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Say Mr. Bay what are your top 15 fave sci-fi movies?

HarryCanyon — Sun, 12 May 2013 03:50:38 GMT

Since Star Trek and sci-fi is as popular as ever, what are your faves Mr. Bay?

'The Last Ship' & 'Black Sails' Trailers

michaelbay — Wed, 08 May 2013 13:50:06 GMT

Hey Guys, it�s our first entry into TV. These are two of the three shows we have coming out from my company Platinum Dunes TV. It�s been a busy year for us at Platinum Dunes, but Brad, Andrew and myself are very proud of �The Last Ship on TNT and �Black Sails� on Starz. Check them out.
-Michael Bay

Will history be kinder to him?

Trailbreaker — Sat, 04 May 2013 15:49:03 GMT

I like to think that in 20, 30, or 40 years from now, people will have a better appreciation for Michael Bay's movies than they do today. It's happened before with other filmmakers. I don't see why it wouldn't happen with Bay, either.

What do you guys think? Will Bay be vindicated by history?

Jablonsky on working with Bay

Bayhem — Wed, 01 May 2013 18:34:28 GMT

"The one thing Michael Bay does, and I tell him this every movie, is he gives me this huge stage. People are going to see his movies, no matter what. He's presenting me with audience to hear my stuff just because he's got the audience already. I'm very appreciative of that."

Here's the rest (he talks about "Pain & Gain", "The Island" and "Transformers 4") :

- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...=entertainment

The Ten Best Performances in Michael Bay Movies

starscream1017 — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:23:34 GMT

EW made a list of the 10 best performances in Bay movies:

http://popwatch.ew.com/2013/04/28/mi...-performances/

10. David Morse in The Rock

9. Ewan McGregor in The Island

8. Michael Clarke Duncan in Armageddon

7. Kevin Dunn and Julie White in the Transformerses

6. Martin Lawrence in Bad Boys II

5. Yellow 1977 Chevy Camaro in Transformers

4. Dwayne Johnson in Pain & Gain

3. Megan Fox in Transformers

2. Sean Connery in The Rock

1. Sean Whalen in Got Milk?
what do you think Michael?? do you agree??

Cruise / Bay

Bayhem — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:33:12 GMT

Friend of mine said: "How is this possible? Bay and Cruise are the perfect match for the perfect action movie, yet they've never worked on a movie together."

I have to agree with that. Knowing what Cruise can bring to the table (in terms of real stunts and dedication) and Bay's ability to shoot action movies in a very unique and intense way...I honestly don't know why they're not working together all the time. They are indeed perfect for each other.

And there's no doubt about it -I would gladly pay to see "a Michael Bay/Tom Cruise movie". More than once.

But that's me. Your thoughts on the matter, S4TE?

J.J. Abrams on His First Meeting With Michael Bay.

Albershide — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:41:24 GMT

Well talking about Armageddon....

Quote:

PLAYBOY: What about Michael Bay? You co-wrote the screenplay for Armageddon. What are your memories of that experience?

ABRAMS: I know Michael�s a guy who can be abusive and crazy and all kinds of stuff. I remember hearing things like �Oh my God, he�s so intimidating.� But when I was driving over to meet him for the first time, someone called and said, �He went to Crossroads,� which is a private school down the street from here in Santa Monica. I thought, He�s a Crossroads kid? Growing up in Brentwood, I knew kids like him. I had never met Michael, but this idea that he was a Crossroads kid suddenly demystified him for me. I met him and immediately started giving him shit, and he was giving me shit. He liked me because I wasn�t afraid of him and I understood who he was, which was someone who was a little freaked out by how big he�d become so fast.

The whole interview is pretty interesting too.

http://www.playboy.com/playground/vi...ar-wars?page=3

The Rock

michaelbay — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:31:03 GMT

Wrestling fans, it was a joke said on Entertainment Tonight�with a laugh. You can see the clip for yourselves. The most important person to see the on air joke was Dwayne. I love seeing The Rock wrestle. I hope he wrestles 10 more years. I joked on air because Dwayne was not at our LA premiere due to his injury.

Michael

I'm Proud Of Armageddon

michaelbay — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:17:37 GMT

One press writer has gone too far in reporting false information. He has printed the bare minimum of my statement which in effect have twisted my words and meaning. I'm not in the slightest going to apologize for the third movie in my movie career, a film called Armageddon. On the red carpet for Pain & Gain some reporters asked me what are you apologizing for, and I said what on earth are you talking about?

What I clearly said to the reporter, is I wish I had more time to edit the film, specifcally the the third act. He asked me in effect what would you change if you could in your movies if you could go back. I said, I wish we had a few more weeks in the edit room on Armageddon. And still today Armageddon, is still one of the most shown movies on cable TV. And yes, I'm proud of the movie. Enough said.

Michael

In Praise of Michael Bay - New Article

CJP — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:27:33 GMT

A good friend of mine Richard Whittaker wrote an article about Michael Bay for the paper he works for, the Austin Chronicle. Enjoy!

http://www.austinchronicle.com/blogs...f-michael-bay/

How DP John Schwartzman & Michael started out

digifruitella — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:41:54 GMT

Thought I'd share this story

but I'm sure most of you heard it on Armageddon's commentary

Guillermo del Toro's comments

Bayhem — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:20:39 GMT

- http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...esponds-442131

Gotta love these film journalists. They literally create news only by "assumptions". Bay never mentioned Del Torro's film, yet people are trying to put these guys against each other.