Tag: George Miller
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Mad Max: Fury Road Ending Explained: Reclaiming One’s Own Humanity
I feel that one of the bigger misconceptions about action cinema is that it is all about the spectacle. The chases, the fights, the explosions, the stunts. They exist to be an adrenaline rush, and if you feel like turning your brain off at the door of the auditorium, feel free to do so. Sure,…
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Eminem Almost Played This ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Character
What do you get when you cross Mad Max: Fury Road and Eminem? If director George Miller had his way, we would have an answer to that very question. Mad Max: Fury Road is an undisputed classic, a film that doesn’t let off the gas until the credits roll at the end. Tom Hardy picks…
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The Road Warrior’s Stunts Made Some Broken Bones ‘Unavoidable’
If you don’t know him by name, you almost certainly know Vernon Wells by his face if you’re a fan of ’80s movies. He was Bennett, the Aussie villain with the chainmail tank top and Freddie Mercury mustache in “Commando,” and he scared the pants off kids as Mr. Igoe, the sinister hitman with an…
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Mad Max: Fury Road’s Flamethrower Guitar Actually Worked
“Mad Max: Fury Road” is one of the biggest miracles of modern cinema. This is a film that could have gone wrong so many times (and actually kind of did), where most of the stunt crew could have died several times over, a movie that against all odds not only got made, but it was…