OldFriends4Sale said:

morningsong said:

Angela Basset's character should have popped somebody. Had a, I was pretty badass in my day too, moment.

I thought she sooo looked like Marvel hero Storm

You would think she would know how to fight

She was born to play Storm and I am still salty that they cast puny Halle Berry instead.

babynoz said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

I thought she sooo looked like Marvel hero Storm

You would think she would know how to fight

She was born to play Storm and I am still salty that they cast puny Halle Berry instead.

lol yeah Halle was the wrong choice from day one. I love Berry, but she doesn't have the 'regal' confidence needed to play Storm.

https://geektyrant.com/ne...cool-stuff

This New "Mythology" Trai...Cool Stuff

Marvel has released a new "Mythology" trailer/featurette for Black Panther that focuses on the world of the hero and some of the major characters that fill it. The cast and crew of the film also talk about some of the main story elements, the conflicts that present themselves, and the influence of the comic book series. The video also features a lot of cool footage from the film!

If you're excited about Black Panther, you'll definitely want to check this out. If you haven't read our review yet, make sure to check it out here. Black Panther was an incredibly well-made film that takes the MCU to an exciting new level. I loved Black Panther and I can't wait for the rest of you to get to see it for yourselves! In the meantime, enjoy this latest promo!

After the death of his father, T’Challa returns home to the African nation of Wakanda to take his rightful place as king. When a powerful enemy suddenly reappears, T’Challa’s mettle as king — and as Black Panther — gets tested when he’s drawn into a conflict that puts the fate of Wakanda and the entire world at risk. Faced with treachery and danger, the young king must rally his allies and release the full power of Black Panther to defeat his foes and secure the safety of his people.

The movie was directed by Ryan Coogler and it's been getting amazing reviews. It stars Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett, Danai Girira, Lupita Nyong’o and Forest Whitaker.

The movie opens in theaters on February 16, 2018.

Interesting Insights and thoughts about the process of making this film from the film's writer/director Ryan Coogler. The amount of work and research that goes into a film like this is astounding. I read that two thousand people worked on Black Panther.

OldFriends4Sale said:

babynoz said:

She was born to play Storm and I am still salty that they cast puny Halle Berry instead.

lol yeah Halle was the wrong choice from day one. I love Berry, but she doesn't have the 'regal' confidence needed to play Storm.

Angela would have nailed it. She looks just like the cartoon drawings and everything. Iman would have been okay too if she were an actress.

babynoz said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

lol yeah Halle was the wrong choice from day one. I love Berry, but she doesn't have the 'regal' confidence needed to play Storm.

Angela would have nailed it. She looks just like the cartoon drawings and everything. Iman would have been okay too if she were an actress.

Plus Angela is STILL TONED after (what's love got to do with it) she is still fit

I saw Black Panther for the second time on Sunday. The first showing here was Thursday, not Friday and I was there with bells on, geeking the fkuc out!

They only had four showings per day last weekend. Two regular showings and 2 in 3D. By Sunday they had to add a dozen more show times, LOL!

This is one of the most well written, directed and acted movies of it's kind that I have seen in a very long time. There is a solid plot rather than a series of wisecracks between fight scenes and car chases like a lot of these films tend to have. The cinematography, scenery, costumes, hair, makeup, and music is breath-taking. Loved MBJ's performance but Chad Boseman really impressed me. He even nailed that accent...sooo African that he could pass for one except on the continent. I love when he says....

Zuri is everybody's little sister and I see a bright future for her in acting.








I could not get enough of the amazing Dora Milaje!

OldFriends4Sale said:

babynoz said:

Angela would have nailed it. She looks just like the cartoon drawings and everything. Iman would have been okay too if she were an actress.

Plus Angela is STILL TONED after (what's love got to do with it) she is still fit

She looks absolutely amazing. There are ladies half her age who can't touch her. So regal in the film too.

Chad must be just about the most popular guy on the planet right now, Is he blushing @33:30 when he starts talking about Lupita?

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babynoz said:

Interesting Insights and thoughts about the process of making this film from the film's writer/director Ryan Coogler. The amount of work and research that goes into a film like this is astounding. I read that two thousand people worked on Black Panther.

I haven't watched this yet. But I can tell a ton of research was done, it's obvious.

morningsong said:

babynoz said:

Interesting Insights and thoughts about the process of making this film from the film's writer/director Ryan Coogler. The amount of work and research that goes into a film like this is astounding. I read that two thousand people worked on Black Panther.

