The 2nd Annual Women’s Media Summit Showcases the Powerful Voices Changing the Industry
Frances McDormand may not have been in the room at the 2nd Annual Women’s Media Summit held April 5-8 at Provincetown’s Crown and Anchor. But the Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Oscar-winner was there in spirit. Several of the industry professionals who gathered at the conference referenced McDormand’s shout-out for the “inclusion rider” in her best actress Oscar acceptance speech as a way to contractually require gender equity.
That was a key mission of the event,...
Avengers: Infinity War TV Spot Shows New Footage of Thanos & the Black Order
The very first seconds of this new Avengers: Infinity War spot, titled “Legacy,” shows us footage we haven’t seen—Thanos (Josh Brolin) standing amongst the Black Order. With his gauntlet raised in the air and his “children” surrounding him, the sequence is incredibly striking. This is the first time we’ve seen Thanos and the Black Order all in a single shot—which includes Corvus Glaive, Ebony Maw, Black Dwarf, and Proxima Midnight. They look, for all the world, like the anti-Avengers—and that’s more or less precisely what they are...
Ocean’s 8 New Trailer Boasts Star-Studded Cast & Heist of a Lifetime
Avengers: Infinity War might have this year’s awards for most stars in one film wrapped up, but Ocean’s 8 isn’t far behind. The new trailer for this star-studded caper shows off just how bright the wattage of talent here is.
The film stars Sandra Bullock as Debbie Ocean, the sister of George Clooney’s Danny Ocean and possibly the family’s most talented criminal (sorry, Danny). When we meet Debbie, she’s fresh out of prison (a nice echo to Danny’s situation when we met him way back in Steven Soderbergh’s very first Ocean’s 11)...
Blockers Actor Jimmy Bellinger Promises This Isn’t the Prom Night You Remember
Parents have long agonized over the question of when their child is old enough to make mature decisions. The real answer is that it’s different for everybody, but that doesn’t make parenting any easier. There is a lot of worrying and well-intended intervention that happens when kids come of age. And if your parents are Leslie Mann, John Cena, or Ike Barinholtz, there are also a lot of laughs. Jimmy Bellinger stars in the wild new comedy Blockers as high school senior,...
The Live-Action Mulan Picks Up Powerhouse Talent
The cast of Disney’s live action Mulan is finally growing. We’ve been waiting on word after the we found out about the casting of Liu Yifei back in November. Good things come to those who wait, and in this case that applies to fans waiting to find out who would be rounding out the cast in the Disney classic. The answer? China’s top talent is beginning to turn out for the film.
Mulan is going to need to some serious fight training to become the warrior she’s destined to be,...
How A Quiet Place Sound Designers Made Audiences Afraid of Their Own Noise
There are rules to the monster invasion in A Quiet Place and you must learn them quickly to survive. The movie’s characters have had over a year to observe the creatures, but the audience is gifted only a few precious minutes to learn before the first attack. The predators are blind, but they hear everything. Barefoot steps on a soft sand path is permissible. Screaming is not. Supervising sound editors Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl,...
Chatting With I Feel Pretty Stars Amy Schumer & Rory Scovel About Chemistry, Confidence & More
In I Feel Pretty, Amy Schumer plays Renee, a young woman who works for a cosmetic company and dreams of being “undeniably beautiful.” In a twist on the long-time movie tradition of a hit on the head that triggers – or cures – amnesia (see: I Love You Again, Overboard, Desperately Seeking Susan, and many more), Renee has an accident on a SoulCycle and somehow sees herself as the beauty she has always longed to be. ...
Donald Glover and Alden Ehrenreich on Solo‘s Romance, Humor, and Style
Donald Glover is a busy man. His critically acclaimed smash Atlanta recently returned for its second season (the reviews have been uniformly stellar), and he’s of course playing Lando Calrissian in the upcoming Solo: A Star Wars Story. We’ve gotten to watch Glover talk a bit about playing the young Lando during his press rounds for his hit show, but this is the first time we’ve gotten to see both Glover and Han Solo himself, Alden Ehrenreich,...
Is Iron Man Saying Goodbye in This Behind-the-Scenes Avengers: Infinity War Featurette?
Another day, another new bit of footage from Avengers: Infinity War. In this mostly funny, totally charming behind-the-scenes featurette, there’s an emotional note at the end from Iron Man himself that’s worth contemplating.
Before we get there, let’s get to the funny stuff. In the video, you’ll see how your favorite Avengers and assorted superheroes actually get along on the set. Considering they shot both Infinity War and the still untitled Avengers 4 back-to-back,...
Avengers: Infinity War has Already Made History
While Black Panther is still not done making history, Avengers: Infinity War is already getting in on the action—two plus weeks before its premiere. This is the kind of sibling rivalry that T’Challa and Shuri might understand. Infinity War has already broken the first-day ticket sales set by Black Panther, and now it has sold more advanced tickets than the past seven Marvel Cinematic Universe movies—combined...
