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Movie Review – Her (2013)

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Her, 2013. Written and Directed by Spike Jonze. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Scarlett Johansson, Olivia Wilde, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, and Rooney Mara. SYNOPSIS: A lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with his newly purchased operating system that’s designed to meet his every need. Spike Jonze is such an interesting Director.  One of those […]

Scarlett Johansson faces off against Taskmaster in new Black Widow image

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With less than two months to go until the delayed launch of Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Empire has shared a new image from Marvel’s upcoming solo movie Black Widow which sees Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff facing off with the film’s villain, the mysterious Taskmaster. SEE ALSO: Black Widow director confirms Scarlett Johansson will […]

Black Widow director confirms Scarlett Johansson will pass the baton to Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova

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Despite Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow being killed off in Avengers: Endgame when she sacrificed herself for the Soul Stone to save the universe from Thanos, she is receiving her solo spin-off movie set before the events of Avengers: Infinity War. However, in an interview with Empire, Black Widow director Cate Shortland has revealed not only will the […]

Scarlett Johansson calls Marvel’s Black Widow a “standalone franchise”

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Scarlett Johansson, the star of Black Widow, has called the upcoming movie a “standalone franchise”. Fans had been calling for a Black Widow film for years and they finally got their wish but only after the character was killed off in the MCU. The film is set before the events of Avengers: Infinity War, however, […]

Lost in Translation with filmmaker Rachel Harrison Gordon | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #73

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On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, short film director Rachel Harrison Gordon discusses Sofia Coppola’s quietly enthralling drama Lost In Translation… On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, filmmaker Rachel Harrison Gordon chats about her […]

Kevin Feige says Black Widow will reveal what Natasha did in between major MCU movies

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Black Widow is quite an interesting film for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Not only is this the kick-off of Phase Four of the MCU, but its the first Marvel movie to return from massive delays that hit every studio due to the global health crisis. In a perfect world, the film starring Marvel’s long-running femme […]

Scarlett Johansson promises “a big tonal shift” with Marvel’s Black Widow

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Although Phase Four marks the beginning of a new chapter of the Marvel Cinematic Universe following Avengers: Endgame and the culmination of the Infinity Saga, it will launch in familiar territory as Scarlett Johansson reprises the role of Natasha Romanoff in the long-awaited Black Widow movie. Neverthess, it seems we can expect as fresh approach […]

Black Widow delay won’t affect the Marvel Cinematic Universe timeline

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Earlier this week, Disney confirmed that it has pulled the May release of Marvel Studios’ Black Widow due to the coronavirus pandemic, with fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe now having to wait to get their first glimpse of Phase Four. As yet, there’s no word as to when we can expect the Scarlett Johansson-headlined […]

New images from Marvel’s Black Widow featuring Scarlett Johansson, David Harbour and Florence Pugh

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While it’s starting to look increasingly likely that Disney will be delaying the movie, the promotional campaign for Marvel’s Black Widow continues, with Empire revealing two new images from the superhero spy adventure which offer another look at Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson), Alexei Shostakov (David Harbour), and Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh); take a look here… SEE […]