Paul Feig Reveals his Universal Monster Movie
Paul Feig loves taking genre films and making them his own. His most recent film, Last Christmas, was, as the title suggests, a Christmas comedy with a touch of magic. He’s obviously a veteran in the comedy genre in general (Bridesmaids was an instant classic), as well as the comedy-action world (Spy was a delight), the sci-fi comedy (the Ghostbusters reboot) and more.
The Green Knight Trailer Reveals Dev Patel in David Lowrey’s Medieval Fantasy
Take director David Lowery (A Ghost Story) and add star Dev Patel as Sir Gawain in a Medieval fantasy, and add powerhouse production studio A24 and you’ve got the makings for something potentially great. Thus we’ve got The Green Knight, in which Lowery takes on the story of King Arthur’s dangerously headstrong nephew who sets off on an epic quest to confront the titular Green Knight, a colossal green-skinned menace.
Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch Trailer is Here
Yesterday we got the poster, today, the trailer. Our first glimpse at Wes Anderson’s upcoming film The French Dispatch is here, with newly minted Searchlight (formerly Fox Searchlight) releasing the first trailer for Anderson’s latest. The last Anderson film was 2018’s delightful animated caper Isle of Dogs, and it’s been a whopping six years since we last got a live-action feature from the famously meticulous auteur—2014’s excellent The Grand Budapest Hotel.
What Should the Knives Out Sequel be Called?
After the critical and commercial success of Rian Johnson‘s charming, scheming, delightful whodunit Knives Out, Johnson is already at work on a sequel. Yet here’s the thing; Johnson and Lionsgate Studio are in need of a title, and they’re looking to you—yes you, reader—to help them come up with one.
Alright we need title suggestions for the sequel! Drop em! ?
— Knives Out (@KnivesOut) February 11,
The Photograph Writer/Director Stella Meghie on Making Movies About Black Love
Director Stella Meghie has been on an accelerated rise in just these past few years. After an impressive feature debut with her 2016 indie comedy-drama Jean of the Joneses, the filmmaker followed up the next year with a studio picture, the YA adaptation Everything, Everything. After a return to indie filmmaking with 2018’s The Weekend, Meghie is once again working in the studio sphere—The Photograph is a Universal release (it premieres on February 14,
The Poster for Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch is Here, Trailer Tomorrow
When it comes to a Wes Anderson movie, you can be pretty much certain about a few key aspects before you know the plot, or heck, even the title of the film. There will be a sensational, large cast of big-name actors. The look of the film, animated or not, will be painstakingly detailed. Whether Anderson and his team are creating a fake Rennaissance masterpiece or miniaturized Japanese beer cans,
Little America’s Production Designer Amy Williams on Apple TV+’s Beautiful New Series
Apple TV+‘s Little America is the rare show that you could argue really and truly needs to be seen right now. The anthology series from executive producers Alan Yang (Parks and Recreation, Master of None) and Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick, Silicon Valley) focuses on the lives of largely working-class immigrants in America. Each episode focuses on the experience of a different character,
Directors Veronika Franz & Severin Fiala on Their Chilling New Film The Lodge
The Austrian aunt and nephew directorial duo Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala shocked even the most audacious horror buffs with their 2015 debut feature, Goodnight Mommy, which was chillingly austere before it ramped up to an unforgettably gruesome twist. Their follow-up, The Lodge (it premiered this past February 7), stays unsettling for its entire runtime; here, the two bring the European sensibility that marked their first film to a bigger American cast.
Costume Designer Erin Benach on Dressing Harley Quinn & Other Deviants in Birds of Prey
Played by Margot Robbie, the titular anti-hero of Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) crashes a semi into a chemical plant, breaks an antagonist’s legs, and goes on the run from the police, and all that’s just during the first half of the movie. During the course of a gleefully violent spree through Gotham, Harley parties with the city’s dissolute elite, rescues a pint-sized pickpocket and forms a vigilante lady-squad whose moment to shine is a mini-war with a couple hundred hired thugs.
Watch Some of Last Night’s Most Satisfying Oscar Moments
Last night’s Oscars provided some stirring musical numbers, hilarious moments, and, a bit of history to boot. Parasite‘s big win for Best Picture, Janelle Monae’s gangbusters opening performance and writer/director Bong Joon Ho’s incredible awards sweep highlighted the 2020 Oscars. If you couldn’t watch the telecast, we’ve got you covered. Below is a selection of some of the night’s most memorable moments.
