Jennifer Lawrence Deconstructs the Typical Femme Fatale Role in Red Sparrow
Glimpses of a balletic profile and icy blonde hair are intercut with moments of startling violence—this is Jennifer Lawrence’s journey as ballerina-turned-Russian super agent in Red Sparrow. The films paint a picture of vicious femininity that would understandably incline many to assume that Lawrence’s Russian spy Dominika Egorova is simply one in a long line of big-screen femme fatales. Yet in Jennifer Lawrence’s ultra capable hands (and the actress her most stark),
Replicant vs. Replicant: How Blade Runner 2049’s Oscar-Nominated Sound Designer Pulled no Punches
K. vs. Sapper
It’s a mismatch. One replicant is 6’0” and slender. The other is a goliath, standing at 6’3” and weighing 290lbs. They’re all alone in a creaky cabin on a distant, desolate protein farm, and they know they are about to have at it. The slender replicant, Officer K (Ryan Gosling), is there to “retire” Sapper (Dave Bautista, most well known as the lovable brute Drax in the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise),
Black Panther Fans Get a Big Surprise on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The impact of Black Panther has been overwhelming. The thoughtful care that went into the African inspired design from the Wakandan nation to the fierce Dora Milaje costumes to the artfully choreographed stunts, the film was truly groundbreaking. Black Panther has been making historic waves in ticket sales too. It clocked in at the second largest box office earnings in the second weekend in American cinematic history.
How the I, Tonya Composer Helped Recast an Infamous Villain as a Tragic Character
When the news hit in 1994 that Olympic ice skater Nancy Kerrigan had been struck in the knee just before a performance, viewers were gripped. As the sensational story unfolded and the assailant became tied to rival Tonya Harding, America thought it would never forget the event. Nearly 25 years later, it turns out that the details have grown fuzzy – some even remembering Tonya swinging the baton herself. Three-time Oscar nominated I, Tonya returned to the scene of the crime and uncovered fresh perspectives on the infamous event.
Baby Driver‘s Oscar-Nominated Editor Paul Machliss on Marrying Music to Mayhem
As part of our Oscars week coverage, we’re re-posting our conversations with some of this year’s Oscar-nominees, while publishing new interviews throughout the week. Paul Machliss is nominated in the Film Editing category, alongside his co-editor Jonathan Amos. They join fellow nominees Lee Smith (Dunkirk), Tatiana S. Riegel (I, Tonya), Sidney Wolinsky (The Shape of Water) and Jon Gregory (Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri).
Of all the masterly edited films of 2017,
Watch as the Star Wars: The Last Jedi VFX Team Morphs Andy Serkis into Snoke
Few things in life are more mesmerizing than watching Andy Serkis’ motion capture performance transform into the final character. Yesterday, we had an in-depth discussion with the VFX team from War for the Planet of the Apes. There’s so much cool technology here and it is incredible how all of the pieces come together. The VFX wizards at Industrial Light & Magic have pulled the curtain back now on Serkis’ performance as Snoke in Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
Oscar-Nominee Aaron Sorkin on his Directorial Debut Molly’s Game
As part of our Oscars week coverage, we’re re-posting our conversations with some of this year’s Oscar-nominees, as well as publishing new interviews with those vying for Oscar gold this Sunday. Writer/director Aaron Sorkin is nominated for Writing (Adapted Screenplay) alongside James Ivory (Call Me By Your Name), Scott Neustadter & Michael Weber (The Disaster Artist), Scott Frank & James Mangold and Michael Green (Logan), and Virgil Williams and Dee Rees (Mudbound).
Ralph Discovers a Whole New World in the First Teaser for Ralph Breaks the Internet
Ralph is back to do what he does best: wreck things. In the best, most fun and adventurous way, of course. The first trailer for Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 shows Ralph (John C. Reilly) and Vanellope (Sarah Silverman) taking on the information highway. The arcade game characters get sucked into the world wide web, and their curiosity and spunky attitudes lead to one hysterical adventure after the other.
Ralph and Vanellope explore the clever,
The Incredible History Lesson That Informed WACO‘s Costume Design
Karyn Wagner has a gift for time travel. Her costume designs have populated the slave era south of Underground, death row during the Great Depression of The Green Mile, and a lush WWII romance in The Notebook. Her latest visit in history lands in 1990s Texas where a charismatic cult leader was building a large following in WACO. The six-part miniseries on the newly branded Paramount Network concludes tonight,
Oscar-Nominated Cinematographer Dan Laustsen on The Shape of Water‘s Fluid Fable
As part of our Oscars week coverage, we’re re-posting our conversations with some of this year’s Oscar-nominees, as well as publishing new interviews with those vying for Oscar gold this Sunday. Cinematographer Dan Laustsen is nominated alongside Roger Deakins (Blade Runner 2049), Bruno Delbonnel (Darkest Hour), Hoyte van Hoytema (Dunkirk) and Rachel Morrison (Mudbound). The full list of the Oscar nominees can be found here.
