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To Infinity and Beyond… – Avengers: Infinity War Review
It’s here. After ten years and eighteen films, it’s here. Avengers: Infinity War, is here. That means the Black Order is here. That means a fully equipped Infinity Gauntlet is here. That means Thanos is here. Thanos, the cosmic being that wants to court the literal embodiment of death, is here. If you have Facebook, then I’m sure you’ve seen the memes and the reactions. The hurt. The joy. The satisfaction. Now that it is here, the question that I have is, was it worth it?
Needless to say, there are some spoilers.
The Good
The Plan: Avengers: Infinity War is near the end of PHASE 3 and Marvel Studios has stuck to their plan. If you agree with it or not, is irrelevant. Since Iron Man was released about a decade ago, there’s been an average of two films released per year, and this is the second film released this year with a third on the way in Ant-Man and the Wasp. The formula works and you know around every late April, early May, Marvel Studios’ tentpole film for the year is coming out. That builds anticipation, and that anticipation becomes palpable. That anticipation leads to droves of moviegoers shelling out cash, and it happened with Infinity War as expected.
Thanos: Do not go into this film thinking that this is Iron Man’s story, or T’Challa’s story, or even Thor’s. This is Thanos’ story. This is his movie. Thanos is who we’ve been waiting for and boy does he deliver. From the very beginning of the movie when we meet Thanos, he casts a giant shadow over everyone. He punks Thor. He makes mincemeat of the Hulk. He rules the day. Sometimes it can be hard to create an engaging villain, and we all of know of Marvel’s track record with villains, but they absolutely nail it with Thanos.
Wakanda: If you couldn’t figure it out, Black Panther was the breakout film out of all the Marvel films. It became a cultural phenomenon. It makes sense that the climatic battle would take place there. There’s no other place out of all of the movies where the finale should’ve or could’ve taken place.
The Ending: SPOILER ALERT!!! Thanos wins. If this isn’t shocking or news to you, then I don’t know where you’ve been the last decade. Sometimes it’s good to see the bad guy win. Heroes need to fall so they can get back up and be better. I, for one, am all for it.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe: All of your favorites are here. Well, not ALL of your favorites. Nearly everyone is here. It’s just good to see these characters finally come together. Fighting side by side. Their stories finally converging. The first two Avengers’ films were teasers, but this one takes the cake.
The Bad
It’s Long: It’s not long in the sense that you know the movie’s long and it doesn’t bother you, but you look at your watch and still can’t believe that the movie is still going on. Yes, you’re trying to cramp ten years of story into one film, but you feel like you there are just certain unnecessary scenes that can be completely removed. Things could be a lot more compact and tightened.
The Black Order: Thanos’ personal fighting squad is highly underutilized. Yes, they go blow to blow with most of the Avengers, but then they’re easily disposed of. It didn’t help that we really didn’t get a sense of who they were other than they’re Thanos’ lackeys. I think the better route would have been to introduce them in different movies over the years and set them out on trying to get the stones.
Character Decisions: There are some dumb character decisions in this film. There are two that really stick out and it makes you question everything else. You leave feeling angry and dumbfounded. The worse part is the everything that occurs can be explained away with one line of dialogue.
The Verdict: So, was it worth it? Was the ten year buildup worth it? Yes. It was worth because something like this has never been done before. Not only did Marvel Studios and Disney pull this off, they made it satisfying as well. It was worth it because we’ve seen characters grow and fall within this isolated universe. We’ve seen a truly terrifying villain put the some of the most powerful heroes in their place. Ultimately, despite all of the flaws of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, we know that there’s more to come, and I, for one, am looking forward to it.
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Today Live Nation announced Jenifer Smith has been promoted to Head of Urban Tour Marketing & Strategy. She will lead Live Nation’s Urban Tour Marketing team supporting all marketing efforts for their roster of R&B and Hip-Hop tours within the Concerts division.
Live Nation is dedicated to helping artists connect with their growing global fanbase, and Jenifer will be working across some of the biggest names as well as rising stars across R&B, Hip-Hop and Rap that Live Nation promotes, including Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Drake, The Weeknd, Travis Scott, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, H.E.R., A$AP Rocky, Lil Baby, Alicia Keys, Young Thug, Jack Harlow, and many more. Smith most recently launched and supported all global marketing efforts for the Fugees Reunion tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of their iconic album The Score.
Jenifer will be developing and building out the Urban Tour Marketing team as one of the fastest growing and most popular sectors in the industry only continues to dominate the global market. Moving forward, she will be leading marketing strategies for Live Nation’s wide range of hip-hop and R&B artists across touring and key festivals.
“Whether it’s artists or our own internal team, Live Nation is always investing in people we believe in,” said Omar Al-joulani, Head of Talent & Touring for Live Nation Concerts. “Jenifer has been an incredible leader at Live Nation, and we are confident her strategic focus and experience will do big things for every artist working with our Urban marketing team. ”
Prior to joining Live Nation 2 years ago, Jenifer was a Tour Marketer at AEG Presents & Goldenvoice for almost a decade where she worked across all genres of live from Urban, Pop, Rock, and Comedy shepherding marketing efforts for the Rolling Stones, Charlie Wilson, Melanie Martinez, Ali Wong, Anthony Hamilton, Bianca Del Rio, Jim Jefferies, Pod Save America, and the XSCAPE reunion tour. Prior to her time at AEG Presents, she was at ICM Partners in the concerts division for 3 years working with Caroline Yim, Zach Iser, Roberts Gibbs and Dennis Ashley with clients including Beyoncé, Drake and Mary J. Blige.
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Remembering the TV & Radio Broadcast Legend Larry King
Larry King was perhaps the most prolific interviewer of all time. He has passed at 87.
Larry King became the name associated with interviews, broadcast journalism, and suspenders over the course of his career which spans from the last 1950s until now. His life may have ended on January 23rd, but his legacy will last far beyond that.
King’s long-running program Larry King Live, for which he is most known, began in 1985 on CNN. In those days, CNN was a fledgling network that media magnate Ted Turner was attempting to push forward. King’s presence and popularity helped build the network into the news powerhouse that it has become today. Of the 60,000 interviews that King has done, 30,000 of them have appeared on CNN. The Guinness Book of World Records acknowledges King as having “the longest-running television show hosted by the same person, on the same network and in the same time slot” with 6,000 episodes of the show.
King interviewing the late Hank Aaron, who also passed this week.
Even after his separation from CNN, King was an active interviewer and host, branching into streaming services with Hulu and podcasts as well. A two-time Peabody Award winner, King is also a member of the Radio Hall of Fame and Broadcasters Hall of Fame. This is in part to his easy-going style. King could talk to anyone, and guests on the show ranged from political figures and celebrities to UFO theorists and psychics.
King was also involved in charity, founding the Larry King Cardiac Foundation. The foundation is a nonprofit that helps fund life-saving cardiac care for those that can’t afford it. King was also a survivor of heart disease, having survived a heart attack and quintuple bypass surgery. King’s matters of the heart didn’t stop there. He was married 8 times to 7 different women.
Larry King has done nearly everything you can in media. He’s been a radio and TV host, newspaper columnist, disc jockey, and even a color commentator for the Miami Dolphins. His collection of content is arguably the widest library of any interviewer in history and if you’re looking to hear someone speak, chances are they’ve talked to Larry King.
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