Director Ben Proudfoot on his Oscar-Nominated Short “The Queen of Basketball”
Lusia “Lucy” Harris’s basketball resume includes leading Delta State University in Mississippi to three consecutive national titles and representing the US at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. She made history as the first woman to score a basket at the Olympics as she led the team to a silver medal and became one of the first two women inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Her trailblazing feats in the 1970s so impressed NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal that he signed on as executive producer of The Queen of Basketball,
How “The Batman” Writer/Director Matt Reeves Embraced Fear
“I think he has a really good understanding of fear,” Robert Pattinson says of The Batman writer/director Matt Reeves in this must-read profile of Reeves in Variety. “I think a lot of people try to bullshit themselves that they’re not afraid of anything. But Matt really acknowledges things that have scared him in his life and things that scare him presently, and can project those into his movies.”
Reeves had a lot of reason to be fearful when his passion project,
First “Bullet Train” Trailer Reveals Brad Pitt in Upcoming Action Thriller
Yesterday, Sony teased Bullet Train with a glimpse at the Nippon Speedline, the titular mode of transportation that will be carrying director David Leitch’s story along. At the very end of the teaser, which functioned as an ad for the bullet train, we saw Ladybug (you know him better as Brad Pitt), looking a little worse for the wear. Now, Sony has delivered the first official trailer, revealing Pitt and a star-studded cast in what promises to be one of the summer’s most eagerly anticipated films.
The Best Batman Of Them All? “The Batman” vs “The Dark Knight”
Now that Matt Reeves’s The Batman has been seen by critics and is enjoying a massive amount of critical buzz, you might notice a debate starting to lurk in the shadows of Gotham—is The Batman as good, if not better, than Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight?
We’re not big on ranking films or performances here at The Credits. It’s too much a matter of personal taste,
“Jockey” Director Clint Bentley on Finding the Right Narrative Track
Director Clint Bentley and his co-writer Greg Kwedar always wanted Jockey to sit in that sweet spot between gritty naturalism and emotional lyricism. Coming from a documentary background, the filmmakers worked hard to “get best of both worlds,” said Bentley. It began with the old-fashioned legwork of observing the rituals and characters at the track where they shot Jockey and earning the trust of the real-life trainers and riders whose stories and lives are the backbone of the film.
“Daredevil,” “The Punisher,” “Jessica Jones” & More Coming to Disney+
The last time we saw Charlie Cox as the seeing-impaired superhero Matt Murdock, it wasn’t in the Netflix series he starred in back, but rather in a brief but intriguing role in Spider-Man: No Way Home. Murdock was on hand to help Peter Parker with his legal troubles after the fallout from Mysterio. Someone throws a brick through the window and Murdock, without so much as turning his head, catches the brick mid-air.
How “The Dress” Went from a Short College Film to an Oscar Nominee
Writer/director Tadeusz Lysiak didn’t plan on being nominated for a Best Short Film Live Action Academy Award when he started developing the script for The Dress while attending Warsaw Film School. The indie film is rife with emotion and puts an authentic lens on loneliness and sexuality through the eyes of Julka (Anna Dzieduszycka), a hotel maid short in stature with a very large desire to find love.
The story allegorically mixes isolation and intimacy through a protagonist normally not seen as a sexual object.
“Vikings: Valhalla” Creator Jeb Stuart on Bringing a Little “Die Hard” Energy to the 11th-Century
Jeb Stuart’s Vikings: Valhalla, opens on a massacre in England. The victims, this time, are Vikings — a colony of Scandinavian descendants living on English soil since their raiding forebears put down unexpectedly peaceful roots. But a couple of generations down the line, King Aethelred (Bosco Hogan) is angrily denouncing an alleged Viking problem to his complicit nobles, and in what comes to be known as the St. Brice’s Day massacre, murders them all.
“Pam & Tommy” Makeup Effects Designer Jason Collins on Transforming Lily James & Sebastian Stan
Pam & Tommy makeup effects designer Jason Collins had his work cut out for him when he boarded creator Robert Siegel’s Hulu series. Collins was tasked with taking on two of the most iconic people of the 1990s and capturing them before, during, and after they were the most famous, and infamous, couple in the world.
