David Fincher has always seemed to me like an auteur kind of director who makes pretty much whatever he wants to. So it’s always felt like an odd decision for him to take the reins of World War Z 2, a sequel to a middlingly received 2013 zombie film that most people have completely forgotten.
But he (and frequent collaborator Brad Pitt) have signed on the dotted line for the pic, and apparently they’re stuck pondering exactly what to do with it. In an interview with Little White Lies about Mindhunter, he was asked for an update on the project and simply said:
“We’re trying. A lot of stones have been laid. We’re just deconstructing it right now against the mythology that exists to see where we can go.”
You might think a zombie film plot is a no-brainer – just chuck a load of zombies at some actors,...
But he (and frequent collaborator Brad Pitt) have signed on the dotted line for the pic, and apparently they’re stuck pondering exactly what to do with it. In an interview with Little White Lies about Mindhunter, he was asked for an update on the project and simply said:
“We’re trying. A lot of stones have been laid. We’re just deconstructing it right now against the mythology that exists to see where we can go.”
You might think a zombie film plot is a no-brainer – just chuck a load of zombies at some actors,...
- 11/27/2017
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
Any list of the best working auteur directors will likely include David Fincher, but you probably don’t want to tell him that to his face. In a new interview with Little White Lies, the “Mindhunter” director and executive producer gets honest about his “distaste” for the word “auteur.” When it comes down to it, moviemaking is too irregular and unpredictable to give one person total authorial credit.
Read More:David Fincher Didn’t Direct ‘The Force Awakens’ Because He Couldn’t Handle the ‘Abuse of Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher’
“The problem with auteurism is that it presupposes that one person can impress upon 95 people, so clearly, that the manifestation of whatever it is going on in your head can be clearly attributed to them,” Fincher said. “The reality of moviemaking is, y’know, it’s a rat fuck. Every day is a skirmish, and you might escape every skirmish,...
Read More:David Fincher Didn’t Direct ‘The Force Awakens’ Because He Couldn’t Handle the ‘Abuse of Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher’
“The problem with auteurism is that it presupposes that one person can impress upon 95 people, so clearly, that the manifestation of whatever it is going on in your head can be clearly attributed to them,” Fincher said. “The reality of moviemaking is, y’know, it’s a rat fuck. Every day is a skirmish, and you might escape every skirmish,...
- 11/24/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Ryan Lambie Nov 22, 2017
Can the spirit of a dog force its former master to get married? Here's an astounding trailer for Best Friend From Heaven...
There's far too much cynicism in the world these days. So thank goodness, then, for wholesome films like Best Friend From Heaven - the forthcoming romantic comedy about a woman, her dead dog, and its ghost's attempts to get her hitched.
Wait, what?
We'll let the official synopsis explain:
When a tragic accident takes the life of her dog, Tara is forced to cancel her wedding. With a little help from above, their small town rallies together to make sure these two are able to have the wedding of their dreams.
Yes, it's heart-warming stuff, alright, at least once you get past the bit where the dog's tragically flattened by a car while chasing a squirrel. Once the canine's up in heaven, it's laughs all the way down,...
Can the spirit of a dog force its former master to get married? Here's an astounding trailer for Best Friend From Heaven...
There's far too much cynicism in the world these days. So thank goodness, then, for wholesome films like Best Friend From Heaven - the forthcoming romantic comedy about a woman, her dead dog, and its ghost's attempts to get her hitched.
Wait, what?
We'll let the official synopsis explain:
When a tragic accident takes the life of her dog, Tara is forced to cancel her wedding. With a little help from above, their small town rallies together to make sure these two are able to have the wedding of their dreams.
Yes, it's heart-warming stuff, alright, at least once you get past the bit where the dog's tragically flattened by a car while chasing a squirrel. Once the canine's up in heaven, it's laughs all the way down,...
- 11/22/2017
- Den of Geek
Paul Thomas Anderson has always been an advocate for his friend and fellow celluloid enthusiast Christopher Nolan, so it’s no surprise the “Phantom Thread” filmmaker loves “Dunkirk.” The WWII survival story was released over the summer to some of the year’s best reviews (IndieWire named it Nolan’s greatest achievement to date) and grossed over $500 million worldwide. “Its practically wordless structure was so exciting to me,” Anderson told Variety of Nolan’s film, which was shot entirely on 65mm. “It’s stripped down to bare essentials.”
Read More:Dunkirk Will Probably Win Best Picture, but a Changing Oscar Landscape Could Favor A Micro-Budget Dark Horse
Anderson, whose “Phantom Thread” could be facing off against “Dunkirk” in numerous awards races this season, including Best Director, has long made his positive thoughts on Nolan’s films loud and clear. In fall 2015, Anderson was advocating on behalf of Nolan’s “beautiful...
Read More:Dunkirk Will Probably Win Best Picture, but a Changing Oscar Landscape Could Favor A Micro-Budget Dark Horse
Anderson, whose “Phantom Thread” could be facing off against “Dunkirk” in numerous awards races this season, including Best Director, has long made his positive thoughts on Nolan’s films loud and clear. In fall 2015, Anderson was advocating on behalf of Nolan’s “beautiful...
- 11/7/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best film in theaters right now?”, can be found at the end of this post.)
This week’s question: In honor of Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird,” what is the best coming-of-age movie ever made?
Siddhant Adlakha (@SidizenKane), Birth.Movies.Death.
While it may not fit the western paradigm of a traditional coming of age film (neither a high school setting nor teenage angst or confusion find themselves the focus), “Lion” holds the distinction of being a rare modern movie that gets to the root of key questions of dual identity, questions that will only become more prominent in the age of globalism. It’s the most extreme version of having your feet in two cultures; Saroo Brierley (Sunny Pawar, Dev Patel) finds himself...
This week’s question: In honor of Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird,” what is the best coming-of-age movie ever made?
Siddhant Adlakha (@SidizenKane), Birth.Movies.Death.
While it may not fit the western paradigm of a traditional coming of age film (neither a high school setting nor teenage angst or confusion find themselves the focus), “Lion” holds the distinction of being a rare modern movie that gets to the root of key questions of dual identity, questions that will only become more prominent in the age of globalism. It’s the most extreme version of having your feet in two cultures; Saroo Brierley (Sunny Pawar, Dev Patel) finds himself...
- 11/6/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best film in theaters right now?”, can be found at the end of this post.)
This week’s question: In honor of “The Killing of a Sacred Deer,” what is Nicole Kidman’s greatest performance?
Vadim Rizov (@VRizov), Filmmaker Magazine
I don’t know about “best” — I haven’t seen an embarrassing chunk of what are considered her most significant roles, and I’m weak on understanding acting — but the performance that sticks most in my mind (quite possibly because I saw it at impressionable high school age) is “Dogville.” Kidman is spookily withdrawn, like an observer alien in a human body dropped into a moral wasteland which she attempts to navigate with understanding and decorum until finally it’s just too much. As in “Birth,...
This week’s question: In honor of “The Killing of a Sacred Deer,” what is Nicole Kidman’s greatest performance?
Vadim Rizov (@VRizov), Filmmaker Magazine
I don’t know about “best” — I haven’t seen an embarrassing chunk of what are considered her most significant roles, and I’m weak on understanding acting — but the performance that sticks most in my mind (quite possibly because I saw it at impressionable high school age) is “Dogville.” Kidman is spookily withdrawn, like an observer alien in a human body dropped into a moral wasteland which she attempts to navigate with understanding and decorum until finally it’s just too much. As in “Birth,...
