James Franco Blasts 'Spring Breakers 2': 'It Will Be A Terrible Film'

May 15, 2014, 6:52 am

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We learned last week that the "Spring Breakers" party will continue in the form of a sequel to the 2013 sleeper hit. But the news was missing two chief elements that made the original such a sensation: James Franco and writer/director Harmony Korine.

Of course, Franco can't not make his presence known in the wake of such news, so the actor took to Instagram to express his disdain with a captioned photo:

STATEMENT ABOUT SPRING BREAKERS 2: This is not being done with Harmony Korine or my consent. The original was wholly Harmony's creation and these producers are capitalizing on that innovative film to make money on a weak sequel. I want everyone to know that whoever is involved in the sequel is jumping on board a poison ship. It will be a terrible film, with a horrible reason d'être: to make money off someone else's creativity. Can you imagine someone making the sequel to "Taxi Driver" without Scorcese and DeNiro's consents? Insanity! I'm speaking up for Harmony and his original vision and for any creative person who cares about preserving artistic integrity.

Perhaps Franco is especially agitated because there was talk last year of potential a "Spring Breakers" prequel. This is not that: The follow-up, titled "Spring Breakers: The Second Coming" and based on a script by "Trainspotting" author Irvine Welsh, focuses on what happens when the new partiers encounter "an extreme militant Christian sect that attempts to convert them," according to Screen Daily.

Music-video veteran Jonas Akerlund (Madonna's "Ray of Light," Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi") is set to direct "Spring Breakers: The Second Coming," which will be presented at the Cannes Film Festival Film Market.

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Something Unpredictable: 19 Graduation Songs That Aren't Green Day

May 15, 2014, 7:17 am

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Picture this: you're four Natty lights deep, hanging in your off-campus apartment and reminiscing with roommates about that thing that happened freshman year. (You know the one.) You're doing an awesome job at fighting off the impending doom that is real life, and then it happens. Some idiot decides to play that godforsaken Vitamin C song, "Graduation (Friends Forever)," off his iPhone -- or worse, some bro whips out an acoustic guitar and starts covering Green Day's "Good Riddance (Time Of Your LIfe)." This is a buzzkill.

But this is not: Here are 19 songs that aren't painfully basic and will still get you in the graduation spirit:

"Started From The Bottom," Drake



"It's Time," Imagine Dragons



"The World Is Yours," Nas



"Graduate," Third Eye Blind



"Anything Can Happen," Ellie Goulding



"Going Away To College," Blink 182



"Young Forever," Jay Z



"Cry (Just A Little)," Bingo Players



"Moment 4 LIfe," Nicki Minaj featuring Drake



"Changes," David Bowie



"The Call," Regina Spektor



"Miles Apart," Yellowcard



"No Such Thing," John Mayer



"The Future's So Bright," Timbuk 3



"I Remember," Kaskade and Deadmau5



"Someday," The Strokes



"Change," Taylor Swift



"Close To Me," The Cure



"You Get What You Give," New Radicals

'The Normal Heart' Cast Wants You To Know HIV/AIDS Is Still A Global Issue

May 15, 2014, 7:57 am

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HBO's "The Normal Heart" is a film about the HIV/AIDS crisis that will definitely make you weep, and may even instill a sense of activism in you.

The Ryan Murphy-directed TV movie is an adaptation of the loosely autobiographical play of the same name by Larry Kramer, who also penned the script. Set in early '80s New York City, the story follows Ned Weeks (Mark Ruffalo), who organizes an HIV advocacy group after the sudden deaths of many of his gay friends. Working closely with wheelchair-bound Dr. Emma Brookner (Julia Roberts) to spread word of the unknown disease, the two urge the gay community to stop having sex in order to stay alive. Such a request, along with Ned's relentless attacks against the government, lead to his alienation from the community, only adding more trauma to his life as he watches his boyfriend Felix (Matt Bomer) get sicker from the disease.

Stars from "The Normal Heart" stopped on the red carpet to chat with HuffPost TV at the New York premiere on Monday, May 12. Taylor Kitsch, Jonathan Groff, and Denis O'Hare shared what they hope audiences, and especially the younger LGBT generation, will take away from the emotional film.


