to define the concept. A “Character-Driven Action Film” would be a sub-category of the action genre, set in any time or place that focuses on the character and history of the leads as much as it does on the action elements of the story. Simple enough, right? Right.
So where have these movies gone?