- 10/23/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Simon Brew Nov 27, 2017
David Fincher has been developing World War Z 2 for the last year, and slow progress is being made...
Just adding to the story below, David Fincher has given a further, brief update to Little White Lies on the state of World War Z 2. He's still involved in the film, and says that they're trying to make it happen. "World War Z? We’re trying. A lot of stones have been laid. We’re just deconstructing it right now against the mythology that exists to see where we can go", he said.
Baby steps, by the sounds of it. More as we hear it...
From October 2017
There’s not been an awful lot of obvious progress where World War Z 2 is concerned, with no confirmed release date in sight at the moment. The project does have, though, David Fincher involved. He’s set to direct...
David Fincher has been developing World War Z 2 for the last year, and slow progress is being made...
Just adding to the story below, David Fincher has given a further, brief update to Little White Lies on the state of World War Z 2. He's still involved in the film, and says that they're trying to make it happen. "World War Z? We’re trying. A lot of stones have been laid. We’re just deconstructing it right now against the mythology that exists to see where we can go", he said.
Baby steps, by the sounds of it. More as we hear it...
From October 2017
There’s not been an awful lot of obvious progress where World War Z 2 is concerned, with no confirmed release date in sight at the moment. The project does have, though, David Fincher involved. He’s set to direct...
- 10/20/2017
- Den of Geek
Nicolas Winding Refn has announced he is launching a curated website of films, essays, photography, and more art in February 2018. The website, entitled “byNWR.com,” will be completely free for users, including the streaming films. Refn made the announcement during an appearance at the Lumière Film Festival in Lyon, France, where he described the project as “an unadulterated cultural expressway of the arts” that will “create a modern idea of what cinema will become.”
Read More:Nicolas Winding Refn Teases ‘Too Old To Die Young’ TV Series With Punk Track
The website’s mission statement reads: “byNWR shares Nicolas Winding Refn’s passion for the rare, the forgotten and the unknown, breathing new life into the culturally intriguing and influential. Quarterly volumes of content divide into three monthly chapters, each featuring a fully-restored film. These revived cinematic gems inspire a wealth of original content, curated by special Guest Editors.”
The...
Read More:Nicolas Winding Refn Teases ‘Too Old To Die Young’ TV Series With Punk Track
The website’s mission statement reads: “byNWR shares Nicolas Winding Refn’s passion for the rare, the forgotten and the unknown, breathing new life into the culturally intriguing and influential. Quarterly volumes of content divide into three monthly chapters, each featuring a fully-restored film. These revived cinematic gems inspire a wealth of original content, curated by special Guest Editors.”
The...
- 10/16/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best film in theaters right now?”, can be found at the end of this post.)
This week’s question: In honor of “The Florida Project,” which has just started its platform release across the country, what is the greatest child performance in a film?
Jordan Hoffman (@JHoffman), The Guardian, Vanity Fair
I can agonize over this question or I can go at this Malcolm Gladwell “Blink”-style. My answer is Tatum O’Neal in “Paper Moon.” She’s just so funny and tough, which of course makes the performance all the more heartbreaking. She won the freaking Oscar at age 10 for this and I’d really love to give a more deep cut response, but why screw around? Paper Moon is a perfect film and she is the lynchpin.
This week’s question: In honor of “The Florida Project,” which has just started its platform release across the country, what is the greatest child performance in a film?
Jordan Hoffman (@JHoffman), The Guardian, Vanity Fair
I can agonize over this question or I can go at this Malcolm Gladwell “Blink”-style. My answer is Tatum O’Neal in “Paper Moon.” She’s just so funny and tough, which of course makes the performance all the more heartbreaking. She won the freaking Oscar at age 10 for this and I’d really love to give a more deep cut response, but why screw around? Paper Moon is a perfect film and she is the lynchpin.
- 10/9/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture: Short Movie of the Day: The third official Blade Runner 2049 prequel short, an anime film by Shinichiro Watanabe titled Black Out 2022, has arrived: Video Essay of the Day: Also in anticipation of Blade Runner 2049, Luis Azevedo created this look at AI in the movies for Little White Lies: Screenwriting Lesson of the Day: Speaking of Blade Runner, Lessons from the Screenplay examines the future noir genre and Blade Runner's script specifically: Vintage Image of the Day: This week, singer/actor Meat Loaf turns 70, so here's a beautiful image of him and Edward Norton from the 1999 movie Fight...
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- 9/27/2017
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
Richard Dreyfuss‘ movie paychecks went straight to his son, as Twitter learned through a hilarious and very candid exchange between the pair on Tuesday.
The actor’s 31-year-old son Ben replied to a tweet asking followers to name their favorite Steven Speilberg film, to which he pointed to an iconic movie in which his father played a key role.
“Jaws because I didn’t get a scholarship to college and my dad had to pay for it,” Ben wrote.
Richard, 69, saw the wisecrack and responded with one of his own.
“I used the Poseidon money for your college,” he replied,...
The actor’s 31-year-old son Ben replied to a tweet asking followers to name their favorite Steven Speilberg film, to which he pointed to an iconic movie in which his father played a key role.
“Jaws because I didn’t get a scholarship to college and my dad had to pay for it,” Ben wrote.
Richard, 69, saw the wisecrack and responded with one of his own.
“I used the Poseidon money for your college,” he replied,...
- 9/19/2017
- by Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best film in theaters right now?”, can be found at the end of this post.)
A recent article (based on a very unscientific poll) argued that millennials don’t really care about old movies. Maybe that’s true, and maybe it isn’t, but the fact remains that many people disregard classic cinema on principle. These people are missing out, but it only takes one film — the right film — to change their minds and forever alter their viewing habits.
This week’s question: What is one classic film you would recommend to someone who doesn’t watch them?
Candice Frederick (@ReelTalker), Hello Beautiful, /Film, Thrillist, etc
“Rebel Without a Cause.” I’ll out myself by saying that I’ve only recently seen this film...
A recent article (based on a very unscientific poll) argued that millennials don’t really care about old movies. Maybe that’s true, and maybe it isn’t, but the fact remains that many people disregard classic cinema on principle. These people are missing out, but it only takes one film — the right film — to change their minds and forever alter their viewing habits.
This week’s question: What is one classic film you would recommend to someone who doesn’t watch them?
Candice Frederick (@ReelTalker), Hello Beautiful, /Film, Thrillist, etc
“Rebel Without a Cause.” I’ll out myself by saying that I’ve only recently seen this film...
- 8/28/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
"It's the perfect rivalry..." Bring on the outstanding tennis movies. A second official international trailer for the film Borg/McEnroe (also just titled simply Borg) has been revealed thanks to Little White Lies. The film recreates the iconic 1980 Wimbledon match between tennis champs and rivals Björn Borg and John McEnroe. Shia Labeouf plays John McEnroe, and Swedish actor Sverrir Gudnason plays Björn Borg; also starring Stellan Skarsgård, Tuva Novotny, and David Bamber. This continues to look better than expected (see the first full trailer), and I'm excited to get a chance to see this soon. It will premiere at the Toronto Film Festival and hit theaters in Europe this fall, but still needs a Us release. Hopefully it will get a date soon. I love how intense this looks, I'm totally in for it, seems like it might surprise us all. Take a look. Here's the second international trailer for...
- 8/25/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film and TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best film in theaters right now?”, can be found at the end of this post.)
