'Mission: Impossible II' And The Final Bastion Of Hollywood Villains Being Coded As Gay
There have been gay villains in Hollywood movies for a century now, sneakily added in using coded imagery. The peak of this came in 2000.
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John Woo Brought Genuine Hong Kong Spectacle To 'Mission: Impossible II'
With Mission Impossible 2, director John Woo made a full-fledged John Woo movie, something we couldn't appreciate 18 years ago.
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/Filmcast Ep. 474 - Mission: Impossible Retrospective
In preparation for 'Fallout' David, Devindra, and Jeff dive into every film in the 'Mission: Impossible' franchise. Be sure to read Erik Lundegaard's piece on Mission: Impossible, and Matt Singer's piece on why Mission: Impossible 2 is actually good(?). You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also,…
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The Best 'Mission: Impossible' Action Scenes
Brian De Palma's first Mission: Impossible film wasn't packed with action setpieces -- there are only three, really, but those three are all top-tier action filmmaking, and one of those three defined the series for years to come. In the two decades since, the series has been tackled by a variety of directors -- John…
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