Costume Designer Judianna Makovsky on Ending Avengers: Endgame on a Muted Note
What do you wear when your schedule includes traveling through the quantum realm, reversing half of humanity being killed off, and attending the funeral of one of your most iconic comrades? In Avengers: Endgame, all the remaining characters from the Marvel universe get together to undo super-villain Thanos‘s work in the preceding Infinity War when his successful collection of five infinity stones let him wipe out half of life on Earth.
Jojo Rabbit Costume Designer Mayes Rubeo on Outfitting Taika Waititi’s Vision
Writer/director Taika Waititi, who is half Polynesian, half Jewish, had a very clear vision for his new film Jojo Rabbit. Inspired by the novel “Caging Skies” by Christine Leunens, this coming-of-age satire follows German boy Jojo (Roman Griffin Davis) during the later part of World War II, as he shifts the opinions and beliefs with which the Nazi party has indoctrinated him. This happens through the careful, loving guidance of his mother Rosie (Scarlett Johansson),
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Screenwriter Linda Woolverton on Shaping Strong Female Leads
She’s back! Maleficent, the great horned fairy, is lighting up the screen once again in Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, the sequel to the 2014 Disney hit. Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning return as Maleficent and Aurora, respectively, and are joined on this journey by Michelle Pfeiffer, who portrays the villainous Queen Ingrith. When Aurora becomes engaged to the queen’s son, Ingrith sets in motion a diabolical plan to take the Moors,
Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood Returning to Theaters With Bonus Footage
It seems like a million years ago because time hasn’t behaved normally since around 2016, but, Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood was a really interesting, fun film that came out this summer. “Fun” in the Tarantino sense; which means intense, complicated, and curious. Tarantino once again played with actual history—this time Hollywood in 1969 and the murder of Sharon Tate and her friends by the Manson family—and created something indelible. Now,
The Final Antlers Trailer is a Freaky, Near Wordless Horror Masterpiece
Look, we’re not saying co-writer and director Scott Cooper’s Antlers is a masterpiece, but we are saying this trailer is fairly perfect. Nearly wordless (there’s a single, crucial utterance towards the very end) and fully riveting, the new, official trailer for Cooper’s atmospheric horror flick, which takes two great actors (Keri Russell and Jesse Plemmons) and places them in a deeply disturbing small-town Oregon nightmare, is simply fantastic.
Cooper (Hostiles) not only has those two excellent actors to work with,
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’s Final Trailer is all About Scale
There was a lot to parse in the final trailer for J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. We did a bit of dissection work when we broke down the new images that Disney released shortly thereafter. We were mostly wrapping our heads around Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Kylo Ren (Adam Driver)’s complicated relationship, which has included brutal lightsaber duels and fighting side-by-side.
New Terminator: Dark Fate Clips Highlights What Makes Latest Installment Rock
The critics have been hailing Terminator: Dark Fate as the best installment in the iconic franchise since James Cameron’s T2: Judgement day, and a new clip from Paramount highlights one main reason people are loving director Tim Miller’s film. Epic battles beautifully crafted, the glorious return of Linda Hamilton’s Sarah Connor, and the introduction of Mackenzie Davis as Grace, a “machine fighter” who is as tough as any Terminator character,
Super Producer Emma Tillinger Koskoff on Pulling Off The Irishman and Joker
As a producer, Emma Tillinger Koskoff is eminently searchable, or IMDB-able, with her name affixed on projects ranging from The Departed (as an associate producer) to Hugo, to executive producer on HBO’s Vinyl, and upcoming projects like Roosevelt.
A glance reveals a particularly impressive autumn-into-winter, as she has producer credits on two of the season’s most anticipated films: Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman,
How Jojo Rabbit’s VFX Supervisor Helped Taika Waititi Create the Year’s Wildest Comedy
The most startling visuals in Jojo Rabbit (which opened last Friday) takes the shape of writer-director Taika Waititi dressed up as Adolph Hitler, the imaginary best friend conjured by a German boy (Roman Griffin Davis) during the waning days of World War II. But while “Hitler” commands the foreground, VFX supervisor Jason Chen worked a more subtle brand of filmmaking magic by using digital tools to seamlessly build out Jojo’s world. Chen says,
Rey & Kylo Duel, Fight Side-by-Side in New Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Images
You’ve watched the final trailer, now it’s time to get a closer look at a batch of new Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker images. These fresh stills help us just sit back and admire all the wild stuff the final trailer threw at us last night, including teasing the potent, consistently confusing relationship between Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Kylo Ren (Adam Driver). Rey could have killed Kylo at the end of J.J.