This week’s question: In honor of “The Trip to Spain,” what is the best movie trilogy?
Richard Brody (@tnyfrontrow), The New Yorker
Far be it from me to choose between Antonioni’s non-trilogy “L’Avventura,” “La Notte,” and “L’Eclisse” and Kiarostami’s explicitly-denied “Koker” trilogy of “Where Is the Friend’s Home?,” “Life and Nothing More,” and “Through the Olive Trees” (and I’m tempted to make a trilogy of trilogies with Carl Theodor Dreyer’s “Day of Wrath,” “Ordet,” and “Gertrud”), but if I put Kiarostami’s films first, it’s because he puts their very creation into the action. Reflexivity isn’t a...
This week’s question: In honor of “The Trip to Spain,” what is the best movie trilogy?
Richard Brody (@tnyfrontrow), The New Yorker
Far be it from me to choose between Antonioni’s non-trilogy “L’Avventura,” “La Notte,” and “L’Eclisse” and Kiarostami’s explicitly-denied “Koker” trilogy of “Where Is the Friend’s Home?,” “Life and Nothing More,” and “Through the Olive Trees” (and I’m tempted to make a trilogy of trilogies with Carl Theodor Dreyer’s “Day of Wrath,” “Ordet,” and “Gertrud”), but if I put Kiarostami’s films first, it’s because he puts their very creation into the action. Reflexivity isn’t a...
- 8/14/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film and TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best film in theaters right now?”, can be found at the end of this post.)
This week’s question: What was the most surprising movie of the 2017 summer movie season?
Kate Erbland (@katerbland), IndieWire
“Girls Trip”!!! I can’t think of a more pleasant movie-going experience I’ve had this summer, and I saw a screening of “Dunkirk” in IMAX where my hair was literally blown back from my head and a screening of “Rough Night” where everyone was given glasses of rose and bachelorette crowns before they walked in, so I’ve done some living this season. There’s nothing quite like seeing a raucous comedy in a packed theater filled with people who are having just as much fun as you are.
This week’s question: What was the most surprising movie of the 2017 summer movie season?
Kate Erbland (@katerbland), IndieWire
“Girls Trip”!!! I can’t think of a more pleasant movie-going experience I’ve had this summer, and I saw a screening of “Dunkirk” in IMAX where my hair was literally blown back from my head and a screening of “Rough Night” where everyone was given glasses of rose and bachelorette crowns before they walked in, so I’ve done some living this season. There’s nothing quite like seeing a raucous comedy in a packed theater filled with people who are having just as much fun as you are.
- 8/7/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film and TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best film in theaters right now?”, can be found at the end of this post.)
This week’s question: In honor of Christopher Nolan’s “Dunkirk,” what is the best war movie ever made?
Read More‘Dunkirk’ Review: Christopher Nolan’s Monumental War Epic Is The Best Film He’s Ever Made Richard Brody (@tnyfrontrow), The New Yorker
Howard Hawks’ “The Dawn Patrol,” from 1930, shows soldiers and officers cracking up from the cruelty of their missions — and shows the ones who manage not to, singing and clowning with an exuberance that suggests the rictus of a death mask. There’s courage and heroism, virtue and honor — at a price that makes the words themselves seem foul. John Ford’s “The Lost Patrol,...
This week’s question: In honor of Christopher Nolan’s “Dunkirk,” what is the best war movie ever made?
Read More‘Dunkirk’ Review: Christopher Nolan’s Monumental War Epic Is The Best Film He’s Ever Made Richard Brody (@tnyfrontrow), The New Yorker
Howard Hawks’ “The Dawn Patrol,” from 1930, shows soldiers and officers cracking up from the cruelty of their missions — and shows the ones who manage not to, singing and clowning with an exuberance that suggests the rictus of a death mask. There’s courage and heroism, virtue and honor — at a price that makes the words themselves seem foul. John Ford’s “The Lost Patrol,...
- 7/24/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Author: Competitions
To mark the release of Scribe on 21st July, we’ve been given a bundle of French thrillers and TV series to give away. The bundle includes The Bureau Season 1, The Bureau Season 2, State Affairs, Braquo season 1, Jo Season one, Love Crime, and Witnesses season 1
From first time feature director Thomas Kruithof, Scribe stars François Cluzet (Untouchable, Tell No One, Little White Lies) as the middle aged and financially struggling man who is looking for work two years after suffering a burn-out. He gets hired by a mysterious employer to transcribe phone tapped conversations, which propels him into the heart of a large-scale political plot and gets him trapped in the French secret services underworld.
A paranoid thriller in the spirit of ’70s pics such as Marathon Man and The Conversation, Scribe was originally inspired by the 1983-1984 Lebanon hostage crisis, in which three French people were kidnapped...
To mark the release of Scribe on 21st July, we’ve been given a bundle of French thrillers and TV series to give away. The bundle includes The Bureau Season 1, The Bureau Season 2, State Affairs, Braquo season 1, Jo Season one, Love Crime, and Witnesses season 1
From first time feature director Thomas Kruithof, Scribe stars François Cluzet (Untouchable, Tell No One, Little White Lies) as the middle aged and financially struggling man who is looking for work two years after suffering a burn-out. He gets hired by a mysterious employer to transcribe phone tapped conversations, which propels him into the heart of a large-scale political plot and gets him trapped in the French secret services underworld.
A paranoid thriller in the spirit of ’70s pics such as Marathon Man and The Conversation, Scribe was originally inspired by the 1983-1984 Lebanon hostage crisis, in which three French people were kidnapped...
- 7/19/2017
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
“Dunkirk” is just one week away from opening in theaters nationwide, and it marks a big step in the career of Christopher Nolan. The director has experimented with using 70mm film for select scenes in his movies dating back to “The Prestige,” but the WWII drama is the first time he used 70mm film for the entire picture. That’s right: 100% of “Dunkirk” was filmed using 70mm film cameras, and 75% was shot using IMAX cameras.
Read More: 15 Essential Movies Shot On 70mm Film, From ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ to ‘Dunkirk’
Nolan has been at the forefront when it comes to advocating about film preservation. He’s constantly talking about the immersive quality of 70mm film and how that texture is lost when you shoot on digital. Nolan’s efforts to revive 70mm have been supported in recent years by Quentin Tarantino (“The Hateful Eight”), Paul Thomas Anderson (“The Master”), Zach...
Read More: 15 Essential Movies Shot On 70mm Film, From ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ to ‘Dunkirk’
Nolan has been at the forefront when it comes to advocating about film preservation. He’s constantly talking about the immersive quality of 70mm film and how that texture is lost when you shoot on digital. Nolan’s efforts to revive 70mm have been supported in recent years by Quentin Tarantino (“The Hateful Eight”), Paul Thomas Anderson (“The Master”), Zach...
- 7/14/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Welcome to Dark Mood Woods: A Twin Peaks Podcast, in which Managing Editor Nick Newman and contributor Ethan Vestby discuss David Lynch‘s return to long-form filmmaking. This summer, join us as we offer insight and knowledge only devoted fans can bring, along with the curiosity of what, exactly, has been happening in the Pacific Northwest these last 25 years.
In this discussion, Zach Lewis (writer for Little White Lies, Mubi, and more) joins us to talk Episode 7 as Diane interrogates Evil Cooper, garbage is swept, Dougie Jones becomes a hero, and much more.
Subscribe on iTunes, follow on Soundcloud, or see below to stream/download (right-click and save as…).
