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“THE EXPANSE” FIZZLES TO AN ENDING, WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE SIZZLED!

🎥🎞Series Review🎞🎥 - THE EXPANSE- [Amazon Prime] - January 14, 2022 presented the final episode to hungry views, after an outstanding six season run that had so many twist and turns at the end of each season, most fans were dying for an ending that would explain every plot line, every looped story arc, every ounce of political intrigue that was well written, well delivered by the cast, and well managed by the writers and directors of the show.

 

Two great things came out of this show, first was the expansive and ever growing plot line twists and turns and the other was the growth and performances of two actors, who took their parts to the next level; those two actors are Persian actress, Shohreh Aghdashloo, and U.S. actor, John Wesley Chatham. Both of these actors left a resounding impression on me during their six years of growth, wanting me to see and hear from them in their careers.

I found myself sitting on the edge of my seat during the last three episodes of season six thinking, “Wholly mother, this series is rewriting SciFi to an all new level!” - As each season passed, the character development was ironed out with stunning precision, the creative and robust CGI definitely helped carry the series in shocking “real life” art territory, and well, just the whole thing was leaning towards the “this could actually happen” arena of future history. The SciFi technology for this series is not too far off from what we, as space technology-minded idiots we truly are, have currently in our lives.

Led by actor Steven Strait, who during the the first season acted like he really didn’t want to be part of the show, tore through the mud and filth of obscurity and became a well polished leader of his crew. Over time, you would learn that his cold shoulder mannerisms were what the writers wanted all along. His part of the series was over shadowed by the acting talents of Thomas Jane, who played a Mike Hammer-type private detective who was trying to solve one of the biggest mysteries in the known universe, an item called the “proto molecule” - which unfortunately was never explained thoroughly.

However in Season 5, who actually cared about the mysterious molecule? A fresh and cold new bad guy arrived on the storyline, played brilliantly by Keon Alexander, who started a terroristic and perfect onslaught of mayhem to the series. For a time, the mysterious molecule was only briefly mentioned and the total dangerous from its exposure was only partly explained. The writers did a great job using the mystery to keep you off your toes, making you believe that the molecule could turn the tide to some major events that unfolded, costing the live of millions of innocent people in the series.

But, it all wasn’t meant to be. As the series entered towards the last three episodes, the main story was turned towards a poignant revenge story which could proved to the shows fans that some revenge endings can be filled with cold-hearted ruthlessness and severe actions that seem tasteless, as compared to the actions of other grimy shows like Game of Thrones. In part I’m referring to the payback potential for the character, Cammina Drummer, played brilliantly by Cara Gee, who had learned of the death of her great leader, Klaes Ashford, who had been set out into space without air or protection, by the terrorist leader, played coldly by Alexander.

In the end, the writers strayed from the revenge factor of giving Cammina a much deserved chance to end the terrorists life with her bare hands or a knife to the gut (which would have been epic) and just ended the bad guys life in a way that just made me say out loud to myself, “Oh…C’mon!” - After that the last episode just made a political charade of the ending, where there were no real answers, just another few ideas to ponder where the series “could go” from that point forth. 

I guess I expected too much after seeing so many good series flop with fruitless, well thought out endings. But I guess that this series at least had a good ending and they will be handed a good review for not completely wasting our time over the course of six years.

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 💫 [4.5 of 5 Stars]

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PRODUCER/DIRECTOR/EDITOR
D. R. Quintana

2021 COMPLETED PROJECTS:

Havoc 114 Feature Film
Awards: Best Director, Best Editor, Best International Film, Best Trailer, Best Music Video,
Best Movie Poster

Havoc 114 Music Video
Awards: Best Music Video, Best Song [by AWAKE]

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Grey Panic, Lions Den, Angelika5 [The Movie], Iscandar [Mini Series], Terminators [Mini Series], Pieces of 8 [Mini Series] & Werewolves in Montgomery County.

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NEW MATRIX MOVIE COLLAPSES BEFORE IT STARTS

🎥🎞Movie Review🎞🎥 - MATRIX: RESURRECTION - (PG13)/HBOMAX - Starring Keanu Reeves , Carrie-Anne Moss and directed by Lana Wachowski. This is the fourth installment of a series of films that “thankfully” ended almost 20 years ago and now has been brought back to life…in an awesome…I mean, an embarrassing presentation of mixed slow motions scenes, drawn out action sequences, poor story telling, and a plot that-that-that…well, you know…was ALL OVER THE GODDAMN PLACE!

