Max Landis On The Writers Guild Strike And The Fate Of Humanity Uptomyknees 2023-07-22 | hadn't heard anyone say this out loud and I think it needs to be said, sponsored by celsius
The Best Storytelling Trick In Reservoir Dogs And The Dark Joy Of Mean-Spirited Movies Uptomyknees 2023-07-17 | gimme your movies with the most heart (as defined here) and most mean spirited in the comments and like the video thank you
OFFICIAL TRAILER The Society: Endangered Species Uptomyknees 2023-06-11 | #kryptonianepic trailer by Ben Brammer (youtube.com/benbrammer)
Max Landis Presents: THE SOCIETY | ENDANGERED SPECIES Uptomyknees 2023-05-27 | please watch on the biggest screen possible. im crazy for this one for real“The Society: Endangered Species” is a surrealist feature length film, produced as part of The Kryptonian Epic is a multi-media art project based on published DC Comics (“Superman: American Alien”) but primarily exists in the form of a multitude of Storytelling or “Pitch” videos for Youtube.The Kryptonian Epic reimagines the DC Universe as a single epic story, remixing classic stories with new ones, all from a lens of character-based humanism, focusing on the people behind the iconic heroes we’ve come to know. re-examining and recreating certain origins, dynamics and events in a new way. The epic itself is a continuation of the world and characters of my DC-published comic series Superman: American Alien, and therefore exists in a strange philosophical gray space between canon and fan fiction.The subject matter of this video might be initially hard to grasp, as this story is the penultimate main chapter of the Kryptonian Epic. If this were Harry Potter, THE SOCIETY: ENDANGERED Species would essentially be in the position of THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE. Ideally, you’ll enjoy it anyway, and maybe even check out some of the other videos of the epic.For those really paying attention, THE SOCIETY: ENDANGERED SPECIES is in many ways a conclusion to The Ace Chemicals subplot, which begins in SUPERMAN: AMERICAN ALIEN #5, continues in FREEZE : TEST-RUN, and is heavily featured in SUPERMAN: FOR ALL MANKIND. It’s also the convergence point for almost every ongoing “Earth” based plot thread running through the epic, with climactic-lore-spanning developments for characters like Zatanna, Diana, and Vandal Savage, who both all appear in Z! THE MAGICAL GIRL.It’s also the second of two SOCIETY stories in the epic, both of which focus not only on the titular group of characters, but also on how the rise of “superheroes” affects society at large, and more specifically the billionaire class and the various aristocrats of global kleptocracy. If someone is REALLY paying attention, it also ties into one of the major repeated plot points of KRYPTON: ZOD’S MASTERPIECE!The plot points in this had to be abbreviated in places, concerning Edward Nigma, Ted Kord and Dick Grayson, for the sake of brevity. Ted Kord’s retirement subplot and romance, Eddie’s return to Arkham, and Dick’s suicidal depression in the wake of Bruce Wayne’s disappearance.Thank you all so much for watching, please like, comment and subscribe! You can follow me on Instagram @uptomyknees1985. And if you're one of the really cool people who's been following The Kryptonian Epic so far, point out all the little hidden pay-offs and references in here to the rest of the story. That's fun, right? The larger videos of the epic would not be possible without the hard work, creativity and dedication of both Ben Escobar, my editor/camera man/vfx/producer, and Alberto Borsato, the incredibly gifted composer whose gorgeous and inventive music is the backbone of so many of the Epic’s most important moments.00:00 just a suggestion00:16 **fanfare**00:40 “The Man Who Shocked The World Twice”04:38 Kind Of A Shitty Thursday08:06 𝔾ℝ𝔼𝔼ℕ9:38 My Father Said13:30 Back on top!15:08 The Ruins and The Riches16:56 One Diet Pepsi18:37 Workplace20:11 The “Good” Billionaire20:55 Still Addicted22:09 Mice?23:48 THE INEVITABLE