Game of Thrones Releases Images for Episode 4 “Spoils of War”
One of the images HBO just released for this Sunday’s Game of Thrones Episode, “The Spoils of War,” highlights one of the reunions we knew was coming this season; between Theon Greyjoy and Jon Snow. The shot shows Theon on the beach in Dragonstone, where he will likely test just how noble a man Jon Snow really is, and whether he’s so focused on the Night’s King and the White Walkers that he has no time for revenge...
The Walking Dead Celebrates its 100th Episode
When The Walking Dead returns this October, the premiere will also mark the series’ hundredth episode. A hoped-for milestone for all shows, the cast took a moment to commemorate the occasion with a video, released by AMC. Featuring quirky and personal tributes from many of the main cast, the video is a testament to the show’s monumental success. Cast members reflect on everything from the show’s longevity, to their surprise that their character has endured the inhospitable world of The Walking Dead for so long...
A Geological Data Scientist Weighs in on Game of Thrones Doom of Valryia Myth
Even fans would probably agree that it’s for the best that the world of Game of Thrones does not actually exist. Between imminent threats like dragons and Cersei, the unforgiving landscapes featured can often seem like non-threats in comparison. But those who really cling to the details George R. R. Martin includes in his descriptions – and those with expertise in geology – will tell you the geography of Game of Thrones is a dangerous,...
Watch the 1st Trailer for Angelina Jolie’s First They Killed My Father
Netflix has released the first trailer for Angelina Jolie’s First They Killed My Father, based on the memoir of Loung Ung, who survived the Khmer Rouge’s despotic regime from 1975 to 1978 and went on to become a celebrate author and human rights activist. The nearly wordless trailer is a poetic, if haunting, look at Loung’s life as a young girl in Cambodia during an era that saw the state-sanctioned murder of millions, and the transformation of her life into a living nightmare...
The Best Line in the Thor: Ragnarok Trailer Was Written by a Make-A-Wish Kid
This gave us a lump in the throat. Entertainment Weekly published this story during Comic-Con about Thor: Ragnarok, and there was a detail about how the best line in record-setting first trailer wasn’t in the script, or improvised by any of the actors, it was suggested by a young kid from the Make-a-Wish foundation who was on set that day.
The line in question happens at the 1:36 moment in the teaser trailer,...
Star Wars & Harry Potter Worlds Collide With new Episode IX Writer
The Star Wars franchise of the last couple years has been no stranger to hard choices and tough shakeups regarding its production team. The script for The Force Awakens was worked on for the better part of a year by Michael Arndt before a change was made. Ron Howard replaced directing duo Phil Lord and Chris Miller on the upcoming Han Solo movie in a highly-publicized ousting. And these are just the changes that made headlines...
The Handmaid’s Tale DP on Using Old Lenses, Vermeer and Drones to Conjure Dystopia
Liverpool-born cinematographer Colin Watkinson quit his job as a surveyor to work as an entry-level “runner” on a British soundstage, rose through the ranks to shoot Tarsem Singh’s The Fall in 2006, and on the strength of that film’s universally hailed visuals, became one of Los Angeles’ most prolific television commercial DPs. By the time cinematographer-turned director Reed Moreno invited him to shoot The Handmaid’s Tale in Toronto, he had a signature style firmly in place...
Landline‘s Costume Designer on Bringing Back ’90’s New York Fashion
Most of us would like to think that the 1990s weren’t that long ago, but the age of dial up Internet, CDs and home phones has already been made into period piece Landline. Love or loath what you wore at the end of the millenium, you’ll definitely recognize some of these looks. Costume designer Elisabeth Vastola combed through consignment racks to revive the era in a recognizable and authentic way. Set in New York, Jenny Slate’s character is fashion forward while her younger sister,...
Production has Begun on Ant-Man and The Wasp
Today marks the official start to production for Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp. Your returning champs are director Peyton Reed, Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly as Ant-Man and the Wasp respectively, Michael Douglas as Hank Pym, Michael Peña as Luis, and T.I. as Dave. You’ve also got Bobby Cannavale, Judy Greer, Abby Ryder Fortson, and David Dastmalchian reprising their supporting roles.Your newcomers include Laurence Fishburne as Dr. Bill Foster (a.k.a. Goliath), Walton Goggins as Sonny Burch, Michelle Pfeiffer as Janet van Dyne, Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost,...
Watch the First Trailer for David Fincher’s Netflix Series Mindhunter
Director David Fincher might be the greatest living director when it comes to crime thrillers. On the big screen, he has delivered a series of sensational crime films, including Se7en, Zodiac, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Gone Girl. Fincher is now one of the leading lights behind Netflix’s new series Mindhunter, based on John Douglas and Mark Olshaker’s book, “Mindhunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit,” that detailed the work of the FBI’s Investigative Support Unit. ...