"It’s still relevant. It’s still a global issue."



Taylor Kitsch breaks away from his "Friday Night Lights" and action film characters in "The Normal Heart" to play Bruce Niles, president of Ned's organization. His Bruce is based on Paul Popham, the real-life president of Kramer's Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) that was founded in the '80s.

The HIV/AIDS crisis "is still relevant," Kitsch said at the premiere. "It’s still a global issue and I think that’s something we can all pay attention to a little bit more." He went on to add how people's reactions to things have changed since the 1980s. "We’re all guilty of being in our own little bubbles, especially with media now. We’re in the now and then it’s on to the next thing 10 seconds later. We’ve kind of been numb to it all."

The major take-away for Kitsch, though, is that the film will help redirect audiences' attention to what's important. "I think the story will hopefully square you away for the two hours and make you pay attention to the fight."

"The more we keep telling that story I think the more my generation will also get activated."



"Glee" and "Looking" star Jonathan Groff said that he had previously seen Kramer's play, but when he read the film script he was "inconsolably crying." Groff plays Craig Donner in the film, a friend of Ned Weeks and boyfriend of Kitsch's Bruce. Although the young actor didn't experience the HIV/AIDS crisis as his character does in the movie, he still hopes the story inspires people his age and younger.

"I was born in 1985 and I’m a part of the sort of younger gay generation," Groff said on the red carpet. "The generation before me sacrificed a lot, went through a lot, and united politically in a really inspiring, incredible way."

Groff added that, "A movie like this really keeps that story going and the more we keep telling that story I think the more my generation will get activated and excited about also engaging with the issues."

"Activism is the only way you’re going to get people to change, especially in government."



Most will recognize Denis O'Hare from Ryan Murphy's "American Horror Story" or remember him as the "baddies," or opponents from "Dallas Buyers Club" and "Milk." "I always seems to be on the wrong side of it," O'Hare said about his roles. "But you know what, I try to bring a humanity to these characters and show that they have a point of view."

While O'Hare played Ned in "The Normal Heart" in Hawaii years ago, in the TV movie he plays Hiram Keebler, a representative of the NYC Mayor who refuses to openly support Ned's organization.

O'Hare, who mentioned at the premiere that he lost a boyfriend to AIDS in 2000, said he hopes the film helps audiences remember that safe sex is still important and to understand that AIDS is not over. "It’s not solved. It’s a killer. It’s still a fatal disease." The actor also added that the movie emphasizes the notion that "Activism is the only way you’re going to get people to change, especially in government." "They’re not going to change because they should, but because you have a right to something. You have to demand your rights."

"The Normal Heart" premieres on Sunday, May 25, at 9 p.m. on HBO.

Robin Wright Always Lost Parts In John Hughes Movies To Molly Ringwald

May 15, 2014, 8:05 am

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Robin Wright has built up a stellar acting career since breaking out with 1987's "Princess Bride," but her fame could have happened much sooner if it weren't for Molly Ringwald. Speaking to Town & Country for the magazine's June/July cover story, Wright revealed it was Ringwald who stood between her and the teen-movie immortality provided by John Hughes movies.

"It was always down to the wire between me and Molly Ringwald, and Molly always got the part," Wright said.

Ringwald starred for Hughes in '80s classics "Sixteen Candles" and "The Breakfast Club." She also played the lead role in "Pretty in Pink," which was written by Hughes. Wright did not elaborate on which of those Hughes films she was up for, but feel free to imagine her in this classic "Sixteen Candles" scene:



One part Wright did earn was the aforementioned "Princess Bride," where she played Princess Buttercup.

"It was my first film experience, and so you might say that I fully immersed myself in the role," Wright said to the magazine. "I did not act. It was mostly telling myself, 'Don’t be an idiot in front of Mandy Patinkin and Christopher Guest.' And Cary [Elwes] was so good looking. I was convinced we were going to be married."



For more on Wright, head to Town & Country.

Anime Pharrell (And His Hat) Star In New Takashi Murakami Music Video

May 15, 2014, 8:37 am

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It's hard to say which is the bigger star in Pharrell's latest music video: Pharrell, or Hatsune Miku, the virtual Japanese "pop sensation" who does not physically exist:



The video, directed by "superflat" artist Takashi Murakami, is really all about questions. Where exactly in space is this insane dance party happening? Is anime Pharrell more adorable than real Pharrell? Also, given his perfect hat, is an anime Vivienne Westwood far behind?

