It’s hard not to love Joseph Gordon-Levitt. He started out as your average adorable child actor and then rather than transitioning into fluff pictures he went indie, working on great films like _Brick_ and _The Lookout_, building credibility and honing his acting skills. Now, after building a bank role with more mainstream fare he’s made the leap to writing and directing.
Turns out he’s pretty damn good at those too.
_note: I’m finally back from vacation so regular posting will resume._
Movies about people driving fast cars can be pretty hit or miss. It’s a good thing then that _Rush_ is a movie about the people who drive fast cars instead. The film follows the 1976 season of Formula One racing and the rivalry between James Hunt and Niki Lauda, the former a hard drinking fast living playboy with a natural talent for driving and the latter a cool headed, clean living son of a businessman who relies on technical genius and precision. In short these men are polar opposites, an unstoppable force and an immovable object, and while both at the top of their game it makes complete sense that they would end up butting heads.
And it’s pretty fun to watch as a result.
Yeah, you read that right. Even if you’ve seen it already? Watch it again because it’s awesome.
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The [First Monuments Men trailer went for the fun and funny](https://awesomefriday.ca/2013/08/the-monuments-men-trailer-george-clooney-saves-history/), this one goes right for the scope and the feels.
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The [first trailer was mainly just clips set to music](https://awesomefriday.ca/2013/08/american-hustle-trailer-has-bigger-balls-than-you/) and it looked awesome enough. This one has some character and plot elements and I’m even more on board.
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After a slow first season of world-building and character development, the second season of Deep Space Nine begins to really lay the groundwork for the continuing overreaching plot that would continue through the rest of the series. We continue to learn about our characters’ backgrounds, and at the same time, some of the defining relationships of the series, such as Bashir and O’Brien’s friendship, begin to take shape.
Tensions with the Cardassians mount as well, causing friction with not only the Bajorans but also Federation citizens who find themselves on the other side of a redrawn border with the Cardassians (a story thread introduced in Star Trek: The Next Generation). Furthermore, the history of the Cardassian Occupation of Bajor is explored, and throughout this season, we start to hear rumblings about an as-yet unencountered power in the Gamma Quadrant: The Dominion.
Structurally the storytelling becomes more serialized, starting with a story arc that spans the first three episodes; a first in Star Trek.
These are the episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 2.
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The problem with converting books into movies (or into stage shows or comics or, less frequently, games) is that the medium has certain elements that cannot be recreated. The level of depth and flow of language can only ever be from a certain perspective when flipped into the flesh of a different storytelling vehicle. Ask any *Harry Potter* fan for their favourite entry in the series and they’ll soon light their eyes with elements of the book that the film didn’t capture. The wonderful thing about books is that often they tell a story in a way that could not be expressed as fully in any other medium. These are the ones that capture us and leave us breathless at the end, mourning for the closure of the final page.
What’s so special about *Gravity*, then, is that it is a film equivalent. This story, these characters, this situation – none could be told with the same level of effectiveness in any other form (books included). Not only an easy contender for film of the year, *Gravity* is one of the finest pieces of filmmaking you’ll ever see, and God help you, see it on the big screen. It is the true definition of a “cinema movie”, the white-eyed airless immersion a vital tool in director Alfonso Cuarón’s approach.
It’s that time of the week again! Episode 2.06 of The Legend of Korra, The Sting, aired yesterday at its new time of 8:30 pm EST. Last week, I spoke about some of my frustrations with this season so far, and I’m pleased to say that even though some of those frustrations are still there, I really enjoyed this episode. Read on for my recap, thoughts and speculation — spoilers ahead!
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If you watch Archer then you will find this hilarious, if you don’t watch Archer you will also find this hilarious but you seriously need to go watch Archer right now, that way you’ll know just how often the song _Danger Zone_ comes up.
Which makes this awesome promo for season five, in which they have recreated the music video for Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins, awesome.
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Another week, another adventure in the Marvel universe. This week’s _Agent’s of S.H.I.E.L.D._ has a few twists and turns, ish. As with last week I’m not going to do a straight recap but rather just talk about the key points as I see them, things of interest that I’ve noticed, and anything else that I find cool (or not).
This will assume you’ve watched the show so yes of course there will be spoilers.
So let’s take a look at _”The Asset”_.
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I kind of missed this one last week but there’s a reboot of the Jack Ryan franchise, created by [recently deceased autho Tom Clancy](https://awesomefriday.ca/2013/10/not-awesome-tom-clancy-has-passed-away/). The books have been brought to the screen a bunch of times and Jack Ryan has been played by a bunch of actors. This time around it’s Chris Pine and it appears to a) not really resemble Jack Ryan and b) look like it might be fun anyway. Let’s watch!
You’ve already seen a couple of trailers for Inside Llewyn Davis ([here](https://awesomefriday.ca/2013/07/inside-llewyn-davis-trailer/) and [here](https://awesomefriday.ca/2013/08/awesome-new-inside-llewyn-davis-trailer/)) but if you’re like me (a big fan of the Coens and basically all the actors involved) then you probably can’t get enough. So here’s another trailer for you.
Ben Stiller has adapted James Thurber’s _The Secret Life of Walter Mitty_ into a movie. In the story Mitty escapes his mundane life by constantly fantasizing. Looks like that’s going to happen here too, along with Mitty getting a real life.
Let’s watch.
If you are a 90s kid, a _real_ 90s kid who was actually a kid in the 90s, then you probably remember ReBoot, the CGI cartoon series that ran from 1994 to 2001. It was a big deal at the time because while today basically everything animated is animated with computers in some way, ReBook was the first fully CGI series on TV. Plus, it was produced in Vancouver, our home city.
And now it’s being rebooted. That’s right people! Bob, Dot Matrix, Envo, Mouse, Megabyte and Hexidecimal are all on their way back to screens!
American Hustle looks like it might be another smash hit from director David O. Russell, he of _Silver Linings Playbook_ and _The Fighter_ fame. You’ve already [seen a trailer for the abscam thriller](https://awesomefriday.ca/2013/08/american-hustle-trailer-has-bigger-balls-than-you/) and now you can get a closer look at the characters.
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