Can You Hear the Fear? How Sound Shapes the Daring Missions of “Masters of the Air”
Masters of the Air, Apple TV+’s new World War II epic showcasing the heroics and travails of a fleet of young U.S. pilots in Europe, has been lauded for its classical filmmaking and realistic approach to mid-century flight. Focusing on sober, earnest Buck (Austin Butler) and Bucky (Callum Turner), a battle-ready scamp, the show toggles between dogfights in the air and quiet moments on the ground, on airfields in the English countryside and in medical wards where some of the crew suffer from as-yet undiagnosed PTSD.
“True Detective: Night Country” Costume Designer Alex Bovaird Fashions a Frozen World
Costume designer Alex Bovaird creates a tactile, frozen world in True Detective: Night Country. In the fourth season of the HBO series, filmmaker Issa Lopez takes Bovaird and audiences to the fictional town of Ennis, Alaska. As the True Detective formula goes, two badge-wearers, Chief Danvers (Jodie Foster) and Evangeline Navarro (Kali Reis), try to crack a mystery. A past case once brought the two together, and a new case – eight men gone missing and found frozen to death in ice – reunites them.
Air, Water, Earth, Fire: DP Michael Balfry Brings “Avatar: The Last Airbender” to Life
Netflix took on producing the live-action remake of the long-running, beloved Nickelodeon animation Avatar: The Last Airbender, about four elemental kingdoms (fire, air, water, and earth) who live in harmony until the Fire Nation starts a war to take over the world. The series, which premiered late last month, is true to the original story. Twelve-year-old Aang (Gordon Cormier) is the sole remaining airbender after a Fire Nation attack, and he survives after being frozen in an iceberg for a century before waking up in an icy part of the world of the Southern Water Tribe.
“Iwájú” Visual Effects Supervisor Marlon West on Bringing Afrofuturism to Animation
Disney+ just released an exciting new 6-part animated series called Iwájú, representing the first collaboration with an outside studio in its partnership with Pan-African storytelling company Kugali Media. Kugali’s co-founders created a uniquely African story, which takes place in a futuristic Lagos, Nigeria. In fact, every single character that appears in Iwájú is Nigerian.
The series is a coming-of-age tale centered on an idealistic 10-year-old girl named Tola. She lives in the rarified and protected environment her tech mogul father Tunde has created on the island,
Final Warning: “3 Body Problem” Trailer Drops, Unveiling New Saga From “Game of Thrones” Creators
The final trailer for easily one of the biggest upcoming series of the year has arrived. Netflix’s 3 Body Problem makes first contact in a mere three weeks, the first new series from Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and Dan Weiss since their HBO juggernaut ended in 2019. Benioff, Weiss, and True Blood writer/producer Alexander Woo have adapted their hugely ambitious series from author Liu Cixin’s “Remembrance of Earth’s Past” trilogy centered on how humanity preps for a coming alien invasion.
Fire & Fury Return: “House of the Dragon” Season 2 Takes Flight in June
HBO’s going to send you back to Westeros this summer.
House of the Dragon season 2 will be premiering this June, a dragon egg-sized nugget revealed by Warner Bros. Discovery streaming and gaming chief J.B. Perrette during an interview on Monday.
The first season of House of the Dragon, the first Game of Thrones spinoff to make it to air, managed the tricky feat of giving GoT fans a heaping helping of the palace intrigue,
Director Alex Stapleton Gets Personal in HBO’s “God Save Texas”
Throughout her career, Emmy-winning documentarian Alex Stapleton has spotlighted such colorful characters as baseball legend Reggie Jackson and movie maverick Roger Corman. She’s examined the role athletes play in the cultural and political conversation in Shut up and Dribble and investigated the struggle for LGBTQ rights in Pride. But the HBO series God Save Texas presented Stapleton an opportunity to document a subject unlike any she had captured before — herself.
“X-Men: 97” Trailer Reveals Marvel’s New Mutant-Powered Animated Disney+ Series
Marvel has dropped the official trailer for X-Men: 97, a revival of the beloved animated series from the mid-90s that spawned an entire generation of fans, both for the mutants and for those unbeatable costumes (Wolverine’s banana yellow suit is so iconic that Hugh Jackman dons it in the upcoming Deadpool & Wolverine).
Beau DeMayo (The Witcher) is the series’ head writer,
HBO Developing New “Game of Thrones” Spinoff Centered on Aegon’s Conquest from “The Batman Part II” Scribe
HBO is perched atop another dragon circling a fresh story from Westeros.
The latest Game of Thrones spinoff in development is based on Aegon’s Conquest, an idea they’ve been workshopping for a long time. The company is partnering with screenwriter Mattson Tomlin, who helped director Matt Reeves shape his first The Batman story (he went uncredited), and is working again with Reeves on The Batman Part II.
Aegon’s Conquest would be set before the events of House of the Dragon,
Kate Winslet Reigns Supreme in First “The Regime” Trailer
The official trailer for The Regime has arrived, with Kate Winslet returning to HBO after her stunning performance in the 2021 HBO series Mare of Easttown. In The Regime, however, Winslet trades her pitch-perfect Philadelphia-adjacent accent as a dutiful detective for the Queen’s English (although she’s certainly putting a twist on her normal speaking voice) as she plays a morally flexible Chancellor with a thirst for power.
