"I understand why people are skeptical, and why many of them bring their theological checklists.” - director Cyrus Nowrasteh, on reactions by Christians to recent Hollywood Bible movies The Young Messiah, the new film about Jesus at the age of 7 (based on Anne Rice's novel "Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt"), opens in theaters on Friday March [...]
Could it be? Or are fans being setup for an Edith-style heartbreak? In an in-depth post-finale interview with Downton Abbey writer/creator Julian Fellowes and Executive Producer Gareth Neame, here's what the duo told Variety about the prospect of a Downton movie: Fellowes: I’m completely up for a movie. There are various considerations, which of the cast would be [...]
If you're tired of all the horse race prognosticating, exhausted by the controversies (#OscarSoWhite, et al), couldn't care less about who's wearing what on the red carpet - and all you really want is to just hear the actors and filmmakers talk about their movies, their craft, and their careers - then Awards Chatter by [...]
When two legendary filmmakers sit down to talk for an hour, it's always worthwhile. This discussion, hosted in New York City by the Directors Guild of America, followed a recent DGA screening for Steven Spielberg's Bridge Of Spies. Friend, peer, and fellow icon Martin Scorsese interviews Spielberg about his latest effort, which was recently nominated for 6 Academy [...]
Enough with the glib media coverage. I couldn't care less what J.J. Abrams' Jedi name is or what his lightsaber color would be. Let the filmmaker talk about how and why he made his film the way he did. Cue the DGA Q&A. After a Director's Guild screening of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the [...]
Based on how different The Force Awakens is from the Star Wars prequels - both in tone and visual style - it should come as no surprise that creator George Lucas doesn't particularly care for the latest entry into the saga that he began. Still, to hear him actually say it is another thing. After Episode VII's premiere, at which the most praise [...]
In early November, I was able to sit down and talk with the filmmakers of Pixar's The Good Dinosaur, including director Peter Sohn and voice cast members Sam Elliott, Anna Paquin, and Jeffrey Wright. You can read about our conversation (click here) at Crosswalk.com The Good Dinosaur opens in theaters Wednesday November 25th. (You can read my official [...]
Harrison Ford has been showing up at fan conventions and on late night talk shows, but Entertainment Weekly has scooped what is the first at-length (and candid) discussion with Ford (click here) about reprising his role as Han Solo and returning to that galaxy far, far away.
Much has been made about why we haven’t seen Luke Skywalker yet in any of the promotional materials for The Force Awakens – not on the official poster, nor in any of the three trailers (save for the one metal hand rising up to R2-D2, out from under a dark cloak). The most popular speculation trending [...]
In the debut of Variety's 2015 Awards Season short video series "Contenders Conversations", the trade mag sits down with Matt Damon and director Ridley Scott to discuss the most popular film of the fall season, the emotional "science faction" adventure (as Damon dubbed it) THE MARTIAN.
I Can't Unsee That Movie: film news and reviews by Jeff Huston 