Mad Style: The Man From U.N.C.L.E’s Production Designer Oliver Scholl
Guy Ritchie’s latest film The Man From U.N.C.L.E. is a remake of the 1960s TV series, starring Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer and Alicia Vikander. The spy film, set at the height of the Cold War, is a stylish ride, shot through with humor. The Credits talks to production designer Oliver Scholl (Jumper, Edge of Tomorrow) about how to achieve a stylish, rather than stylized look,
Check out Artist Marko Manev’s Noir Star Wars Print Series
Today at 12pm eastern, Bottleneck Gallery and Acme Archives are releasing Marko Manev's latest noir print series of the original Star Wars trilogy. Manev's Star Wars-inspired art is elegant, stripped down and haunting. They capture something ineffable about these characters—the loneliness of Vader juxtaposed with the camaraderie and loyalty of friends like Han Solo and Chewy and R2D2 and C3PO.
The 13″ x 19″ giclee prints (meaning they were made on inkjet printers) will be numbered out of an edition of 125,
Trumbo: A Powerful Look at Hollywood and the Blacklist
Hollywood loves the topic of Hollywood. Most movies about movies illuminate the wonderful, creative, even magical process of bringing stories to the screen, but with Trumbo, a critical eye is being turned towards a less savory aspect of Tinsel Town, in particular the effects that the House Committee on Un-American Activities had on those who plied their trade in the movie business, and those who helped created and maintain the Hollywood Blacklist.
The first trailer for the biopic Trumbo has just been released,
Get to Know the New Bond Women of Spectre
In a new behind-the-scenes video about Spectre, the 24th James Bond film, we get to meet the latest in the franchise’s tough, resilient – and beautiful “Bond women.” Director Sam Mendes shares his vision for the type of women to play against the character of James Bond, and why he selected Léa Seydoux (Blue Is the Warmest Color, Midnight in Paris and Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol) and Monica Bellucci (The Matrix Reloaded,
Here’s How They Made the Incredible Inception Hallway Fight Scene
CineFix’s latest Art of the Scene video tackles one of the more ambitious, wild sequences in modern film history: the rotating hotel corridor fight scene in Christopher Nolan’s Inception. In the scene, Joseph Gordon-Levitt grapples with a bad guy in zero gravity dream battle. The beauty of the scene was in no small part due to Nolan’s decision to find a practical way to film it rather than rely on CGI.
Finally a Look at Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight
For those of you (and we know there are many) who have been jonesing for a little Tarantino in your diet, finally, finally we’ve got a taste of his upcoming The Hateful Eight. And just look at that opening shot! Imagine that in ultra Panavision 70mm, which Tarantino promised the entire film would be shot in and which The Weinstein Company is promising to give the format it's widest release in 20 years.
Director Ty Evans on his Skateboard Documentary We Are Blood
Director Ty Evans is a skateboarder and self-taught filmmaker who went from filming his friends using whatever cameras he could scrounge the money for to using state-of-the-art camera equipment, some times mounting cameras to a helicopter, for his groundbreaking work on We Are Blood. The documentary features renown skateboarder Paul Rodriguez (P-Rod) and his skateboarding family (Theotis “Theo” Beasely, Chris “Cookie” Colbourn and Boo Johnson) as they travel around the world, with Evans and his small crew,
Straight Outta Compton Screenwriter Andrea Berloff on N.W.A.’s Story
They invented gangsta rap and put West Coast hip hop on the map, and in the process triggered a tectonic shift across an entire cultural landscape. N.W.A. was the baddest, boldest, most influential rap band of their era. Coming from South Central Los Angeles in the mid 1980s, N.W.A.'s members—Ice Cube, Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, DJ Yella and MC Ren channeled the rage, remorse and bravado of the streets of Compton, a hotbed of police brutality and gang turf wars between the Crips and the Bloods,
Post Apocalyptic Animated Comedy Cassius and Clay Will be Awesome
Have you ever watched Archer? If the answer is no, rectify this situation immediately. Comedy Central’s genius animated comedy, created by Adam Reed, is consistently hilarious. This animated spy thriller follows Sterling Archer (H. Jon Benjamin) and his often bloody, absurd exploits with his fellow operatives (which includes Chris Parnell, Aisha Tyler and Jessica Walter, the latter best known as Lucielle Bluth on Arrested Development).
