Marvel’s Kevin Feige On Giving Black Panther The Resources It Deserved
Black Panther stands to make great strides in inclusive and diverse storytelling. Last year, Moonlight took home the Best Picture at the Oscars proving there is a demand for stories featuring the lives of people of color, women, gay, and other marginalized voices. The kingdom of Wakanda could solidify that notion on a larger scale with Marvel being one of the most dominant powers in Hollywood. In speaking with Vulture, Marvel Studios CEO Kevin Feige confirmed that he recognized the potential and took it seriously...
New Solo: A Star Wars Story Images Reveal a Radically Different Millennium Falcon
After what felt like a millennia of silence, we’ve begun to get a lot of looks at Solo: A Star Wars Story. Our first proper glimpse came during the Super Bowl with the teaser, and the following day with the proper trailer. Then we shared the first crop of new images, which included Alden Ehrenreich as the young Han Solo, the space train the Conveyex (which Han and Chewie are tasked with robbing),...
How the Black Panther Production Designer Rooted the World’s Most Advanced Nation in African Culture
Everyone on the set of Black Panther felt the weight of being a trailblazer. Realizing Wakanda for the screen meant reclaiming a painful history, honoring a rich heritage, and imagining the hope of the future right now. It also has the potential to confirm the demand for more diverse storytelling. It was a challenge that would require the greatest talents of our time to come together. Miraculously, it seems they did. Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station,...
Watch How They Made the Thunderbird, Obscurus & More in This Fantastic Beasts VFX Breakdown
It takes a small army (or sometimes a middle-sized one) to make a film like Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. When you have a wizard losing a briefcase full of magical creatures in Jazz age New York City, you’re going to need a really good visual effects company. Thankfully for Warner Bros., director David Yates and his screenwriter J.K. Rowling (the original creator of the entire Wizarding world, of course) they had Double Negative Visual Effects. ...
Black Panther Tracking for Historic Opening Weekend
We’ve discussed why Black Panther is the movie of the moment, how the critics are raving, and have shared the thoughts of writer/director Ryan Coogler and the cast. Soon, we’ll be publishing our interviews with the film’s outstanding costume designer, Ruth E. Carter, and production designer, Hannah Beachler. The latest word on the juggernaut Marvel film is that the scorching pre-sale ticket numbers weren’t an anomaly—The Hollywood Reporter says that the film is tracking for a colossal opening weekend of $165 million,...
First Marrowbone Trailer Pits Orphans Against the Sinister Forces of one Terrible House
Marrowbone looks like your classic haunted house tale, but with a few added personal touches that give the film a delicious twist. The first trailer gives us a glimpse of the world that the film’s writer and director Sergio G. Sanchez has created, which tells the story of four orphaned siblings (the Marrowbones) who have just moved into a new home after the death of their mother.
The siblings have kept the death of their mother a secret so that they won’t be forced to separate from one another,...
How Each Member of the Royal Wakandan Family is Related in Black Panther
If you ever did a family tree for a school project or for your own genealogical enjoyment, you probably realized they can be really cool. Your family tree probably isn’t as cool as T’Challa’s, though. Marvel has created an awesome video tree of Wakanda’s royal family that gives us a brief history of the Black Panther’s that came before.
The Black Panther powers all started with Bashenga, who is considered a god. He also has a crazy cool headdress that we’re very envious of...
A Quiet Place Reveals a Glimpse of the Monster in Terrifically Tense new Trailer
Paramount has released another trailer for writer/director John Krasinski’s upcoming horror film A Quiet Place. This is only the second trailer, following the first full length trailer and a delightfully spooky teaser; these previous peeks left viewers wondering what, exactly, was haunting the family and forcing them into this mute existence. This new trailer gives us just a glimpse of what this monster is all about.
Like the previous trailer and teaser,...
What to Watch In Tandem With A Fantastic Woman
Movies have come a long way from Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis running around dressed as women jazz musicians to conceal themselves from the mob. The winner of last year’s Silver Bear award at the Berlinale, A Fantastic Woman, about a trans woman coping with the death of her boyfriend, opens in the US today. Director Sebastián Lelio’s film about Marina’s (Daniela Vega) struggles with her deceased lover’s doctors, family, and the police, is the Chilean entry for Best Foreign Language Film at this year’s Oscars...
Get Out and The Handmaid’s Tale Take Home WGA’s
The award season this year continues to spread the wealth. A variety of projects is getting recognition rather than a strong front runner sprinting out ahead of the pack. The Shape of Water has racked up the most nominations, but Get Out, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and other great films have held their own as contenders.
Last night was the Writers Guild of America Awards, which honors scribes across a variety of categories including documentary,...
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Coming Soon to DVD and Blu-Ray… and Snapchat!?
