Production Notes & Trivia
- Originally written in late 2013. Four complete drafts were written by April 2014. After the completion of Betrayals & Bullets: The Dame, the project was eventually revived, rewritten, and put into production.
- Inspired by Only God Forgives, Drive and Bullet to the Head, while Sicario served as an influence for all 2016 drafts.
- In excess of AUD $2,000 was spent on the production, for petrol, catering, footage storage, graphic design, poster printing, and other things. The budget figure does not include the cost of film equipment or props.
- Shot in April and May 2016, but not released until October to allow for maximum post-production time. This allowed a third-party colorist to work on the movie, and the composer to create a full original soundtrack.
- Betrayals & Bullets: The Dame director of photography James Huynh was recruited for additional photography & reshoots in June 2016. He also assisted in the editing process and digital effects compositing.
First Viewing Viewing Date: May 2nd Via: Netflix Plot: A radio journalist and his technician get in over their heads when they hatch a scheme to fake their own kidnapping during a rebel uprising in South America and hide out in New York instead.
First Viewing Viewing Date: April 28th Via: Blu-ray Plot: In their new overseas home, an American family soon finds themselves caught in the middle of a coup, and they frantically look for a safe escape from an environment where foreigners are being immediately executed.
First Viewing Viewing Date: April 28th Via: Cinema Plot: Political interference in the Avengers' activities causes a rift between former allies Captain America and Iron Man.
Viewed: Season 6 Game of Thrones has now progressed beyond the books that George R.R. Martin has written to date, yet Season 6 shows no sign of fatigue, and it always feels totally confident in itself. This is a spectacular season of this remarkable show, retaining the utterly cinematic production values whilst expanding the various narrative threads in engaging and satisfying ways. There are underwhelming arcs or episodes, of course, and it's a bit odd that episodes this season were comparatively short, but the final two episodes were simply perfection. Seriously, "The Battle of the Bastards" is the most amazing hour of television in history. It's a hard life being a Game of Thrones fan. Gotta wait till next year to see more.
First Viewing Viewing Date: April 18th Via: Blu-ray Plot: The unburied dead return to life and seek human victims.
First Viewing Viewing Date: March 29th Via: Blu-ray Plot: A group of eccentric aliens confer a human being with the power to do absolutely anything, as an experiment.
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First Viewing Viewing Date: March 25th Via: Cinema Plot: Fearing the actions of Superman are left unchecked, Batman takes on the man of steel, while the world wrestles with what kind of a hero it really needs. With Batman and Superman fighting each other, a new threat, Doomsday, is created by Lex Luthor. It's up to Superman and Batman to set aside their differences along with Wonder Woman to stop Lex Luthor and Doomsday from destroying Metropolis.
First Viewing Viewing Date: March 25th Via: Netflix Plot: A fateful meeting with a mysterious stranger inspires Pee-wee Herman to take his first-ever holiday in this epic story of friendship and destiny.
“"Guys, the police are gone! The military? They're not coming either. But tonight, we're showing what being a real scout's all about. We're just gonna stand here or we're gonna go save the world."
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First Viewing Viewing Date: March 19th Via: Cinema Plot: In London for the Prime Minister's funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders.
Viewed: Season 2 Season 1 of Daredevil was undeniably revolutionary, and even the most optimistic of us had to wonder of Season 2 might not be able to live up to what came before it. But I sit here gobsmacked. Season 2 not only clears the high bar set by the first season; it leaps over it with unparalleled confidence. This season retains the intricate character depth and compelling drama, whilst also embracing the superhero aspect more than before, serving up a riveting selection of action set-pieces. The hallway fight from the first season has even been surpassed. The introduction of The Punisher is note-perfect - they threaten to over-do it with armchair psychology, but Frank rejects this type of thing in one of the most cheer-worthy moments of the season. Plus, Bernthal kills it. This is still an adult show, with plenty of visceral bloodshed and harsh language, yet it never forgets to be fun. It's enthralling from start to finish, and when it did conclude, I was left feeling melancholic that I have to wait another year for another season. But give me 13 hours of superhero awesomeness every year over a 2-3 year wait for one two-hour motion picture. Daredevil Season 2 is the greatest live-action superhero adaptation ever.