Wes Anderson’s favorite on-set still photographer James Hamilton with 99 Records founder Ed Bahlman and Anne-Katrin Titze on his Village Works exhibition: “They have a display of eight of my photographs, good size prints, including Lou Reed and John Cale and Pattie Smith and Tom Verlaine and Prince and Debbie Harry.”
In the first instalment with photojournalist James Hamilton, Wes Anderson’s favourite on-set still photographer (James is also the voice of Mole in Fantastic Mr. Fox and makes an appearance in The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou), we start out discussing Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window, Grace Kelly’s Mark Cross bag, the Albert Hotel, Harper’s Bazaar, and everything else that James Stewart’s Lb Jeffries eerily has in common with the subject of Dw Young’s surprisingly candid Uncropped (a highlight and centerpiece selection of the 14th edition of Doc NYC).
James Hamilton on Alfred Hitchcock at the St.
In the first instalment with photojournalist James Hamilton, Wes Anderson’s favourite on-set still photographer (James is also the voice of Mole in Fantastic Mr. Fox and makes an appearance in The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou), we start out discussing Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window, Grace Kelly’s Mark Cross bag, the Albert Hotel, Harper’s Bazaar, and everything else that James Stewart’s Lb Jeffries eerily has in common with the subject of Dw Young’s surprisingly candid Uncropped (a highlight and centerpiece selection of the 14th edition of Doc NYC).
James Hamilton on Alfred Hitchcock at the St.
- 5/5/2024
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Clockwise from left: Mica Levi (Dimitrios Vellis/Wikimedia Commons), David Byrne (Shutterstock), Jonny Greenwood (Shutterstock), Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (Shutterstock)Graphic: The A.V. Club
If you plan to see Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers this weekend, be prepared to be knocked on your ass by its propulsive score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.
If you plan to see Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers this weekend, be prepared to be knocked on your ass by its propulsive score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.
- 4/26/2024
- by Cindy White
- avclub.com
Since his first film, Writer/Director Wes Anderson has become known for his highly visual combination of bright colors with an older aesthetic. His costuming and set design have a very specific signature that makes it easy to identify when watching a Wes Anderson movie. With him currently working on a new film, The Phoenician Scheme, which reunites him with his muse Bill Murray, we take a look back at all his feature-length films and try to figure out where they rank. To note, his recent Netflix shorts, including the Oscar-winning The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar aren’t included.
11. The French Dispatch (2021)
The only anthology movie Anderson has done so far, this film details the final issue of The French Dispatch. The paper will be shut down, so the editor brings together his best reporters and storytellers to publish one more edition. Each reporter narrates a section of...
11. The French Dispatch (2021)
The only anthology movie Anderson has done so far, this film details the final issue of The French Dispatch. The paper will be shut down, so the editor brings together his best reporters and storytellers to publish one more edition. Each reporter narrates a section of...
- 4/25/2024
- by Bryan Wolford
- JoBlo.com
Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal) has been tapped for a role in the newest film from Wes Anderson, Deadline can confirm.
Details as to the plot of the untitled feature, as well as Ahmed’s role are under wraps. But this is the actor’s first project with Anderson, who is coming off his first Oscar win for his Netflix short The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, based on the story by Roald Dahl. Michael Cera will also be introduced to Anderson’s world in the new film, as previously reported, with his regular collaborators Benicio del Toro and Bill Murray on board for roles, too.
Currently filming in Berlin, the film is written by Anderson and Roman Coppola, whose collaboration goes back to The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. No word yet as to who will serve as its distributor. Anderson hinted at the project in a September 2023 interview with Deadline,...
Details as to the plot of the untitled feature, as well as Ahmed’s role are under wraps. But this is the actor’s first project with Anderson, who is coming off his first Oscar win for his Netflix short The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, based on the story by Roald Dahl. Michael Cera will also be introduced to Anderson’s world in the new film, as previously reported, with his regular collaborators Benicio del Toro and Bill Murray on board for roles, too.
Currently filming in Berlin, the film is written by Anderson and Roman Coppola, whose collaboration goes back to The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. No word yet as to who will serve as its distributor. Anderson hinted at the project in a September 2023 interview with Deadline,...
- 4/16/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Owen Wilson is set to star in a comedy series at Apple TV+ set in the world of professional golf, Variety has learned.
The untitled series hails from writer Jason Keller. Apple has given the series a 10-episode order. Per the official description, Wilson will star as Pryce Cahill, “an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago. After he gets fired from his job at an Indiana sporting goods store and his wife walks out on him, Pryce hedges his bets entirely on a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom.”
Both Keller and Wilson also serve as executive producers on the series. Propagate Content’s Ben Silverman will also executive produce along with Howard T. Owens and Rodney Ferrell, Entertainment 360’s Guymon Casady, Piece of Work’s Lee Eisenberg and Natalie Sandy, and Chris Moynihan. Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris will direct.
This is the latest TV role for Wilson of late.
The untitled series hails from writer Jason Keller. Apple has given the series a 10-episode order. Per the official description, Wilson will star as Pryce Cahill, “an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago. After he gets fired from his job at an Indiana sporting goods store and his wife walks out on him, Pryce hedges his bets entirely on a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom.”
Both Keller and Wilson also serve as executive producers on the series. Propagate Content’s Ben Silverman will also executive produce along with Howard T. Owens and Rodney Ferrell, Entertainment 360’s Guymon Casady, Piece of Work’s Lee Eisenberg and Natalie Sandy, and Chris Moynihan. Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris will direct.
This is the latest TV role for Wilson of late.
- 3/12/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
American director Noah Baumbach is one of American cinema’s filmmakers who has also earned a reputation as a screenwriter. Born and raised in New York City, the city has had several influences on Baumbach. Unsurprisingly, many of his film comedies have been set in New York City. As a filmmaker and screenwriter, Noah Baumbach has had the unique honor of collaborating frequently with actors and directors. As a screenwriter, Baumbach has worked with filmmaker/screenwriter Wes Anderson since they first co-wrote the screenplay for the Wes Anderson-directed The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004). With regards to his partnership with actors,...
