Mars Rising Films

Infinity War Theory – Jon Enge’s Filmmaking Blog

To start. I think it’s no stretch to say everyone knows that there’s no way all of the characters who died in Infinity War are dead for good. And I’m sure there are tons of internet theories on how this was accomplished, how they’re going to bring them back, etc… but to be fair, I hate fan theories so there could be thousands of people blogging about this and I wouldn’t know.

MOVING ON! In the…

Venom review: Jon Enge’s Filmmaking Blog

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Wow. Venom was absolute trash. My friend, Gary, said it was like a 1990s superhero film and I couldn’t agree more. The CG Venom and… bad venom were terrible. They didn’t even try to make them look like they could exist in the real world. They just took the artwork off the page. Completely out of proportion, glossy, Todd McFarlane drawing. Which, you might be saying, is great…

Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan Review – Jon Enge’s Filmmaking Blog

Just finished the “Jack Ryan” series on Amazon. I enjoyed it but was trying to figure out what was not hitting me right between this Jack Ryan and Harrison Ford’s. (Patriot Games/Clear & Present Danger) It just hit me. In Ford’s movies he always seemed like he was in over his head in the field. (Ford’s specialty) Krasinski always seemed like he was in charge and in control. Which stripped away…

“Industry of Cool” – Jon Enge’s Filmmaking Blog

One of my favorite movies of all time is Cameron Crowe’s “Almost Famous” AKA “Untitled”. So many good quotes, so many great performances, so much memorable music and performance. This movie rolls over me like a warm blanket. It is comforting and happy-making. I can’t say exactly why it does this to me but isn’t it so great that someone else’s art can effect you like that?

In this movie, the…