Captain America: The Winter Soldier
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Video of the Day: Watch an 8-bit retelling of ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’
Over the years, films from the Marvel Cinematic Universe have grown in popularity to become box office juggernauts, with current box office champion Avengers: Age of Ultron continuing to establish the commerical dominance of Marvel superheroes. However, the movies themselves make use of current day special effects, which has become integral to the series as a […] More
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Video of the Day: ’80s VHS-Style ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’
Video mashup artist Frank Ireland, also known as YouTuber ChiefBrodyRules, created a great 1980s VHS-style teaser trailer for Marvel‘s critically acclaimed Captain America: The Winter Soldier by using synthwave tracks and adding crummy video artifacts and graphics. Watch the video clip below. – More
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SHIELD, HYDRA, and the Secret History of the CIA
Ocsar Wilde championed the notion that life imitates art. He believed the old saying “results not merely from life’s imitative instinct, but from the fact that the self-conscious aim of Life is to find expression, and that Art offers it certain beautiful forms through which it may realize that energy.” Wilde was a miraculous writer […] More
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VOD: Watch Every ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ Easter Egg
Despite a few minor issues I have with the script, I believe Captain America: The Winter Soldier is a superior entry in the Avengers canon. Beneath the expensive, computer-generated effects and giant battles of this second installment is an old-style conspiracy thriller that overcomes its plot holes and 3D by placing emphasis on character first […] More
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The 6 Best Film Scores of 2014 (So Far)
Far be it from me to make any grand sweeping statements on the year in film this early, but as of July 2014, I would argue it’s already been a fascinating year for scores. Just look at blockbusters. We’ve heard both the invigoratingly new and the depressingly dull. Ambitious combinations have even produced a commendable […] More
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Halfway Mark: The Best Movies of 2014 (so far) Part 2
15. Stranger by the Lake Directed by Alain Guiraudie Written by Alain Guiraudie France Though Stranger by the Lake premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival (and appeared on Sound On Sight’s best of 2013 list), it finally reached North American audiences in January of this year. Alain Guiraudie’s stunning noir-tinged thriller is […] More
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Halfway Mark: The Best Movies of 2014 (so far) Part 1
Picking the best movies that come out in any given year is no easy feat. For film fans, a quality feature can come out at any time, from any one, and discovering an enjoyable and well-crafted feature is truly a pleasure. As we reach the halfway point of the year, many excellent films have already […] More
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Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 139: ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’
News team…assemble! …What’s that? Oh, right, we’re not talking about Ron Burgundy and his anchormen friend this week, we’re talking about The Avengers! OK, just one of the Avengers in his latest solo picture: Captain America: The Winter Soldier. (Of course, as Josh found out, Captain America isn’t actually the Winter Soldier. Oh well.) This […] More
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To Better Know A Hero: Falcon
Real Name Sam Wilson First Appearance Captain America #117, September 1969 Nicknames and Aliases Snap Wilson, Blackwing, Blackbird. Powers and Abilities Falcon possesses the ability to communicate telepathically with his trained falcon, Redwing, and with other birds as well, enabling him to see through their eyes, access their memories and, to a limited extent, control […] More
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‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ a brutally efficient new entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Captain America: The Winter Soldier Written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo USA, 2014 There is an almost brutal efficiency present in each of the films encompassing the now-vast Marvel Cinematic Universe. Rare is the entry in this mini-canon with a striking level of personal style or brio; though […] More
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To Better Know a Hero: Captain America
Real Name Steve Rogers First Appearance Captain America Comics #1, March 1941 Nicknames and Aliases Cap, Sentinel of Liberty, Living Legend, the Star-Spangled Avenger, Winghead, the Captain, Nomad, Weapon I Powers and Abilities Thanks to the Super Soldier serum, Captain America’s strength, speed, agility, endurance and durability have been heightened to the highest levels possible […] More
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