RETURN OF THE GREEN ARROW, BRO!24:51 Flight Of The Green Arrow, Bro!26:26 We Make a Call28:31 z! Եհҽ ตαցícαl ցíɾl30:21 Activated31:28 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙣 𝙒𝙝𝙤 𝙍𝙖𝙣32:07 Not Loved Enough To Be Missing But Too Rich To Be Declared Dead32:27 People Who Say People Don’t Change36:25 The Girl Who Never Fell40:08 Fabulous Monaco!40:59 Is Skipping The Line Crossing The Line?41:52 Pᴀʀʀᴏᴛ 2﹕ 2 Hᴏᴛ 2 Hᴀɴᴅʟᴇ44:39 Or Was It An Archaeologist?45:57 sհհ! Եҽll ղօ օղҽ!46:48 Always Busy47:16 IT’S SUPERMAN AND THE GREEN ARROW, BRO!48:30 Acknowledge The Boys49:23 THE GREEN ARROW FIGHTS A HUNDRED GUYS, BRO!50:46 Mask Off53:13 𝙁𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙝𝙋𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩59:58 A Beginner’s Guide To Playing With Fire01:01:57 The Society Versus The Killer Croc!01:07:05 Waylon01:08:50 Partners01:09:29 Peace Offering01:13:21 A Lot Of Information01:17:39 we know a guy01:20:48 No fighting01:21:04 At The Gardensfall01:22:22 No Man Can01:24:22 THE INEVITABLE DEATH OF THE GREEN ARROW, BRO01:28:54 Someone You Forgot01:33:20 Unhinged01:34:49 Եհҽ scαɾҽժ cհílժ վօմ kղҽա01:36:44 RAMPAGE!01:40:06 Eggshells01:42:02 “Look in a mirror.”01:43:21 Dead Parrot01:44:03 We Made A Call01:45:09 αԵ lαsԵ, ɾҽѵҽղցҽ01:46:17 Oh Darling, Keep Dreaming01:49:08 Animal Husbandry01:51:00 THE CHASE!!!01:52:23 Aᴍᴇʀɪᴄᴀɴ Aʟɪᴇɴs01:54:16 The Truth About Ace Chemicals01:57:08 Green Tea Would Be Quite Nice, Actually01:59:08 CREDITS2:00:51 31 days later2:01:40 Closing Fanfare
WWE BACKLASH - they blew it - thoughts on the state of wwe storytelling Uptomyknees 2023-05-03 | little ramble about the state of the writing and storytelling in the wwe
i really did it this time #kryptonianepic #ultrahumanite #TheSocietyEndangeredSpecies arrives in May Uptomyknees 2023-04-21 | ...
I Only Ever Had One Idea For The Addams Family Uptomyknees 2023-03-29 | My first ever video with no tailbone!
Max Landis American Werewolf In London Detailed Rundown Uptomyknees 2023-02-23 | Talked to these guys on a podcast about the American Werewolf in London I wrote for Universal back in the day. I'll always be a little sad I didn't get to make this movie, and that you didn't get to see how crazy it really got. Oh, and it was supposed to be in IMAX. FULL PODCAST FOUND HERE:Spotify open.spotify.com/show/5CmU1R0lvHRLgSc4Rj9uDD?si=2rOIPFYgTF2Fj8aUapGQNwAnchorhttps://anchor.fm/s/655c7ed8/podcast/rssInstagram instagram.com/halloween365pod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=YouTube youtube.com/@halloween365podcast4
Max Landis Addresses The Allegations (again) Uptomyknees 2023-01-31 | The one thing I haven't done is a video. So here it is. I'm very uncomfortable with this kind of thing, as I've said many times. But this is the one way I haven't addressed this ongoing situation in my life, now five years running. Of course, nothing will ever be enough; still, why not finally just say it to a camera.maxlandis.medium.com/why-i-never-responded-to-my-public-shaming-9f7a32d9db7fmedium.com/@maxlandis/how-the-constant-and-unending-harassment-and-abuse-of-a-public-shaming-attacks-you-and-everyone-you-2b1eb44a81cfmedium.com/@maxlandis/why-dont-you-use-a-pen-name-a-brief-answer-to-this-frequently-asked-question-5f118eec9a4a
Max Landis Fantasy Books The End Of The Bloodline Uptomyknees 2023-01-30 | Maybe it couldn't happen...but anything can happen in the WWE. I've been doing shorter videos and I marked out thinking about this.
NO MORE CUDDLING IN THE ROYAL RUMBLE NO MORE CUDDLING IN THE ROYAL RUMBLE NO MORE CUDDLING IN THE RO Uptomyknees 2023-01-29 | NO MORE CUDDLING IN THE ROYAL RUMBLE NO MORE CUDDLING IN THE ROYAL RUMBLE NO MORE CUDDLING IN THE ROYAL RUMBLE NO MORE CUDDLING IN THE ROYAL RUMBLE NO MORE CUDDLING IN THE ROYAL RUMBLE NO MORE CUDDLING IN THE ROYAL RUMBLE NO MORE CUDDLING IN THE ROYAL RUMBLE NO MORE CUDDLING IN THE ROYAL RUMBLE
Royal Rumble 2023 - What No One Is Saying Outloud About Sami Zayn Uptomyknees 2023-01-29 | I mean, I'm right.
