Aquaman Production is a Wrap!
It is Instagram official: Aquaman is in the can. We haven’t even been introduced to Jason Momoa’s character, but his first headlining gig has wrapped on filming.
Horror movie master James Wan (The Conjuring) posted a picture from set beside what appears to be a giant prop whale. Does Aquaman take on Moby-Dick? One can dream. Wan gave the official word that shooting is done with the caption,
From Alien to It: The Science Behind our Love of Horror via 9 Iconic Scenes
A clown’s eyes peering back at us when we look into the storm drain. An unsuspecting man enjoying a meal with colleagues when a baby alien decides to explode out of his chest. A fairy-eating and eyeless pale man stalking a little girl through subterranean chambers. What is it about these skin-crawling scenes that compel so many of us to sit at the edge of our seats for the next good movie fright?
Neuroscientist Christian Jarrett says we crave this kind of entertainment because it triggers so many of the cognitive buttons evolution has left us with.
The Walking Dead Celebrates Episode 100 With Movie Poster Mash-Ups
TV shows have reached movie level quality from Game of Thrones to Stranger Things to Fargo and a dozen other examples. Among this field of exceptional quality, The Walking Dead, stands out for effects, cinematography, makeup, and storytelling.
The incredible series, now entering its 8th season, remains one of the highest watched shows on television and is celebrating episode 100 on October 22. If it were a movie,
Margot Robbie Takes to the Ice in Teaser for I, Tonya
Blockbuster nominated actress, Margot Robbie, takes on the fiery and darkly comedic role of Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding in the upcoming biopic I, Tonya. Directed by Craig Gillespie, the teaser trailer provides a heated and emotionally charged close-up into the life and controversial story of the famed athlete.
The film will follow her competitive figure skating career, dysfunctional personal life and the events that culminated to the infamous violent incident with 1994 Olympic competitor Nancy Kerrigan.
How Wonderstruck Brilliantly Uses Sound & Silence to Tell a Beautiful Story
Wonderstruck, Brian Selznick’s 2011 young adult novel, weaves together illustration and text to tell a riveting story that chronicles the solo quests of two deaf 12 year olds through New York City in different eras: Rose in 1927 and Ben in 1977. The film adaptation, written by Selznick and directed by Todd Haynes, similarly transitions in puzzle-like fashion between black and white narrative and color, between silence and sound. (Read our interview with
This Thor: Ragnarok Interview with Jeff Goldblum is Seven Minutes of Heaven
The press circuit on major films can be exhausting and stars sometimes begin to wear down. Not so for Thor: Ragnarok actor Jeff Goldblum who seems to have unlimited stamina and puts serious thought into every answer, no matter how mundane.
GamesRadar got the star to sit down and answer a smattering of questions, all of which are thoroughly and delightfully answered. The journalist poses several rapid-fire questions,
Jane Krakowski and Chris Diamantopoulos Join A Christmas Story: Live! Cast
Reasons to tune in to A Christmas Story: Live! this holiday season are growing exponentially. Jane Krakowski and Chris Diamantopoulos have joined the cast and we can hardly contain our excitement. This is better than a major award!
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt star Krakowski has been cast as Ralphie’s teacher Miss Shields. She will presumably be recreating one of the best fantasy sequences of the entire show in which Miss Shields gives Ralphie an “A Plus!
Tour the Props and Production Design on the Set of Blade Runner: 2049
Adam Savage got to freely roam the set of Blade Runner: 2049 in spectacular giggling glory and it will brighten your day. If we couldn’t be there ourselves, we’re glad that Savage got the honor. He could not be more delighted by the incredible talent on display as he pulled the trigger on a real blaster and test drove a fictional snow plow around the set.
Savage, who teamed with Jamie Hyneman on Mythbusters,
How Wonderstruck DP Edward Lachman Channeled The French Connection for Kids Adventure
Director Todd Haynes’ longtime cinematographer Edward Lachman renders contrasting visions of New York City in their latest collaboration Wonderstruck (opening Friday.) Based on Brian Selznick’s children’s book, the story follows two kids, separated by fifty years, who run away to Manhattan in search of a missing parent and wind up forging an unexpected bond. The twist: one story’s shot in black and white as an homage to the silent movie era, while the parallel tale draws on The French Connection as inspiration for its hyper-colorful street scenes.
Will Smith and Joel Edgerton are LAPD Partners in Magical World of Bright
Netflix will be bringing the magic this holiday season. Ok, maybe not your typical snow-and-miracles seasonal type of magic. It’s more like the old ‘orcs and powerful wands in the police force’ style of magic.
A new featurette gives us a look at the latest Netflix endeavor, Bright, along with cast and crew commentary. The action packed buddy comedy stars Will Smith and Joel Edgerton in a fantasy world packed with magical creatures.
