"The Creator" First Reactions: A Stunning, Emotionally Resonant Original Sci-Fi Saga
...career so far, and it’s the ultimate version of the type of movie he’s been making since 2010’s ‘Monsters.’ More of this, please. pic.twitter.com/9gOnEpPa4K — Brian Davids (@PickYourBrian) September 19, 2023 Not...
"Wonka" Early Reactions: Timothée Chalamet is a Charisma Factory in Paul King's Winning Confection
...the lead role of Willy Wonka: “Chalamet is reason alone to see ‘Wonka.'”https://t.co/1nbsgRZBYb pic.twitter.com/l0xPCoMF8c — Variety (@Variety) November 28, 2023 #Wonka is SHOCKINGLY good 😍🍭🍫 Paul King delivers a movie along the...
Guillermo del Toro Shares Looks at Latest Revelatory Creature from The Shape of Water
...connection where del Toro insists there is none, as the elegant Asset [in The Shape of Water], like Abe, represents the best of del Toro’s idiosyncratic creatures. (And they’re both blue.)” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiA4B5Y63IQ...
We Are Your Friends & the History of DJs in Film
...the film, manning the decks. Or at least, we’re supposed to assume it’s them in that party scene…their faces will be revealed for no Hollywood studio. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cM6t9C7yktE Plus, way back in the...
From Winter's Bone to Hunger Games: Jennifer Lawrence's Rise to Fame
...those dark places,” she told Filmmaker Magazine. “My friend knows a therapist and I just talked to her for a little while. I just needed someone to talk to.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCzIGyXRN3g Also appearing...
The Districts, the Capitol & Peeta Mellark: The Hunger Games Primer You Need
...Finnick distraught. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CkemGwBK3s Proving that Katniss’ actions have not just been noticed by the Capitol, snowy haired President Coin (Julianne Moore), the leader of the Districts uprising, brings Katniss along with Finnick,...
Creed Composer Ludwig Göransson Finds the Beat in Boxing
...and directed by Ryan Coogler, and a whole lot more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ9OhBYjTds The movie is about an ambitious young boxer who is the son of Rocky’s opponent-turned friend, Apollo Creed. In an interview, Göransson...
From Justin Kurzel's Macbeth to Orson Welles & Joss Whedon: Directors Love the Bard
...the darkness of human greed. Roman Polanski’s Macbeth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X28RA83o2Nw Made in the shadow of Sharon Tate’s murder three years before, Polanski’s follow-up to his vicious Rosemary’s Baby was an equally pulpy adaptation...
The Return of "In-Camera" Effects in Krampus & The Force Awakens
...in camera, the brain recognizes it differently. It’s scary to me.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4GaaT69VHo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mRhup5hLTM For both filmmakers, the traditions of the effects have become the most important — voices like Ray Harryhausen and...
Composing Christmas: Talking the Score of Christmas Eve With Christian Davis
...instruments: a synth, a guitar, a piano. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm5REDJCUsY You mentioned the film works in small spaces. Did you find yourself having to counteract that claustrophobia or did you find yourself playing into...