Danish cinematographer Dan Laustsen worked alongside Guillermo del Toro on and off for two decades,
Oscar-Nominee Martin McDonagh on his Dark, Brilliant Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
As part of our Oscars week coverage, we’re re-posting our conversations with some of this year’s Oscar-nominees, as well as publishing new interviews with those vying for Oscar gold this Sunday. Writer/director Martin McDonagh is nominated in the Best Picture and Writing (Original Sreenplay) category. The full list of the nominees can be found here.
How the Oscar-Nominated War for the Planet of the Apes VFX Supervisor Reversed Human Evolution
The Planet of the Apes reboot has been a massive success, and its impact on the film industry is hard to overstate. It began with Rupert Wyatt’s 2011’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes and carried on with Matt Reeves Dawn of the Planet of the Apes in 2014 and his riveting coda, War for the Planet of the Apes, in 2017. The central character,
Gemma Chan Has Joined the MCU in Major Captain Marvel Role
It was announced in 2016 that Oscar-winner Brie Larson (The Room) would be joining the MCU as Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers), making her first appearance in the fourth and last Avengers movie. Although this was announced almost 2 years ago, since then Jude Law has joined the cast as Walter Lawson (Mar-Vell) and Ben Mendelson is supposedly being considered for the role of villain. Fans can look forward to this new casting news as according to Deadline,
Michael B. Jordan Set Books Ablaze with a Flamethrower in Fahrenheit 451 Trailer
Dystopian futures are having a moment, and there are few as classic as Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451. The book burning cautionary tale is coming to HBO with a killer cast and some amazing visuals. The new trailer teases the tension that will lead to an ultimate showdown between two of this year’s best villains on the big screen; Michael B. Jordan (Black Panther) and Michael Shannon (The Shape of Water).
Oscar-Nominee Greta Gerwig On Moving Behind the Camera for her Solo Directorial Debut Lady Bird
As part of our Oscars week coverage, we’re re-posting our conversations with some of this year’s Oscar-nominees, as well as publishing new interviews with those vying for Oscar gold this Sunday. Greta Gerwig is nominated in two categories; Directing and Writing (Original Screenplay) for her work on Lady Bird. She joins Christopher Nolan (Dunkirk), Jordan Peele (Get Out), Paul Thomas Anderson (Phantom Thread) and Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water) in the Directing category.
Could Luke Skywalker be meeting up with the Guardians of the Galaxy?
It’s every sci-fi fans dream come true, and it’s all thanks to Twitter. Mark Hamill, who is not only the star of the original Star Wars Trilogy as Jedi Luke Skywalker, he’s also something of a Twitter Jedi, could be making an appearance in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy 3; and all due to one fan who expressed his dream of Mark Hamill having a role in the upcoming film on Twitter and the response he neither expected or,
Oscar-Nominated Blade Runner 2049 Sound Mixing Team on the Power of Silence
As part of our Oscars week coverage, we’re posting our conversation with some of this year’s nominees. Doug Hemphill and Ron Bartlett are nominated for Sound Mixing, alongside Mac Ruth (Blade Runner:2049); Julian Slater, Tim Cavagin, and Mary Ellis (Baby Driver); Gregg Landaker, Gary A. Rizzo, and Mark Weingarten (Dunkirk); Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern and glen Gauthier (The Shape of Water); and David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce, and Stuart Wilson (Star Wars: The Last Jedi).
Behind the Scenes of Gary Oldman’s Extreme Makeover for Darkest Hour
Movie make-up is more than perfecting that contour or finding the perfect shade of lipstick that will show up well on camera. Most people are at least aware of the work that goes into creating the glamourous—and sometimes not so glamourous looks that we see on the big screen, but some films such as the Oscar Nominated film, Darkest Hour, take things to the next level.
A behind-the-scenes video from Collider gives fans a look at the hard work and careful thought that went into turning Gary Oldman into British Prime Minister,
Watch Writer/Director Alex Garland Narrate a Chilling Scene in his Sci-Fi Mind Melter Annihilation
Boasting a very solid 86% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, writer/director Alex Garland’s ambitious, scary-beautiful Annihilation has been hailed as the rare treat; a science fiction film that is at once bold, singular and uncompromising. Based on Jeff VanderMeer’s wild sci-fi novel of the same name, the first in his “Southern Reach Trilogy,” Garland went full gonzo for his film, delivering mind-melting visuals and legitimate scares, grounded by human emotion and Garland’s cinematic obsession with humanity in general (see his excellent Ex Machina for further proof).
Black Panther Continues Historic Run With Star Wars-Sized Second Weekend
The king continues to reign supreme. By now you’re likely well aware just how massive Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther has become. The young auteur’s first film for Marvel was already a history-making epic before it entered even more rarefied air this past weekend. Now Black Panther is only the fourth film ever to surpass $100 million in the U.S. for the second weekend in a row, with a haul of $108 million.