MP3: Dark Mood Woods: A Twin Peaks Podcast – Episode 7
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Illustration by artist Ben Holmes.
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In this discussion, Zach Lewis (writer for Little White Lies, Mubi, and more) joins us to talk Episode 7 as Diane interrogates Evil Cooper, garbage is swept, Dougie Jones becomes a hero, and much more.
Subscribe on iTunes, follow on Soundcloud, or see below to stream/download (right-click and save as…).
MP3: Dark Mood Woods: A Twin Peaks Podcast – Episode 7
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Illustration by artist Ben Holmes.
E-mail us or respond on Twitter and Facebook with any questions or comments.
- 6/20/2017
- by Ethan Vestby
- The Film Stage
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film and TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best film in theaters right now?”, can be found at the end of this post.)
This week’s question: Apropos of absolutely nothing (and definitely not in response to a certain world leader taking disastrous steps towards dooming the environment of the only inhabitable planet we have), what is the best film about the end of the world?
Erin Whitney (@Cinemabite), ScreenCrush
It’s a hard tie between “Melancholia” and “Take Shelter.” One is a devastating meditation on depression, isolation and death, and the other is a dramatic masterpiece that evokes the dread and anxiety of a looming end. They’re very different films (and coincidentally opened within months of each other), but both end on final shots that left me breathless.
This week’s question: Apropos of absolutely nothing (and definitely not in response to a certain world leader taking disastrous steps towards dooming the environment of the only inhabitable planet we have), what is the best film about the end of the world?
Erin Whitney (@Cinemabite), ScreenCrush
It’s a hard tie between “Melancholia” and “Take Shelter.” One is a devastating meditation on depression, isolation and death, and the other is a dramatic masterpiece that evokes the dread and anxiety of a looming end. They’re very different films (and coincidentally opened within months of each other), but both end on final shots that left me breathless.
- 6/5/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
On Sunday agents and producers discuss what feature film offers talent in the boom era of high-end TV.
The line-up for the UK Film Centre at this year’s Cannes Film Festival (May 18-27) includes a talent talk with the producers of Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Killing Of A Sacred Deer, a discussion about Brexit and a panel on attracting world-class talent (hosted by Screen International editor Matt Mueller).
The UK Film Centre is run by We Are UK Film, whose partners include the British Film Institute (BFI), the British Film Commission (Bfc), British Council, Creative Scotland, Film London and Northern Ireland Screen.
The UK Film Centre will be in Cannes from May 17-26 at Pavilion 119 of the International Village Riviera and is open for international and UK delegates from 9am – 6pm.
The full events line-up is below:
Monday 22Nd
The Practical Guide to Closing your Film (In association with European Film Bonds): 10.00 - 11.00
Experts including [link=nm...
The line-up for the UK Film Centre at this year’s Cannes Film Festival (May 18-27) includes a talent talk with the producers of Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Killing Of A Sacred Deer, a discussion about Brexit and a panel on attracting world-class talent (hosted by Screen International editor Matt Mueller).
The UK Film Centre is run by We Are UK Film, whose partners include the British Film Institute (BFI), the British Film Commission (Bfc), British Council, Creative Scotland, Film London and Northern Ireland Screen.
The UK Film Centre will be in Cannes from May 17-26 at Pavilion 119 of the International Village Riviera and is open for international and UK delegates from 9am – 6pm.
The full events line-up is below:
Monday 22Nd
The Practical Guide to Closing your Film (In association with European Film Bonds): 10.00 - 11.00
Experts including [link=nm...
- 5/21/2017
- ScreenDaily
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film and TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best film in theaters right now?”, can be found at the end of this post.)
This week’s question: In honor of the Cannes Film Festival, the 70th edition of which starts this week, what is the best film to ever win the coveted Palme d’Or?
For a complete list of Palme d’Or winners, click here.
Erin Whitney (@Cinemabite), ScreenCrush
This question is impossible because I clearly haven’t seen all 40 Palme d’Or winners (it’s on my to do list, I swear). But I could easily say “Apocalypse Now,” “Paris, Texas,” “Taxi Driver,” “Amour,” or even “Pulp Fiction.” But since this is a personal question, I have to say “The Tree of Life.” No film has moved me...
This week’s question: In honor of the Cannes Film Festival, the 70th edition of which starts this week, what is the best film to ever win the coveted Palme d’Or?
For a complete list of Palme d’Or winners, click here.
Erin Whitney (@Cinemabite), ScreenCrush
This question is impossible because I clearly haven’t seen all 40 Palme d’Or winners (it’s on my to do list, I swear). But I could easily say “Apocalypse Now,” “Paris, Texas,” “Taxi Driver,” “Amour,” or even “Pulp Fiction.” But since this is a personal question, I have to say “The Tree of Life.” No film has moved me...
- 5/15/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Panels will tackle Brexit, attracting world class talent and working with Yorgos Lanthimos.
The line-up for the UK Film Centre at this year’s Cannes Film Festival (May 18-27) has been announced.
The free events include a talent talk with the producers of Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Killing Of A Sacred Deer, a discussion about Brexit and a panel on attracting world-class talent (hosted by Screen International editor Matt Mueller).
The UK Film Centre is run by We Are UK Film, whose partners include the British Film Institute (BFI), the British Film Commission (Bfc), British Council, Creative Scotland, Film London and Northern Ireland Screen.
The UK Film Centre will be in Cannes from May 17-26 at Pavilion 119 of the International Village Riviera and is open for international and UK delegates from 9am – 6pm.
The full events line-up is below:
Thursday 18th
Films without Borders (screening): 14.00 - 15.00
A showcase of films from young people living in challenging circumstances...
The line-up for the UK Film Centre at this year’s Cannes Film Festival (May 18-27) has been announced.
The free events include a talent talk with the producers of Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Killing Of A Sacred Deer, a discussion about Brexit and a panel on attracting world-class talent (hosted by Screen International editor Matt Mueller).
The UK Film Centre is run by We Are UK Film, whose partners include the British Film Institute (BFI), the British Film Commission (Bfc), British Council, Creative Scotland, Film London and Northern Ireland Screen.
The UK Film Centre will be in Cannes from May 17-26 at Pavilion 119 of the International Village Riviera and is open for international and UK delegates from 9am – 6pm.
The full events line-up is below:
Thursday 18th
Films without Borders (screening): 14.00 - 15.00
A showcase of films from young people living in challenging circumstances...
- 5/15/2017
- ScreenDaily
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film and TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best film in theaters right now?”, can be found at the end of this post.)
This week’s question: Inspired by Baby Groot’s “Mr. Blue Sky” dance sequence at the beginning of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” what movie has the best opening credits sequence?
April Wolfe (@awolfeful), La Weekly
Hands down, it’s R.W. Fassbinder’s “The Marriage of Maria Braun.” I watch the opening sequence at least three times a year and show it to every filmmaker I can. I love any film that begins with a bang, and this one does quite literally: We open up on an explosion that rips out a hunk of brick wall, exposing a German couple in the middle of a rushed marriage ceremony.
This week’s question: Inspired by Baby Groot’s “Mr. Blue Sky” dance sequence at the beginning of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” what movie has the best opening credits sequence?
April Wolfe (@awolfeful), La Weekly
Hands down, it’s R.W. Fassbinder’s “The Marriage of Maria Braun.” I watch the opening sequence at least three times a year and show it to every filmmaker I can. I love any film that begins with a bang, and this one does quite literally: We open up on an explosion that rips out a hunk of brick wall, exposing a German couple in the middle of a rushed marriage ceremony.
