Editor Gabriel Rhodes on Cutting the Oscar-Nominated Doc “Time”
“I never thought a film could be made with such a minimal amount of information,” says editor Gabriel Rhodes. But not only was it made; it currently has an Oscar nomination for best feature-length documentary.
The film in question is called, simply, Time. Coming from director/artist Garrett Bradley, it chronicles a long stretch of time, twenty years’ worth, in which Louisiana-based wife and mother, Fox Rich, finds herself effectively widowed as her husband serves what was originally a 60-year term in the Bayou State’s notorious Angola Prison...
“Godzilla vs. Kong” VFX Supervisor on Creating Titan Title Match of the Ages
John ‘D.J’. Des Jardin has been a go-to visual effects supervisor in Hollywood for decades, and he’s widely known as one of the best and nicest guys in the business. You can see his inventive, creative touch in The Matrix, X-Men, and Mission Impossible franchises. His work can be seen on Ang Lee’s achingly beautiful Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The man’s talents cross all genres—if you need something to exist on screen that doesn’t,...
The Official Trailer for Zack Snyder’s “Army of the Dead” is Here
With the buzz around Zack Snyder’s Justice League refresh finally faded, we can turn to his next big release—his upcoming Netflix zombie flick Army of the Dead. Netflix has just released the official trailer, and it’s a hoot. The film features Dave Bautista as Scott Ward, the leader of a group of mercenaries who will risk life and limb to push into the zombie quarantine zone in order to pull off a once-in-a-lifetime score...
Oscar-Nominated Costume Designer Bina Daigeler on Mixing History & Myth in “Mulan”
When director Niki Caro took on Disney’s live-action reboot of Mulan, you knew the New Zealand-born filmmaker was going to deliver something transporting. The original “Ballad of Mulan” was first shared in China in the 6th century, and was then shared again as a Disney animated movie in 1998. In Caro’s hands, the mythology of Mulan becomes a lush live-action epic, buoyant and beautiful, as our titular heroine goes from a headstrong daughter into a fearless warrior fighting to defend China,...
Netflix Renews “Bridgerton” For Seasons 3 & 4
It was only this past January (which, admittedly, feels like four years ago) that Netflix renewed Bridgerton for season 2. It appears another season wasn’t enough of an assurance for all the Bridgerheads out there, so now Netflix has renewed the series for seasons 3 and 4 while season two is in production.
A lot of digital ink was spilled when news broke that season one star Regé-Jean Page, who so winningly played the Duke of Hastings,...
Oscar-Nominated Editor Mikkel E.G. Nielsen on Giving “Sound of Metal” its Rhythm
Excitement was running high. The team behind Sound of Metal, Darius Marder’s offbeat drama about a punk rock drummer (Riz Ahmed) who faces life-changing decisions after losing his hearing, was gathered together via Zoom to watch the Oscar nomination announcements. Mikkel E.G. Nielsen, the film’s editor, was settled in front of his computer at his home in Copenhagen when the unthinkable happened. The screen went blank.
“My son needed some power for his phone so he unplugged the computer and everything went dead,” says Nielsen,...
It’s Probably Time to Get Excited About “Indiana Jones 5”
Last Friday, you may have heard a bit of terrifically exciting casting news—Fleabag and Killing Eve creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge is joining the cast of Indiana Jones 5. This alone would be more than enough reason to be excited about the fifth installment of the franchise, considering Waller-Bridge is a genius. Deadline broke the story that she’ll be co-starring alongside Harrison Ford, and the pairing seems joyously unexpected and therefore likely wonderful...
“Nomadland” Cleans Up At BAFTA Film Awards
Nomadland continues to find a home at awards ceremonies. After making history (again) at the DGA Awards, director Chloé Zhao and Nomadland cleaned up at the BAFTA Film Awards, nabbing four prizes. Zhao won yet again for best director, while her star, Frances McDormand, won for lead actress, DP Joshua James Richards won for best cinematography, and the film itself earned the top prize.
The show was hosted by Dermot O’Leary and Edith Bowman,...
Chloé Zhao Makes History (Again) With Best Director Win at DGA Awards For “Nomadland”
Chloé Zhao continues to make history on Nomadland‘s triumphant march towards the Academy Awards. Zhao became the second woman ever and the first woman of color to nab the prestigious Director’s Guild of America Awards’ Best Director award. The only other woman to win the award was Kathryn Bigelow in 2009 for her work on The Hurt Locker.
It was a big year for women at this year’s DGA Awards, with nominations for Promising Young Woman director Emerald Fennell (in the same category as Zhao),...
Screenwriter Eric Roth Says Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” Could Be Historic
Sure, if you were the man who adapted David Grann’s book “Killers of the Flower Moon” for Martin Scorsese, you’d be excited about the potential for the film. But what veteran screenwriter Eric Roth had to say to Collider about Scorsese’s upcoming adaptation doesn’t sound like boasting, it sounds like cautious excitement at the tremendous potential for this film. Grann’s book plunges into the murders of wealthy members of the Osage people in Osage County, Oklahoma in the early 1920s after massive oil deposits were discovered beneath their land...
