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Sia Reveals That Music Backlash Led To A Relapse
Cinema Blend - 23 Jan 2022 00:06
After some major backlash from her movie Music, Sia apparently relapsed.
[Sundance Review] High Concept Sci-fi 'Dual' Ponders Existence with Infectious Pitch-Black Humor
Bloody Disgusting - 23 Jan 2022 04:45
Riley Stearns' follow-up to pitch-black comedy The Art of Self Defense once again puts his knack for off-kilter humor on display. Only this time, the writer/director applies it to a high-concept sci-fi story that uses an...
Ex Machina's Alex Garland Is Teaming With Kirsten Dunst For New Movie
Cinema Blend - 23 Jan 2022 02:06
Following her critically-acclaimed role in Netflix's The Power of the Dog, Kirsten Dunst is already getting ready for another exciting role.
"No Idea Was Out of the Realm of Possibility": Editor Michael Felker on Something in the Dirt
Filmmaker Magazine - 23 Jan 2022 23:00
Something in the Dirt is the fifth feature by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, indie multi-hyphenates who directed, wrote, shot, co-edited, and produced the story about a pair of fast friends who attempt to turn an enco...
"The Shelter Radiated Human Warmth and Closeness": DP Simon Lereng Wilmont on A House Made of Splinters
Filmmaker Magazine - 23 Jan 2022 22:30
The war in eastern Ukraine has left countless children as orphans, and in the face of systemic failure, the burden to care for them falls mostly on caretakers at overburdened orphanages. Simon Lereng Wilmont made one suc...
"The Best Scenes Tend to Land in the First Pass": Editor Michael Aaglund on A House Made of Splinters
Filmmaker Magazine - 23 Jan 2022 22:15
A House Made of Splinters, the second film by director Simon Lereng Wilmont after The Distant Barking of Dogs, takes place in an orphanage in eastern Ukraine, not far from the front lines. The film focuses on the impact ...
"Just Being Able to Meet Your Subjects Is a Luxury" | Simon Lereng Wilmont, A House Made of Splinters
Filmmaker Magazine - 23 Jan 2022 22:00
The last two years have prompted much contemplation and reconsideration of the reasons why we make our films as well as the ways in which we make them. What aspect of your filmmaking--whether in your creative process, th...
"Style Is the Choices That Are Made When Placing the Camera": DP Andrew Wheeler on God's Country
Filmmaker Magazine - 23 Jan 2022 21:45
In God’s Country, a professor navigating discrimination in the workplace whose patience is tested by a pair of hunters who trespass on her property. Anchored by the performance of Thandiwe Newton, Julian Higgins’ fea...
"The Pandemic Only Brought Us Together" | Krystin Ver Linden, Alice
Filmmaker Magazine - 23 Jan 2022 21:30
The last two years have prompted much contemplation and reconsideration of the reasons why we make our films as well as the ways in which we make them. What aspect of your filmmaking--whether in your creative process, th...
No Big Deal, Just Twilight's Kristen Stewart And PLL's Ashley Benson Hanging Out At Disneyland In Matching Sweatshirts
Cinema Blend - 23 Jan 2022 21:07
Kristen Stewart and Ashley Benson went to Disney together, and they look like they're having the best time.
"You Couldn't Write This Story; No One Would Believe You if You Did": Editor Berny McGurk on My Old School
Filmmaker Magazine - 23 Jan 2022 21:00
Brandon Lee, 16, moved from Canada to Glasgow and enrolled in Bearsden Academy after the death of his mother, where he impressed teachers with both his knowledge and his temperament: he protected bullied students and hel...
"We Wanted to Find Moments That Celebrated Women Reclaiming Birth": DP Jenni Morello on Aftershock
Filmmaker Magazine - 23 Jan 2022 20:45
With Aftershock, Paula Eiselt and Tonya Lewis Lee turn their camera toward the crisis of the maternal mortality as it affects Black women in the United States. The film focuses on two widowers whose partners died prevent...
"It Was Hard to Find Settings That Really Evoked the 1990s": DP George Geddes on My Old School
Filmmaker Magazine - 23 Jan 2022 20:30
In My Old School, director Jono McLeod returns to his past and reassembles his classmates to tell the strange story of a former classmate, an awkward but fiercely intelligent protector who harbored a secret. Below, cinem...
"We Viewed Every Opportunity to Film in Person as a Fleeting Gift" | Paula Eiselt, Aftershock
Filmmaker Magazine - 23 Jan 2022 20:15
The last two years have prompted much contemplation and reconsideration of the reasons why we make our films as well as the ways in which we make them. What aspect of your filmmaking--whether in your creative process, th...
Apogee Entertainment Taking Over Publishing Duties for 'Rise of the Triad' Remaster
Bloody Disgusting - 23 Jan 2022 20:08
3D Realms has announced per Games Press that the upcoming remaster of the classic shooter Rise of the Triad will be handled by some familiar faces. The shooter will now be published by Apogee Entertainment when it releas...
Scream Director Discusses The Star Wars Alum Who Almost Made A Clever Cameo In The Film
Cinema Blend - 23 Jan 2022 20:06
A movie-within-a-movie played an important part in Scream -- and that meant we almost got to see one famous Star Wars crew member on screen.
"I Really Experienced the Idea That None of This Is Guaranteed" | Julian Higgins, God's Country
Filmmaker Magazine - 23 Jan 2022 20:00
The last two years have prompted much contemplation and reconsideration of the reasons why we make our films as well as the ways in which we make them. What aspect of your filmmaking--whether in your creative process, th...
"It's a Huge Responsibility Working with Children, Especially after Filming Ends": Simon Lereng Wilmont on his Sundance-Debuting doc A House Made of Splinters
Filmmaker Magazine - 23 Jan 2022 19:54
A House Made of Splinters is Simon Lereng Wilmont's exquisite followup to The Distant Barking of Dogs, his likewise stunning feature debut (that was awarded Best First Appearance at IDFA 2017, and went on to be Oscar sho...
"He Knew Exactly What Movie He Wanted to Make": Editor Henry Hayes on Cha Cha Real Smooth
Filmmaker Magazine - 23 Jan 2022 19:45
Cooper Raiff’s follow-up to his 2020 SXSW winner Shithouse follows a recent alum who, unable to find a career path, moves back home and begins to work as a party-starter for his younger brother’s classmates. When he ...
'Scream' Surpasses $50M at the Box Office; Slashes Up $83M Globally
Bloody Disgusting - 23 Jan 2022 19:31
After a massive 4-day opening, the newest Scream dropped 58.6% at the box office but still managed to add another $12.40M here in the States totaling $51.34M, more than Scream 4‘s entire domestic run ($38.1M). It also ...
"My Process was Much Like Design Brainstorming": Editor Anisha Acharya on Neptune Frost
Filmmaker Magazine - 23 Jan 2022 19:30
Although its distinct color palette is more immediately noticeable, Neptune Frost, a directorial collaboration by slam poet Saul Williams and actress-cinematographer Anisia Uzeyman, also weaves a complex Afrofuturist nar...
[Sundance Review] Disturbing 'Resurrection' Is an Unhinged, Stunning Showcase for Rebecca Hall
Bloody Disgusting - 23 Jan 2022 19:16
If last year’s The Night House or Godzilla vs. Kong didn’t already solidify actor Rebecca Hall’s talents for selling the hell out of any fantastical story and worldbuilding, her latest surely will. Resurrection tra...