- 5/8/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
It was only a few years ago that we got The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness, a documentary that took an inside look at perhaps the greatest animation company in cinema history, Studio Ghibli, but there’s certainly room for more exploration. This is proven with Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki, a new documentary that focuses specifically on the work of the co-founder and legendary director, who has recently begun production on a new feature.
Coming from Kaku Arakawa and filmed over two years, the first trailer has now arrived ahead of the film’s airing on Nhk World TV next month, previewing an intimate look at a fascinating figure. “When I started filming and following Miyazaki for this documentary, he kept saying that ‘I am just a retired old man’,” Arakawa says to Little White Lies, “but when he started working together with young CGI artists, I could see his fire started blazing again.
Coming from Kaku Arakawa and filmed over two years, the first trailer has now arrived ahead of the film’s airing on Nhk World TV next month, previewing an intimate look at a fascinating figure. “When I started filming and following Miyazaki for this documentary, he kept saying that ‘I am just a retired old man’,” Arakawa says to Little White Lies, “but when he started working together with young CGI artists, I could see his fire started blazing again.
- 5/3/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Nhk World TV has released the first teaser trailer for the documentary “Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki.” Helmed by Kaku Arakawa, the documentary explores the life and work of the Academy Award winning animator and filmmaker and co-founder of Studio Ghibli.
Arakawa started filming the documentary in 2013, right after Miyazaki confirmed that he was retiring.
Read More: Studio Ghibli Easter Eggs: Video Shows Unique Connections Between Hayao Miyazaki Films — Watch
“When I started filming and following Miyazaki for this documentary, he kept saying that ‘I am just a retired old man,'” Arakawa told Little White Lies. “But when he started working together with young CGI artists, I could see his fire started blazing again.”
The documentary offers a behind-the-scene look at the creative process of the master animator, largely referred to as Japan’s Walt Disney, who’s made a collection of animated classics such as “My Neighbor Totoro...
Arakawa started filming the documentary in 2013, right after Miyazaki confirmed that he was retiring.
Read More: Studio Ghibli Easter Eggs: Video Shows Unique Connections Between Hayao Miyazaki Films — Watch
“When I started filming and following Miyazaki for this documentary, he kept saying that ‘I am just a retired old man,'” Arakawa told Little White Lies. “But when he started working together with young CGI artists, I could see his fire started blazing again.”
The documentary offers a behind-the-scene look at the creative process of the master animator, largely referred to as Japan’s Walt Disney, who’s made a collection of animated classics such as “My Neighbor Totoro...
- 5/2/2017
- by Yoselin Acevedo
- Indiewire
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film and TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best film in theaters right now?”, can typically be found at the end of this post.) This week, however, in light of Jonathan Demme’s death — and in reaction to the immense outpouring of love for the man and his movies that followed the news of his passing — we’ve decided to switch things up with a special mid-week edition of our usual survey.
We asked our panel one simple question: How will you remember Jonathan Demme? The responses we received can be found below.
Mallory Andrews (@mallory_andrews) cléo
Though I only saw “Something Wild” for the first time this month, it somehow feels like it’s been with me for my entire filmgoing life. The scene where (my ideal man...
We asked our panel one simple question: How will you remember Jonathan Demme? The responses we received can be found below.
Mallory Andrews (@mallory_andrews) cléo
Though I only saw “Something Wild” for the first time this month, it somehow feels like it’s been with me for my entire filmgoing life. The scene where (my ideal man...
- 4/27/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film and TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best film in theaters right now?”, can be found at the end of this post.)
This week’s question: What is the best film (or film-related) podcast?
Neil Miller (@rejects), Film School Rejects
There are a great many podcasts in my life — from the ones I host to the ones hosted by close friends — so it’s hard to approach this subject without wanting to selfishly yell “One Perfect Pod!” Okay, now that we’ve got that out of the way, here’s a real favorite: “The Mothership,” from the folks at USA Today. More importantly, it involves two of my favorite Twitter pals Brian Truitt and Kelly Lawler. Its mandate is broad, which means there’s video game and comics talk...
This week’s question: What is the best film (or film-related) podcast?
Neil Miller (@rejects), Film School Rejects
There are a great many podcasts in my life — from the ones I host to the ones hosted by close friends — so it’s hard to approach this subject without wanting to selfishly yell “One Perfect Pod!” Okay, now that we’ve got that out of the way, here’s a real favorite: “The Mothership,” from the folks at USA Today. More importantly, it involves two of my favorite Twitter pals Brian Truitt and Kelly Lawler. Its mandate is broad, which means there’s video game and comics talk...
- 4/24/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film and TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best film in theaters right now?”, can be found at the end of this post.)
The lineup for Cannes 2017 has finally been announced, and it’s a doozy. From the inevitable return of Michael Haneke to the shocking inclusion of television (albeit television from celebrated Cannes alumni David Lynch and Jane Campion), the 70th edition of the world’s most prestigious film festival promises to have something for everyone.
We asked our panel of critics to name the Cannes premiere they’re most excited to see, and their answers were unsurprisingly all over the map.
April Wolfe (@awolfeful), La Weekly
Lynne Ramsay’s “You Were Never Really Here.”
My stomach knots are finally unraveling knowing that Ramsay’s about to unleash another...
The lineup for Cannes 2017 has finally been announced, and it’s a doozy. From the inevitable return of Michael Haneke to the shocking inclusion of television (albeit television from celebrated Cannes alumni David Lynch and Jane Campion), the 70th edition of the world’s most prestigious film festival promises to have something for everyone.
We asked our panel of critics to name the Cannes premiere they’re most excited to see, and their answers were unsurprisingly all over the map.
April Wolfe (@awolfeful), La Weekly
Lynne Ramsay’s “You Were Never Really Here.”
My stomach knots are finally unraveling knowing that Ramsay’s about to unleash another...
- 4/17/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film and TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best film in theaters right now?”, can be found at the end of this post.)
Last week, in the lead-up to the release of the new Zach Braff film “Going in Style,” a number of film critics were surprised to discover that the director had blocked them on Twitter. Some had exchanged tweets with him in the past, while others had never directly interacted with him before. Braff’s aggressively pro-active social media practices stand in stark contrast with how some other filmmakers choose to comport themselves on social media — from budding directors who are desperate for people to see their work, to the guy who’s directing the new “Star Wars” movie, many of Braff’s contemporaries are as accessible to...
Last week, in the lead-up to the release of the new Zach Braff film “Going in Style,” a number of film critics were surprised to discover that the director had blocked them on Twitter. Some had exchanged tweets with him in the past, while others had never directly interacted with him before. Braff’s aggressively pro-active social media practices stand in stark contrast with how some other filmmakers choose to comport themselves on social media — from budding directors who are desperate for people to see their work, to the guy who’s directing the new “Star Wars” movie, many of Braff’s contemporaries are as accessible to...
- 4/10/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Melbourne International Film Festival (Miff) has opened applications for its fourth Critics Campus, an intensive five-day lab designed to enable emerging Aussie film critics to develop their skills in a live festival setting..
In a statement, Miff said the Campus. ethos is a belief that .in a swiftly changing media environment, informed writing on cinema is vital to a strong film culture and industry. Digital media allows for a diversity of voices yet poses challenges for writers seeking employment in the field..
Aimee Knight, who participated in last year.s lab, said her experience was transformative.