How Harriet Costume Designer Paul Tazewell Helped Portray an American Icon
For the last two decades, costume designer Paul Tazewell has been conquering Broadway. His eclectic range of work spans from revivals of such classics as A Streetcar Named Desire, Jesus Christ Superstar, A Raisin in the Sun and Guys and Dolls to newer hits like The Color Purple, In the Heights, Memphis and Ain’t Too Proud.
Rey & Kylo Clash (and Maybe Team Up?) in Final Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Trailer
The final Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker trailer dropped, as promised, during Monday Night Football. We open with Rey (Daisy Ridley) on the run through a dense forest. A voiceover says: “It’s an instinct, a feeling…the Force brought us together.”
“People keep telling me they know me. No one does,” says Rey almost a minute into the trailer. The reply to this statement comes from, of course,
Terminator: Dark Fate Buzz: Best Film in the Franchise Since T2: Judgement Day
Today has been all about good early buzz. First came the news about how much journalists who saw some footage for The Mandalorian are loving Disney +’s upcoming new series, the first-ever live-action Star Wars show. Now, the initial reactions surrounding Tim Miller’s Terminator: Dark Fate have surfaced, and they, too, are really positive.
There are a few themes you’ll notice in the reactions.
First Reactions to The Mandalorian Rave About Disney +’s Star Wars Series
Jon Favreau’s The Mandalorian, the first-ever live-action Star Wars series, doesn’t premiere until November 12th, but we’ve already got some of our first reactions to the series hitting the internet. For Star Wars fans and those simply curious about what a live-action Star Wars series might be like, it’s time to start getting excited about this show.
Roughly 27-minutes of footage were screened for a few lucky journalists during Disney +’s press day.
The Last Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Trailer is Nearly Here
You know a movie’s a very big deal when the announcement of the date for the final trailer is news. Considering Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is the 9th and final film in the Skywalker Saga, this certainly qualifies. The official Star Wars Twitter page revealed the news this past weekend. You’ll even get a split-second shot of Chewie (Joonas Suotamo) and Rey behind the wheel (so to speak) of the Millenium Falcon,
The Gnarly First Trailer for Vin Diesel’s Bloodshot is Here
Folks, this might be a bit of a gruesome way to start your Monday, but the first official Bloodshot trailer is here, and it’s frankly excellent.
Vin Diesel stars as Ray Garrison, a soldier who is killed in action while serving his country. Only Ray comes back—thanks with a little help from a company called RST—better than ever. When he wakes up—with a scientist played by the reliably sinister Guy Pearce there to greet him—Ray finds out he’s been brought back from the dead with a few,
The Lighthouse Cinematographer Jarin Blaschke on Capturing Madness
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. The performances from the two leads, Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe, the score from Mark Korven, the production design from Craig Lathrop—everyone listed in the credits helped turn Eggers and his brother Max’s script into the fever dream depicted on screen.
3 Reasons to be Excited About Paul Dano as The Riddler in The Batman
The news broke yesterday that The Batman director Matt Reeves had cast Paul Dano as The Riddler. Earlier reports had it that Jonah Hill might get the role, but Hill exited from consideration as both The Riddler and the Penguin, and the story broke that Dano would be playing Edward Nashton, the man who becomes one of Batman’s most curious, cerebral enemies. Dano joins Robert Pattinson as the Caped Crusader,
Daisy Ridley Says Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Deals with “Reylo”
You have to admit, it’s a pretty catchy portmanteau. Star-crossed from the start, Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) have been frenemies since Star Wars: The Force Awakens, J.J. Abrams’ 2015 film that introduced the world to the newest (and possibly most potent) Force users in the galaxy. They clashed dramatically at the end of Force Awakens, with Rey getting the best of Kylo in a big way. Things got more…complicated,
Jojo Rabbit‘s Production Designer Ra Vincent on Building Taika Waititi’s Anti-Hate Satire
One of the most buzzed about films at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival was Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit. The film earned an enthusiastic ovation from the large audience at its premiere and is currently sitting at an 80% fresh rating on RottenTomatoes. Some compared Waititi’s “anti-hate satire” to Roberto Benigni’s Holocaust drama Life is Beautiful as a high wire act of humor and pathos set during one of the darkest periods in history.