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is the gift that keeps on giving. Fans can expect the release of the movie on Digital HD, 4K ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD next month, but much like the game Jumanji itself, this is going to be different from your typical Blu-ray and DVD and digital experience. Fans will find it a much more interactive and hands on experience with Welcome to the Jungle‘s release, which will feature several of the usual bonus features like a gag reel and behind-the-scenes interviews with the cast and crew,...
Meet the Supervillain Ryan Coogler Wanted to put in Black Panther
One of the many super positive things seemingly everybody is saying about Black Panther is that it nailed arguably the most crucial part of any superhero film—the villain is great. Michael B. Jordan, a longtime collaborator with writer/director Ryan Coogler (Jordan starred in both Fruitvail Station and Creed, Coogler’s two previous films), is absolutely sensational as the film’s villain, Erik Killmonger. A physical specimen who is as strong,...
How Many Episodes of Stranger Things 3 You’ll Be Binging
How much more supernatural horror can poor Hawkins, IN endure? At least eight more episodes it seems. Netflix announced Stranger Things 3 will return to the season 1 format of an eight-episode run.
With season 2 of Stranger Things increasing to nine episodes, there was speculation that season 3 would tack on another. Instead, Netflix has decided to cut back. Because the show is streaming and perfect for binge-watching, the episodes don’t compete with commercials...
Accents, “Balding” and Independent Women: Black Panther Talent Speaks Out
Majestic in scale and massive in appeal, if box office predictions prove on point, Black Panther (opening Feb. 16) celebrates an Afro-futuristic vision of a comic book superhero surrounded by badass women. To hype the beast that is Black Panther, director Ryan Coogler, star Chadwick Boseman and key cast members gathered last week at a Beverly Hills hotel where they chatted up their adventures in cinematic myth-making. Edited for length, here’s a sampling of their insights...
The Creative Team of A Wrinkle in Time Are Big Fans of the Book
The cast and crew of A Wrinkle in Time love books. Madeleine L’Engel’s Newbery winning novel has wowed kids for generations, including Oprah. In a new clip from Disney, the film’s stars, director, Ava DuVernay, and screenwriter, Jennifer Lee, discuss what the classic tale means to them.
The great Ava DuVernay notes that the book has been translated into many languages and has become a favorite of many cultures. If anyone could create an entertaining story that appeals to the masses,...
This Could Be Why Rey Was Chosen by The Force in Star Wars
One of the greatest shifts in the Star Wars storyline, since Darth Vader revealed he was Luke’s father, was divulged in The Last Jedi. Rey’s long awaited parentage turned out to be a nonstarter—her parents were nobodies. Worse, they were drunk nobodies, who sold Rey for booze money. This meant the Jedi-in-training likely didn’t come from a Jedi lineage (unless, of course, Kylo Ren was lying). She acquired the force on her own, but how? When there are mysteries in the Star Wars universe,...
This Script-To-Screen Video Translates Wall-E‘s Beeps
Our favorite animated movies take us on grand adventures to faraway places. Interesting lights, colors, and sounds tell a story. Artists often spend years drawing, rigging, and rendering animations, but they all start in the same way. With words.
Disney and Pixar just released an insightful video that allows you to follow along with the script of Wall-E as one of the most uplifting scenes plays out on screen. The two robots have a limited vocabulary,...
This Clip from Isle of Dogs Affirms Wes Anderson as King of Anthropomorphism
Never have lost dogs in a landfill been so civilized. This incredible new clip gives us a more detailed introduction to the inhabitants of “Trash Island” in Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs. Being far from their owners, five wayward dogs have grown a little mangy. What they most certainly haven’t lost, however, is their manners.
When a new garbage bag is dropped at their paws, the dogs sniff out to investigate. They run into some competition,...
Early Reactions to Alex Garland’s Annihilation Tout Astonishing new Sci-Fi Classic
Ever since we heard Ex Machina writer/director was tackling an adaptation of Jeff VanderMeer’s wild sci-fi novel “Annihilation,” we were enthused. Garland has real vision, and his love and respect for sci-fi, a genre with limitless possibilities, were on full display in Ex Machina. That film took one of the genre’s most durable tropes—the blurry line between the real and the synthetic, the human and the artificially intelligent—and invested it with wit, real feeling, and tension...
The Costume Designer Who Made Olivia Pope and Annalise Keating The Best Dressed Women on TV
The dreamiest clothing on TV lives on ABC’s Thursday night lineup. Olivia Pope’s (Kerry Washington) gorgeous suits and capes started a frenzy on Scandal and Annalise Keating (Viola Davis) is the most suave dressed lawyer in any room on How to Get Away With Murder. Legendary costume designer Lyn Paolo created Olivia Pope’s iconic look and has taken over Annalise’s wardrobe. Paolo has a knack for signing onto long running shows with huge fan bases...