Watch Hilarious Cut of Baron Zemo Dancing in “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”
If you’d spent years in a German prison and then suddenly f0und yourself on a dance floor with a righteous beat playing, what would you do? If you’re Baron Zemo (Daniel Brühl), you dance, obviously. And now Disney+ has heeded fans calls and released an hour-long cut—yes, an hour—of Brühl’s villainous Zemo dancing from the third episode of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
Why were folks so enthused when they saw Zemo dancing (briefly!) in episode three?...
Scoring a Serial Killer’s Many Transformations in “The Serpent”
In the 1970s, young travelers flocked to Asia for exotic adventures and a liberating nomadic lifestyle, but an evil force slithered beneath the surface to prey on them. Netflix’s The Serpent dives into the underbelly world of real-life serial killer, Charles Sobhraj. Tahar Rahim stars as the convicted murderer who targeted westerners and hippies traveling through Bangkok to steal their identities and funds. Composer Dominik Scherrer scored the hypnotic soundtrack that draws from the era and geographic setting,...
Future Critics: Lauren Claggett on Marvel vs. DC
In the fourth installment of our Future Critics series, we chat with a future director (more on that later) who weighs in on one of the most pressing questions in movies today—whose superhero characters are more powerful, Marvel’s or DC’s? If you’re a Marvel fan, you’re thinking, duh, no brainer—ever heard of Captain Marvel? Not so fast, a DC fan points out, mentioning a certain son of Krypton or, if she’s a tech enthusiast and likes an underdog, Batman. Our newest Future Critic isn’t done there—she also takes us on a trip through Marvel’s now-iconic post-credits scenes,...
“Those Who Wish Me Dead” Trailer Reveals Angelina Jolie in Tyler Sheridan’s Latest
Co-writer/director Tyler Sheridan has carved out a singular place for himself in film. Sheridan has written some of the leanest, meanest, most compelling crime dramas in recent memory—2015’s Sicario and 2016’s Hell or High Water put him on the map, and his 2017 directorial debut with Wind River (which he also wrote) cemented his status as the go-to auteur of thoughtful-but-brutal stories. Sheridan’s back with Those Who Wish Me Dead, which he directs from a script he co-wrote with Charles Leavitt and Michael Koryta,...
The Second “Cruella” Trailer Lets The Dogs Out
“Let me give you some advice—you can’t care about anyone else.” These are the words of wisdom voiced in the opening seconds of the second Cruella trailer, and they come not from our titular villain but Baroness von Hellman (Emma Thompson), the woman Cruella de Vil (Emma Stone) plans on being one day. We hear these ruthless words while we watch Cruella scrubbing a bathroom floor. Director Craig Gillespie (I, Tonya) is giving us the picture of the young woman before she was the iconic villain of 101 Dalmations, ...
Director Chiaki Kon on Her Netflix Anime Feature “The Way Of The Househusband”
A new Japanese anime series The Way Of The Househusband will premiere on Netflix globally on April 8. The five-episode series follows Tatsu, once a legendary yakuza nicknamed The Immortal Dragon, who is determined to become a devoted stay-at-home husband, diligently handling all the daily chores for his wife Miku, a busy career woman. But his newfound domestic bliss is soon interrupted when friends and foes from the past come back into his lives.
The series is based on the popular gangster comedy,...
“French Exit” Director Azazel Jacobs on Loving His Wicked, Witty Central Character
Director Azazel Jacobs‘ French Exit won’t, on first blush, seem like a feel-good movie. Its protagonist, Frances Price (Michelle Pfeiffer), is a ferociously acerbic fading socialite who more or less doesn’t want to live anymore. Based on Jacobs’ friend and collaborator Patrick DeWitt’s novel (and adapted by DeWitt himself), there seems no earthly reason why anyone, in the year 2021, would feel affectionate towards a privileged woman lamenting her third act turn towards insolvency by savaging everyone in her path...
Makeup Department Head Matiki Anoff on Capturing the 1920s Aesthetic in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Makeup department head Matiki Anoff had her work cut out for her with Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Director George C. Wolfe’s adaptation of August Wilson’s play revolves around Viola Davis’s hard-charging blues singer Ma, and the tensions that boil over between her and her ambitious horn player Levee (the late Chadwick Boseman), as well as the white management running their recording session.
Like her colleagues, makeup artist Sergio Lopez-Rivera and hair department head Mia Neal,...
New “Black Widow” Images Tease Villain Taskmaster
Who is Taskmaster? This is the question that’s been on the minds of folks who glimpsed the masked mercenary in the first Black Widow trailer. Now, thanks to that record-breaking third trailer, and a new photo drop, Marvel has given us a little bit more of a glimpse of who we think will be the film’s big bad.
In the comics, Taskmaster is Tony Masters, a man who possesses “photographic reflexes,” meaning he can mimic any fighting style he faces...
New “Black Widow” Trailer Hits 70 Million + Viewers In 24 Hours
In case you happened to miss Marvel’s new Black Widow trailer, which dropped this past Saturday, we’ve got you covered. We’d like to say you’re not alone, but, you did miss out on two minutes’ worth of Black Widow goodness that some 70 million-plus other viewers watched in the first 24 hours. This is the third trailer for director Cate Shortland’s upcoming film, and it surpassed the previous trailer by more than 13 million views...