“My first thought was sheer fear,” Collins says from the set of Creed III in Atlanta,
First “Bullet Train” Teaser Reveals Brad Pitt in Action Thriller
The first teaser for ace action director David Leitch’s Bullet Train is here, giving us a brief glimpse of star Brad Pitt at the very end, looking a little rough. The teaser functions like an ad for the titular mode of transportation, the Nippon Speedline, with Pitt’s voice asking us to imagine a gentler, faster, more tranquil way to travel. This is a bit of slyness on Sony Pictures’ part,
“The Batman” Early Reactions: A Gripping, Glorious Street-Level Detective Story
After a very, very long wait, writer/director Matt Reeves’s The Batman arrives in theaters this Friday, March 4, and accordingly, the reviews have begun to surface. While we were always confident Reeves and his sensationally talented cast and crew were going to deliver something great, it’s still a rush to read the reactions and reviews are they start pouring in. As Total Film‘s Jordan Farley puts it, The Batman is a “gripping,
Mads Mikkelsen’s Grindewald Haunts 2nd “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” Trailer
Warner Bros. has revealed the second official trailer for Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, the third film in the Fantastic Beasts franchise. The secret weapon of the new film is, in our humble opinion, the addition of the great Mads Mikkelsen as the dastardly Gellert Grindewald, whose legions of followers are growing. The Secrets of Dumbledore comes from veteran Harry Potter director David Yates—the man directed six films in the Potter franchise,
The Final “Morbius” Trailer Reveals Jared Leto’s Entrance Into the Spider-Man Universe
Sony Pictures has released the final Morbius trailer, giving us a last look at Jared Leto’s Dr. Michael Morbius before he becomes the latest entrant into both Sony’s Spider-Man Universe and the larger MCU. The trailer kicks off with a quick shot of Michael Keaton’s Adrian Toomes, better known as the Vulture, the very first villain Tom Holland’s Spider-Man fought in Spider-Man: Homecoming. Toomes is here to give Michael some very villainous advice—”discover who you’re meant to be.”
You Can Recreate “The Batman” Logo For Yourself
Ever wondered what your name might look like if it were cast in the same color and font as Warner Bros.’s upcoming The Batman? Well, good news regardless, because now you can see for yourself. The results are, in our humble opinion, pretty cool.
The title design for The Batman caught our eye the moment it was revealed, going with a very bold, arresting red and black color scheme and the new Bat symbol placed in the middle.
“Indiana Jones 5” Has Wrapped Filming
And that’s a wrap for Indiana Jones 5. Producer Frank Marshall has revealed director James Mangold’s Indy has finished principal photography, a major step for the secretive, highly-intriguing fifth installment in the venerable franchise. The cast alone is reason enough to be excited, but Mangold is a very special director, too, so it’s really the combination of talent involved that makes this project so much more than an attempt to revive the franchise.
New “Morbius” Video Reveals Jared Leto’s Vampire Antihero
When Dr. Michael Morbius first appeared in Marvel comics, he was very much a bad guy, appearing in “The Amazing Spider-Man” in 1971. Yet as Jared Leto explains in a new Morbius vignette, the character soon underwent an evolution from a straight-up villain to a more complicated antihero. What’s more, Leto explains how Marvel was, up until the creation of Morbius, “forbidden from using characters considered more on the supernatural side.” With Leto starring in the upcoming Morbius,
Micheal Keaton Reveals a Sneak Peek of his Batman Return
Michael Keaton has gently reminded the world that Robert Pattinson isn’t the only Batman coming to theaters. While Pattinson is starring as Bruce Wayne in The Batman, one of the year’s most eagerly-awaited films, Keaton is reprising his version of Bruce Wayne for another DCEU film, The Flash. Keaton returns to the role after 30-years, having last donned the Batsuit in Tim Burton’s 1992 film Batman Returns.
“Cyrano” Composer Aaron Dessner on Tuning Into Timeless Love
Director Joe Wright, known best for emotional period films like Atonement and Pride & Prejudice, has brought a new musical version of Cyrano to the screen, starring Peter Dinklage in the title role. Dinklage is receiving rave reviews for his part in the romantic classic, bringing a new depth to the brilliant wordsmith and swordsman who loves his best friend, the gorgeous Roxanne (Haley Bennett), from afar. The film is based on a theatrical version directed and written by Erica Schmidt,
Colin Farrell Went to Starbucks as the Penguin Unnoticed (And Ordered This…)
How unrecognizable is Colin Farrell in The Batman? The usually svelte, handsome actor is playing Oswald Cobblepot/the Penguin in the upcoming reboot, and he’s balding, portly, pockmarked, and scarred. The makeup and prosthetics took as long as four hours to apply, transforming the dapper Irishman into Gotham’s hulking villain. Farrell revealed to Collider that after his first day of doing prosthetics and makeup tests with designer Mike Marino,
Oscar-Nominated “Cyrano” Costume Designer Massimo Cantini on a New Vision For a Timeless Tale
Cyrano (in theaters on February 25) boasts megawatt talent – notably, Peter Dinklage in the title role – but newly minted Oscar-nominee, costume designer Massimo Cantini Parrini, may be the film’s secret weapon. Parrini has won a bundle of European awards, mostly for his work in his native Italy. He came to Hollywood’s attention in 2020 when he was nominated for an Oscar for his costumes for Pinocchio,
