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The Fall Guy Wasn’t Always a Love Story
Photo: Universal Pictures You would not expect a big action flick called The Fall Guy to also be one of the more intimate and romantic movies of the year. Based on the cult 1980s Lee Majors TV show, David Leitch’s film follows a down-on-his-luck stuntman pulled into a missing-persons case on the Sydney set of a sci-fi blockbuster. It showcases some of the most impressive stunts in recent movie history, all filmed with style and gusto by Leitch (who directed movies like John Wick, Atomic Blonde, and Deadpool 2, after a career as a stunt...…Photo: Universal Pictures You would not expect a big action flick called The Fall Guy to also be one of the more intimate and romantic movies of the year. Based on the cult 1980s Lee Majors TV show, David Leitch’s film follows a down-on-his-luck stuntman pulled into a missing-persons case on the Sydney set of a sci-fi blockbuster. It showcases some of the most impressive stunts in recent movie history, all filmed with style and gusto by Leitch (who directed movies like John Wick, Atomic Blonde, and Deadpool 2, after a career as a stunt...WW…
‘We’ll Never Make That Kind of Movie Again’
Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.This article was featured in , New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. to get it nightly.The story of the making of the 2000 movie The Emperor’s New Groove is actually the story of the making of three movies, only one of which can be legally seen today. First, there is The Kingdom of the Sun, an epic tale incorporating Inca myths, which was to be directed by The Lion King’s Roger Allers and would have starred Owen Wilson as a lowly llama herder bound to switch lives with a selfish, vain...…Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.This article was featured in , New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. to get it nightly.The story of the making of the 2000 movie The Emperor’s New Groove is actually the story of the making of three movies, only one of which can be legally seen today. First, there is The Kingdom of the Sun, an epic tale incorporating Inca myths, which was to be directed by The Lion King’s Roger Allers and would have starred Owen Wilson as a lowly llama herder bound to switch lives with a selfish, vain...WW…
Someone Please Tell Mark Wahlberg He’s a Good Actor
Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.I realize the world has other, far more important things on its mind — as do I — but I need to get something off my chest.Guys, I’m worried about Mark Wahlberg’s career.I’ve actually been concerned for several years, but after seeing his new Netflix movie Spenser Confidential (which prophetically went straight to streaming a couple of weeks ago), I cannot stay silent any longer.First, some context: In the spring of 1995, my senior year of college, I scored an invite to an early screening of a new film called The...…Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.I realize the world has other, far more important things on its mind — as do I — but I need to get something off my chest.Guys, I’m worried about Mark Wahlberg’s career.I’ve actually been concerned for several years, but after seeing his new Netflix movie Spenser Confidential (which prophetically went straight to streaming a couple of weeks ago), I cannot stay silent any longer.First, some context: In the spring of 1995, my senior year of college, I scored an invite to an early screening of a new film called The...WW…
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