(This review originally ran during SXSW, in March. As Much Ado About Nothing hits theaters today, we present it once more.) In the world of drama, nothing is quite as distinct or lovely as the prose of William Shakespeare. His vocabulary, his rhythm, rhymes and descriptions, all established a standard against which others are still measured.…
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Joss Whedon's last directorial effort, The Avengers, was a massive affair all around. The culmination of Marvel Studios' ambitious years-long Cinematic Universe effort, the summer blockbuster boasted an all-star cast, a $220 million, and, eventually, a $1.5 billion box office take. So as a palate cleanser, he went super-duper-small for his next film. Shot over…
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It's a big deal when the new movie arrives from the director of one of the biggest movies ever to set box office receipts blazing. But this time it's a little bit weird, too. Because the director is Joss Whedon, whose film The Avengers became a massive success early this past summer. His next film,…
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Joss Whedon's already two for two this year, earning critical raves for The Cabin in the Woods (which he co-wrote with Drew Goddard) and then knocking it out of the park on every level with The Avengers. But he's not finished: His third film of the year, the black-and-white William Shakespeare adaptation Much Ado About Nothing, just…
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Trust Joss Whedon to go from the $220 million extravaganza that is The Avengers to a micro-budget indie adaptation of William Shakespeare. The filmmaker announced last fall that he'd secretly shot Much Ado About Nothing in just two weeks while taking a brief break from his work on his superhero flick, and it's now due…
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Yet another web series is coming from a famous filmmaker. This time the project is H+, produced by Bryan Singer and featuring a future-set storyline "where the human race is hardwired to the Internet," at least before some manner of technological apocalypse hits, making the world look like it is in the middle of cosplaying…
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Yesterday, news broke of Joss Whedon's Much Ado About Nothing, an indie Shakespeare adaptation he'd filmed in secret while taking a short vacation from The Avengers, just 'cause. Little was known about the project when it was first announced, but in a recent interview the writer/director and stars Sean Maher and Amy Acker opened up…
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For most filmmakers, writing and directing a high-profile, big-budget would-be blockbuster with a slew of beloved celebs playing iconic characters would provide more than enough stress and excitement to keep them occupied for quite some time. But apparently, Avengers helmer Joss Whedon somehow still had energy left to burn -- so much so that he's…
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