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The Daily Beast - The Yes List - May 6, 2011
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Each week, The Daily Beast sifts through the cultural landscape to
choose three top picks. This week, the mighty 'Thor' gets an inventive
reimagining, Ai Weiwei's spirit comes alive near Central Park, and new
revelations about Cary Grant.
The Nerdy Secret Behind 'Thor'
Marvel Studios' much hyped superhero film 'Thor' is finally upon us.
Released Friday, the flashy $150 million mashup of Viking lore and good
old-fashioned caped crusading is being hailed by critics as a witty take
on the typically overblown genre. So what's the film's secret to
success? Moviegoers need to look no further than the director's chair:
hailed Shakespearean scholar Kenneth Branagh took a break from acting in
the Royal Shakespeare Company and adapting the Bard's classics for the
big screen to direct the thunder God's tale—and the unlikely marriage
has paid off. Turns out that growing up in Belfast in the '60s, Branagh
was captivated by Marvel's 'The Mighty Thor' comic book like no other
cultural offering. He spent two years working with screenwriters to
flesh out the movie's fraternal rivalry between Thor (Chris Hemsworth)
and his brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and humanize the larger-than-life
characters. In this week's Newsweek, Chris Lee talked to the director
about his superhero turn. "This is not meant to be pompous, portentous
museum entertainment," Branagh says. "To work in Hollywood, to work on
this kind of scale? Nothing blasé in my attitude. The desire is to
entertain, to be absolutely of now and in the moment, and to find
balance and originality in that."
Pick #2: Sculptures of a Silenced Artist
http://e.thedailybeast.com/a/tBNxCzNB7SwhTB8a4SqNsjV9oUx/pick2
Pick #3: Remembering My Father, Cary Grant
http://e.thedailybeast.com/a/tBNxCzNB7SwhTB8a4SqNsjV9oUx/pick3
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Want more culture from The Daily Beast? Click below to read this week's
top stories on entertainment and the arts.
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Imaginary Friends at the Movies
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Watch 19 Politicians (And Michelle O) Get Down on the Dance Floor
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Inside the Juicy 'Desperate Housewives' Lawsuit
http://e.thedailybeast.com/a/tBNxCzNB7SwhTB8a4SqNsjV9oUx/desperate
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Art Beast's Daily Pics: Curro Claret, Kara Walker & More
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The Best of the Met's 2011 Costume Institute Gala
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This Year's 8 Best Pilot Scripts
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