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Matthew McConaughey's Serenity Character Was Inspired By A Very Strange Individual
Cinema Blend - 27 Jan 2019 06:06
Baker Dill is a peculiar creation from the mind of writer/director Steven Knight - but what makes the character even more interesting is that he's apparently inspired by a real person.
Sundance Notebook: Videogame Vibes, Cell Phones in Movies, and the Change Agency of Share
Filmmaker Magazine - 27 Jan 2019 07:00
"You have an Oscar-nominated movie, what more do you want?" An assistant assured another assistant that he did not say this out loud to their boss but that he definitely thought it. Heavily. That is a rhetorical question...
Sundance: A different side of Awkwafina in 'The Farewell'
Miami Herald - 28 Jan 2019 01:50
Awkwafina's dramatic turn in "The Farewell" has quickly become one of the must-sees at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. After rising to household name status last summer with breakout comedic …
M. Night Shyamalan's 'Glass' Remains at the Top of the Box Office
Bloody Disgusting - 28 Jan 2019 01:01
Here’s a quick weekend report for those who keep up with box office success stories. M. Night Shyamalan‘s Glass (read our review) won the box office for the second week in a row. It’s now $73.5M domestic on its rep...
"I Lost My DP To a Fancier Job": Director Hannah Pearl Utt | Before You Know it
Filmmaker Magazine - 28 Jan 2019 01:00
Whenever directors watch their own films, they always do so with the knowledge that there are moments that occurred during their production — whether that’s in the financing and development or shooting or post — th...
[Sundance Review] Hitchcockian 'The Wolf Hour' is Grimy, Tense and Menacing
Bloody Disgusting - 28 Jan 2019 00:50
It's Summer 1977, and we’re in a crummy South Bronx apartment. In fact, we never go anywhere else, as Alistair Banks Griffin‘s The Wolf Hour has the minimalist setting and wordy revelations of a one-act play. The ent...
Glass Box Office: M. Night Shyamalan Is Number One Again As New Releases Stumble
Cinema Blend - 28 Jan 2019 00:47
Glass is number one again, though it wasn't exactly an overly impressive feat.
Sundance 2019: Zac Efron, Ted Bundy and a Portrait of a Serial Killer
Rolling Stone - 28 Jan 2019 00:44
The festival premieres Joe Berlinger's 'Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile,' in which the 'Neighbors' star plays one of the world's most notorious mass murderers
James McAvoy Brings Mr. Tumnus To SNL As Sex Symbol For 'Lazy Hermione' Types
Cinema Blend - 28 Jan 2019 00:23
"This might be too forward, but ... Mr. Tumnus, I want to put my thumb-nus in your bum-nus."
'Glass' Tops Box Office Again as Oscar Nominees Get a Boost
The New York Times - 28 Jan 2019 00:04
M. Night Shyamalan's superhero movie kept its lead on a weekend with two relatively weak newcomers, and Oscar attention lifted "Green Book" and "The Favourite."
"We as People Have Agency to Change Things": Director Jacob Aaron Estes | Relive
Filmmaker Magazine - 28 Jan 2019 00:00
Whenever directors watch their own films, they always do so with the knowledge that there are moments that occurred during their production — whether that’s in the financing and development or shooting or post — th...
Star Wars: Episode IX's Billy Dee Williams Shows Force Is Still Strong With Lando
Cinema Blend - 27 Jan 2019 23:31
The original Lando is still in fighting shape at 81.
'Mortal Kombat'-Era Johnny Cage Figure Coming From Storm Collectibles
Bloody Disgusting - 27 Jan 2019 23:28
So, while we wait for more reveals of fighters to be included in the upcoming Mortal Kombat 11, Storm Collectibles are hard at work with another figure for those of you clambering for another one of these beauties. On th...
Capcom Thanks 'Daymare 1998' Devs in 'Resident Evil 2' Credits
Bloody Disgusting - 27 Jan 2019 22:57
Okay, so you’ve spent your weekend hunkered down and playing the crap out of Resident Evil 2 like everyone else, right? And you’ve probably finished the game already. Well, if you have, you’ve probably glanced thro...
Third Elusive Target For 'Hitman 2' Announced
Bloody Disgusting - 27 Jan 2019 22:41
IO Interactive have announced the third elusive target mission in Hitman 2, which is available now until February 3. The elusive target this time around is Miranda Jamison, aka "The Appraiser", a famous art appraiser and...
"Despite How Extraordinary the Scene Itself Was, We Had to Cut It": Directors Britt Poulton and Dan Madison Savage | Them That Follow
Filmmaker Magazine - 27 Jan 2019 22:30
Whenever directors watch their own films, they always do so with the knowledge that there are moments that occurred during their production — whether that’s in the financing and development or shooting or post — th...
Metroidvania Send-up 'Axiom Verge' Available on Epic Games Store For Free Next Month
Bloody Disgusting - 27 Jan 2019 22:30
Epic Games are continuing their monthly free game effort with their Epic Games Store service in February by offering a little Metroidvania throwback in Thomas Happ's Axiom Verge. The title will be available for free on t...
"Time will Heal the Filmic Regrets and Lost Ambitions": Director Joanna Hogg | The Souvenir
Filmmaker Magazine - 27 Jan 2019 22:00
Whenever directors watch their own films, they always do so with the knowledge that there are moments that occurred during their production — whether that’s in the financing and development or shooting or post — th...
Looks Like Avengers: Endgame Reshoots Also Include Hulk And War Machine
Cinema Blend - 27 Jan 2019 21:52
As long as they don't have to do press together after Mark Ruffalo's Infinity War debacle.
Director/DP Luke Lorentzen on Making Midnight Family as a Solo Shooter (with Two Cameras)
Filmmaker Magazine - 27 Jan 2019 21:30
In Mexico City, there are only 45 publicly operated ambulances for a population of nine-million-plus, creating a need filled by private labor. Luke Lorentzen, whose first feature New York Cuts premiered at IDFA in 2015, ...
Aquaman Tops The Dark Knight Rises As DC's Highest-Grossing Movie Ever
Cinema Blend - 27 Jan 2019 21:29
The true Bane of Batman's existence has conquered The Dark Knight Trilogy.
"I Make Stories to Chase that Freedom": Five Questions for Selah and the Spades Director Tayarisha Poe
Filmmaker Magazine - 27 Jan 2019 21:01
When we put together our 25 New Faces list for 2015, Tayarisha Poe was one of our most exciting discoveries. Selah and the Spades: an overture was the product of restless days at what Poe describes as a dead-end job at a...