This Video Shows the Easter Eggs That Link Every Pixar Movie
You've heard the theory. Everyone's heard the theory. It's a great theory. The one that states that every single Pixar film, from the original Toy Story through Ratatouille and Wall-E to Finding Dory (and all the films in between) exist in the same universe. Folks call it The Pixar Theory, built on a huge nest of Easter eggs and some very intriguing details that pop up in each film...
Sundance 2017: Line Producer Shea Kammer on Breaking Into the Industry
A line producer on a film is one of the most crucial jobs on the crew. Often the first person hired by the producer, a line producer's responsibilities are daunting, to say the least. We spoke to Shea Kammer, a line producer extraordinaire, about what the role requires. Kammer is heading to the Sundance Film Festival, where he has two films in competition; the Iraq war drama The Yellow Birds and the medical drama To The Bone, ...
Keanu Reeves Returns in John Wick: Chapter 2
Legendary hit man John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is back, and this time, he’s in Rome squaring off against some of the world's deadliest killers. When the original John Wick hit theaters back in 2014, the modestly budgeted film (it was made for $20 million) earned more than $86 million at the worldwide box office, and then went on to become a hit in the home video market, too. Reeves, always a reliable draw, was at his moody,...
First Wilson Trailer Brings Daniel Clowes’ Iconic Graphic Novel to Big Screen
Daniel Clowes work has already generated one fantastic film, 2001's Ghost World, which followed two high school friends, the sardonic Enid (Thora Birch) and Rebecca (Scarlett Johansson) who deal with their pending graduation by involving themselves with the offbeat and much older Seymour (Steve Buscemi) and their mutual romantic fixation, Josh (Brad Renfro). It's a dry, daring coming-of-age-story that established Clowes as an artist whose work can be just as affecting on the big screen.
For fans of Clowes,...
Secret History of Rogue One‘s Aliens Revealed
One of the many delightful aspects of Rogue One was the films' treatment of the many aliens Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) comes into contact with. Some of the aliens are recognizable to any Star Wars fans—who among us didn’t delight in seeing Admiral Raddus, a member of the Mon Calamari race, supporting Jyn and the rebels' mission to the steal the Death Star plans? You may be forgiven for assuming on first blush that Admiral Raddus was,...
Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 2 Links to Avengers: Infinity Wars, New Photos & More
Let's first begin with our favorite new photo from Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 2:
Courtesy Marvel/Walt Disney Pictures.
Yes, that's Baby Groot in some kind of adorable miniature cardigan. Where Baby Groot got such stylish (and sensible!) winter garb is beyond us, but we're extremely bullish on how much we like it. The popped collar? Yes Baby Groot, yes.
Along with Baby Groot, we come bearing some interesting news on the Marvel Cinematic Universe front;...
The Space Between Us DP on Capturing Earth’s Beauty in Sci-Fi Thriller
Cinematographer Barry Peterson has been behind the camera on hit comedies like Zoolander, 21 Jump Street, and Central Intelligence, but his latest film may be his most stunning work yet. Peterson was Director of Photography on the visually ambitious sci-fi romance The Space Between Us that boasts incredible imagery of our world. The story follows Gardner Elliot (Asa Butterfield),...
Listen to how Rogue One‘s Composer Riffed on John Williams’ Iconic Themes
Director Gareth Edwards and the team behind Rogue One did a masterful job of taking their non-saga film and teasing out the storyline to moments before 1977's original Star Wars began. If you haven't seen Rogue One yet, stop reading now.
The last third of Rogue One is a breathless dash; the battle on Scarife is thrilling (and heartbreaking), and the film's last five minutes include some of the most memorable images in any ...
Listen to Marco Beltrami’s Intense Score for Logan
When we interviewed composer Marco Beltrami back in 2014, we were coming off hearing his work in Bong Joon-ho's astonishing Snowpiercer. Beltrami has made a career out of marrying his dizzying array of musical talent to some of the most intense films of the last 25 years, from Wes Craven's seminal Scream to Kathryn Bigelow's explosively tense Iraq-war drama The Hurt Locker, the latter of which earned him hi second Academy Award nomination. ...
Writer/Director Vincent Perez on his Timely, Devastating new Film Alone in Berlin
A somber, restrained World War II picture, Alone in Berlin, opens this week from director/actor Vincent Perez. Swiss by birth and of Spanish and German ancestry, Perez optioned the rights to Hans Fallada’s 1947 novel, Every Man Dies Alone, two years before an English translation in 2009 became a surprise bestseller in the UK and US. The story of Nazi resistance from a working class Berlin couple, in fiction Otto and Anna Quangel (Brendan Gleeson and Emma Thompson) and in history,...