- 12/15/2023
- by Onyinye Izundu
- TVovermind.com
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Loki (2021)
The mercurial villain Loki resumes his role as the God of Mischief in a new series that takes place after the events of “Avengers: Endgame.”
Rating: 8.2/10
Stars: Tom Hiddleston (Loki), Owen Wilson (Mobius), Sophia Di Martino,...
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Loki (2021)
The mercurial villain Loki resumes his role as the God of Mischief in a new series that takes place after the events of “Avengers: Endgame.”
Rating: 8.2/10
Stars: Tom Hiddleston (Loki), Owen Wilson (Mobius), Sophia Di Martino,...
- 10/30/2023
- avclub.com
Michael Gambon, the decorated Irish actor who portrayed Albus Dumbledore in several Harry Potter movies and also appeared in films like The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou and The King’s Speech, has died at the age of 82.
Gambon passed away “peacefully in hospital” following a bout of pneumonia, his family said in a statement released on Thursday.
Gambon took on the role of Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts, following Richard Harris’ death in 2002. Gambon played the character in six Harry Potter films, beginning with 2004’s Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
Over his decade-long career, Gambon won four BAFTAs, three Oliver Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to drama. He is widely recognized as one of Ireland’s all-time great actors.
His film credits also included Fantastic Mr. Fox, Toys, Sleep Hollow, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, and Paddington 2.
Gambon passed away “peacefully in hospital” following a bout of pneumonia, his family said in a statement released on Thursday.
Gambon took on the role of Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts, following Richard Harris’ death in 2002. Gambon played the character in six Harry Potter films, beginning with 2004’s Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
Over his decade-long career, Gambon won four BAFTAs, three Oliver Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to drama. He is widely recognized as one of Ireland’s all-time great actors.
His film credits also included Fantastic Mr. Fox, Toys, Sleep Hollow, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, and Paddington 2.
- 9/28/2023
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Film News
Michael Gambon, the BAFTA-winning British actor best known for portraying Professor Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter film series, has died at the age of 82.
Gambon died following a bout with pneumonia, his publicist told the BBC. His family added in a statement, “We are devastated to announce the loss of Sir Michael Gambon. Beloved husband and father, Michael died peacefully in hospital with his wife Anne and son Fergus at his bedside.”
One of the United Kingdom’s most decorated actors on both stage and screen, Gambon won the...
Gambon died following a bout with pneumonia, his publicist told the BBC. His family added in a statement, “We are devastated to announce the loss of Sir Michael Gambon. Beloved husband and father, Michael died peacefully in hospital with his wife Anne and son Fergus at his bedside.”
One of the United Kingdom’s most decorated actors on both stage and screen, Gambon won the...
- 9/28/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Gambon appeared as Albus Dumbledore in six ‘Harry Potter’ films.
Michael Gambon, the Irish-English actor who excelled in Shakespeare productions and found later acclaim as Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series, has died aged 82.
Gambon died in hospital following a bout of pneumonia.
A statement issued on behalf of his wife Anne Gambon and their son Fergus Gambon read,
“We are devastated to announce the loss of Sir Michael Gambon. Beloved husband and father, Michael died peacefully in hospital with his wife Anne and son Fergus at his bedside, following a bout of pneumonia. Michael was 82. We ask that...
Michael Gambon, the Irish-English actor who excelled in Shakespeare productions and found later acclaim as Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series, has died aged 82.
Gambon died in hospital following a bout of pneumonia.
A statement issued on behalf of his wife Anne Gambon and their son Fergus Gambon read,
“We are devastated to announce the loss of Sir Michael Gambon. Beloved husband and father, Michael died peacefully in hospital with his wife Anne and son Fergus at his bedside, following a bout of pneumonia. Michael was 82. We ask that...
- 9/28/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Wes Anderson has once again recruited Jason Schwartzman for another one of his films. Over the past two decades, the pair have worked together several times, including on "Rushmore," "Fantastic Mr. Fox," and "Moonrise Kingdom." Now, Schwartzman is the star of Anderson's latest theatrical release, "Asteroid City," which premiered on June 16. The period film, which takes place during the 1950s, follows a group of gifted students and their parents who visit a desert town for the annual Junior Stargazer convention. During their stay, they experience a mysterious cosmic event together.
Schwartzman plays a war photographer named Augie Steenbeck, whose son, Woodrow (Jake Ryan), is a Junior Stargazer winner. Also making up the cast are Scarlett Johansson as actor Midge Campbell; Tom Hanks as Augie's father-in-law, Stanley Zak; Jeffrey Wright as the convention's host, General Grif Gibson; and Tilda Swinton as scientist Dr. Hickenlooper.
In addition to their star-studded casts,...
Schwartzman plays a war photographer named Augie Steenbeck, whose son, Woodrow (Jake Ryan), is a Junior Stargazer winner. Also making up the cast are Scarlett Johansson as actor Midge Campbell; Tom Hanks as Augie's father-in-law, Stanley Zak; Jeffrey Wright as the convention's host, General Grif Gibson; and Tilda Swinton as scientist Dr. Hickenlooper.
In addition to their star-studded casts,...
- 6/21/2023
- by Michele Mendez
- Popsugar.com
Wes Anderson’s latest endeavor Asteroid City is making its crash-landing into theaters this Friday, June 23rd, and it has a fitting soundtrack to match. As a preview, Jarvis Cocker has shared one of his contributions to the film called “Dear Alien (Who Art In Heaven),” a single he wrote with Anderson and his former Pulp bandmate Richard Hawley. The song also features Seu Jorge, who was prominently featured on the soundtrack for Anderson’s The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.
Considering Asteroid City takes place in a desert town in 1955, the soundtrack comes chock-full of period-setting tunes like classic bluegrass and country as well as mid-century pop. Along with a couple of originals from Cocker are songs by Bing Crosby, The Springfields (featuring a young Dusty Springfield), Burl Ives, Tex Ritter, and many more, as well as a score by Alexandre Desplat.
Cocker is just one of many voices...