Now Archer creator Adam Reed is teaming up with writer and executive producer Megan Ganz,
New Steve Jobs Trailer Focuses on Icon’s Family Issues
“The two most significant events in the 20th century, the allies win the war, and this,” says Steve Jobs (Michael Fassbender) in the the latest Steve Jobs trailer, the ‘this’ no doubt referring to the release of one of his beloved products. This opening line becomes an emblem for the focus of the latest trailer, which is about Jobs’ relentless pursuit of perfection in his business life while his personal life,
HBO Teases Westworld & Amy Schumer Live at the Apollo
It almost looks like a conventional western, which wouldn’t be a bad thing for HBO considering the last time they tackled the genre they gave us Deadwood. Only Westworld is hardly a proper western, as many of those cowboys and cowgirls aren’t actually human.
HBO dropped the teaser right before the True Detective finale last night, and it’s a creepy little number. Loosely based on the 1973 film written and directed by Michael Crichton,
Vin Diesel’s Beard, Angelina Jolie’s Rage & Marisa Tomei Enters Empire
A few new tasty trailers have been released, and they really couldn't be more different. Let's take a quick peek:
The Last Witch Hunter
At six seconds into The Last Witch Hunter trailer, we finally find out what Vin Diesel might look like if he played a young Saint Nicholas. That beard! Only this is no Christmas movie. The Last Witch Hunter is Diesel’s return to playing a kind of super soldier (think Riddick) in a world gone witchy.
New Everest IMAX Trailer is Phenomenal
“Human beings simply aren’t built to function at the cruising altitude of a 747. Everest is without a doubt the most dangerous place on Earth.”
This comes from Rob Hall (Jason Clarke), legendary New Zealand mountaineer and the head guide of the doomed 1996 Mount Everest expedition that Everest based on it. Directed by Baltasar Kormákur (2 Guns, Contraband), Everest will follow two expedition groups,
Actress/Producer Miranda Bailey on The Diary of a Teenage Girl
As CEO of Cold Iron Pictures, Miranda Bailey believed strongly in Marielle Heller’s directorial debut, The Diary of a Teenage Girl, itself an adaptation of the critically acclaimed graphic novel by Phoebe Gloeckner. As a producer, Bailey had already proven herself to have a keen eye—she executive produced Noah Baumbach’s The Squid and the Whale, and more recently, Time out of Mind,
The Deadpool Trailer is Finally Here
When Wade Wilson goes in for his surgery, the one that will turn him into Deadpool, an anti-superhero with Wolverine-like healing powers, he’s told “one thing that never survives this place is a sense of humor.” That this isn’t close to true is one of the things that has fans salivating for the release of Deadpool. As this trailer proves, this film will have, among the usual accoutrements of the superhero genre, along with a huge heaping of very blue humor.
Mission: Impossible Stunt Coordinator on Tom Cruise’s Feats
Tom Cruise is famous for his tenacity when it comes to performing his own stunts, but now that he’s in his fifties he would be forgiven for taking things a little bit easier. But that just isn’t Cruise’s style. If anything, he’s pushing himself harder than ever. Take the opening scene of Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation. During the four minute, 10-second sequence, Cruise- as secret agent Ethan Hunt- hangs off the side of an Airbus A400M during its steep vertical takeoff.
Greta Gerwig & Lola Kirke Talk Mistress America
Mistress America is a sharply observed, witty story about Tracy, a freshman at NYU, played by Lola Kirke, who becomes friendly with her prospective stepsister named Brooke, played by Greta Gerwig., who co-wrote the film with director Noah Baumbach.
Tracy, a would-be writer who is feeling alone, uncertain, and a little lost, is initially dazzled by Brooke’s sophistication and confidence, though she admits that she often goes along with Brooke because it is fun,
The Intern Trailer: Using Humor to Tackle Ageism
Warner Bros. Pictures just released the second official trailer for The Intern by Oscar-nominated and award-winning writer/filmmaker Nancy Meyers. Meyers, the highest-grossing female director, with a body of work which includes hits like It’s Complicated, Something’s Gotta Give, and Private Benjamin, has that rare ability to use humor to subtly guide her audiences to confront their attitudes about vital societal issues. At 65,
Sizzling Venice Lineup Includes Black Mass, Everest & Beasts of No Nation
Between September 2nd and October 11th, four major film festivals take place, each with their share of major world premieres. Venice runs from September 2-12, Telluride from September 4-7, Toronto from September 10-20, and finally New York, from September 25 to October 11. It's sort of insane to think that in a little over a month this many major films, many of them likely to end up vying for Oscars, will be seen in such a glut.
The Two Most Intense Stunts in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
When it comes to stunts and action set pieces in franchise films, we want them bigger, better, faster, and more insane in each new film. From Fast & Furious to The Avengers have to deal with a monster of their own making—how to one up the last thing they did, which was often, at the time, what they thought was near the limit of what was possible. For franchises in the Marvel universe,