The Kryptonian Epic: LORE DEEP DIVE - Krypton and 🆉🅾🅳🆂 🅼🅰🆂🆃🅴🆁🅿🅸🅴🅲🅴 Uptomyknees 2023-01-24 | A rough summary of KRYPTON!: ZOD'S MASTERIPIECE!, the prequel book to the Kryptonian Epic, which concerns the illegal experiments performed by scientists on an alien world. The decisions of a single small group of people ended up in disaster for the entire civilization, and left a legacy that would spread to a planet a universe away, a story that would only end hundreds of years later, in a violent confrontation between emissaries of the two worlds.There are some details I fucked up or changed in early videos; those should already be apparent. Other things were unformed into their final shape. As of about a year and a half ago though, everything is all planned out. Still having a lot of fun with this.
The Dumbest Subversion Hollywood Wont Stop Doing Uptomyknees 2023-01-06 | this is so dumb i hope it ends soon
The Jewish NaVi On The 6 Legged Camel: Erasure Through Representation and a Plot-hole In Avatar 2 Uptomyknees 2022-12-18 | Just some thoughts.maxlandis.medium.com/the-jewish-navi-riding-the-six-legged-camel-unpacking-the-star-wars-episode-1-style-maori-f2d4cf6a326f
Max Landis Avatar 2 Meltdown Uptomyknees 2022-12-17 | I'LL NEVER BE HAPPY AGAINTHEY TURNED ME INTO JIM CORNETTE
This video has a stronger character arc then avatar two. My blue heart is broken Uptomyknees 2022-12-17 | ...
The Kryptonian Epic: The Incident At Ace Chemicals Audiobook Uptomyknees 2022-12-08 | FREEZE: TEST RUN is a graphic novel that takes place during American Alien, between issues 5 and 6. An idiosyncratic entry into The Kryptonian Epic, TEST RUN follows enigmatic, emotionally unstable Dr. Victor Fries, at first documenting his social downfall in academia after a whirlwind romance with a younger woman named Nora. But Victor’s thirst for knowledge, polarizing personality and frustration with the system leads him into the employ of billionaire Lex Luthor, who offers Victor the freedom from judgment and financial constraints he’d always dreamed of. If he’ll work in secret, outside of the law, Luthor will give Victor anything he wants. For the first time, Victor feels fulfilled, and accepts his deal with the devil.Years pass, happily, and Victor advances his projects beyond his wildest dreams. Yet it can't last. A series of troubling events leads Victor to suspect they’re working on weapons, and that some of his coworkers might in fact be dangerous criminals. He rejects his compromise with Luthor, and attempts to contact the press and whistleblow on the operation, enlisting sleazy reporter Jack Ryder. When one of Victor’s coworkers at the lab impulsively and gruesomely murders Ryder, the disappearance attracts the attention of up and coming journalists Jimmy Olsen and Clark Kent, which draws the ire of Lex Luthor.But after Victor’s colleague Barry Allen refuses to speak to the press, and Luthor attempts to use blackmail and violence to bring Dr. Fries back under his thumb, it sets off a deadly chain of events that will lead to one of the most historically significant disasters in American history.The ethos of Test Run is to show how a miasma of personal grudges, failed manipulations, and emotional reactions can play out at a massive scale, and how the grand stories and narratives of our culture always start with a person making a choice.
Max Landis On The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast Part 2 Excerpt: A Gen-X Question Uptomyknees 2022-11-22 | In this excerpt from part two of the podcast, where I more directly address my allegations and my experience of being cancelled, Bret asks me a "gen X" question, and I fumblingly try my best to explain. If you're curious to hear the ugly personal details, I figure you can pay, as discussing relationships from ten years ago publicly is a messy and gross thing to put on your youtube page.
Goodbye Krypton - Theme From SUPERMAN: American Alien Uptomyknees 2022-11-20 | I wrote this song and had it produced for the #KryptonianEpic. Thought Clark needed his own space pop country anthem.Production: Andrew BoneVocals: Josh Gallagher
Superman/Clark Kents Theme From The Kryptonian Epic - Wherever You Land, You Will Belong Uptomyknees 2022-11-19 | Spanning Clark's journey from Krypton through his adventures as Superman, Alberto Borsato's awesome sweeping Superman suite speaks to the heart of the protagonist of The #kryptonianepic.
Max Landis on The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast - Part 1 Uptomyknees 2022-11-09 | When I was initially publicly shamed on twitter in late 2017, I promised myself that I would not seek out a platform, and focus mainly on myself, my own life and my own art. I would only appear on a platform if I was asked to directly; I stayed true to that for nearly five years. Finally, someone asked me, and it was Bret Easton Ellis, a writer I deeply respect. I'm clearly very nervous in the conversation, but I do feel I said some things worth hearing. Bret gave me permission to post part 1 so I thought: why not?