Scoring this bundle of mysteries is Pharrell's remix of "Last Night, Good Night," a Miku original written by a robot known as livetune, Miku's regular composer. It appears in Murakami's new film, Jellyfish Eyes, a post-tsunami fantasy about a dangerous extraterrestrial race of imaginary "friends."

For the video's premiere on the Creator's Project earlier this week, Murakami described "Last Night, Good Night (Re:Dialed)" to Vice thusly:

"Somewhere in the eternity of outer space, Pharrell, Miku, and the composer of the song, livetune, are describing my film, Jellyfish Eyes, to a seemingly heartless robot audience. Somehow the film's message manages to reach the robots emotionally and cross the boundaries of time and space."

"We both seem to be kids living in grown up bodies," Pharrell added.

The two have collaborated before, on a jewel-encrusted sculpture titled Simple Things, which showed in 2012 at Art Basel.

Murakami tells Vice that this time around, Pharrell limited his visual input to "the outfit his character wears." Which is good, because animated Vivienne Westwood hat.

Robert Duvall Recalls Wearing Marlon Brando's Cue Cards In 'The Godfather'

May 15, 2014, 8:51 am

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Marlon Brando's iconic performance as Vito Corleone in "The Godfather" earned Brando his second Academy Award, but it turns out he did it with a little help from Robert Duvall.

Duvall's work in the film as consigliere to the Corleones was Oscar-nominated as well, but Duvall had another important duty on the set: the vessel for cue cards with Brando's lines on them. A snapshot from the production that made the rounds online shows Duvall wearing the cards on his abdomen so that Brando could read them during the scene.

During a conversation with HuffPost Live's Roy Sekoff about his new film "A Night In Old Mexico," Duvall recalled seeing Brando using the cards as far back as 1966's "The Chase" and throughout Francis Ford Coppola's mafia masterpiece.

"In 'The Godfather,' in the wonderful scene with him and Pacino in the garden, [Brando] looked up and there was a big sign with all the lines way up in the air," Duvall said.

The veteran actor admitted that after talking to Brando about it, he once tried reading his own lines, even though it didn't work for Duvall.

"I wondered why he did it. He said it was to keep him fresh. I think it's part fresh and groping and searching, part laziness. But it worked for him," he said.

Click here to see the full HuffPost Live conversation with film legend Robert Duvall.

This Is What Happens When Your Friends Love You, But Love Photoshop More

May 15, 2014, 8:56 am

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With friends like these, who needs to take a selfie?

For the last few years, Cody Kaucic and Donovan Scherer have been including their best friend Mark in their Photoshop exploits (whether he wanted to be involved or not), taking iconic images from history and entertainment and posting the results to Facebook.

This past week, the compendium of "Markshop" works was released to the world on Imgur. And they are glorious.

Here are a few gems...

Markin' To The Oldies


Mark Girls




Markbo




Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Mark




Strike A Mark




Marksity Blues




Meeting Snow Mark




Markie




Edmark Scissorhands




Ridiculously Markgenic Guy




Help Me, Obi Wan, You're My Only Mark




Mark Me, Baby, One More Time

The Men Of 'Broadway Bares: Solo Strips' Get Down To Their Skivvies For A Cause (NSFW PHOTOS, VIDEO)

May 15, 2014, 9:10 am

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The hunky stars of some of Broadway's biggest musicals spent Mother's Day in their skivvies -- and little else -- for a great cause. (WARNING: some photos may be NSFW)

Ten dancers from "Aladdin," "Cinderella" and other shows left little to the imagination as they took to the stage of New York's BPM Nightclub for "Broadway Bares: Solo Strips," raising $16,140 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA).

The capacity crowd were wowed by the likes of Callan Bergmann ("Cinderella"), Joshua Michael Brickman (Broadway Bares 23) and Dennis Stowe ("Aladdin") in the scintillating show, which was hosted by Terren Wooten Clarke of "The Book of Mormon," appearing as Kizha Carr, and directed by Tony Spinosa.

