Listen to a Piece of Hans Zimmer’s Score for Steven McQueen’s Widows
Steven McQueen’s Widows is one of this fall’s must-see films. One of the most thrilling heist movies in recent memory, Widows boasts an exceptional cast, a killer script from Sharp Objects and Gone Girl writer Gillian Flynn and McQueen, and, not for nothing, a subtle, potent score from the legendary Hans Zimmer. As wrote this past September, when you see McQueen’s brilliant crime ...
Three Criminals and A Judge: Women Rule in our Friday Trailer & Clip Breakdown
Their characters might have nothing in common, but all these women share one thing; they’re headlining these big-time fall films. We’ve already told you about how sensational Widows is (you can read our interviews with the film’s composer Hans Zimmer and editor Joe Walker)—the incomparable Viola Davis leads a stellar, female-focused cast in director Steve McQueen’s heist ...
TIFF 2018: The Time-Altering Superpower of the Widows Editor
Oscar-nominated editor Joe Walker has spent a lot of time thinking about time. Our perception of time may change over the course of our lives, but in truth, it’s always experienced forwards. One thing happens after another and there is no way (yet) to go back. In Walker’s movies, however, time is a tool he ...
TIFF 2018: Legendary Composer Hans Zimmer on Scoring Steve McQueen’s Sensational Widows
Hans Zimmer’s minimalist, intimate score for Widows gets under your skin. The legendary composer creates a sonic environment that feels as pressurized and cloistered as the predicament of our four heroines. When you see Steve McQueen’s brilliant crime drama, you’ll notice a persistent humming throughout. As the stakes rise for the three women at the ...
Fierce Women Highlight Fall Movie Schedule
In the post-Wonder Woman era, warriors like Black Panther‘s Okoye (Danai Gurira) make mincemeat of evil-doers with the swing of a spear. This fall at the movies, plenty more fierce female characters are taking matters into their own hands as they fight for justice, power, respect or all of the above. Historical perspective comes courtesy ...
New Widows Trailer Revels in the Best Cast of the Year
If you’re looking for a nearly unbeatable combination of talent, you’ll be hard-pressed to top the team that came together for Widows. Writer/director Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave) co-wrote the script with Gone Girl and Sharp Objects scribe Gillian Flynn, and they’ve assembled an outrageous cast: Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, Cynthia Erivo, ...
Widows Trailer Reveals Oscar-Winning Director Steve McQueen’s Star-Studded Thriller
Steve McQueen, the auteur behind 12 Years a Slave, is back with Widows, his first film in five years. Viola Davis,Michelle Rodriguez Elizabeth Debicki and Cynthia Ervio play the titular widows of criminals who need to come together to pull off a major heist in order to pay off their dead husband’s debts. The rest of the cast ...