Dany’s in Trouble: Watch the Teaser for Game of Thrones Upcoming Episode
“My only venture at this moment is establishing control over this continent and every person on it,” Cersei says to Tycho Nestoris, the Iron Bank’s representative. Cersei is well aware that she can’t win a war against Dany without gold, and although Tycho had come to King’s Landing to collect on the Lannister’s debt, seeing a much better proposition with Dany and her dragons, Cersei convinced him to stay for a fortnight, promising that all the Lannister debts will be paid by the time he goes home...
Talking to Emmy-Nominated Ewan McGregor About Splitting Himself for his Fargo Dual Roles
For years, Ewan McGregor yearned to play a role that required complete physical transformation, but the timing couldn’t have been worse when Fargo creator Noah Hawley asked the svelte actor to grow a beer belly. “I had a jawline that you could cut paper on and I’d never been so fit in my life,” laughs McGregor, who remembers returning to Los Angeles in top physical condition after shooting “Trainspotting 2” in his native Scotland. At the suggestion of an FX executive he bumped into on a Utah ski slope,...
Emmy Nominated Planet Earth II Composers on Scoring the Most Interesting Animals in the World
Ten years after the original series aired, BBC returns to explore our natural world in Planet Earth II. The stunning exploration of the green planet’s jungles, grasslands, deserts and more spawned a viral video of a daring iguana escaping certain death that couldn’t be more hair-raising if it had been scripted. The show’s dynamic score earned composers Jasha Klebe and Jacob Shea of Bleeding Fingers Music an Emmy nomination. The duo had worked separately on major blockbusters including ...
Here’s Your First Look at Zazie Beetz as Deadpool 2‘s Mutant Assassin Domino
20th Century Fox has a very good marketing team, but for Deadpool, there is no one more affective than star Ryan Reynolds. He’s been keeping us updated on all the happenings on Deadpool 2, and now he delivered our first look at Zazie Beetz as Domino, the mutant assassin who will be partnered with Josh Brolin‘s Cable in the film.
Beetz looks right at home as she literally crushes Ryan Reynolds’ Merch with the Mouth,...
Crucial Questions After Watching Game of Thrones‘ “The Queen’s Justice”
Game of Thrones thrives on the power of the unanswered question, and last night’s episode gave fans several more to grapple with. Never a series to short change the unknown, while “The Queen’s Justice” addressed some questions, those answers proved to be double-edged swords, leaving fans with a lot of room to question and wonder.
Jon and Daenerys’ first meeting was a loaded one, yielding a lot of uncertainty. One can’t help but hope that the screen time devoted to Jorah and Sam’s budding relationship might just serve to bolster the far-from-easy one that currently exists between Dany and Jon...
Watch This Glorious Video Detailing the History of Movie Title Sequences
Thanks to shows like Game of Thrones, the title sequence is now an expected part of any movie or show, often engrained in the identity of a series. But it wasn’t always that way. Filmmaker IQ recently put together a video explaining the complex evolution of these sequences, from the earliest days of the silent film through to recent releases, like films in The Avengers series.
Way back during the time of the Lumiere brothers,...
Watch the Bonkers Teaser for Darren Aronofsky‘s mother! Starring Jennifer Lawrence
Director Darren Aronofsky is one of the best in the business at creating films that get under your skin. He made his name with the drug fueled screamer Requiem for a Dream, a truly astonishing film that was hard to shake. As was his super low budget Pi, about a delusional mathematician with some seriously bad headaches. In Black Swan, Aronofksy managed to turn the ballet into a body horror romp that was a totally bracing,...
Watch 300 Jedi Fight 60,000 Medieval Soldiers
Ever wondered how medieval soldiers would fair in battle against Jedi warriors? I, personally, have not, but I’m glad someone else did. Thanks to some enquiring minds, a battle simulator that pits fan-favorites (like the Jedi) against other fighting forces has found its way to the web. One of the latest videos featuring this simulator shows several iterations of footmen facing off with Jedi, with the simulation operator steadily working to find the number of soldiers it takes to bring down a lightsaber-wielding knight...
Game of Thrones Recap: “The Queen’s Justice”
Awkward helloes and brutal goodbyes animated “The Queen’s Justice,” an episode that brought people together in various, mostly uncomfortable scenarios. Before we touch upon the main course, that tasty nice-to-meet-you that took place in Dragonstone, let’s briefly pay a few words to the bizarre Stark reunion up north. What to make of Bran finally arriving in Winterfell, reunitied with Sansa for the first time in years? It was odd and painful, the two Starks have suffered so much since they last saw each other,...
Head of The Defenders Makeup Department on Juggling Four Marvel Superheroes
The Netflix residents of the Marvel Universe are all coming together for the first time on screen to team up as The Defenders. Makeup department head Sarit Klein had an intimate knowledge of the show’s characters going into production. She also worked as makeup head of previous installments Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist...