.My mentor made me feel valued, challenged, positive and proud.—.especially when she offered me work on the third day. The hot-house environment made me a faster, stronger, more ruthless writer. I wouldn't have achieved such progress without the support of our mentors, the guest speakers and generous Miff staff..
Since participating in the lab,...
In a statement, Miff said the Campus. ethos is a belief that .in a swiftly changing media environment, informed writing on cinema is vital to a strong film culture and industry. Digital media allows for a diversity of voices yet poses challenges for writers seeking employment in the field..
Aimee Knight, who participated in last year.s lab, said her experience was transformative.
.My mentor made me feel valued, challenged, positive and proud.—.especially when she offered me work on the third day. The hot-house environment made me a faster, stronger, more ruthless writer. I wouldn't have achieved such progress without the support of our mentors, the guest speakers and generous Miff staff..
Since participating in the lab,...
- 4/6/2017
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film and TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best film in theaters right now?”, can be found at the end of this post.)
Between the phenomenal success of “Get Out,” the imminent next chapter of the emphatically diverse “Fast and the Furious” franchise, and the recent failure of “Ghost in the Shell,” (among other examples), is there genuine reason to hope that racially insensitive blockbusters might soon become a thing of the past?
Vadim Rizov (@vrizov), Filmmaker Magazine
I think a lot about Bilge Ebiri’s 2013 piece on how the “Fast & Furious” franchise blew up by self-consciously becoming “diverse.” The short takeaway: Universal execs didn’t throw together a super-diverse cast out of the goodness of their progressive hearts, but out of a keen awareness that targeting multipole, oft-underserved demographics was a key,...
Between the phenomenal success of “Get Out,” the imminent next chapter of the emphatically diverse “Fast and the Furious” franchise, and the recent failure of “Ghost in the Shell,” (among other examples), is there genuine reason to hope that racially insensitive blockbusters might soon become a thing of the past?
Vadim Rizov (@vrizov), Filmmaker Magazine
I think a lot about Bilge Ebiri’s 2013 piece on how the “Fast & Furious” franchise blew up by self-consciously becoming “diverse.” The short takeaway: Universal execs didn’t throw together a super-diverse cast out of the goodness of their progressive hearts, but out of a keen awareness that targeting multipole, oft-underserved demographics was a key,...
- 4/3/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film and TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best film in theaters right now?”, can be found at the end of this post.)
This week’s question: Terrence Malick is back in action and badder than ever, as “Song to Song” is now in theaters, where it’s playing to small crowds and predictably polarized results. Now, as the idiosyncratic auteur appears to be closing the book on one chapter of his career and moving on to another (the producers of “Radegund,” his next film, swear they have a script!), we asked our panel of critics if they’ve lost patience with the legendary filmmaker, and also where they’re hoping to see him go from here.
Joshua Rothkopf (@joshrothkopf), Time Out New York
Terrence Malick wasn’t always polarizing.
This week’s question: Terrence Malick is back in action and badder than ever, as “Song to Song” is now in theaters, where it’s playing to small crowds and predictably polarized results. Now, as the idiosyncratic auteur appears to be closing the book on one chapter of his career and moving on to another (the producers of “Radegund,” his next film, swear they have a script!), we asked our panel of critics if they’ve lost patience with the legendary filmmaker, and also where they’re hoping to see him go from here.
Joshua Rothkopf (@joshrothkopf), Time Out New York
Terrence Malick wasn’t always polarizing.
- 3/20/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
In the new horror film “Don’t Knock Twice,” there’s a disturbing urban legend involving a child-stealing witch living in an abandoned house. “Knock once to wake her from her bed, twice to raise her from the dead…” goes the rhyme, but when troubled teen Chloe (Lucy Boynton) raps at the door one night, she has no idea the horror she’s about to unleash. She flees to the country home of her estranged mother (Katee Sackhoff) — a former addict turned famous artist — and must learn to trust her after many years in order to stop the demon stalking them. It co-stars Nick Moran (“Lock, Stock and Two Smocking Barrels”), Richard Mylan (“The Upside of Anger”), Pooneh Hajimohammadi (“Words with Gods”), Jordan Bolger (“Peaky Blinders”) and more. Watch an exclusive clip from the film below.
Read More: ‘Don’t Knock Twice’ Trailer: Katee Sackoff and Her Kid Might Have...
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- 2/2/2017
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
For years — and years, and years — there’d been talk of a follow-up to David Cronenberg’s Eastern Promises, a crime drama whose main (perhaps sole) purpose for even continuing is the fact that it chose to end where most would begin. Despite stalling a number of years ago, a completed script from original scribe Steven Knight — whose profile has risen considerably in the ten years since Promises‘ release, what with Locke, Peaky Blinders, Allied, Taboo, and, of course, Burnt — that’s now known as Body Cross is apparently moving forward very fast.
Casting site My Entertainment World (via Little White Lies) tells us cameras will roll this March, and they provide a synopsis to boot. As it goes: “Picking up where the 2007 film left off with the incompetent underboss Kirill thinking that he and his henchman driver Nikolai really have inherited the throne from his crime-lord father, without knowing...
Casting site My Entertainment World (via Little White Lies) tells us cameras will roll this March, and they provide a synopsis to boot. As it goes: “Picking up where the 2007 film left off with the incompetent underboss Kirill thinking that he and his henchman driver Nikolai really have inherited the throne from his crime-lord father, without knowing...
- 1/17/2017
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
With The Neon Demon now (almost completely) exorcised from Danish auteur Nicolas Winding Refn‘s system, he is already deep into preparing his next project. On the docket for the director is The Avenging Silence, which will apparently sate Refn’s desire to make a “big extravagant action film.” Refn also said over the summer it is loosely inspired by “Dr. No,” Ian Fleming‘s classic Bond novel, as well as William Burrough‘s “Nova Express.” An extended synopsis has now been released for the feature, which hopefully will make its way to screens by 2018.
While he has dipped into action in sections of Drive, Bronson and The Pusher Trilogy, The Avenging Silence sounds like a big step for Refn into pure spy/action genre fare. However, fans of Refn’s stylistic choices should rest assured as he has already stated his protagonist won’t say much. This time, that...
While he has dipped into action in sections of Drive, Bronson and The Pusher Trilogy, The Avenging Silence sounds like a big step for Refn into pure spy/action genre fare. However, fans of Refn’s stylistic choices should rest assured as he has already stated his protagonist won’t say much. This time, that...
- 1/11/2017
- by Mike Mazzanti
- The Film Stage
Perfectly timed with release of latest religious epic directed by Martin Scorsese, titled Silence, which is slowly expanding to more theaters this month, is a video essay on religious themes in Scorsese's films. Titled "God's Point of View", the video proposes the simple question: "Is God watching in all Marty's films?" There is no narration, instead the video uses footage from almost every single Scorsese film to present the possibility that Scorsese always includes scenes in his film from the point-of-view of God. But how? And why? His focus is on the choice to shoot some scenes looking straight down at characters in times of their greatest struggle, accompanied by the music of Max Richter. A must watch for fans of Scorsese and cinema. Thanks to Little White Lies for the tip. Video from Vimeo, edited by Jorge Luengo Ruiz - see more of his videos here. The video uses...
- 1/8/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has been in theatres for little over a week now, and Gareth Edwards’ spinoff – the first of Disney and Lucasfilm’s planned anthology series – is doing gangbusters, having blown past $400 million worldwide just yesterday.