New Black Panther Trailer Hypes the Home Release as it Sinks Titanic for No. 3 All Time
Perhaps you’ve heard Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther made history? Perhaps you’ve read some of our interviews with the film’s incredible creative talent, including the makeup department head, the costume designer, and the production designer? Perhaps you found out just yesterday that Black Panther zoomed past Star Wars: The Last Jedi and sailed past Titanic to become the third highest-grossing film ever?...
These Phantom Thread Camera Tests are a Master Class in Filmmaking
Who knew camera tests could be so beautiful? I guess if those camera tests are being done by Paul Thomas Anderson and his crew for Phantom Thread, backed by a score by Jonny Greenwood, we all should have known.
If you can’t afford film school, or, if you’re simply really interested in the immense amount of craft that goes into the very best filmmaking, this video is for you. It’s a complication of screen tests,...
The Russo Brothers Say Avengers: Infinity War is a Thanos Movie
The Avengers: Infinity War gang are on their global press tour, which means a lot of interesting tidbits about the film are pouring in from overseas. This includes an interview directors Joe and Anthony Russo did with The Telegraph India, in which they talk about the unprecedented nature of the film. We’ve cherry picked a few of our favorite bits that speak to one of the most intriguing aspects of Infinity War and the untitled Avengers 4, ...
New Avengers: Infinity War Photos, Art, & Video Thanking Fans
We are only a little more than two weeks away from Avengers: Infinity War’s premiere, and every day seems to bring a bit more information about this unprecedented mega-blockbuster. On Monday it was a new TV spot with a lot of fresh footage. The previous Friday, it was an IMAX poster that seemed to reveal a nearly hidden Ant-Man. The day before that, these 22 new posters. Today, it’s some new images from the film,...
The Beyond Skyline Composer on Making Aliens Sound as Big as They Look
Captain America: Civil War star Frank Grillo will not be appearing in the Avengers’ showdown against Thanos later this month, but he’s been busy battling aliens of his own. Grillo leads the human fight against an intergalactic invasion in Beyond Skyline. The film is something of a family drama with Mark (Grillo) trying to reconnect with his son Trent (Jonny Weston) during the chaos. Composer Nathan Whitehead wrote the eerie and epic score that weaves together a tense father-son dynamic with colossal creatures...
The Meg Trailer Pits Jason Statham Versus Colossal Prehistoric Shark
When you’re facing down evolutionary biology’s most perfect killer—Tuesday morning—what you need is the first trailer for the Jason Statham shark movie, The Meg. Enjoy this with your coffee, then go about your Tuesday knowing it’ll all be downhill from here. Directed by National Treasure and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Jon Turteltaub, The Meg follows Statham as navy captain and rescue diver Jonas Taylor, just the man you hire when you need someone to square off against a prehistoric shark and save a team of scientists trapped on the sea floor...
April Watch-List: From Amy Schumer’s Latest Comedy to Infinity War
Although we’re only just easing into April, 2018 has already been a massive year in film. None have been bigger than Ryan Coogler’s epic juggernaut Black Panther, which has made history (several times over) since its February 16 release, and is now one of top ten highest-grossing films of all time. Just this past weekend, John Krasinki’s masterful horror film A Quiet Place followed up on its critical acclaim with a massive opening weekend (read our interview with the film’s cinematographer here)...
To June 2019 and Beyond: Toy Story 4 Receives a Release Date
Toy Story 4 is no longer an infinity away. Director Josh Cooley tweeted out the release date for the next installment of the characters that started it all. Buzz and Woody are heading back to the toy box June 21, 2019.
JUNE 21 2019 pic.twitter.com/LiJhHNTOoo
— Josh Cooley (@CooleyUrFaceOff) April 8, 2018
Only true Toy Story fans would have understood Cooley’s reference...
A Quiet Place Opening Numbers Confirm the Hype Around John Krasinski’s First Horror Film
A Quiet Place is making a whole lot of noise. The SXSW darling finally opened this weekend and captured $50 million domestically. With a budget of just $17 million, that’s some serious earnings. John Krasinski’s horror flick earned a total of $71 million worldwide just this weekend landing at the top of the box office just ahead of Ready Player One.
Krasinski went bold as a first-time director, starring in the film opposite real life wife Emily Blunt...
This Avengers: Infinity War TV Spot Has a Ton of Thrilling new Footage
We know what you’re thinking—you figure that when a studio is nearing the release of a film the size of Avengers: Infinity War, they can flood the zone with a ton of new TV spots without actually showing that much new footage. Yet, that hasn’t really been the case with this film, perhaps because of the aforementioned size of it. With a record number of superheroes and a massive, decade-in-the-making battle at its core, there’s likely a ton of footage that Marvel and Walt Disney Studios has at their disposal for promotional material which they can release without worrying about showing us too much...