I haven't watched this yet. But I can tell a ton of research was done, it's obvious.

I have watched a bunch of interviews from the director, producer, costume makers, etc and it's clear that everybody put their whole heart and soul into this production. I was blown away when he talked about how he was received in Africa.

peedub said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

The movie, the soundtrack, the comic, the hero

he got a yam in his pants, or is he just happy e'erbody watching his movie?

That's little Chad saying hi.

babynoz said:

morningsong said:

I haven't watched this yet. But I can tell a ton of research was done, it's obvious.

I have watched a bunch of interviews from the director, producer, costume makers, etc and it's clear that everybody put their whole heart and soul into this production. I was blown away when he talked about how he was received in Africa.

I agree.

On the backend of it all, Marvel fans have let directors and writers know they are not playing with them. Do it right or they will burn it all down. lol

Marvel/DC fans Star Wars Fans and Prince fans are nothing to play with

Danai Gurira is probably a bigger star on this than the lead in some ways. The Walking Dead made her HUGE

Did you enjoy the score music for the film?

I bought the soundtrack, and I'm not so happy with it.

Maybe 3-4 songs I like

Black moviegoers have always bought more movie tickets than its share of the population. Disney's need to expand the MCU just exposed the latent demand for a movie like Black Panther.

Given Hollywood's decidedly troubled history with Black America, this was a watershed moment that I hope is not a one-off.

fan art by Matthieu Jolliff

Did ya notice his black leopard spot tatoos?

HAHAHA yeah that costume was not cool lol

it almost looks like Dr Strange though

djThunderfunk said:

Black Panther's original costume design SUCKED! So did his original name, Coal Tiger. Luckily, Kirby "went back to the drawing board".

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babynoz said:

I saw Black Panther for the second time on Sunday. The first showing here was Thursday, not Friday and I was there with bells on, geeking the fkuc out!

They only had four showings per day last weekend. Two regular showings and 2 in 3D. By Sunday they had to add a dozen more show times, LOL!

This is one of the most well written, directed and acted movies of it's kind that I have seen in a very long time. There is a solid plot rather than a series of wisecracks between fight scenes and car chases like a lot of these films tend to have. The cinematography, scenery, costumes, hair, makeup, and music is breath-taking. Loved MBJ's performance but Chad Boseman really impressed me. He even nailed that accent...sooo African that he could pass for one except on the continent. I love when he says....

Zuri is everybody's little sister and I see a bright future for her in acting.








I could not get enough of the amazing Dora Milaje!

I'm with you on all points here. Sci-fi/action films always need to be seen a few times, they move so fast. And this one did good about not lagging, and pushing a romance.

OldFriends4Sale said:

babynoz said:

I have watched a bunch of interviews from the director, producer, costume makers, etc and it's clear that everybody put their whole heart and soul into this production. I was blown away when he talked about how he was received in Africa.

I agree.

On the backend of it all, Marvel fans have let directors and writers know they are not playing with them. Do it right or they will burn it all down. lol

Marvel/DC fans Star Wars Fans and Prince fans are nothing to play with

Ain't that the truth and I'm a fan of all of the above.

OldFriends4Sale said:

Did you enjoy the score music for the film?

I bought the soundtrack, and I'm not so happy with it.

Maybe 3-4 songs I like

I'll get the one song on the soundtrack by The Weeknd that I like. Other than that I'm getting the original score.

namepeace said:

Black moviegoers have always bought more movie tickets than its share of the population. Disney's need to expand the MCU just exposed the latent demand for a movie like Black Panther.

Given Hollywood's decidedly troubled history with Black America, this was a watershed moment that I hope is not a one-off.

A ripple effect of interest in black sci-fi/fantasy content creators such as Nnedi Okorafor is happening partly because of this film. Doors are opening more easily at the moment.

Black Panther's Production Designer
Hannah Beachler

Welcome to Wakanda: How Black Panther's production designer created a world never seen on film

It's the same size as Rwanda. Who knew? Hannah Beachler shares the secrets of Black Panther's universe

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/welcome-to-wakanda-how-black-panther-s-production-designer-created-a-world-never-seen-on-film-1.4526309

babynoz said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

Did you enjoy the score music for the film?

I bought the soundtrack, and I'm not so happy with it.