Honestly, I didn’t know what to expect when I hit play on the TV. I had seen so many promotional trailers and sneak peeks for this film, that I have to admit that I was a little peaked with excitement, waiting for the release date to finally arrive. With a little relief, the opening sequence started off on the right step. But this mess then steered off course with a “time travel” type start, then was referenced by the characters as a historical video “element,” and then…well…who knows what the fuck people were thinking when they put this god awful mess to film in post. What I was looking forward to seeing was Reeves’ “John Wick” personae kicking a little ass thought the films run…but sadly, it wasn’t meant to be. I will admit that there some traces of a stunning plot that could have brought the entire house down, just like the brilliantly delivered surprise in the first film, but this film fell apart after all of the talk about the "blue pill and the red pill" was being reinforced over and over again. And prepare yourself for the constant flashback scenes from the previous films; like Wachowski really had to remind someone…anyone, of the brilliant first films and what stories they told.

The visual effects were stunning, some stunts were again brilliantly thought out into a conceptual dance of perfection, but other effects were old and have been seen so many times already, that it got a little old to view. As mentioned before, the slow motion scenes were in abundance, most of the time delivered as a joke in a "real world" presentation, like the original film didn't already receive a lot of that. There was nothing memorable in the new action scenes, most were sadly choreographed and delivered in diverse angles that you might have seen in other films.

I’d like to tell you that this film is full of cheese and that it’s good entertainment, but I just can’t lie to you or myself. This film is beyond a rare disappointment, and that one, cold nightmare that Hollywierd is becoming a cesspool of bad rewrites and reboots has now become a reality.

This movie didn’t just tank, it actually sank before leaving dock. Be glad I didn't post this review before Christmas, it certainly put a small dent in mine.

⭐️ ⭐️ 💫 [2.5 of 5 Stars]

007 NO TIME TO DIE, DIES A BAD DEATH

Daniel Craig's time as James Bond [Agent 007] has come to an end and I am sad to say that I wasn't impressed with the plot nor the story telling of this collage of half baked drama, primal action sequences, and a myriad of action characters with story arcs that were never explained.

 

The only kudos that rise up from the filth of bad writing, comes in the form of some robustly intense "in your face" action sequences which were brilliantly caught on film; Craig was said to do many of the stunt scenes on his own, I presume they mean the fighting sequences and near escapes from flash-bang hand grenades. There was very little CGI used in the stunts, but there was a need to add computer generated crap, it stuck out badly and was too obvious to ignore.

 

Craig's performance as James Bond was on track, as the new writers kept to the same dark character development; keeping the Batman-esq leading character often demoralized about a woman he loves that he just met, and finding out that she has betrayed him in some "spy way" that often leads him to doubt if the "love was real" or designed by a third party in the story.

 

A lot of the talk that follows this film is the introduction of a new "Agent 007" - portrayed by Lashana Lynch; in another obvious move to black-wash another big movie with a leading black actor/actress, to level out the realism of life in the spy filled action film genre. Needless to say, the character development on her end was not all that pristine, and with Craig already being the "Serious Goat" in this film, Lynch's performance [even in the action sequences] paled in comparison.

 

As for the plot, this movie is about a programmable virus. No spoiler alert intended, the main problem I had with this film was the new "bio weapon" that was the big problem in the film. Where previous Bond movies would introduce a problem, having that problem be delivered to its target, then show the steps of how to arm or detonate it - more especially how to deliver the weapon, and how the good guys know about it and what has to be done to eliminate the threat...well, this film failed to present it in a way that the less educated would be able to evaluate its deadly potency and its relevance to the world today.

 

There's a second story line about a little girl and then a third story line about the bad guy...there's nothing more to say than that the girl is cute, she's a distraction for Bond and the bad guy had something done to him in his past that is only talked about and presented in old photos. I'm a little done with these bad guys that have all this money to create stuff, buy a mercenary army, own awesome weapons, and have great looking women around them, all in the name of revenge. There are actually two bad guys in this film though. The primary threat from Rami Malek was delivered as best he could have with the limited airtime and character foundation to present a real, nasty dude.