Considering Asteroid City takes place in a desert town in 1955, the soundtrack comes chock-full of period-setting tunes like classic bluegrass and country as well as mid-century pop. Along with a couple of originals from Cocker are songs by Bing Crosby, The Springfields (featuring a young Dusty Springfield), Burl Ives, Tex Ritter, and many more, as well as a score by Alexandre Desplat.
Cocker is just one of many voices...
- 6/20/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
“I like when I’m working on something that I don’t understand,” seven-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker Wes Anderson says about how he cracked his new off-kilter comedic period opus Asteroid City, which hits theaters in New York and Los Angeles on Friday. The Focus Features release goes wide on Friday, June 23.
Scarlett Johansson in ‘Asteroid City’
“It’s not that you got an idea for a movie, you have an idea for two movies,” he tells Crew Call about his latest, set in 1950s Arizona. It is a story in a story that straddles the backstage inner workings of Broadway actors staging a play that’s set in a desert town (the majority of the movie we’re watching). A science fair for the youth, the Stargazer convention, is occurring in a desolate town where a Hollywood starlet (Scarlett Johansson) rolls in with her daughter and connects with a widower...
Scarlett Johansson in ‘Asteroid City’
“It’s not that you got an idea for a movie, you have an idea for two movies,” he tells Crew Call about his latest, set in 1950s Arizona. It is a story in a story that straddles the backstage inner workings of Broadway actors staging a play that’s set in a desert town (the majority of the movie we’re watching). A science fair for the youth, the Stargazer convention, is occurring in a desolate town where a Hollywood starlet (Scarlett Johansson) rolls in with her daughter and connects with a widower...
- 6/14/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Wes Anderson is ready to defend his friend and frequent collaborator Bill Murray despite the actor’s multiple accusations of harassment. While Geena Davis voiced allegations against Murray in her memoir Dying of Politeness, saying the actor behaved inappropriately on the 1990 film Quick Change set, a formal complaint against the Ghostbuster is making significant waves. In the complaint, a young woman alleges Murray behaved inappropriately on the set of Aziz Ansari’s Being Mortal. When news about the complaint surfaced, Murray blamed the “changing state of comedy” for his offensive actions.
“I did something I thought was funny, and it wasn’t taken that way,” Murray told CNBC when the news broke. “The company, the movie studio, wanted to do the right thing, so they wanted to check it all out, investigate it, and so they stopped the production. But as of now, we’re talking and we’re trying...
“I did something I thought was funny, and it wasn’t taken that way,” Murray told CNBC when the news broke. “The company, the movie studio, wanted to do the right thing, so they wanted to check it all out, investigate it, and so they stopped the production. But as of now, we’re talking and we’re trying...
- 6/12/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Wes Anderson has stated his working relationship with Bill Murray has not been affected by multiple misconduct claims made against his longtime collaborator.
In an interview with IndieWire, Anderson explained that he considers Murray to be “part of my family,” saying, “My experience with Bill is so extensive. Bill was such a great supporter of me from the very beginning. I don’t want to speak about somebody else’s experience, but he’s really part of my family. You know, he’s my daughter’s godfather. In fact, he actually baptized her. He’s the one who splashed the water.”
Last April, Searchlight Pictures halted production on Aziz Ansari’s now-scrapped directorial debut, Being Mortal, after a complaint was made against Murray for “inappropriate behavior.” In an interview, Murray characterized the incident as “a difference of opinion.”
However, Puck later reported in October 2022 that Murray allegedly straddled a female...
In an interview with IndieWire, Anderson explained that he considers Murray to be “part of my family,” saying, “My experience with Bill is so extensive. Bill was such a great supporter of me from the very beginning. I don’t want to speak about somebody else’s experience, but he’s really part of my family. You know, he’s my daughter’s godfather. In fact, he actually baptized her. He’s the one who splashed the water.”
Last April, Searchlight Pictures halted production on Aziz Ansari’s now-scrapped directorial debut, Being Mortal, after a complaint was made against Murray for “inappropriate behavior.” In an interview, Murray characterized the incident as “a difference of opinion.”
However, Puck later reported in October 2022 that Murray allegedly straddled a female...
- 6/12/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Film News
Exclusive: Marriage Story filmmaker Noah Baumbach has set his next project, but it’s not for the screen.
We understand the writer-director is working on his first book, a memoir, which is currently untitled, and has been snapped up in what we hear was a highly competitive auction.
Knopf has taken North American rights. Jordan Pavlin, Knopf SVP and Editor-in-Chief acquired the book from Byrd Leavall and Albert Lee at United Talent Agency. Knopf will publish the book in hardcover, e-book, and in audio by Penguin Random House. UK Commonwealth rights were sold by Sophie Lambert of C&w on behalf of Byrd Leavell and Albert Lee, and acquired, at auction, by Jocasta Hamilton Publisher at John Murray.
Specific details about the book are being kept under wraps, but we understand the work will, in some way, chart the Barbie co-scribe’s life and career through key experiences and his relationship with cinema.
We understand the writer-director is working on his first book, a memoir, which is currently untitled, and has been snapped up in what we hear was a highly competitive auction.
Knopf has taken North American rights. Jordan Pavlin, Knopf SVP and Editor-in-Chief acquired the book from Byrd Leavall and Albert Lee at United Talent Agency. Knopf will publish the book in hardcover, e-book, and in audio by Penguin Random House. UK Commonwealth rights were sold by Sophie Lambert of C&w on behalf of Byrd Leavell and Albert Lee, and acquired, at auction, by Jocasta Hamilton Publisher at John Murray.
Specific details about the book are being kept under wraps, but we understand the work will, in some way, chart the Barbie co-scribe’s life and career through key experiences and his relationship with cinema.
- 6/5/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
I'm not usually a fan of writing a review while admitting that I haven't fully figured out the film and need to analyze and discuss it further. However, I need to get my thoughts out about this one – and something is bothering me about the film anyway that I need to get off my chest. Wtf is going on in this film?! I've been a Wes Anderson fan for as long as I can remember, with my personal faves being Fantastic Mr. Fox and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. I was not particularity fond of The French Dispatch, which premiered at Cannes 2021, it's just too dense and loquacious for me. Anderson's latest creation premiering in Cannes is a strange sci-fi drama called Asteroid City, set in the 1950s following an ensemble of eccentric characters stuck in this fictional desert town. It has all the usual quaint, delectable Wes...