Angled as a prequel to Star Wars: A New Hope, the spinoff has struck a chord with longtime fans of the beloved space opera for its mix of nostalgia and cutting-edge special effects, particularly when it comes to that jaw-dropping battle scene on Scarif. No spoilers here, but if you’re wanting a concise recap of Rogue One‘s best moments, look no further than our latest feature.
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It all goes to show that Rogue One was moulded with tremendous craft and care, much of which stems from Gareth Edwards and his unabiding love for all things Star Wars.
Angled as a prequel to Star Wars: A New Hope, the spinoff has struck a chord with longtime fans of the beloved space opera for its mix of nostalgia and cutting-edge special effects, particularly when it comes to that jaw-dropping battle scene on Scarif. No spoilers here, but if you’re wanting a concise recap of Rogue One‘s best moments, look no further than our latest feature.
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It all goes to show that Rogue One was moulded with tremendous craft and care, much of which stems from Gareth Edwards and his unabiding love for all things Star Wars.
- 12/23/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
The first stand-alone film in the “Star Wars” franchise “Rogue One,” about the daughter (Felicity Jones) of the unwilling designer (Mads Mikkelsen) of the Death Star and her mission to retrieve his plans for destroying it, has been in theaters for a week and has already grossed over $388 million. The film is a direct prequel to the events of the original 1977 film “Star Wars,” or “A New Hope,” a film that still remains in the cultural imagination. Now in a lengthy interview with Little White Lies, “Rogue One” director Gareth Edwards (“Godzilla”) says that Lucasfilm has finished a 4K restoration of “A New Hope.”
Read More: ‘Rogue One’ Review: The First ‘Star Wars’ Spinoff Is a Scrappy Space Adventure That Plays Things Painfully Safe
“On day one, we were in Lucasfilm in San Francisco with Industrial Light and Magic,” says Edwards, “and John Knowles, our supervisor, he said that they...
Read More: ‘Rogue One’ Review: The First ‘Star Wars’ Spinoff Is a Scrappy Space Adventure That Plays Things Painfully Safe
“On day one, we were in Lucasfilm in San Francisco with Industrial Light and Magic,” says Edwards, “and John Knowles, our supervisor, he said that they...
- 12/23/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
When Gareth Edwards got the job to direct Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, he naturally used it as an excuse to sit back and re-watch the original trilogy, particularly A New Hope, while taking a lot of helpful notes. In a recent interview with Little White Lies, Edwards says that it was around this time that Industrial Light and Magic's John Knoll came calling and offered to let Edwards and his team... Read More...
- 12/23/2016
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Back in 2014 it was revealed that Reliance Media Works was converting the original Star Wars Trilogy to 4K. There haven't really been any updates on that over the years, but fans wondered if one day the 4K restored films would actually be released in theaters.
Thanks to Rogue One director Gareth Edwards, we now know that a 4K version of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope exists. How does he know? Because he actually sat down in a screening room at Lucasfilm and watched it! During an interview with Little White Lies, the director said:
"On day one, we were in Lucasfilm in San Francisco with Industrial Light and Magic and John Knowles, our supervisor, he said that they’ve got a brand new 4K restoration print of A New Hope – it had literally just been finished. He suggested we sit and watch it."
That would have been...
Thanks to Rogue One director Gareth Edwards, we now know that a 4K version of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope exists. How does he know? Because he actually sat down in a screening room at Lucasfilm and watched it! During an interview with Little White Lies, the director said:
"On day one, we were in Lucasfilm in San Francisco with Industrial Light and Magic and John Knowles, our supervisor, he said that they’ve got a brand new 4K restoration print of A New Hope – it had literally just been finished. He suggested we sit and watch it."
That would have been...
- 12/21/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Ryan Lambie Dec 19, 2016
Could 2017 finally see a restored 4K release of Star Wars: A New Hope, in time for its 40th anniversary? A new clue has surfaced...
Ever since Disney acquired Lucasfilm, a question has persisted among Star Wars fans: might we one day see a restored, unedited version of the Original Trilogy, either in theatres or on disc? That is, pristine editions of the first three movies without those digital additions George Lucas made back in the late 90s.
See related The Expendables 4 and The Expendabelles still happening
Lucas long maintained that such a restoration was either impossible - because the negatives were "permanently altered" for the creation of the Special Editions - or simply too expensive. Yet in 2014, it emerged that a company called Reliance Media Works was converting Star Wars Original Trilogy to 4K, which led to all kinds of excitable theories that the original theatrical cuts...
Could 2017 finally see a restored 4K release of Star Wars: A New Hope, in time for its 40th anniversary? A new clue has surfaced...
Ever since Disney acquired Lucasfilm, a question has persisted among Star Wars fans: might we one day see a restored, unedited version of the Original Trilogy, either in theatres or on disc? That is, pristine editions of the first three movies without those digital additions George Lucas made back in the late 90s.
See related The Expendables 4 and The Expendabelles still happening
Lucas long maintained that such a restoration was either impossible - because the negatives were "permanently altered" for the creation of the Special Editions - or simply too expensive. Yet in 2014, it emerged that a company called Reliance Media Works was converting Star Wars Original Trilogy to 4K, which led to all kinds of excitable theories that the original theatrical cuts...
- 12/19/2016
- Den of Geek
As Rian Johnson put it, “Arrival opens this weekend. I can’t imagine a better moment to go see a humanity affirming sci-fi movie about overcoming what divides us.” Indeed, Denis Villeneuve‘s sci-fi thriller — as scripted by Eric Heisserer, who recently broke down his screen-writing process — is not just a big-hearted, intense experience, but one that shows what can be achieved when barriers are broken. Reteaming with the director after Sicario — and before Blade Runner 2049 — is composer Jóhann Jóhannsson, whose eerie and bold score perfectly melds the idea of communication with both our language and that of the aliens in the film.
“I also wanted to avoid the kind of choral writing that is associated with sci-fi, like Ligeti’s for example, so instead of sustained clusters of sound like his, I worked more with short staccato phrases that are sung arrhythmically or have irregular rhythmic patterns,” the composer tells Little White Lies.
“I also wanted to avoid the kind of choral writing that is associated with sci-fi, like Ligeti’s for example, so instead of sustained clusters of sound like his, I worked more with short staccato phrases that are sung arrhythmically or have irregular rhythmic patterns,” the composer tells Little White Lies.
- 11/11/2016
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Dailies is a round-up of essential film writing, news bits, videos, and other highlights from across the Internet. If you’d like to submit a piece for consideration, get in touch with us in the comments below or on Twitter at @TheFilmStage.
It’s hard not to see this as best-film-news-of-the-year material: Cohen Media Group have acquired and will restore & release ten Jacques Rivette films — along with a trio of early shorts that recently screened at this year’s New York Film Festival — theatrically and on Blu-ray. This is a major moment for appreciation of French cinema. [Variety]
Along with an extended interview with Pedro Almodóvar that’s embedded below, read Little White Lies‘ rundown of his early works. [Empire]
Seyfolah Samadian, an associate of Abbas Kiarostami‘s, is planning a documentary about the recently deceased director’s 20 years of visits to the Cannes Film Festival. [Variety]
Watch Memory Box, a new sci-fi...