 

But SEXY kudos to Ana De Armas who wore a slinky, black dress and kicked a whole lot of ass in this movie! She plays a CIA Agent who assists Bond in Cuba and should have been considered as the new 007 replacement; if the series is planning to shift to a female lead. This lady had charisma, sex appeal, and a little thing called "talent" that made her character the focus point for some much needed believable action sequences.

 

All in all, there's a LOT of cheese in this film. There are several scenes that drag about and slow things down to a snails crawl; there's banter between characters about who is the "007" agent, like spies really care about that shit; and the best part...at the end, how the British Navy uses a conventional missile strike to destroy a world threat [like virus technology] instead of using nukes like they would have done in previous Bond movies.

 

This movie is perfect for wasting a Sunday afternoon with popcorn and a cold drink. That's about it.  ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️  [3 of 5 Stars]

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OUTSIDE SOURCES WANT TO CLAIM RIGHTS TO AEGIS' "ISCANDAR"

Houston, TX - Some indie projects are so hot and fresh, everyone just seems to want to be part of the action. Very recently, the studio uncovered an IMDB page that was not authorized by the studio, which was being maintained by a third party that had members claiming to be part of the production, claiming to fill positions like "assistant director" and "second unit camera and electronics." The studio has opted to contact IMDB and inform them of the infringements that are occurring on the page and insisting certain person(s) be held liable for the false IMDB page that is listed under Minotaur 1.1. Of course, most people who now follow the new studios name "Aegis Films presents" know that as of May 2021, the series was renamed as ISCANDAR.

During the summer of 2020, in efforts to train a new team to the studios large line of future projects, the studio was involved with a new team of actors and crew from San Antonio. Some of these new team members were part of the production team that helped one, Ramiro Avendano, during his five year pipe dream of producing his scam project, "Zombie Reign" - which eventually became "The Oath" that was being produced in Las Vegas, Nevada from 2018 to 2020. Back then, this "team" rode on Avendano's promising success of the ill-fated zombie film project as they expected millions of dollars for being part of that monstrosity. After the zombie films failed launches, it seems that some of the remaining cast and crew were hungry to leech themselves to another promising project in the local area.

 

Other persons involved in their claim of being part of the ISCANDAR production, is an investor who paid Avendano an alleged $460,000 for a film that has never has never seen the light of day, or will ever come to be. Readers should be reminded that D. R. Quintana wrote the script to this series, cast the entire project, and created character developments for the Minotaur and ISCANDAR projects a little over eight years ago; years before the new team from San Antonio and the upstart investor from The Oath ever crossed paths with this projects creator or any part of the series production efforts.

 

This same investor is also responsible for the cancellation of a private screening of a recent full feature film that was directed and produced to completion by D. R. Quintana and his team during 2020. He has attempted to also lay claim to the feature films ownership, trying to force the studio director to sign over his legal copyright in an attempt to take complete ownership of the feature film and claim that he created the entire production himself. The reasoning behind these two attempts to steal on these two particular projects is purely speculative at best. But what is sure is that the outside parties know, beyond a doubt, that the director spent a lot of his personal time and energies to make these projects come to life with very little support or assistance from anyone around him. Previous experience has shown that thieves within the indie films scene never work alone and very rarely do they ever produce anything successful that hasn't been stolen from some other local production.

Since production re-started at the beginning of the year, the ISCANDAR series has started to take a life of it's own, each week as the studio set out to shoot new scenes for the 9 part first season of Aegis Films' new addition to it's studio name. Created and directed by D. R. Quintana, an independent film producer with quite a history of developing and producing extensive SyFy feature films and web series, this long awaited gem of a project has been in several long phases of development with at least four to five recasts in the acting department, and that is just in the last three years.

The hardest part in casting the roles in this series has been the lack of finding actors who can sell portraying military-style officers, keeping in shape, and also being able to deliver the techno-garble of dialog that always accompanies a good SyFy series. Over the course of eighteen months, the studio finally landed just the leading actress for headlining the series; after that, the director will tell you that the supporting actors fell into place in a much-much shorter time.

"For a long time, we wrote scripts and scrapped them," says Quintana. "We spent weeks trying to redefine the series to keep it at an arms length of anything ever seen or heard from in other web series or Sci-Fi shows. All of this was happening at the same time Paramount and CBS were breathing down the necks of other fan productions for Star Trek fan films, limiting them on what could be produced, with time constraints, property usage, and just adding logos, titles, and music for productions created by their own fans. I didn't want any of my original ideas to be wrapped up in some format bullshit that would require to lose all rights to my original work; just so it would wind up in control of a few assholes that are having problems coming up with good entertainment on their own."