Oscar Watch: Writer Taylor Sheridan Gets Personal in Hell or High Water
Offering context for his stirring Hell or High Water screenplay, Taylor Sheridan expertly expounds on West Texas cattle farming, the 1930's dust bowl, predatory banking practices, boom or bust oil economy and the isolation engendered by wide open spaces. But Sheridan also invested plenty of his own experience into the story. Nominated for a Writers Guild Award and Golden Globe for best motion picture screenplay, Hell or High Water follows a broke, divorced rancher Toby (Chris Pine) who robs banks with his criminal brother Tanner (Ben Foster) to pay back a bank loan before his home gets re-possessed...
How La La Land Went From a Dream to a Song & Dance
La La Land's historic Golden Globes performance last Sunday gave Damien Chazelle's modern day musical major momentum (apologies for the alliteration) going into the Oscars. The film won all of the Golden Globes it was nominated for, winning a record-setting seven Globes for a single film. You can be almost positive that when Oscar nominations are announced on January 24th, La La Land will be a major contender.
The film is a marvel...
Game of Thrones‘ Peter Dinklage May Join Avengers: Infinity War
The great Peter Dinklage, arguably the most beloved character on Game of Thrones, may find himself in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Dinklage is currently in talks to join the Russo Brothers epic crossover film Avengers: Infinity War, and its untitled sequel, according to Variety.
Variety reports that Dinklage will soon have more time on his hands—Game of Thrones moved its eighth season shoot from summer to fall,...
Female-Directed Horror Anthology XX Drops Sensational new Trailer
We’ve been excited about XX since we first heard about it four years ago. The all-women-directed horror anthology has undergone a few permutations on just who would be involved since the idea was hatched in 2013, but eventually the film keyed in on four incredibly talented directors, and will see its world premiere at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, which begins on January 19. The first trailer has us extremely excited for the film.
XX is a horror anthology that’s made up of four stories written and directed by the following: Annie Clark (you might know her as singer/songwriter/performer St...
Rian Johnson on Rey, Luke, and the Official Title for Star Wars: Episode VIII
Now that Rian Johnson's Star Wars: Episode VIII is in post-production, the writer/director has been just a touch more revealing about the middle chapter of the new trilogy. In fact, one of the things we've learned recently is that Johnson has long had a title for the film (in fact, he's had it since the very first draft of the script), but, of course, he's not telling. (Any guesses?)
What we do know for sure is that ...
Director Chris Wedge on the Joys of Making Monster Trucks
Unlike Scrat, the nutty cartoon rodent who has shared his voice for nearly 15 years, Chris Wedge, 59, has claimed more than a few choice acorns throughout his career. He is the Academy Award-winning director of Bunny, a ground-breaking computer-animated short from 1999. He co-founded Blue Sky Studios, whose movies are distributed by 20th Century Fox. He directed the company’s first feature, 2002’s Oscar-nominated Ice Age, as well as 2005’s Robots and 2013’s ...
Chris Hemsworth Calls Star Trek 4 Pitch “Amazing”
You might recall that right around the time director Justin Lin’s Star Trek Beyond premiered, JJ Abrams mentioned that he’d had an idea for how to bring back Chris Hemsworth’s George Kirk for the fourth filming the franchise. As James’ (Chris Pine) father and the driving force behind the young captain’s enrollment into the Starfleet, George Kirk’s ghost has had a huge impact on the storylines thus far. In fact, Bones (Keith Urban) and Captain Kirk have a fairly lengthy discussion about George in Beyond,...
Writer/Director Rian Johnson Talks Star Wars: Episode VIII
If there is one (and honestly, probably only one) thing you can be sure about in 2017, it's that Star Wars: Episode VIII will likely be the biggest film of the year. As the galaxy far, far away has gotten a much needed bost of fresh female heroes in the form of The Force Awakens' Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Roge One's Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones). The latter was the leader of the rebel team that stole the Death Star plans that were then delivered to the only other major heroine from the series,...
New Justice League Images Reveal Glimpse into DC’s Biggest Film Yet
With the Golden Globes over and the Oscars on the way, we're officially in that period of time where we're simultaneously appreciating what came the year before, and preparing for what's to come this year. Without a doubt one of the biggest films of the year will be Zack Snyder's Justice League, which brings together Batman (Ben Affleck), Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), Cyborg (Ray Fisher), The Flash (Ezra Miller), and Aquaman (Jason Momoa) in a battle royale that will be DC Films biggest contribution yet to their shared cinematic universe...
New Beauty and the Beast Promo Drops During Golden Globes
Perhaps you're one of the millions of people who are thrilled about director Bill Condon's live-action Beauty and the Beast, starring Emma Watson as your beauty, Belle, and Dan Stevens as your beast. In fact, this past November, Disney’s trailer for the film set a new record with 127.6 million views in its first 24 hours, making it clear that fans of this classic story are eager to see what Condon and his stars can bring to the tale in a lushly realized,...