The Kryptonian Epic Presents: The Color Blue Uptomyknees 2022-10-28 | In hiding with his wife after he initiated one of the most devastating moments in American history, Dr. Victor Fries was interviewed hundreds of times to create an oral record. This brief excerpt reveals some of Fries' attitude towards his life and time at Ace Chemicals.------We shot this randomly between scenes of Endangered Species. Everything I say I'm making up on the fly. Bigger videos soon, working hard on them! Music as always.by the genius: Alberto Borsato
The Mindbending Truth About The Music Of Carly Rae Jepsen Uptomyknees 2022-10-26 | If you comment something inane and irrelevant like "all popstars do this," it just means you didn't finish the video. Feel free to name a popstar in the comments and I'll name three songs that Carly would never sing. Then try this:DO IT YOURSELF SHEET:drive.google.com/file/d/11CaxNs8dRB6Eu_qo4tap9QujZZFyhKr8/view?usp=sharingFULL THESIS:drive.google.com/file/d/18RRJuZPgSfz_1gpJmErDzem2bxBu9zg4/view?usp=sharingTo get you started:THE LONELIEST TIME:open.spotify.com/album/3l2Gi0hMjZV2uvKoWlFkoQEMOTION (DELUXE)open.spotify.com/album/2oj3FG6fos7zAQJxLQGzou?si=WKglyINWT6OcttNCPEMKBwTUG OF WAR:open.spotify.com/album/3ahsqOBQl7gs4e8sKfNai7?si=yplSPaThTQy9Nn1evPXFkQ00:00 THE DARE02:15 Discovering The Pattern04:08 The 3 Acts12:41 The Leitmotifs19:39 The Seven Themes22:09 Brief "The Loneliest Time" Song Exploration27:36 Collapse Of The Mind/In SummaryPLEASE COMMENT WITH YOUR OWN ANALYSIS!
Loving the show, but as someone who has read Fire and Blood, my big issue with adapting it is: Uptomyknees 2022-10-24 | ...
HELLBOUND Part 1 - Enjoy! Uptomyknees 2022-10-14 | drive.google.com/file/d/17_-tgqUZaYTvx8Vfjt2I1-1gfZGGPkAt/view?usp=sharingNow this is podracing.
BEHIND THE SCENES - The Society: Endangered Species - Jimmy Vs. Lex Uptomyknees 2022-09-26 | Play raw unedited take, rough sound, rough color, rough lighting. This is going to look very different when it’s done, but I wanted to give you a glimpse into what we’ve been doing.Don’t get mad if you think this is a spoiler! You canactually hear this scene described in the 15 straight minutes of jimmy Olsen content video!!! But it was so fun to finally do it live. Riley Bowes was perfect as Jimmy!We will be editing the future over the next couple months, hoping to release in November or December. It’s got original music, original songs, all sorts of goofy bells and whistles. If you’ve been following The #KryptonianEpic, or if it’s your first video, it’s filled with twists and turns, big surprises and all sorts of weird Lo Fi DC madness. It’s essentially serving the same function, saga wise, as the movie Captain America: Civil War; technically a part of the Captain America franchise, which is considered at just l slightly lower level than The Avengers franchise in terms of the overall canon. It essentially sets up the end of the epic story, and that means there’s all sorts of weird surprises. Gonna take a while but I really hope you love it!In the meantime I will be releasing a short victor freeze video, eventually releasing that third act of do it yourself video, I may be a few other videos too, epic and not epic related.
Bright Is Max Landis Star Wars Uptomyknees 2022-09-21 | Talking about the writing, release, and reaction to Bright, as well as the production and differences between the movie and the script.
Max Landis Explains How The Film Industry Got This Way In Response To The Critical Drinker Uptomyknees 2022-09-21 | title says it all
Argue With Me About The Weird Morality Of Breaking Bad Uptomyknees 2022-08-29 | I noticed something really strange about the Breaking Bad Universe and I thought I should share. Let me know if you agree or disagree!
