![]() Marvel brand timelineġ939-Martin Goodman's Timely Comics started the first issue of Marvel Comicsġ941- Captain America was born with the release of "Captain America Comics #1"ġ944-Timely Comics releases Captain America the film, the first-ever on-screen adaptation of a Marvel Comics characterġ963-Marvel's "Silver Age," marking a transition out of Timely Comics into the Marvel Comics name we know todayġ973-Martin Goodman officially founded Marvel Entertainment Groupġ981-Marvel Productions sets up in Los Angelesġ986-Marvel Comics and Marvel Productions were acquired by New World Communications, leading to the Marvel Entertainment Groupġ993-A financially strapped Marvel sold the rights to the X-Men to 20th Century Fox. This article will walk you through all the ups and downs in Marvel's story, but first, here's a look into the series of events that paved the way. The MCU stretches across 23 films ( and counting) and has grossed $22.59 billion (and counting). "'Paterson is quaint, charming, curious, deeply engaging and one of the finest profiles of the artistic mind that I've seen in recent memory," wrote Steve Prokopy of Third Coast Review.Marvel has come a long way from its origins as a comic book series to become one of the biggest movie franchises in the world. In that regard, Driver delivers another excellent performance with his deadpan delivery, reacting to just about every occurrence in his life with some level of curiosity and detachment. Jim Jarmusch's film revels in the character of Paterson himself: a seemingly "real" character living a "real" life and working a ho-hum job. Not much happens per se in "Paterson," but that's probably the point. Synopsis: Paterson is a bus driver in Paterson, New Jersey who follows the same routine every day of picking up and dropping off passengers, writing poetry, walking his dog, and nursing a beer at the pub once his shift ends.Īt the end of the day, he comes home to his wife Laura (Golshifteh Farhani), who dreams of becoming a country-western star and adores Paterson and his poetry. "It's the kind of comedy where a lot could be solved by people sitting down and calmly clearing the air, but the laughs come from doing the opposite." "Baumbach gets plenty of mileage out of simply letting these people awkwardly interact, trying, not very successfully, to keep unkind honesty tamped down while they watch each other make horrible life decisions," wrote Olly Richards of NME. Driver, for his part, briefly appears as a client of Danny's. His children are Danny (Adam Sandler), an overly clingy single father who isn't doing much with his life, Matthew (Ben Stiller), a Hollywood accountant who has loads of money and no fun, and Jean (Elizabeth Marvel), the sibling who receives the least attention from her parents.Īs critics point out, there's not much more to the plot than that. Harold is the family patriarch, married to Maureen (Emma Thompson). Synopsis: "The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)" is, at its core, a wandering account of the Meyerowitz family. 'Frances Ha' works because of its intriguing central character, a great performance from Greta Gerwig, and a really interesting technical approach from Noah Baumbach."Īdam Driver in "The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)." But sometimes a movie doesn't need to do those things to be successful. ![]() "It does spin its wheels in spots and it may not blow you away with its ambition. "'Frances Ha' certainly isn't breaking new ground and some may not find its peculiarity all that entertaining," wrote Keith Garlington of Keith and the Movies. Unable to pay the rent after her roommate Sophie (Mickey Sumner) moves out, Frances moves in with friends Lev (Adam Driver) and Benji (Michael Zegen).įrances eventually falls into a funk as she watches those around her pursue their dreams, while hers always seem to be just out of reach. Synopsis: Frances Halladay (Greta Gerwig) is a dancer and choreographer who apprentices for a dance company, doing her best to get by in New York with scraps of work and little money. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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