The intimate event serves as a bit of a tease for "Broadway Bares: Rock Hard!," which takes place on June 22 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan.

Check out some sizzling shots from "Broadway Bares: Solo Strips" below.

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See Julianne Moore & Philip Seymour Hoffman In 'Mockingjay Part 1'

May 15, 2014, 9:34 am

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The first look at Julianne Moore and Philip Seymour Hoffman in "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1" arrived on Thursday. Lionsgate released a surfeit of new materials for the forthcoming blockbuster, including a teaser poster and video interview with Moore, who plays President Coin in the dystopian thriller. Check it all out below; "Mockingjay Part 1" is out on Nov. 21.

This Is What Disney Characters Would Look Like Wearing Today's Fashion

May 15, 2014, 9:48 am

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We might wish our lives were like those of our favorite Disney characters, but what if what they really want is to jump into our world? Tumblr artist Punziella gives some of Disney's latest characters, as well as a few from DreamWorks Animation's crew, a modern-day makeover, imagining what they would look like rocking today's fashion:

Elsa from "Frozen"


Anna from "Frozen"


Rapunzel from "Tangled


Merida from "Brave"


Hans from "Frozen"


Flynn Rider from "Tangled"


Hiccup from "How To Train Your Dragon"


Astrid from "How To Train Your Dragon"


Jack Frost from "Rise of the Guardians"


You can check out more of Punziella's work here.

Colbert Calls 'Bullshit' On Amazon's Latest Moneymaker

May 15, 2014, 10:34 am

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If you were thinking of taking a picture of your cat on a white background, forget it. Amazon owns that. Not the cat, but photographs of things on white backgrounds.

Sound silly and implausible? Then watch Stephen Colbert's segment calling "bullshit" on Amazon's new photography patent above.

Oh, and if you were thinking of applying for a patent of your own, forget that, too. Colbert owns it.

This Is Definitely the Best Kobe Bryant Tattoo We've Ever Seen

May 15, 2014, 10:42 am

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By Chris Yuscavage, Complex Sports

You've probably seen your fair share of Kobe Bryant tattoos floating around out there. But we can pretty much guarantee you that you've never seen one as good as this.

It was just done by a tattoo artist named Q and…wow. It's so good. Here's the entire tattoo:



Q has done a bunch of other great tattoos as well. Here's one of Floyd Mayweather Jr.:



Here's one of Dean Martin:



And here's one of Jon "Bones" Jones:



To see the rest of Q's work, head over here. Great stuff.

[via Hot Clicks]

Anatomy Of 'Godzilla' Infographic Shows What's Inside The Beast

May 15, 2014, 11:09 am

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"Godzilla" hits theaters Friday, May 16, and artist Rachel Ignotofsky has finally figured out exactly what's inside this monstrous beast. Made for Fandango, Ignotofsky's infographic deconstructs Godzilla from his stank breath to his regeneration sack. Take a look:



[via Fandango / Rachel Ignotofsky]

Your Favorite Children's Characters Would Kill You In A Heartbeat

May 15, 2014, 12:59 pm

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They don't belong to our childhood anymore. Mickey Mouse, Tigger, Kermit and more have gone to the other side. Some are killers. Some are monsters. They stain our innocence with blood.

In dark reincarnations, these animated heroes have been scarred forever by show business. Now they just don't give a damn.



Welcome to artist Dan LuVisi's Popped Culture series, which he is turning into a book with pal Alex Konstad after a Kickstarter push this summer.

"I was inspired by my childhood nostalgia, growing up on Disney and Nickelodeon cartoons," LuVisi told The Huffington Post. "But what my intentions were to do, was combine that love with the dark underbelly of Hollywood and how it corrupts some of its many actors and actresses."

Some of the portraits come with backstory and movie references. Kermit has signed with a sleazy producer to make more adult fare. Now he has a blood-stained hammer in his hand and a knife in his torso.



Tigger's a hardened prisoner who has Pooh next on his hit list for offing Christopher Robin.



And Mickey and Donald? Pure evil.




Head over to LuVisi's blog site for more.

