Alex Garland’s speculative and apolitical action film might be a box office hit but it’s a frustratingly weightless experience
The music video for Mia’s Born Free imagines a ginger genocide, with humvees of jackbooted, gas-masked stormtroopers raiding a high-rise housing complex to round up redheads. Even before the condemned are bussed out to the desert and used for target practice, the camerawork luxuriates in extreme content – needless collateral brutalization, a slow-mo closeup of a man smoking from a glass stem, a harsh coitus interruptus for a nude couple. All the while, a driving synth loop and kinetic cinematography keep things moving at a brisk, exciting clip befitting the high-energy banger at hand; one of the goons mugs through the fourth wall and lip-syncs a “whoo!” in time with the track.
The video has far more use for the edgy textures of state-sponsored violence than its messy realities,...
The music video for Mia’s Born Free imagines a ginger genocide, with humvees of jackbooted, gas-masked stormtroopers raiding a high-rise housing complex to round up redheads. Even before the condemned are bussed out to the desert and used for target practice, the camerawork luxuriates in extreme content – needless collateral brutalization, a slow-mo closeup of a man smoking from a glass stem, a harsh coitus interruptus for a nude couple. All the while, a driving synth loop and kinetic cinematography keep things moving at a brisk, exciting clip befitting the high-energy banger at hand; one of the goons mugs through the fourth wall and lip-syncs a “whoo!” in time with the track.
The video has far more use for the edgy textures of state-sponsored violence than its messy realities,...
- 4/15/2024
- by Charles Bramesco
- The Guardian - Film News
Disney made eternal waves across Hollywood with its advances animated projects, such as Pinocchio. However, they weren’t all immediate successes. Rather, some of them nearly cost Walt Disney everything after the losses that the company incurred. Pinocchio was one of the movies that nearly sunk the entire company, even though it would later become a substantial classic Disney film.
‘Pinocchio’ went into production after ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ L-r: Gepetto (voiced by Christian Rub), Pinocchio (voiced by Dickie Jones), and Figario (voiced by Clarence Nash), and Cleo | Lmpc via Getty Images
Geppetto (voiced by Christian Rub) is an old Italian woodcarver whose puppet, Pinocchio (voiced by Dickie Jones), comes to life thanks to a blue fairy (voiced by Evelyn Venable). The wooden puppet wants to be a real boy, but his only chance at doing so is to prove himself to be “brave, truthful, and unselfish.”
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs...
‘Pinocchio’ went into production after ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ L-r: Gepetto (voiced by Christian Rub), Pinocchio (voiced by Dickie Jones), and Figario (voiced by Clarence Nash), and Cleo | Lmpc via Getty Images
Geppetto (voiced by Christian Rub) is an old Italian woodcarver whose puppet, Pinocchio (voiced by Dickie Jones), comes to life thanks to a blue fairy (voiced by Evelyn Venable). The wooden puppet wants to be a real boy, but his only chance at doing so is to prove himself to be “brave, truthful, and unselfish.”
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs...
- 2/24/2023
- by Jeff Nelson
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Tl;Dr:
Bob Dylan and D.A. Pennebaker were collaborators on several different projects.Bob Dylan became unpleasant to work with after an accident, according to D.A. Pennebaker.The film did not air on ABC as they had planned. Bob Dylan | Bettmann/Contributor via Getty
After working with filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker on the film Don’t Look Back, Bob Dylan decided to make another movie. Though he would still be the subject, Dylan wanted to direct the film with Pennebaker as the cinematographer. Nearly immediately, Pennebaker faced problems with the shoot. He said he essentially ran into a wall with Dylan after he got into a motorcycle accident. Pennebaker said Dylan became very difficult to work with.
Bob Dylan and D.A. Pennebaker were collaborators on the film ‘Eat the Document’
In early 1966, Dylan watched Don’t Look Back, a documentary film that followed him on his 1965 tour of England.
Bob Dylan and D.A. Pennebaker were collaborators on several different projects.Bob Dylan became unpleasant to work with after an accident, according to D.A. Pennebaker.The film did not air on ABC as they had planned. Bob Dylan | Bettmann/Contributor via Getty
After working with filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker on the film Don’t Look Back, Bob Dylan decided to make another movie. Though he would still be the subject, Dylan wanted to direct the film with Pennebaker as the cinematographer. Nearly immediately, Pennebaker faced problems with the shoot. He said he essentially ran into a wall with Dylan after he got into a motorcycle accident. Pennebaker said Dylan became very difficult to work with.
Bob Dylan and D.A. Pennebaker were collaborators on the film ‘Eat the Document’
In early 1966, Dylan watched Don’t Look Back, a documentary film that followed him on his 1965 tour of England.
- 2/3/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Starz is currently developing an untitled romantic drama from executive producers Ava DuVernay, Lauren Ridloff and Joshua Jackson. Ridloff and Jackson would also star.
If the project is greenlit, it gets a straight-to-series order spanning three seasons and 18 episodes.
Kat Candler (“Queen Sugar”) will write the pilot and serve as executive producer and showrunner. Paul Garnes (“Queen Sugar”) is an executive producer.
Jeffrey Hirsch, the network president and CEO, made the announcement at the company’s first #TakeTheLead Summit.
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Ava DuVernay’s ‘One Perfect Shot’ Documentary Series Gets March Release on HBO Max, Debut Trailer (Video)
The show would follow two polar opposites who become intertwined in a love affair that turns their worlds – and those of everyone around them – upside down.
Here is the logline for the half-hour drama: The show will “chronicle what it takes to fall and stay in a radical, rebellious love. One person is ambitious,...