- 5/24/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
With “Asteroid City,” has Wes Anderson directed one of his best movies yet or is it a misstep in an otherwise lauded career? Is the new film, due out in June, a return to form after “The French Dispatch” or a disappointment following his 2021 ensemble anthology? Those are the questions critics are asking following the debut of “Asteroid City” at the Cannes Film Festival, where the response to Anderon’s new film seemingly traveled to the moon and back.
“Like any movie by Wes Anderson, ‘Asteroid City’ is the epitome of a Wes Anderson movie,” Indiewire critic David Ehrlich wrote in his rave review. “A film about a television program about a play within a play ‘about infinity and I don’t know what else’ (as one character describes it), this delightfully profound desert charmer — by far the director’s best effort since ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel,’ and in some...
“Like any movie by Wes Anderson, ‘Asteroid City’ is the epitome of a Wes Anderson movie,” Indiewire critic David Ehrlich wrote in his rave review. “A film about a television program about a play within a play ‘about infinity and I don’t know what else’ (as one character describes it), this delightfully profound desert charmer — by far the director’s best effort since ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel,’ and in some...
- 5/24/2023
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Asteroid City reactions say Wes Anderson’s latest is a cosmic delight with an unusual story and tone
The 2023 Cannes Film Festival is well into this year’s presentation after several days of stars setting the red carpet on fire, world premieres of the hottest films, and surprises from the crowd. Today, Cannes welcomes Wes Anderson and the cast of his latest film, Asteroid City, to the fest. Anderson’s films are always an event, as the filmmaker’s unique style and humor often wow audiences and dazzles critics. Speaking of critics, reviews for Asteroid City are crashing down onto the internet, with many saying Anderson’s latest is a darkly-funny, cosmic delight with more to offer as you mine beneath the surface. There are a few outliers in the bunch. However, most folks have loved Anderson’s latest excursion into his weird world or bizarre characters and gorgeous set design. You can read several of today’s Asteroid City reactions below!
Asteroid City – "You can't wake up...
Asteroid City – "You can't wake up...
- 5/23/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
With apologies to Guns N’ Roses: Don’t take me down to the Asteroid City / Where the tropes are tired and the gags ain’t witty / Make it stop (Oh, won’t you please make it stop).
To clarify an important point upfront, I’m no Wes Anderson hater. I get that he’s the most parody-able of contemporary American directors, with his taste for painstakingly designed retro-theatrical artifice, for boxes within narrative boxes, for framing and camera movement choices identifiable from a mile away, characters that drip drolleries and plots that plunge fearlessly into manneristic preciousness. But when all the elements click into place, Anderson’s manicured worlds can be enchanting places to visit. Or they can be suffocating constructs that wring all the charm out of his signature storytelling style. Which brings us to Asteroid City.
Premiering in the main Cannes competition ahead of its June 23 release through Focus,...
To clarify an important point upfront, I’m no Wes Anderson hater. I get that he’s the most parody-able of contemporary American directors, with his taste for painstakingly designed retro-theatrical artifice, for boxes within narrative boxes, for framing and camera movement choices identifiable from a mile away, characters that drip drolleries and plots that plunge fearlessly into manneristic preciousness. But when all the elements click into place, Anderson’s manicured worlds can be enchanting places to visit. Or they can be suffocating constructs that wring all the charm out of his signature storytelling style. Which brings us to Asteroid City.
Premiering in the main Cannes competition ahead of its June 23 release through Focus,...
- 5/23/2023
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Like any movie by Wes Anderson, “Asteroid City” is the epitome of a Wes Anderson movie. A film about a television program about a play within a play “about infinity and I don’t know what else” (as one character describes it), this delightfully profound desert charmer — by far the director’s best effort since “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” and in some respects the most poignant thing he’s ever made — boasts all of his usual hallmarks and then some. A multi-tiered framing device, diorama-esque shot design, and Tilda Swinton affectlessly saying things like “I never had children, but sometimes I wonder if I wish I should have” are just some of the many signature flourishes that you might recognize from Anderson’s previous work and/or the endless parade of A.I.-generated TikToks that imitate his style.
As expected, the world of “Asteroid City” is meticulously arranged with clockwork precision,...
As expected, the world of “Asteroid City” is meticulously arranged with clockwork precision,...
- 5/23/2023
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Here’s your chance to ask the star of The Fly, Jurassic Park and countless Wes Anderson films anything you like – whether about his voice, his work on The Simpsons, his acting on Friends or his music. Get your questions in now!
We could all sit here and list Jeff Goldblum’s filmography at a drop of a hat: Jurassic Park, Independence Day, The Fly, The Tall Guy with Emma Thompson and Grandmaster in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 and Thor: Ragnarok. Then there’s his Wes Anderson films: 2004’s The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, 2014’s The Grand Budapest Hotel, 2018’s Isle of Dogs and Anderson’s new one Asteroid City.
On stage, Goldblum has been in Twelfth Night off-Broadway and appeared twice at the Old Vic in London. TV? You name it, he’s done it, from Sesame Street, Friends and Will & Grace to The Simpsons,...
We could all sit here and list Jeff Goldblum’s filmography at a drop of a hat: Jurassic Park, Independence Day, The Fly, The Tall Guy with Emma Thompson and Grandmaster in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 and Thor: Ragnarok. Then there’s his Wes Anderson films: 2004’s The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, 2014’s The Grand Budapest Hotel, 2018’s Isle of Dogs and Anderson’s new one Asteroid City.
On stage, Goldblum has been in Twelfth Night off-Broadway and appeared twice at the Old Vic in London. TV? You name it, he’s done it, from Sesame Street, Friends and Will & Grace to The Simpsons,...
