‘Guardians Vol. 2’ VFX Supervisor On All-New Rocket The Raccoon & Pic’s Spectacular Credits Sequence
Not viewing himself as a comic book fan when he interviewed for 2011’s Captain America: The First Avenger, visual effects supervisor Christopher Townsend was surprised that he got that job, and even more so, that his relationship with the studio has continued through several films. Townsend’s collaboration with Marvel would be a rewarding one—receiving his […]
Continue readingAubrey Plaza, Nhmc President Call Out Under-Representation of Latinos at Impact Awards
National Hispanic Media Coalition president and CEO Alex Nogales took aim at movie studio executives Friday night, at his organization’s 21st Annual Impact Awards, an event recognizing the activism and screen work of prominent Hollywood Latinos and their allies.The annual black-tie gala comes just eight days before the 90th Annual Academy Awards, which have become […]
Continue readingRomanian film about fear of sexual intimacy wins Golden Bear at Berlin film festival
Surprise win for Touch Me Not means Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs has to settle for best director prizeTouch Me Not, a Romanian film about fear of intimacy and achieving sexual liberation was the unexpected winner of the Golden Bear, the Berlin film festival’s top award at the festival’s concluding ceremony on Saturday.Directed by Adina […]
Continue reading‘Black Panther’: Jimmy Kimmel Asks People Their Thoughts on Wakanda, and None of Them Know It Isn’t Real — Watch
Wakanda isn’t a real country, but that hasn’t prevented people from forming strong opinions about it. The fictional setting of “Black Panther” served as the basis of a new edition of “Lie Witness News” on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” last night, with a number of passersby on Hollywood Boulevard chiming in on the so-called “Wakanda crisis.”“I […]
Continue readingDuncan Jones on ‘Mute’, Its Connection to ‘Moon’, Netflix vs. Theatrical, and ‘Warcraft 2′
Duncan Jones has been a pretty busy guy the last few years. His feature directorial debut Moon put him on the map back in 2009, then he stepped up to the mid-range budgeted Source Code for Summit Entertainment, and after that it was going full-blown studio blockbuster with Warcraft. But even while he was busy […]
Continue reading‘Catwoman’ Screenwriter Blasts His Own Creation as a ‘Very, Very Bad’ Movie With ‘Zero Cultural Relevance’
“Catwoman” is a bad movie, and everyone involved knows it. That includes Halle Berry, who thanked her agent for getting her “this shitty-ass movie” when she accepted her Razzie Award for Best Actress, and at least one of the many credited screenwriters.One of them, John Rogers took to Twitter last night after a contributor to […]
Continue readingBerlin Film Festival 2018 winners (updating live)
The awards of the 68th Berlin Film Festival are being awarded this evening (Feb 24).The awards of the 68th Berlin Film Festival are being awarded this evening (Feb 24).This year’s international competition jury was headed up by German director Tom Twyker, he was joined by Cécile de France, Chema Prado, Adele Romanski, Ryūichi Sakamoto and […]
Continue reading‘Touch Me Not’ wins Golden Bear at 2018 Berlin Film Festival
Wes Anderson wins festival’s best director.The awards of the 68th Berlin Film Festival were handed out this evening (Feb 24), with the Golden Bear for best film going to Adina Pintilie’s Touch Me Not, which also scooped best first feature.Scroll down for the full list of winnersThere were 24 films in this year’s competition section, […]
Continue reading‘The Bachelor,’ ‘Celebrity Big Brother,’ NBA All-Star Game Lead Winter Olympics Counterprogramming — Ratings Watch
NBC’s Winter Olympics juggernaut from PyeongChang, South Korea, continued to dominate the primetime ratings for the week ending February 18, but audiences not feeling the Olympic fever had plenty of other options — particularly of the unscripted variety.The night of Tuesday, Feb. 13 was the most-watched night of the Olympics last week, featuring Shaun White […]
Continue reading‘Best F(r)iends’ Trailer: Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero Return From ‘The Room’ With a Bizarre Mortician Drama — Watch
Lest you dismiss Tommy Wiseau as a one-trick pony, know that the writer, director, producer, and star of “The Room” is back with a new project. He and Greg Sestero, who co-starred in the notoriously bad movie that serves as the basis of the Oscar-nominated “The Disaster Artist,” have collaborated once again. As evidenced by […]
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