It’s hard not to see this as best-film-news-of-the-year material: Cohen Media Group have acquired and will restore & release ten Jacques Rivette films — along with a trio of early shorts that recently screened at this year’s New York Film Festival — theatrically and on Blu-ray. This is a major moment for appreciation of French cinema. [Variety]
Along with an extended interview with Pedro Almodóvar that’s embedded below, read Little White Lies‘ rundown of his early works. [Empire]
Seyfolah Samadian, an associate of Abbas Kiarostami‘s, is planning a documentary about the recently deceased director’s 20 years of visits to the Cannes Film Festival. [Variety]
Watch Memory Box, a new sci-fi...
- 10/13/2016
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Waxwork Records recently announced that they will release a vinyl soundtrack of Tobe Hooper's 1979 miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's Salem's Lot, and we have a teaser image of the anticipated release. Today's Horror Highlights also features details about Adrienne Barbeau receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award at the upcoming New York City Horror Film Festival and Breaking Glass Pictures' slate of horror films on Amazon Prime.
Salem's Lot Vinyl Soundtrack Announced by Waxwork Records: From Waxwork Records: "The bat is out the bag. Waxwork Records is releasing, for the very first time on vinyl, the complete 1979 television score to Stephen King's Salem's Lot! Details coming next week. Here's a peek at what will be a jaw dropping, fang gnashing, double LP featuring 84 cues remastered from the 1979 masters, and with new art by Francesco Francavilla! Waxwork will officially terrorize your turntable this Halloween season!"
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Salem's Lot Vinyl Soundtrack Announced by Waxwork Records: From Waxwork Records: "The bat is out the bag. Waxwork Records is releasing, for the very first time on vinyl, the complete 1979 television score to Stephen King's Salem's Lot! Details coming next week. Here's a peek at what will be a jaw dropping, fang gnashing, double LP featuring 84 cues remastered from the 1979 masters, and with new art by Francesco Francavilla! Waxwork will officially terrorize your turntable this Halloween season!"
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- 10/1/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Dailies is a round-up of essential film writing, news bits, videos, and other highlights from across the Internet. If you’d like to submit a piece for consideration, get in touch with us in the comments below or on Twitter at @TheFilmStage.
Edward Yang’s little-seen The Terrorizers will get its first theatrical run at BAMcinematek from October 21 through 27.
Watch a video essay on the search for family in There Will Be Blood:
Little White Lies‘ Nick Chen on how Brian De Palma influenced the films of Noah Baumbach:
If Hitchcock is a language, then De Palma has been fluent in it for decades: Obsession is Vertigo, Body Double is Rear Window, and so on. “I was the one practitioner that took up the things he pioneered,” De Palma asserts in Baumbach’s film. Alternatively, there’s Blow Out – often deemed the most representative of his aesthetic – which...
Edward Yang’s little-seen The Terrorizers will get its first theatrical run at BAMcinematek from October 21 through 27.
Watch a video essay on the search for family in There Will Be Blood:
Little White Lies‘ Nick Chen on how Brian De Palma influenced the films of Noah Baumbach:
If Hitchcock is a language, then De Palma has been fluent in it for decades: Obsession is Vertigo, Body Double is Rear Window, and so on. “I was the one practitioner that took up the things he pioneered,” De Palma asserts in Baumbach’s film. Alternatively, there’s Blow Out – often deemed the most representative of his aesthetic – which...
- 9/21/2016
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
"You could taste the energy of a group thrilled to be together, on an island that doesn’t exist anywhere else." By now you should've already seen Laika's Kubo and the Two Strings, as the film has been playing in theaters for a few weeks and we've been singing its praises ever since. In honor of the release, Universal partnered with a filmmaker network called "The Smalls" and brought a group of animators to their studio in Portland, Oregon. After visiting and getting a look at their process, these four filmmakers put together their own short films inspired by Kubo and the Two Strings and they're wonderful (hosted by Little White Lies). Beyond just being impressive creations of their own, it's exciting to see how one of the year's best movies is inspiring people in different ways. This movie is seriously stellar and this should be yet another push to...
- 9/9/2016
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Derek Cianfrance’s The Light Between Oceans , which premiered last week at the Venice Film Festival just before its stateside release, brings a tidy kickoff to the fall movie season—and a welcome departure from a summer largely bereft of worthwhile drama. Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander play Tom Sherbourne and Isabel Graysmark, a pair of Australians who fall in love in the wake of the First World War, and move together to the isolated island where Tom is the lighthouse keeper. Cianfrance more or less bets the film on their performances, and as Owen Gleiberman writes at Variety, it mostly pays off:Cianfrance is one of the least showy of romantic filmmakers. He looks past the trappings to explore what the bonds of love are really about. In the case of Tom and Isabel, he presents a matched pair of earnest, innocent souls who want and need each other. What could go wrong?...
- 9/7/2016
- MUBI
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In scoring news, Jóhann Jóhannsson will reteam with Denis Villeneuve to score Blade Runner 2, while Carter Burwell will reteam with Todd Haynes to score Wonderstruck.
Louis Garrel visits The Criterion Collection closet:
New York Film Festival 2016 has announced their Shorts line-up, along with Explorations, featuring Mimosas, The Death of Louis Xiv, The Ornithologist, and more.
Todd Solondz recounts the making of Welcome to the Dollhouse at The Guardian:
I started writing Welcome to the Dollhouse around the time of that first film. I couldn’t think of any American films that dealt in any serious way with childhood. Children in American films were either cute like a little doll or evil demons.
In scoring news, Jóhann Jóhannsson will reteam with Denis Villeneuve to score Blade Runner 2, while Carter Burwell will reteam with Todd Haynes to score Wonderstruck.
Louis Garrel visits The Criterion Collection closet:
New York Film Festival 2016 has announced their Shorts line-up, along with Explorations, featuring Mimosas, The Death of Louis Xiv, The Ornithologist, and more.
Todd Solondz recounts the making of Welcome to the Dollhouse at The Guardian:
I started writing Welcome to the Dollhouse around the time of that first film. I couldn’t think of any American films that dealt in any serious way with childhood. Children in American films were either cute like a little doll or evil demons.
- 8/29/2016
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
It's link time which also doubles as news catch up! (Yes, Oscar Chart updates are currently in progress. So more on that and the foreign submissions very soon)
Think Pieces, List Mania, Celebrity
• Movie City News launches another "Gurus of Gold" season where all of us have named our current top 20 "general field" predictions. Yes, I'm updating my charts over the next three days! Manchester by the Sea and Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk are expected leaders
• Gawker Rich Juzwiack says goodbye to one identity through a George Michael lens. It's wonderful
• Mnpp Paul Bettany is vacationing in Ibiza
• Nyt talks to Kirsten Dunst about life after Fargo and her Emmy nomination
• Mind of a Suspicious Kind Martin Scorsese's Silence is supposedly his longest ever (over 3 hours) but is it actually coming out this year?
• Cinema Enthusiast polled film twitter on their favorite films of 1982. The results are interesting but weird.
Think Pieces, List Mania, Celebrity
• Movie City News launches another "Gurus of Gold" season where all of us have named our current top 20 "general field" predictions. Yes, I'm updating my charts over the next three days! Manchester by the Sea and Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk are expected leaders
• Gawker Rich Juzwiack says goodbye to one identity through a George Michael lens. It's wonderful
• Mnpp Paul Bettany is vacationing in Ibiza
• Nyt talks to Kirsten Dunst about life after Fargo and her Emmy nomination
• Mind of a Suspicious Kind Martin Scorsese's Silence is supposedly his longest ever (over 3 hours) but is it actually coming out this year?
• Cinema Enthusiast polled film twitter on their favorite films of 1982. The results are interesting but weird.
- 8/25/2016
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
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