- 5/9/2023
- by Rich Pelley
- The Guardian - Film News
CinemaCon continues this week, and yesterday brought the ironically and unironically anticipated movie Barbie to the stage. While the property had already found its way onto different mediums in the past, a live-action adaptation was never out of the question. However with Greta Gerwig, the director of acclaimed films such as Lady Bird and Little Women, and co-writer Noah Baumbach, writer of Marriage Story and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou being driving forces behind the film, there may be more than meets the eye with this movie.
For the iconic characters of the toy line, the casting is pretty spot on. Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling are picturesque and deadpan enough to be appropriate eye candy while delivering some off-kilter humor. The CinemaCon panel for Barbie featured appearances by Robbie, Gosling, America Ferrera, and Greta Gerwig. Gerwig had always envisioned Gosling as Ken, and he luckily accepted, but according to THR,...
For the iconic characters of the toy line, the casting is pretty spot on. Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling are picturesque and deadpan enough to be appropriate eye candy while delivering some off-kilter humor. The CinemaCon panel for Barbie featured appearances by Robbie, Gosling, America Ferrera, and Greta Gerwig. Gerwig had always envisioned Gosling as Ken, and he luckily accepted, but according to THR,...
- 4/26/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
The Yule log is likely roaring on the fireplace of your TV screen — the holidays are upon us. Hulu is going all-in on their Christmas content with a few holiday features, including the debut of their original movie “It’s a Wonderful Binge.” But if you’re looking for a new television series to keep you busy till Christmas it’s all about the adaptation of Octavia Butler’s “Kindred,” the first television translation of any of Butler’s acclaimed literary works, coming to FX on Hulu this month.
Based on Butler’s 1979 novel, “Kindred” focuses on Dana James, a young Black aspiring writer living in Los Angeles with her husband Kevin Franklin. While in the process of moving, Dana abruptly finds herself tossed between the modern day and 1815 Maryland during the Antebellum period of the South. During her journeys to the past, she struggles to survive while trapped at...
Based on Butler’s 1979 novel, “Kindred” focuses on Dana James, a young Black aspiring writer living in Los Angeles with her husband Kevin Franklin. While in the process of moving, Dana abruptly finds herself tossed between the modern day and 1815 Maryland during the Antebellum period of the South. During her journeys to the past, she struggles to survive while trapped at...
- 11/23/2022
- by Kristen Lopez
- Indiewire
While tentpoles resuscitated moviegoing this past summer with pics like Top Gun: Maverick, it’s true that more adult-skewing fare is having a much harder time now. Nowhere was this more true than with David O. Russell’s Amsterdam, which rivals believed had a shot at opening to 12 million-15 million this past weekend based on the absurdist period comedy’s glossy ensemble of Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Rami Malek, Robert De Niro, Anya Taylor-Joy, Taylor Swift, Michael Shannon (the list doesn’t stop).
But that did not happen: With a 6.5M opening at 3,005 theaters, boosted by Imax and Plf ticket sales that accounted for more than a third of that number, altogether it came out to a paltry 10M worldwide start. Russell was trying to replicate the success of his starry, 10-time Oscar-nominated American Hustle, which minted a 19.1M domestic wide opening over Christmas 2013, a 150M+ stateside...
But that did not happen: With a 6.5M opening at 3,005 theaters, boosted by Imax and Plf ticket sales that accounted for more than a third of that number, altogether it came out to a paltry 10M worldwide start. Russell was trying to replicate the success of his starry, 10-time Oscar-nominated American Hustle, which minted a 19.1M domestic wide opening over Christmas 2013, a 150M+ stateside...
- 10/10/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
In a 2019 interview with IndieWire, actor Bill Murray confirmed the existence of presumed-apocryphal 1-800 number that his agent and other casting personnel could call should they be interested in casting Murray in something. At some point in his career, demand for Murray reached a fever pitch and hasn't seemed to cool off in the ensuring years. Now 72, Murray admits that he became annoyed by constant calls offering work (we should all have such problems), and that his solution was to set up an independent line that could only be distributed by word-of-mouth. The number connects callers to an answering machine that Murray only checks periodically.
When it comes to working with director Wes Anderson, there appears to be little communication at all. Anderson is working on a project, and will be vague about it. Murray will be on board, seemingly regardless. The two will be wholly committed, prior to really working out the details.
When it comes to working with director Wes Anderson, there appears to be little communication at all. Anderson is working on a project, and will be vague about it. Murray will be on board, seemingly regardless. The two will be wholly committed, prior to really working out the details.
- 9/29/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
The most impressive spectacle film of the summer hasn’t cost hundreds of millions of dollars nor has it employed state-of-the-art CGI to invent bizarre new worlds and fantastical creatures. It’s Sara Dosa’s documentary “Fire of Love,” an overwhelming visceral experience culled together from live and breathtaking footage filmed at active volcanos by daredevil volcanologists who tragically died decades ago.
“Fire of Love” tells the story of Katia and Maurice Krafft, who fell in love over their shared love of volcanoes and dedicated their entire lives to getting up close and personal with magma flows, acid lakes and other natural phenomena that boggle and terrify the mind — and the body doesn’t much care for them either; you can literally see the flesh peeling off of Maurice’s leg after he idly stands in boiling mud.
The Kraffts were no mere hobbyists: They were leading figures in volcanology,...
“Fire of Love” tells the story of Katia and Maurice Krafft, who fell in love over their shared love of volcanoes and dedicated their entire lives to getting up close and personal with magma flows, acid lakes and other natural phenomena that boggle and terrify the mind — and the body doesn’t much care for them either; you can literally see the flesh peeling off of Maurice’s leg after he idly stands in boiling mud.
The Kraffts were no mere hobbyists: They were leading figures in volcanology,...
- 7/6/2022
- by William Bibbiani
- The Wrap
Back in 2004, "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" was my first introduction to the wondrous filmmaking of Wes Anderson. A "Moby Dick"-style revenge tale inspired by the life of Jacques Cousteau, "The Life Aquatic" was as thrilling to me as it was poignant. It wasn't long before I watched as many Wes Anderson films as I could lay my hands on.
"The Life Aquatic" tells the story of washed-up oceanographer Steve Zissou (Bill Murray), who sets off on what will likely be his final voyage to find and kill the mysterious sea creature which previously ate his best friend. It's a whimsical tour de...