Mindhunter‘s Visual Effects are So Good You Don’t Know They’re There
A new behind-the-scenes clip from Mindhunter highlights just how crazy and intense the editing process can be on a TV show. The serial killer series that you have no doubt been binging on Netflix is trademark David Fincher. It’s dark and suspenseful and you might not realize the benefits of all the digital enhancement that has contributed to the final project.
The clip from Adobe, whose products are used on the series,
New Coco Clip and Featurette Show Mexico’s Real Life Influence
Día de los Muertos is nearly here, and with it comes Pixar’s next major release, Coco. Following in the vein of Disney’s Moana, the filmmakers did some incredibly in depth research to capture a fascinating and colorful culture. Coco looks like a delightful celebration of the Mexican holiday, traditions, and way of life. Pixar released a brand new clip and featurette that give us a flavor of the film.
Heath Ledger Wanted Christian Bale to Really hit him in The Dark Knight
It practically goes without saying at this point that the greatest personification of a comic book villain of all time was Heath Ledger’s turn as the Joker in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight. Ledger won a posthumous Oscar for the performance (the only time an actor has ever won an award in this category after his death), a performance which he imbued with such unhinged gravitas and psychopathic charm it stands to this day, nearly a decade later,
Writer/Director Rebecca Daly on Exploring a Community on the Edge in Good Favour
For her third feature Good Favour director Rebecca Daly, working with co-writer Glenn Montgomery, left her native Ireland, where her first two films were set, for Belgium. She also centered her story more on an ensemble, in this case a remote religious community that’s upended when a young, mysterious man appears out of nowhere and joins them, rather than the more intimate stories anchored by female heroines of her first two films.
Daly’s debut feature was the thriller The Other Side of Sleep,
The VFX Magic Behind Spider-Man: Homecoming
Spider-Man: Homecoming star Tom Holland trained tirelessly to do as many of his own stunts as possible, but some of them were just too epic to do live. In stepped the team at Imageworks VFX, who just released an incredible video giving us a glimpse at the film’s incredible CGI.
Holland was charmingly awkward as the young Peter Parker, and his homemade super suit gave his character more realism. VFX Supervisor Theo Bialik described how the artists made a photorealistic version of Holland that could act out the most dangerous stunts.
That Intriguing Game of Thrones Daario Fan Theory Has Been Debunked
Game of Thrones fans continue to drum up and debate theories as they wait for winter to finally come. Though the creators repeatedly prove that shock and awe are key ingredients for this show, one popular fan theory has been solidly debunked with a recent casting announcement.
Sorry to say, Dany’s former lover Daario Naharis will not make an epic return. At least not in the way some watchers had hoped.
Go Behind-the-Scenes of Murder on the Orient Express
Director/star Kenneth Branagh’s Murder on the Orient Express is a beautiful caper that looks as lavish as the train on which the action takes place. This adaptation from Agatha Christie’s 1934 novel (Sidney Lumet’s version from 1974 is worth a watch as well) was shot on film, which Branagh explains in this new behind-the-scenes featurette was his way of making the film look “sharper, richer, more colorful and feels like you’re inside [the train].”
Meet the Granite Mountain Hotshots in the Timely new Film Only the Brave
Director Joseph Kosinski’s Only the Brave is based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, an elite firefighting force within the Prescott Fire Department in Presscott, Arizona. Founded in 2002, the Granite Mountain Hotshots specialized in fighting wildfires. The term “hotshot” is a rarefied designation—they are the country’s top wildland firefighters, described as the Navy SEALs of firefighting. “The way they fight fires is very different than peole would think,” says Kosinski in the film’s press notes.
New Black Panther Photos Reveal Most Visually Stunning Marvel Film yet
Yesterday we shared the thrilling official trailer for Black Panther, which clearly shows that director and co-writer Ryan Coogler (he penned the script with his longtime collaborator Joe Robert Cole) looks to have crafted something totally different here for Marvel, a fittingly lush, eye-popping stand-alone film for T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman), better known as Black Panther.
Now Marvel and Walt Disney Studios have unleashed a fresh batch of photos from the film,
Can you Spot the 84 Different Film & TV References in This Gremlins Poster?
In Warner Bros. 1984 classic Gremlins (directed by Joe Dante, executive produced by Steven Spielberg), Randall Peltzer (Hoyt Axton), a struggling inventor, is looking for a Christmas gift for his son Billy. Randall heads down to Chinatown and visits an antique store, and there he encounters the adorable, furry creature known as a Mogwai. Although the owner refuses to sell the little monster to Randall, the owner’s grandson has other ideas, and sells him the Mogwai,
