https://youtu.be/WcIfbdfZRDQ A generation grew up playing with Star Wars toys and figures. So did Rian Johnson. Now, in this new behind-the-scenes look, the writer/director of Episode VIII shares how he's able to play like that once again, but on an epic scale. This video is another fun tease for what's to come, and the backdrop [...]
Now they're really teasing us. Actually, it's more than that. Depending on your aversion to spoilers, Entertainment Weekly's new multi-article exclusive look at Star Wars: The Last Jedi could provide way more Episode VIII dirt than you're looking for. From Luke's motives to Snoke's backstory to Finn's crisis of purpose, the EW scoop gives us more about [...]
George Clooney and the Coen brothers are making a film again, but this time the dashing leading man isn't starring; he's directing. Taking a screenplay written by Joel and Ethan Coen, Clooney and his producing/writing partner Grant Heslov gave a rewrite to Suburbicon and are now filming the quirky crime comedy. Clooney will not appear in [...]
Pictures from The Papers. First images (see gallery below) from the set of Steven Spielberg's new docudrama have begun to pop up online. Filming began in late June and is currently underway. Set in 1971, The Papers is based on the real-life account of Kay Graham and Ben Bradlee - the publisher and editor of [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye6GCY_vqYk “Rian has written a story that’s unexpected, but right.” - Daisy Ridley The Young Han Solo shoot may be in turmoil, but this new behind-the-scenes video for The Last Jedi brings balance back to the Star Wars universe, along with inspiring chills. Working even more effectively than the film's debut trailer, this Episode VIII [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BUozYf9w0Y If this sequel is the equivalent of a replicant, then it's doing its job as a convincing clone in rather spectacular fashion, one that's as good - if not better - than its original. Blade Runner 2049, starring Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, and directed by Denis Villeneuve (Arrival), opens on October 6, 2017.
These new photos should make every Poppins fan feel expialidocious. Entertainment Weekly's latest cover story offers up first look images of the much anticipated Mary Poppins Returns, starring Emily Blunt as the beloved magical nanny. From the sequel set 25 years after the events of the original classic, these photos include Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda as Jack [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNs85I75p7A Want more insight into the best movie of the summer so far? This 15-minute featurette combines scenes, set footage, and in-depth interviews (director Patty Jenkins speaks with clear vision and passion) to not only reveal how Wonder Woman was made but, more importantly, the spirit and philosophy behind it. To read my review, click [...]
Every image is gorgeous, and some are heartbreaking. That's what's captured in the mix of portraits (seen in the gallery below) shot by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz in Vanity Fair's collector's issue for Star Wars: The Last Jedi. They anchor the magazine's "definitive preview" for the eighth episode in the Skywalker saga, which is the in-depth article by [...]
The grace that the filmmakers of La La Land showed to those of Moonlight - in the midst of the biggest gut-punching "psyche" job to ever play out on a global stage - didn't end on Oscar night. Every year post-Oscars, Variety (the legendary Hollywood trade publication) puts the Academy Award winner for Best Director on its cover. This year, that honor goes [...]
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