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"The Life Aquatic" tells the story of washed-up oceanographer Steve Zissou (Bill Murray), who sets off on what will likely be his final voyage to find and kill the mysterious sea creature which previously ate his best friend. It's a whimsical tour de...
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- 4/15/2022
- by Ryan Leston
- Slash Film
Wes Anderson films, love them or hate them, all but demand that you question why you’re watching them. Sure, spending an evening with Steve Zissou, or listening to a recounting of the glory days of a bellboy is entertaining, but what’s it all about? Why am I here? That curious nagging at the edge of […]
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- 1/10/2022
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Cate Blanchett will produce and star in A Manual for Cleaning Women, the first English-language feature from Oscar-winning Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar, Deadline has confirmed.
The film in early stages of development is based on Lucia Berlin’s 43-part collection of short stories, examining the lives of women working a wide variety of demanding jobs. Blanchett, Andrew Upton and Coco Francini will produce for Dirty Films, with Almodóvar for El Deseo, and Brian Oliver and Bradley Fischer for New Republic Pictures. Pic is Almodóvar’s follow-up to Parallel Mothers, the Sony Pictures Classic drama starring Penélope Cruz about two mothers who give birth the same day, and the English-language short The Human Voice starring Tilda Swinton, which was shortlisted by the Film Academy last year.
Blanchett is a two-time Oscar winner known who most recently appeared in Adam McKay’s...
The film in early stages of development is based on Lucia Berlin’s 43-part collection of short stories, examining the lives of women working a wide variety of demanding jobs. Blanchett, Andrew Upton and Coco Francini will produce for Dirty Films, with Almodóvar for El Deseo, and Brian Oliver and Bradley Fischer for New Republic Pictures. Pic is Almodóvar’s follow-up to Parallel Mothers, the Sony Pictures Classic drama starring Penélope Cruz about two mothers who give birth the same day, and the English-language short The Human Voice starring Tilda Swinton, which was shortlisted by the Film Academy last year.
Blanchett is a two-time Oscar winner known who most recently appeared in Adam McKay’s...
- 1/7/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
An account of Jacques Cousteau’s life – co-produced by his children – that is not uncritical, but could have yielded more insights into the family
For an “official” documentary – sanctioned by the Cousteau Society and co-produced by his children Diane and Pierre-Yves Cousteau – this account of Jacques Cousteau’s life and mermaid’s purse of achievements is not completely uncritical. Not only does it show how the ocean explorer, seen bludgeoning sharks and dynamiting coral reefs in his 1956 classic The Silent World, graduated to become an indefatigable conservationist before his death in 1997; it also broaches the emotional price paid by the Cousteau family for his constant horizon-chasing, something his little filmed first wife Simone seems to have been even more ruthless about: “No man in the world could offer me what this vessel has.”
You’re probably familiar with the trademarks – the good ship Calypso’s crew of “dropouts”, the red beanies,...
For an “official” documentary – sanctioned by the Cousteau Society and co-produced by his children Diane and Pierre-Yves Cousteau – this account of Jacques Cousteau’s life and mermaid’s purse of achievements is not completely uncritical. Not only does it show how the ocean explorer, seen bludgeoning sharks and dynamiting coral reefs in his 1956 classic The Silent World, graduated to become an indefatigable conservationist before his death in 1997; it also broaches the emotional price paid by the Cousteau family for his constant horizon-chasing, something his little filmed first wife Simone seems to have been even more ruthless about: “No man in the world could offer me what this vessel has.”
You’re probably familiar with the trademarks – the good ship Calypso’s crew of “dropouts”, the red beanies,...
- 11/10/2021
- by Phil Hoad
- The Guardian - Film News
With the majors eagerly seeking franchises rather than films, their executives might now pay some attention to a courtly Texan who lives in Paris. For 25 years, Wes Anderson has quietly but systematically built his unlikely and fragile franchise around 10 movies that filmgoers profess to enjoy but not understand. His latest, The French Dispatch, opened last week to a $5.5 million box office gross in Week 1, thus suggesting that “art movies” somehow can survive even amid the challenges of 2021.
The French Dispatch is a French movie (it’s not) based on a story (actually three) described by The New York Times as “a love letter to journalism,” which isn’t about journalism at all. But then other Anderson films like Bottle Rocket weren’t about rockets nor was Moonrise Kingdom about a kingdom nor Isle of Dogs that much about dogs.
Anderson’s gift lies in his ability each year to generate...
The French Dispatch is a French movie (it’s not) based on a story (actually three) described by The New York Times as “a love letter to journalism,” which isn’t about journalism at all. But then other Anderson films like Bottle Rocket weren’t about rockets nor was Moonrise Kingdom about a kingdom nor Isle of Dogs that much about dogs.
Anderson’s gift lies in his ability each year to generate...
- 11/4/2021
- by Peter Bart
- Deadline Film + TV
“We must go and see for ourselves,” Jacques Cousteau declared about the mysteries of the sea. But for those who weren’t so lucky, his oceanographic films were the next best thing. This is also true of “Becoming Cousteau,” a National Geographic documentary given a huge boost from Cousteau’s own footage, and a professional sheen thanks to Oscar-nominated director Liz Garbus.
That the film is co-produced by Cousteau’s widow and their two children does lend the project a bit of a work-for-hire feel; to a considerable degree, it’s designed to burnish a legend, rather than explore the subject’s own personal depths. But Cousteau’s work, which was urgent in his time, feels all the more so today.
It’s easy to forget how little we knew — or had seen — when the French explorer won an Oscar for his 1956 documentary “The Silent World.” Today, multiple devices can...
That the film is co-produced by Cousteau’s widow and their two children does lend the project a bit of a work-for-hire feel; to a considerable degree, it’s designed to burnish a legend, rather than explore the subject’s own personal depths. But Cousteau’s work, which was urgent in his time, feels all the more so today.
It’s easy to forget how little we knew — or had seen — when the French explorer won an Oscar for his 1956 documentary “The Silent World.” Today, multiple devices can...