[h/t Elite Daily]

How Philip Seymour Hoffman's Role In 'Mockingjay' Will Be Produced

May 15, 2014, 1:14 pm

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"The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1" director Francis Lawrence addressed how exactly Philip Seymour Hoffman will appear in the next installment of the film series.

Hoffman, who died in February, played Plutarch Heavensbee in "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" and had filmed many of his scenes for "Mockingjay" before his death. The Hunger Games Exclusive posted a conversation with Lawrence, producer Nina Jacobson and screenwriter Peter Craig: "We finished the majority of his work," said Lawrence. "I think he might have had eight to 10 days left on our schedule. In most of those scenes, Phil didn’t have any dialogue. We are going to put him into those scenes, but we’re only using real footage. We’re not creating anything digital or a robotic version of him."

Jacobson also noted that they might give a line here or there to a different character like Haymitch (Woody Harrelson) or Effie (Elizabeth Banks), "but only in circumstances that we are able to do that without undermining the intent of the scene," she said.

Earlier this year, Lionsgate, the production company behind the films, said that Hoffman would be recreated for scenes using CGI effects. At the time of his death, The Hollywood Reporter learned that he had not yet filmed one major scene, though it's unclear how that scene will be produced.

"Mockingjay: Part 1" hits theaters Nov. 21. Lionsgate just released the first photo of Hoffman with Julianne Moore as President Coin.

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Viggo Mortensen Dings Peter Jackson's Love Of Special Effects

May 16, 2014, 7:05 am

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Viggo Mortensen was a last-minute addition to the "Lord of the Rings" franchise, replacing Stuart Townsend in the role of Aragorn just days before shooting began on "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring." Upon being hired, did Mortensen think he had scored the role of his life?

"Anybody who says they knew it was going to be the success it was, I don’t think it's really true," Mortensen told Tim Robey in a new interview with The Telegraph. "They didn't have an inkling until they showed 20 minutes in Cannes, in May of 2001."

According to Mortensen, before that footage preview, "The Fellowship of the Ring" had become a money pit, with director Peter Jackson having spent "a lot" to finish the film. "Really, the second and third ones were a mess," Mortensen said of the "Two Towers" and "Return of the King," which followed "The Fellowship of the Ring. "It was very sloppy –- it just wasn't done at all. It needed massive reshoots, which we did, year after year. But he would have never been given the extra money to do those if the first one hadn't been a huge success. The second and third ones would have been straight to video."

Mortensen has always been measured when discussing the filmmaking process on Jackson's blockbuster franchise. Back in 2004, just before the Academy Awards ceremony that would see "The Return of the King" win 11 total Oscars, the actor told ESPN that "a great effort was made by everyone" to produce the films.

"Peter did his best with this material and obviously audiences have embraced this material to the tune of billions of dollars by going and seeing it again and again and becoming mildly obsessed with it," Mortensen said at the time.

Speaking to Robey, however, Mortensen criticized Jackson for one thing: an over-reliance on digital effects work following "The Fellowship of the Ring."

"The second movie already started ballooning, for my taste, and then by the third one, there were a lot of special effects," Mortensen said. "It was grandiose, and all that, but whatever was subtle, in the first movie, gradually got lost in the second and third. Now with 'The Hobbit,' one and two, it's like that to the power of 10."

Mortensen was not involved in "The Hobbit" trilogy that Jackson produced for Warner Bros., but not because of any bad blood.

"Before they started shooting, back in 2008, one of the producers did ask if I would be interested," Mortensen told The Guardian last year. "I said, 'You do know, don't you, that Aragorn isn't in The Hobbit? That there is a 60-year gap between the books?'"

As for Jackson, Mortensen said he had hoped the director would go back to the smaller films he had made early in his career, like "Heavenly Creatures"; instead, Jackson's post-"Rings" resume is filled with big budgets.

"He did 'The Lovely Bones' –- and I thought that would be his smaller movie," Mortensen said. "But the problem is, he did it on a $90 million budget. That should have been a $15 million movie. The special effects thing, the genie, was out of the bottle, and it has him. And he's happy, I think ..."

For the full interview with Mortensen, head to The Telegraph.