Janelle Monae absolutely delivered (when does she not?) with a truly fantastic performance,
Parasite’s Historic Win Highlights the 2020 Oscars
History was made at last night’s Oscars, with Bong Joon-ho’s masterful Parasite becoming the first foreign-language film to win Best Picture. Not only did Parasite nab the night’s biggest award, but Bong Joon-ho also surprised many prognosticators by besting Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, Sam Mendes, and Todd Phillips to take home Best Director. Oh, yeah, he also won Best Original Screenplay. It was an unforgettable night for the entire Parasite team.
The Lighthouse’s Oscar-Nominated Cinematographer Jarin Blaschke on Capturing Madness
We’re looking back at some of our interviews with this year’s Oscar nominees in the lead-up to this Sunday’s telecast. This story was originally published on October 18, 2019.
When I caught Robert Eggers The Lighthouse at the Toronto International Film Festival, I was, to put it mildly, enthused. Relentlessly original, hypnotic, and gleefully insane, it was the work of an artist and a long list of collaborators going full tilt.
Unraveling Marriage Story with Oscar-Nominated Editor Jennifer Lame
We’re looking back at some of our interviews with this year’s Oscar nominees in the lead-up to this Sunday’s telecast. This story was originally published on December 5, 2019.
It was well past 9 pm on a Sunday night when the word “hello” drifted through the speaker of my phone. On the line was editor Jennifer Lame who pulled herself away from Christopher Nolan’s action-thriller Tenet.
How Sundance Award-Winning Feature I Carry You With Me Came Together
The film I Carry You With Me (Te Lloevo Conmigo) landed in the NEXT category at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival with buzz about its great potential, as it was the first narrative directed and co-written by documentarian and Academy-Award nominee Heidi Ewing. It found an audience and great success in Park City. By the end of the fest, it had a distribution deal through Sony Pictures Classics in partnership with Stage 6,
Joker’s Oscar-Nominated Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir on Creating a “Wordless Dialogue”
We’re looking back at some of our interviews with this year’s Oscar nominees in the lead-up to this Sunday’s telecast. This story was originally published on October 7, 2019.
A female composer being hired for a studio film is a rarity, with 94 percent of the 250 films released in the US in 2018 scored by men. It is to his credit that director Todd Philips hired Icelandic cellist and composer Hildur Guðnadóttir to create the score for Joker.
Oscar-Nominated Visual Effects Supervisor Pablo Helman on De-Aging the Iconic Actors of The Irishman
We’re looking back at some of our interviews with this year’s Oscar nominees in the lead-up to this Sunday’s telecast. This story was originally published on December 6.
In 2015, visual effects supervisor Pablo Helman was working with Martin Scorsese on Silence, a stirring film about the Christian faith during 17th century Japan. The two ended up having a conversation that ignited a technological advancement within the visual effects industry—one that will likely become a new standard in how images can be captured and processed during filmmaking.
First Spiral Trailer Reveals Chris Rock, Samuel L. Jackson in new Saw Movie
It was mid-May of last year when we learned that Chris Rock would be rebooting the Saw franchise. Now Lionsgate has released the first trailer for Spiral, the ninth film in the Saw franchise. The story centers on Rock as Detective Zeke banks, a brash cop who is pulled into a deepening, and yes, disgusting series of murders reminiscent of the horrific slayings in the city’s past.
How Little Women‘s Oscar-Nominated Costume Designer Jacqueline Durran Shaped the Story
We’re looking back at some of our interviews with this year’s Oscar nominees in the lead-up to this Sunday’s telecast. This story was originally published on January 2.
In the opening scene of writer-director Greta Gerwig’s adaption of Little Women, Jo March (Saoirse Ronan) walks into the New York offices of the Weekly Volcano and offers a novella to its publisher Mr. Dashwood (Tracy Letts),
How Parasite’s Oscar-Nominated Editor Helped Shape Thrilling Shifts in Tone
We’re looking back at some of our interviews with this year’s Oscar nominees in the lead-up to this Sunday’s telecast. This story was originally published on January 2.
Palme d’Or winner and Best Picture Oscar contender Parasite shocked audiences this autumn on the strength of writer-director editor of Bong Joon-ho‘s meticulously constructed blend of comedy, melodrama and thriller elements. The story follows the poor but well-educated grifters in the Park family,
Writer/Director/Star Numa Perrier on Her Autobiographical Sex Work Film Jezebel
Though filmmaker Numa Perrier only spent four years of her life in Las Vegas, those formative years being surrounded by adult vocations served as the backbone for her autobiographical ’90s-set film, Jezebel (now available on Netflix). Not only did Perrier write, direct, and produce, but she also stars as her older sister (executive producer Livia Perrier), who used to work as a phone sex operator and with whom Perrier shared cramped living quarters.