- 9/3/2021
- by Elizabeth Weitzman
- The Wrap
Above: 1981 French grande for Stalker. Art by Bougrine.It’s been six months since I last did one of these round-ups of the most popular posters featured on my Movie Poster of the Day Instagram (previously Tumblr).With some 3,349 likes to date, this rare French poster for Tarkovsky’s Stalker, posted just last month, outstripped the pack and is in fact the second most “liked” poster I’ve ever posted, just a couple of hundred likes shy of Andrew Bannister’s UK poster for Parasite which I posted over a Pandemic ago. With art signed by one “Bougrine” the poster is currently offered for sale at Posteritati. Though the style and signature don’t quite look right, there was a Vladimir Bougrine (1938-2001) who was a prominent Soviet dissident painter who ended up in Paris in 1977 where, according to Wikipedia, “the French Ministry of Culture introduced him to...a community of writers,...
- 9/2/2021
- MUBI
Bill Murray is among the cast of Wes Anderson’s new film that will begin production in Spain in August, Variety has learned.
Sources close to the project have confirmed Murray’s casting. The actor has appeared in nine of Anderson’s movies to date, excluding the new pic.
The as-yet-untitled film also stars Tilda Swinton, as she revealed exclusively to Variety in June. Though the film is shooting in Spain, “it’s not about Spain,” Swinton had hinted. Meanwhile Anderson had said he’s “not ready to share any details” about the new film.
Murray and Swinton co-star in Anderson’s “The French Dispatch,” which recently had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.
Murray is an old Anderson hand. Besides the Spain project and “The French Dispatch,” the duo have also worked together on “Isle of Dogs,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” “Moonrise Kingdom,” “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” “The Darjeeling Limited,...
Sources close to the project have confirmed Murray’s casting. The actor has appeared in nine of Anderson’s movies to date, excluding the new pic.
The as-yet-untitled film also stars Tilda Swinton, as she revealed exclusively to Variety in June. Though the film is shooting in Spain, “it’s not about Spain,” Swinton had hinted. Meanwhile Anderson had said he’s “not ready to share any details” about the new film.
Murray and Swinton co-star in Anderson’s “The French Dispatch,” which recently had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.
Murray is an old Anderson hand. Besides the Spain project and “The French Dispatch,” the duo have also worked together on “Isle of Dogs,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” “Moonrise Kingdom,” “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” “The Darjeeling Limited,...
- 7/16/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive releases from Pearl Jam, Ariana Grande, Tom Petty, Rage Against the Machine and U2 are among this year’s Record Store Day Drops, set for June 12th and July 17th at independent record stores nationwide.
The Who, the Zombies, the Doors, Beastie Boys (their hardcore 1995 EP Aglio E Olio), Flaming Lips, Genesis and Joni Mitchell are also among the hundreds of artists that will either reissue albums or release previously unreleased material over the two Drop dates; like last year’s pandemic-impacted Record Store Day, this year’s event...
The Who, the Zombies, the Doors, Beastie Boys (their hardcore 1995 EP Aglio E Olio), Flaming Lips, Genesis and Joni Mitchell are also among the hundreds of artists that will either reissue albums or release previously unreleased material over the two Drop dates; like last year’s pandemic-impacted Record Store Day, this year’s event...
- 4/7/2021
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Shortly after the release of late Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie’s posthumous album Away Is Mine, the video for “River Don’t Care” has dropped.
Created by Toronto artist Alex McLeod, the video features a vivid hotel room slowly overgrown with fauna and coral life, in a style described in the release as The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou meets Schitt’s Creek. “I don’t care about nature/Nature don’t care about it,” Downie sings. “I throw all I had at it/Ineffable shit, the pain, the blood and spit.
Created by Toronto artist Alex McLeod, the video features a vivid hotel room slowly overgrown with fauna and coral life, in a style described in the release as The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou meets Schitt’s Creek. “I don’t care about nature/Nature don’t care about it,” Downie sings. “I throw all I had at it/Ineffable shit, the pain, the blood and spit.
- 10/21/2020
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
I hope many of you have been taking the opportunity during the 'stay at home' times we live in to revisit, not just your favourite classic films, but also ones that you may have written off as 'bad' during the time of their release. The loose consensus was that 2001's The Royal Tenenbaums is the point where Wes Anderson fully committed to his visually precise diorama-style of filmmaking. While that film was a revelation and hailed as the masterwork that it is, the follow-up to that, 2004's The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, got a lukewarm response at the time, with some of the harsher critics of the movie bringing out the dreaded, 'Twee' word that has been the dividing line for fans of Anderson...
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- 4/17/2020
- Screen Anarchy
Owen Wilson has joined the upcoming “Loki” series at Disney Plus, Variety has confirmed with sources.
The exact details of Wilson’s role are being kept under wraps. Tom Hiddleston will star in the series, reprising his role from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Variety exclusively reported in November that Sophia Di Martino is also attached to star.
Wilson is no stranger to Disney, having voiced Lightning McQueen, the main character in the Pixar “Cars” film franchise. He is also known for his collaborations with filmmaker Wes Anderson, with Wilson starring in Anderson’s films such as “The Royal Tenenbaums,” “The Darjeeling Limited,” and “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.” He and Anderson were also nominated for the Academy Award for best original screenplay for “The Royal Tenenbaums.” Wilson’s other film roles include “Zoolander,” “Wedding Crashers,” and “Midnight in Paris.”
He is repped by UTA and Hirsch Wallerstein.
Reps for...
The exact details of Wilson’s role are being kept under wraps. Tom Hiddleston will star in the series, reprising his role from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Variety exclusively reported in November that Sophia Di Martino is also attached to star.
Wilson is no stranger to Disney, having voiced Lightning McQueen, the main character in the Pixar “Cars” film franchise. He is also known for his collaborations with filmmaker Wes Anderson, with Wilson starring in Anderson’s films such as “The Royal Tenenbaums,” “The Darjeeling Limited,” and “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.” He and Anderson were also nominated for the Academy Award for best original screenplay for “The Royal Tenenbaums.” Wilson’s other film roles include “Zoolander,” “Wedding Crashers,” and “Midnight in Paris.”