Angelina Jolie: Acting May Take 'Backseat' In Future

May 16, 2014, 7:43 am

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Angelina Jolie has expressed interest in quitting acting for years, stating publicly that she'd like to spend more time with her children. In the video above, taken at a press conference for her new film "Maleficent," Jolie spoke again about the possibility of paring down her career in the near future.

"It's going to be taking more of a backseat," she said of acting. "I'm sure there will be a few more films, but I'm happy I'm able to be selective."

Her comments echo similar statements she made in 2011. "If it went away tomorrow I would be very happy to be home with the children. I think I'm going to have to give up the acting as the kids hit the teenage years, anyway, too much to manage at home," she told Britain's Channel 4 News.

Two years ago Brad Pitt told Australia's "60 Minutes" that he would be ready to take it easy at age 50. He hit that magic number last December and doesn't seem to be stopping anytime soon, so let's hold off on baking any retirement cakes.

Teen Instagrammer's Gorgeous Food Creations Helped Her Recover From Eating Disorder

May 16, 2014, 8:00 am

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Gan Chin Lin's Instagram account, a visual smorgasbord of cool, edible creations, is every foodie's dream. But the pumpkin "Despicable Me"-inspired pancakes and vegan red velvet cakes are more than just impeccably executed photos. Cooking, baking and shooting the dishes helped the Singapore teen in her recovery from an eating disorder.

"I used my love for food to pull me up and spur me on to a full recovery and now it has evolved into a full blown passion," said the 15-year-old in the Instagram blog, who calls herself an "advocate for a healthy, nourished lifestyle."

Lin's account -- which has amassed over 78,000 followers -- documents her decadent food masterpieces. Her personal blog includes recipes, where you can find specific instructions for making a "beautifully golden bronzed waffle with crisp burnished pockets."

"I started from researching recipes and basic food concepts and adapting them to make my own recipes," she said. "Now I’m beginning to branch out into creating my own."

Scroll down for a sampling of Lin's amazing work and check out her Instagram account for more.

Andrew Garfield Gives The Performance Of His Career In Arcade Fire's 'We Exist' Video

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Andrew Garfield's performance in "The Social Network" sparked Oscar buzz in 2010, but even a celebrated turn in a Best Picture-nominated film doesn't come close to what the actor does in Arcade Fire's new video. We caught a preview of the "We Exist" clip earlier this month, but now the full, six-minute video is here. It features Garfield dressing in women's clothes as he nervously prepares for a night on the town. His character is abused in a dive bar, which prompts him to fantasize an escape via the most wonderful dance sequence. Eventually his empowering daydream takes him to Coachella and a crowd of thousands who adore his gender-bending moves. We're used to Garfield swinging between New York buildings as Spider-Man, but we've never cheered him on as much as we do here.

Are This Summer's Superheroes Really Boring?

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Sony's "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" has earned $153 million in North America since its release on May 2, a lofty figure that is still below where "The Amazing Spider-Man" was at a similar point after its release in 2012. Which isn't to say superhero movies are flagging -- "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" has made nearly $700 million around the globe, while "Spider-Man" is nearing $600 million in international ticket sales -- but that there are some cracks starting to show in the genre's armor. Perhaps the fatigue has something to do with the actual filmmaking, which has become increasingly homogeneous. Here's critic Matt Zoller Seitz:

The problem isn't that the movies are product—most movies are product, and always have been—but that they can't be bothered to pretend they're not product. That's the difference between popular art and forgettable mass-produced entertainment: the mass-produced entertainment flaunts its product-ness, then expects us to praise even minor evidence of idiosyncrasy as proof that we are not, in fact, collectively spending billions on product. The marketplace rewards each new superhero movie with a reflexive paroxysm of spending, guaranteeing each $200 million tentpole a boffo US opening that follows a boffo international opening (the new release pattern flips the old one). It's an entertainment factory in which the audience is both consumer and product. Its purpose is not just to please consumers but to condition and create them.

Seitz, writer Tim Wainwright and HuffPost Entertainment editor Christopher Rosen joined Ricky Camilleri on HuffPost Live to discuss superhero movies and the state of Hollywood blockbusters. Watch the full segment here; weigh in with your thoughts on the flood of caped crusaders in the comments below, and answer this question: Are you tired of superhero movies?