First “Manhunt” Trailer Reveals Apple TV+’s Thriller About Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination
“I was born with a chance to be somebody,” a voice says at the top of Apple TV+’s first Manhunt trailer. “I’m going to be the most famous man in the whole world.” Our speaker is none other than John Wilkes Booth (Anthony Boyle), a man who might have gone on to infamy but whose heinous crime has never been fully explicated on screen—until now. The new limited series, from creator and showrunner Monica Beletsky (Fargo,
Jon Stewart Returning to Host “The Daily Show”
Comedy Central is getting Jon Stewart back.
The longtime host of The Daily Show is returning to host on Mondays through the 2024 election, with the rest of the week led by the correspondents. This new approach will begin on February 12, with Stewart returning to the chair that made him a star to kick off each week, setting the table for the rest of The Daily Show team,
Netflix Drops The First “Avatar: The Last Airbender” Trailer
The official trailer for Netflix’s live-action series Avatar: The Last Airbender has arrived with a gust of wind and a burst of fire.
Showrunner Albert Kim’s ambitious new series follows the young Avatar Aaang (Gordon Cormier), as he faces the challenge of mastering the four elements in an effort to harmonize the world in the face of a grave threat from the Fire Nation and the Fire Lord Ozai (Daniel Dae Kim).
Netflix Unveils First Ripley” Teaser, Starring Andrew Scott as the Iconic, Dangerous Tom Ripley
Netflix has revealed the first teaser for their upcoming series Ripley, led by rising star Andrew Scott (currently in Andrew Haigh’s heartbreaking All of Us Strangers) as the titular Tom Ripley, a grifter in 1960s New York who’s tapped by a rich man to head to Italy to retrieve his wayward son. This leads Ripley, a talented cipher with flexible morals, into a world of wealth and privilege that’s all too ripe for his specific skill set.
“True Detective: Night Country” Writer/Director Issa López Delivers a Chilling New Season
Issa López loves to challenge herself. The writer/director, best known for the mystical 2017 feature Tigers Are Not Afraid, believes your comfort zone is the last place to find stories worth telling.
“If you’re not terrified, you’re not doing it right,” López says during a recent Zoom interview. “There are massive fears that you face as a filmmaker. You need to just do it. With the right team, you can go out and do anything.”
Perhaps nothing proves this better than True Detective: Night Country,
“Game of Thrones” Creators David Benioff and Dan Weiss Have One (Surprising) Regret
It’s been five years since Game of Thrones ended its eight-season run on HBO. The fantasy series was one of the most successful shows of the modern TV era, drawing viewers from across the globe and becoming a genuine, worldwide phenomenon. It’s a scientifically provable fact that with this level of success comes an equal level of scrutiny, something that creators David Benioff and Dan Weiss are well aware of and wisely chose not to engage with.
Emmy Awards: “The Bear,” “Beef,” and “Succession” Win Top Awards in Most Diverse Ceremony Ever
The Emmys have come and gone and delivered the most diverse awards ceremony in its history, with a person of color winning in every major category for the first time.
Quinta Brunson won Best Actress in a Comedy Series for playing Janine Teagues in Abbott Elementary, becoming the second Black woman to win the category since Isabel Sanford won in 1981 for The Jeffersons. Ayo Edebiri was a big part of the huge night for FX’s The Bear,
Emmy-Nominated “Succession” Editor Ken Eluto on Cutting the Roy Family Down to Size
HBO’s glorious tragicomedy Succession went on for four riveting seasons and finished at a creative zenith. The acerbic squabbling and venomous backstabbing amongst the narcissistic Roy family — led by savage patriarch and leader of the media giant, Waystar Royco, Logan Roy (Brian Cox) — culminated with the end game promised in the series title playing out in a most unexpected way. In the final season of creator/showrunner Jesse Armstrong’s powerhouse family drama,
Netflix Reveals “3 Body Problem” Trailer From “Game of Thrones” Creators David Benioff and Dan Weiss
One of the biggest upcoming series of the year has also been one of the most mysterious—Netflix’s 3 Body Problem, which comes from Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and Dan Weiss, as well as True Blood writer/producer Alexander Woo. The series is based on adapted from author Liu Cixin’s “Remembrance of Earth’s Past” trilogy, which is centered on how humanity preps for a coming alien invasion. Netflix revealed the new trailer at CES in Las Vegas.
Marvel’s “Echo” Drops Two New Looks as Series Arrives on Disney+
Marvel Studios’ Echo is officially reverberating across Disney+. The new series is now streaming, in its entirety, on Disney+, with two new looks at the series available for your viewing pleasure. The first is a clip from the series, which shows Maya Lopez (Alaqua Cox) unleashing her hand-to-hand combat skills on a roomful of men who can do little about it. The second is a refresher on the series’ main villain and one of the longstanding Marvel baddies of them all,
