The MovieByte Podcast #111: Better Love Story Than Twilight

The MovieByte Podcast

Join TJ, Joe, and Fizz to discuss what is possibly one of the most disturbing films of the year, but also almost certainly one of the most well crafted films of the year too. The guys dive in to the filmmaking craft, David Fincher’s other work, the fantastic acting, Ben Affleck’s career, and much more. Also, what is it that makes this film so disturbing? Well they tackle that too. Also up for discussion, Fizz’s thoughts on Marvel and the upcoming ‘Age of Ultron’ and Phase 3, the ‘Fast and Furious 7’ trailer, and Ridley Scott producing ‘3001: The Final Odyssey’ as a SyFy channel miniseries.

Show Notes & Links

• Another Leaked Clip for Marvel’s ‘Age of Ultron’

  It sure seems like Hydra has been particularly troublesome for Marvel lately. They keep leaking stuff.

• Kevin Feige Proclaims End of ‘Age of Ultron’ “Alters” ‘Avengers’ Roster

  Sounds to me like Joss Whedon is going to kill one of our beloved characters.

• ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ Extended Teaser Sequence

  This is the extended sequence and trailer that aired (as far as I understand) with Agents of SHIELD last night.

• ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ Teaser Trailer

  Yesterday, the trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron leaked online. Marvel and Disney made a couple of half-hearted attempts to get people to take it down. Then they gave in.

• Marvel’s Phase 3 Plans Announced

  I haven’t had time to write about this since the announcement on Tuesday, but you can hardly have missed the news, I’m sure (I did retweet several items of interst from the @MovieByte account which you should be following!). But if you are living under a rock and have missed the news, here are the highlights

• Michael Lopp On Disney’s Run With Marvel

  Acquiring Marvel is arguably one of the smartest things Disney has ever done.

• Brief Thoughts on Marvel

  Marvel announced their Phase 3 plans for the Marvel Cinematic Universe yesterday and the best way to describe my reaction is they succeeded in diffusing my excitement about Avengers – Age of Ultron and I’m pretty excited about that sequel.

• Jason Snell’s Thoughts on the Marvel/DC Upcoming Films

  I love being able to link to Jason Snell — who’s writing I have admired for a while — now that’s he’s writing about things other than Apple sometimes on his new website.

• Begun, these superhero movie wars have

  Two weeks ago Warner Bros./DC Comics got its act together and announced its cinematic counterattack to the success of Marvel’s movies.

• ‘Fast & Furious 7’ Trailer

  Well, it’s here. Paul Walker is actually featured quite prominently in the trailer.

• Ridley Scott Producing ‘3001: The Final Odyssey’ As SyFy Miniseries

  This is not going to end well. Regardless of your opinion about 2001: A Space Odyssey, maybe it’s best to just leave some classics and franchises alone?

• Syfy Looking To Get Back To Battlestar Galactica-quality Sci-fi

  Shortly after Ron Moore’s dark, engaging remake of Battlestar Galactica helped raise the bar for all of sci-fi TV, the network it aired on - the appropriately named Sci-Fi Channel - rebranded and went broader with its content. Because while BSG drew raves from critics and fans, the audience was still relatively small. Enter the "Syfy" rebranding and the introduction of lighter, Earth-based procedural shows like Eureka, Haven, and Warehouse 13.

• The MovieByte Podcast #92: Time To Start Over

  Listen in as Chad and TJ live the same day over, and over, and over, and over.

• Gone Girl — IMDb

  With his wife’s disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it’s suspected that he may not be innocent.

• Gone Girl — Rotten Tomatoes

  Critics Consensus: Dark, intelligent, and stylish to a fault, Gone Girl plays to director David Fincher’s sick strengths while bringing the best out of stars Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike.

• Gone Girl — Box Office Mojo

  Domestic Total as of Nov. 3, 2014: $136,978,838 Distributor: FoxRelease Date: October 3, 2014 Genre: ThrillerRuntime: 2 hrs. 25 min. MPAA Rating: RProduction Budget: $61 million