The Strange True Story of Max Landis Ghostbusters 3 Uptomyknees 2022-06-12 | A few years ago I almost wrote a Ghostbusters movie. This is the story of how that happened, along with the story I almost sold. I’ve shared it before, but now that the Ghostbusters franchise truly does seem to have close the book and perhaps enter the next era of whatever it’s going to be, I thought it might be fun to share again.Just to make this explicitly clear, I don’t believe anyone involved in either Ghostbusters remake ever knew anything about my pitch. I think the similarities have more to do with logical advancements of where the story would go; it’s actually interesting, if you look at what I was doing here with structure in 2014, a lot of these tropes or subversions ended up various ways in subsequent franchises. Again, parallel thinking, human meat computers trying to solve the same creative equations. Actually really cool if you think about it. It’s fun to see how different writers solve the same sets of problems. Like I pitched cavemen versus predator back in the day, now they’re doing native Americans vs predator. It’s the same sort of idea, a predator prequel that pits a more technologically primitive but culturally aggressive society against the equally aggressive but technologically advanced predators. Adds a level to it; same notion, but different execution.Ghostbusters was one of several big almosts in my career. My other brushes with the big time at least generally made me a little money; I still don’t really understand what happened with Power Rangers at Lionsgate, but at least they paid me! I was very lucky to be able to work with my two most desired properties, Dirk Gently and Superman, and I feel like I did a good job. Maybe I’ll be back one day but idk, 8-Ball says unlikely, for now, let’s see what other strange stuff I can come up with.The amazing, whole-cloth invented score is by Alberto Borsato, who based his work on the OG soundtracks, and the illustrations are by my frequent collaborator, animator David North. This was strung together by Ben Escobar, and we tried to give it a kind of audiobook feel with the sound design. We had a lot of fun making this, and I hope some of that was captured and that you enjoy it. If you’re a new visitor to the channel, or perhaps one returning after a long time away, why not check out what I’ve been up to lately. The #KryptonianEpic is a real mindfuck, and the Triptych is pretty good too, I think, if perhaps a little self-consciously “YouTube.” If you’re curious about my public shaming or anything involving that, you can check out these articles I’ve written about it on medium:maxlandis.medium.com/why-i-never-responded-to-my-public-shaming-9f7a32d9db7fmaxlandis.medium.com/how-the-constant-and-unending-harassment-and-abuse-of-a-public-shaming-attacks-you-and-everyone-you-2b1eb44a81cf
Lex Luthors Great Big Song Uptomyknees 2022-05-11 | A fun part of the #kryptonianepic is that, since there's no rules format wise, I can use the epic to experiment with all sorts of different creative projects. Here's Lex's Disney Villain Song, jam packed with references and easter eggs from the Epic, as well as a few hints of things to come!Animated by Tarun Padmakumar (@Tarunto on instagram)Effects and song by Max Landis
JK Rowling Vs Boba Fett: The Rabbithole Of Slave-1 and The Weirdest Missed Opportunity In Star Wars Uptomyknees 2022-04-27 | Follow me down this rabbithole and see if it makes sense to you. It takes a minute for me to get to my point, but when I get there, it might be one you haven't heard before.9:30 Max Gets To The Point
Lex Luthors Least Favorite Conversation - #kryptonianepic Uptomyknees 2022-04-18 | One year before he’d meet Clark Kent for the first time, Lex Luthor had a conversation with an old friend that would, for some a while at least, stand as his least favorite interaction in his entire life. This is that conversation.Victor Zsasz first appears in SUPERMAN: AMERICAN ALIEN #3.Making a canon announcement! The final story of the #KryptonianEpic is now officially revealed as Green Lantern: Outbound Flight! Set at one year after Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?, Green Lantern: Outbound Flight tells a story seeking out the mysterious “green lanterns,” who we first saw in American alien issues number six, who again appear in Superman: The Starlight Emperor. Functioning both as a side adventure and an epilogue that answers a remaining lingering question, Green Lantern: Outbound Flight will be the absolute final story of the epic.What a ride it’s been!
KIRK LANGSTROM VIBEZ Uptomyknees 2022-03-30 | The following recording was destroyed when Barry Allen activated The Zero-Point Suit for the first time during the chaos at ACE CHEMICALS. The subsequent explosion and quantum distortion warped most of the digital records, even those untouched by the raging fires and errant blasts from Victor Fries' freeze-weapon. But just because it was destroyed, doesn't mean you shouldn't hear it.#kryptonianepic #testrun #endangeredspeciesWritten/Performed/Edited by Max Landis
The Flashs Theme From The Kryptonian Epic - The Pioneer Uptomyknees 2022-03-14 | "I recognize arrogance immediately, and as a genius I have no patience for it." Alberto Borsato's brilliant original score for The Deposition of Barry Allen, which truly is the backbone of that piece. I could not be luckier to have found such brilliant collaborators for the Kryptonian Epic. Video mood board by me.0:00 - "The Pioneer"0:51 - "Your Theories Are Impossible"1:32 - "Man On The Run"2:13 - "Change The World"3:06 - "Luthor's Justice"4:17 - "I'm Not A Super Hero"