So for many years, the ideas, plots, & storylines within ISCANDAR has remained secret to only a few people in the production team. It's only been in the last five months that the studio has released photos of crew uniforms and ship's concept designs for fans to preview on the projects Facebook page. And to the surprise of Star Trek fans who were expecting another fan production, they witnessed a different looking format of production, something more professional and distant from many of the other fan productions in known Star Trek fandom circles.

 

To begin with, the studio had to bargain on the development and design of a new ship with qualities, some technologies, and propulsion systems with a well known CGI gaming programmer in Croatia, by the name of Alex Meshu, to help create the drop ship, ASV ISCANDAR which will make it's debut before the actual mother ship, ASV MINOTAUR, is ever seen by viewers. Quintana developed a unique story line between ships to facilitate that something incredible had happened to the original crew that was still in another part of the galaxy.

"We wanted an organic feel to the first ship seen by the viewers of the series," says Quintana. "The Iscandar is manned with a small crew, but is highly maneuverable and packs quite a punch in battle. But this series is more about science than it is about space battles and constantly encountering an unknown enemies time and time again. As in real Navy vessels, this smaller ship is meant to be a gentle reminder that something bigger is out there, ready to make it's appearance when things tend to get out of control."

Some interesting incoming emails and notes about the cast has seemed to draw the attention of other SyFy film producers looking to break away from conventional casting for their film productions. The studio has presented female characters thus far who are in fantastic shape, wear their uniforms professionally and also bring a sexiness to the photos released on Facebook and other venues. Off camera, the actresses seem to always be in the best of spirits and there seems to be good camaraderie between the cast and crew; something that the series creator and director demands from his team during production.

"For the series, I wanted the crew to seem like they've been working together for many years," continues Quintana. "Building a good team through some detailed and intensive character development has made way for the cast to understand the parables between their characters on how they have to deal with the duality of being a scientist and a potential deep space warriors."

On and off set communication is the key to the success of any project which requires character actors to portray lone time friendships. The cast of ISCANDAR had done a magnificent job in creating an atmosphere of "military-style respect" between the ranks of of the crew; more-so leading credence to senior officers like, Admiral Tera Escher, prescribing the upmost maturity and military bearing through her entire performance, something that most of the cast and crew make comment on each time Zara Majidpour steps up on the set to shoot her part as the mission commander. The Captain of the series will be played by Dru Rovito, taking the part of Captain Jadrian Quest, a character that will tie-in the timeline between ISCANDAR and the ST-BEYOND series that was launched in April of 2006. It has been said on more than one occasion that the two actresses are very excited to be working together on this series.

 

Quintana added that with the addition of Saira Ramos [as CDR Ka'Jol] into the project has presented some unforeseen grit that wasn't expected during the initial phases of the series screenplay. During the principle shoot of the first episode in Marfa, Texas, the director noticed that her performance far exceeded what was expected from her. Ramos is best known in the studio circles for her work in the Secret of Angelika5 Series that ran for five seasons from 2009-2013 and a recent episode of SPECTRE ZERO. Her part in ISCANDAR has been the perfect fit for a co-star to help launch the series in its debut sometime this fall as the moves to a streaming format.

"We honestly don't know what to expect when season one of the series is launched," added Quintana. "We guarantee solid story telling and some good science in the show. There will be some comedy and a taste of the darker things to come as the series progresses. We can guarantee that there is no "dark government" or an enemy that you can't see. All of the elements to develop a good series will be presented for all to see with a little mischief and mystery to solve along the way."

 
The studio says that the production to the series, even though it's gone through several stages of progression, produced over the course of seven years, and changed from one set of actors to another, claims that it has all been done on purpose to distance itself from other SyFy productions that have a tendency to mimic Star Trek or Star Wars fan film formats. But the studio admits that it will be up to the fans to decide where ISCANDAR is either just another "chance" film project that will eventually fail or an extension of an older idea that needed a little jump start to make its point.

***This blog entry was developed from studio Liner Notes and Director commentary by Beatrice Holland and Dillon Mason, Q Storm Production Assistant Writers.