The Music of A Monster Calls Captures the Hope of Humanity
A Monster Calls is a simultaneously explosive and fragile tale that finds some of its most powerful moments in the quietest scenes. Celebrated composer Fernando Velázquez carefully molded the score to cradle audiences as the tender story unfolds. The film illustrates the imagination of a young boy coping with his mother’s illness, but Velázquez reveals how the story transcends the fairytale. “It’s a movie about why we do movies,” he explains.
A Monster Calls Promo Lands on ‘Face Your Fears’ Day
When A Monster Calls bowed at the Toronto International Film Festival, the critical reception was so positive that Focus Features decided the film deserved a proper awards season release date closer to Christmas. Director J.A. Boyena (helming the upcoming Jurassic World 2) has created a lyrical, lovely children's tale about a young boy, his dying mother (Felicity Jones) and the big, scary friend he's conjured to help him through this incredibly difficult period.
Watch the Gorgeous Official Trailer for A Monster Calls
Last week we shared a preview of A Monster Calls, a film directed by J.A. Bayona (The Impossible, with Jurassic World 2 up next) based on Patrick Ness's book of the same name. Today we’ve got the full official trailer, which we’ve embedded below. The most striking thing about A Monster Calls is the lush visual palate Bayona and his The Impossible
A Monster Calls may be a Surprise End-of-Year Hit
You may not have heard much about A Monster Calls, but we're guessing you will in the coming months. The news today is the film's release date was pushed back, from October 21 to December 23, but, before you think this signals trouble (as it often does), that doesn't look to be the reason in this case. In fact, it looks as if this move by Focus Features is based on the studio liking what they've seen,