If the project is greenlit, it gets a straight-to-series order spanning three seasons and 18 episodes.
Kat Candler (“Queen Sugar”) will write the pilot and serve as executive producer and showrunner. Paul Garnes (“Queen Sugar”) is an executive producer.
Jeffrey Hirsch, the network president and CEO, made the announcement at the company’s first #TakeTheLead Summit.
Also Read:
Ava DuVernay’s ‘One Perfect Shot’ Documentary Series Gets March Release on HBO Max, Debut Trailer (Video)
The show would follow two polar opposites who become intertwined in a love affair that turns their worlds – and those of everyone around them – upside down.
Here is the logline for the half-hour drama: The show will “chronicle what it takes to fall and stay in a radical, rebellious love. One person is ambitious,...
- 5/19/2022
- by Jolie Lash
- The Wrap
"One Perfect Shot" is the new half-hour unscripted 'docuseries' narrated by Ava DuVernay, with each episode providing one acclaimed director with an arsenal of visual tools "to pull back the curtain on their most iconic shots", now streaming on HBO Max:
"Using state of the art technology, the directors literally enter each shot, walking through the scene in 360 moments that allow viewers to join an immersive exploration of moviemaking.
"Filmmakers will share their obstacles, challenges, lessons and triumphs as they detail how they created their crowning cinematic achievements.
"Each helmer will also present one shot from an auteur who deeply influenced them, outlining the inspiration that catalyzed their own imagination..."
Click the images to enlarge...
"Using state of the art technology, the directors literally enter each shot, walking through the scene in 360 moments that allow viewers to join an immersive exploration of moviemaking.
"Filmmakers will share their obstacles, challenges, lessons and triumphs as they detail how they created their crowning cinematic achievements.
"Each helmer will also present one shot from an auteur who deeply influenced them, outlining the inspiration that catalyzed their own imagination..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 5/2/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
"One Perfect Shot" is the new half-hour unscripted 'docuseries' narrated by Ava DuVernay, with each episode providing one acclaimed director with an arsenal of visual tools "to pull back the curtain on their most iconic shots", now streaming on HBO Max:
"Using state of the art technology, the directors literally enter each shot, walking through the scene in 360 moments that allow viewers to join an immersive exploration of moviemaking.
"Filmmakers will share their obstacles, challenges, lessons and triumphs as they detail how they created their crowning cinematic achievements.
"Each helmer will also present one shot from an auteur who deeply influenced them, outlining the inspiration that catalyzed their own imagination..."
Click the images to enlarge...
"Using state of the art technology, the directors literally enter each shot, walking through the scene in 360 moments that allow viewers to join an immersive exploration of moviemaking.
"Filmmakers will share their obstacles, challenges, lessons and triumphs as they detail how they created their crowning cinematic achievements.
"Each helmer will also present one shot from an auteur who deeply influenced them, outlining the inspiration that catalyzed their own imagination..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 4/16/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
On the April 12, 2022 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor and chief film critic Chris Evangelista to gather around the virtual water cooler and talk about what they've been up to.
Opening Banter:
At The Water Cooler:
What we've been Doing: What we've been Reading:
Ben read The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain.
What we've been Watching:
Ben watched the Severance finale, wants to give another quick shout-out to Our Flag Means Death, saw the first episode of One Perfect Shot, and watched Strongroom.
Chris watched Russian Doll season 2, Everything Everywhere...
The post Daily Podcast: Mini-Water Cooler: The Northman, Russian Doll Season 2, Strongroom, and More appeared first on /Film.
Opening Banter:
At The Water Cooler:
What we've been Doing: What we've been Reading:
Ben read The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain.
What we've been Watching:
Ben watched the Severance finale, wants to give another quick shout-out to Our Flag Means Death, saw the first episode of One Perfect Shot, and watched Strongroom.
Chris watched Russian Doll season 2, Everything Everywhere...
The post Daily Podcast: Mini-Water Cooler: The Northman, Russian Doll Season 2, Strongroom, and More appeared first on /Film.
- 4/12/2022
- by Ben Pearson
- Slash Film
HBO Max’s new series “One Perfect Shot” is a masterclass in filmmaking. Ava DuVernay hosts and executive produces the series, inspired by the Twitter account of the same name.
Patty Jenkins, Aaron Sorkin, Kasi Lemmons, Jon M. Chu, Malcolm D. Lee and Michael Mann are among the featured filmmakers who share their obstacles, challenges, lessons and triumphs as they talk about that one perfect shot. In the case of Chu, he discusses “Crazy Rich Asians” and the path to making a film that would herald a new moment in storytelling for Aapi representation in Hollywood.
Chu is joined by production designer Nelson Coates and costume designer Mary Vogt. As they recall the epic wedding scene, Vogt tells Chu how she worked with the extras and locals from Singapore to “bring your couture dresses and real diamonds” — and that’s how the team pulled off a 40 million dollar wedding scene on a 35 million film budget.
Patty Jenkins, Aaron Sorkin, Kasi Lemmons, Jon M. Chu, Malcolm D. Lee and Michael Mann are among the featured filmmakers who share their obstacles, challenges, lessons and triumphs as they talk about that one perfect shot. In the case of Chu, he discusses “Crazy Rich Asians” and the path to making a film that would herald a new moment in storytelling for Aapi representation in Hollywood.
Chu is joined by production designer Nelson Coates and costume designer Mary Vogt. As they recall the epic wedding scene, Vogt tells Chu how she worked with the extras and locals from Singapore to “bring your couture dresses and real diamonds” — and that’s how the team pulled off a 40 million dollar wedding scene on a 35 million film budget.
- 4/5/2022
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
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