Maybe 3-4 songs I like

I'll get the one song on the soundtrack by The Weeknd that I like. Other than that I'm getting the original score.

Ludwig Göransson

Black Panther (Original Score)

Ludwig Göransson’s spectacular score captures the multiplicity of the fictional nation of Wakanda.

In a blockbuster movie, nothing says “important” quite like the imposition of a large orchestra—especially one that favors a Eurocentricity that’s historically been set against black expression. The use of such an orchestra in Black Panther is intriguing because the film is the first of its magnitude to carry the joy of an African utopia that never was. The story wraps itself with a specific kind of grandness that a traditional, classical orchestra has rarely appealed to. Ludwig Göransson—the composer of the Black Panther’s score who’s frequently worked with the film’s director Ryan Coogler, not to mention Childish Gambino—does incorporate some African accents into his 132-piece orchestra, but even he noted that that’s not really enough. “The most difficult part is that as soon as you put production and orchestra on top of African music, it doesn’t sound African anymore,” he told Pitchfork. “So the challenge was incorporating these things and making them still feel African.”

Part of what keeps Göransson’s use of African music from feeling dilettantish is how he recognizes the breadth of the Black Panther universe. The horns swell and the polyrhythms rumble not with a distant awe, but with a believable intimacy; the reference point isn’t the mere idea of Africa, but all of what that idea encompasses. In a spectacular way, Göransson’s score captures the multiplicity of the fictional country of Wakanda.

”Wakanda”—which plays when the hero, the Black Panther T’Challa, prepares to take his throne in the film’s opening act—offers a glimpse into that sort of specificity. T’Challa begins the movie as an inheritor of a new kingdom who feels the magnitude of his deceased father’s legacy, and in this vulnerable moment, Senegalese musician Baaba Maal solemnly cries a song that serves as a metaphor for the fallen king. Göransson isn’t simply ticking off the diasporic boxes; he’s rooting them in an emotional context. The sadness adds gravity to the piece’s later half: Regal brass decorates a wide shot of Wakanda, signifying the glory he’ll have rule over.

The movie’s main villain, Erik Killmonger, is given that same amount of care and development. Not only is he a foreigner to the nation despite his familial ties; his worldview barely intersects T’Challa’s, who puts his loyalty to his nation over Killmonger’s desire to empower black people outside of the continent. The piece of music named after him embodies the inner conflict that drive his actions. The tambin flute appears as a ghostly presence, its windy notes puncturing with the urgency of an ancestral cry from the afterlife. But the theme resolves with trap hi-hats that now dominate hip-hop. The change-up and its familiarity re-centers Killmonger as an African-American, whose generations-old plight pits him against Wakanda’s isolationism.

So when Killmonger brings these elements with him to Wakanda, he becomes the disruptor. The Black Panther’s righteousness doesn’t do him much good at first, though. The royal horns and drum that once marked T’Challa’s presence—signifiers of his pride—are reduced

gasps in the pivotal second-act scene where his rival destroys him in ritual one-on-one combat, at times quieting altogether to emphasize the scene’s brutality. Killmonger’s venomous out-of-placeness is further harped on as we see him cooly marching toward the throne, as the camera flips upside down and the hi-hats rollick once again. Yes, his role as an outsider comes from being a villain. But how much of a home is Africa, really, for African-Americans when they’ve been systematically detached from the motherland for centuries?

Despite the emphasis on African instrumentation, the score’s classical elements don’t exist solely as accouterements: The orchestra delivers its traditional magnificence while the African signatures humanize it. The most significant example is that string phrase that rises in parts of “Ancestral Plane”—an emotive section that expresses a tension and surrender, like a fist unclenching in

divine humility. That theme is featured when T’Challa visits the mythical ancestral plane as part of his ritualistic duties as the new king. When he gazes at the beautiful, purple-hued universe, the music helps the audience share in his reverence but it never feels like it’s manufacturing that emotion.

It’s a testament to Göransson that he gives the score’s most resounding moments over to the African diaspora. Near Black Panther’s end, T’Challa takes the wounded Killmonger to a cliff so the tragic warrior can gaze upon Wakanda’s majesty. The orchestra gives the scene a climactic weight, but it eventually recedes to push Baaba Maal’s weeping croons to the forefront. There’s triumph mixed with a sense of mourning as he sings to this beautiful, fictitious land. Alas, the sun must set on Wakanda as well.

https://pitchfork.com/rev...nal-score/

^ It's on Tidal.