He is repped by UTA and Hirsch Wallerstein.
Reps for...
- 1/31/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Beloved auteur brings together starry ensemble of collaborators old and new.
Searchlight Pictures solved the mystery of Berlinale regular Wes Anderson’s omission from the competition line-up on Wednesday when the studio announced The French Dispatch will open in limited release in the Us on July 24.
The timing of the launch puts the Us auteur’s new feature way outside Berlin’s catchment area and now has observers wondering whether it could be ready in time for Cannes instead. That festival is scheduled to run from May 12-23.
France-based Anderson’s first film to shoot in the country takes place...
Searchlight Pictures solved the mystery of Berlinale regular Wes Anderson’s omission from the competition line-up on Wednesday when the studio announced The French Dispatch will open in limited release in the Us on July 24.
The timing of the launch puts the Us auteur’s new feature way outside Berlin’s catchment area and now has observers wondering whether it could be ready in time for Cannes instead. That festival is scheduled to run from May 12-23.
France-based Anderson’s first film to shoot in the country takes place...
- 1/29/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
A new Wes Anderson movie is arriving in theaters later this year titled “The French Dispatch,” but it will not be a four-hour epic as advertised this week on IMDb, which listed the film’s runtime at four hours and one minute. IMDb also stated the movie was made up of two parts, with part one being 1 hour and 57 minutes and part two being 2 hours and 4 minutes. Fox Searchlight says the IMDb information is incorrect and “The French Dispatch” will have a theatrical runtime closer to Anderson’s other live-action films (think just under two hours).
As for the budget, Variety reports “The French Dispatch” cost $25 million, which puts it at the same cost of Anderson’s “Grand Budapest Hotel.” The $25 million budget makes it one of Anderson’s priciest live-action films, although it’s nowhere near the $50 million spent on “The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou.” Variety also reports...
As for the budget, Variety reports “The French Dispatch” cost $25 million, which puts it at the same cost of Anderson’s “Grand Budapest Hotel.” The $25 million budget makes it one of Anderson’s priciest live-action films, although it’s nowhere near the $50 million spent on “The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou.” Variety also reports...
- 1/15/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Update: Fox Searchlight has confirmed with us that the official runtime for The French Dispatch is one hour and 48 minutes and IMDb published an error. See the original story below.
We’re now in the year of a new Wes Anderson film, and it may arrive in a form that’s a lot longer than we expected. His highly-anticipated, star-studded new project The French Dispatch doesn’t have a confirmed festival debut or even a release date yet, but new rumored runtime details have surfaced which should please those that have been looking forward to his first live-action film in six years. First, an official synopsis:
The French Dispatch is a love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional 20th-century French city and brings to life a collection of stories published in The French Dispatch magazine.
Technical details on IMDb have now been...
We’re now in the year of a new Wes Anderson film, and it may arrive in a form that’s a lot longer than we expected. His highly-anticipated, star-studded new project The French Dispatch doesn’t have a confirmed festival debut or even a release date yet, but new rumored runtime details have surfaced which should please those that have been looking forward to his first live-action film in six years. First, an official synopsis:
The French Dispatch is a love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional 20th-century French city and brings to life a collection of stories published in The French Dispatch magazine.
Technical details on IMDb have now been...
- 1/15/2020
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Call it the J.J. Effect. Animatronics — along with similar techniques like puppetry, makeup effects and miniatures — is making a comeback.
The work was long responsible for some of the most iconic characters and scenes in cinema history, then shunted aside in the 1990s as CGI became cheaper and delivered ever more realistic results. But J.J. Abrams, a director who’d grown up in the effects heyday of the ’70s and ’80s, followed his love of those arts and the cinematic language of “Star Wars” when he included a wide range of animatronics in 2015’s “The Force Awakens.” Now, Hollywood is rediscovering its love of puppets controlled by motors, gears and cables, whether via the expansion of the “Star Wars” universe or in movies like Netflix’s “Dark Crystal” reboot, “Age of Resistance.”
Film fans of a certain age (which include many of today’s directors) never fell out of love with so-called practical effects.
The work was long responsible for some of the most iconic characters and scenes in cinema history, then shunted aside in the 1990s as CGI became cheaper and delivered ever more realistic results. But J.J. Abrams, a director who’d grown up in the effects heyday of the ’70s and ’80s, followed his love of those arts and the cinematic language of “Star Wars” when he included a wide range of animatronics in 2015’s “The Force Awakens.” Now, Hollywood is rediscovering its love of puppets controlled by motors, gears and cables, whether via the expansion of the “Star Wars” universe or in movies like Netflix’s “Dark Crystal” reboot, “Age of Resistance.”
Film fans of a certain age (which include many of today’s directors) never fell out of love with so-called practical effects.
- 1/2/2020
- by Drew Turney
- Variety Film + TV
Chicago – To paraphrase what used to be said of Frank Sinatra, “It’s Jeff Goldblum’s world, we only live in it.” The wacky, quirky veteran actor is experiencing a major career renaissance, which includes “The World According to Jeff Goldblum” on the new streaming service, Disney+, available beginning on the first day of its launch, November 12th, 2019.
Through the prism of Jeff Goldblum’s always inquisitive and highly entertaining mind, nothing is as it seems for his world in the series. Each episode is centered around something we all love — like sneakers or ice cream — as Jeff pulls the thread on these deceptively familiar objects and unravels a wonderful world of astonishing connections, fascinating science and history, amazing people, and a whole lot of surprising big ideas and insights.
Jeff Goldblum in Chicago at Wizard World Comic Con, August of 2019
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.
Through the prism of Jeff Goldblum’s always inquisitive and highly entertaining mind, nothing is as it seems for his world in the series. Each episode is centered around something we all love — like sneakers or ice cream — as Jeff pulls the thread on these deceptively familiar objects and unravels a wonderful world of astonishing connections, fascinating science and history, amazing people, and a whole lot of surprising big ideas and insights.
Jeff Goldblum in Chicago at Wizard World Comic Con, August of 2019
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.
- 11/5/2019
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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