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‘Submersible’ Review: A Grimy, Claustrophobic, Deeply Generic Submarine Thriller
There are lost-at-sea thrillers that make a virtue of the leanness of their narratives. J.C. Chandor’s “All Is Lost,” Wolfgang Fischer’s “Styx” and Chris Kentis’ legitimately traumatizing “Open Water” (not to mention Alfonso Cuarón’s “Gravity” if we switch in space for ocean) all spun gripping tales of survival — or not — using minimal dialogue […]
Continue readingOscar ‘Sweepers’ May Be Thing of the Past
The great sweeper, the film that runs away with the evening’s awards, has a strong history at the Oscars. Three films have won 11 Oscars in one night: “Ben-Hur” (1959), “Titanic” (1997) and “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (2003). Depending on where you stand on those movies, you could love […]
Continue readingVentana Sur’s Women Animation Directors Mentoring Program Announces First Projects
“Highlands Shadow,” “Cursed Fathers” and “Greta’s Journal” are among five animation projects selected for a new women animation directors’ training initiative launched this year at Ventana Sur’s Animation!, in alliance with France’s Annecy Festival and Argentina’s Institut Français.A 2D eight-episode series “Highlands Shadow” weighs in as a fantasy grounded in traditional folklore mixing action, mystery […]
Continue readingThe Best Sci-Fi Movies of the 21st Century, from ‘Children of Men’ to ‘Her’
Editor’s note: This list was originally published in 2017, but it has been updated with 10 new entries and re-ranked.Products featured are independently selected by our editorial team and we may earn a commission from purchases made from our links.Science fiction isn’t easily defined, but in determining the top 35 sci-fi movies of the last […]
Continue readingOscar-Winning Dp Emmanuel Lubezki Says You Can Be Just Like Him… With A New iPhone
You’d be hardpressed to name a cinematographer as beloved and acclaimed as Emmanuel Lubezki. The cinematographer of such films as “Birdman,” “The Revenant,” “Gravity,” and “The Tree of Life” has been nominated for eight Oscars and won three in a row in 2013, 2014, and 2015. He’s definitely an expert on what makes a beautiful […]
Continue reading‘Over the Moon’ Trailer: Netflix Gets Animated Over the Chinese Moon Goddess Legend
Netflix dropped the first trailer Tuesday for its upcoming animated feature, “Over the Moon” (coming in the fall), a wondrous update of the Chinese Moon Goddess fable, directed by former Disney legend and Oscar winner Glen Keane (“Dear Basketball”). The co-production with Pearl Studio (“Abominable”) was animated at Sony Pictures Imageworks, with Oscar winner John […]
Continue readingMy favourite film aged 12: The Net
Continuing our series of writers rewatching old favourites, we revisit a conspiracy thriller featuring peril, pizza – and a prescient Sandra BullockWhen interviewing an actor or director I admire, I’ve made it a personal mission to avoid sycophancy: I’m there for something resembling a business meeting, not a fan convention. I’m not cold, far from […]
Continue readingEmmanuel Lubezki, Dp Extraordinaire, to Shoot David O. Russell’s New Film
Emmanuel Lubezki to his fans, “Chivo” to his friends and colleagues, an incredible cinematographer to all. In the 2010s, Lubezki won a buckwild three Oscars in a row for cinematography — Gravity, Birdman, and The Revenant — made with two of his greatest collaborators (Alfonso Cuarón and Alejandro G. Iñárritu), lensed with his typical long-take […]
Continue readingFilm News Roundup: Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki Boards David O. Russell’s New Movie
In today’s film news roundup, three-time Oscar winner Emmanuel Lubezki will shoot David O. Russell’s movie, “The Woman Who Ran” finds a home, Entertainment Partners buys We Got Pop and Clark Backo is starring in “Confession.”DevelopmentCinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki has boarded David O. Russell’s untitled New Regency movie, starring Christian Bale, Michael B. Jordan and Margot […]
Continue readingVFX, Animation Studio Framestore Launches Pre-Production Services Unit (Exclusive)
Visual effects and animation studio Framestore, which won Oscars for “The Golden Compass,” “Gravity” and “Blade Runner 2049,” and whose recent work includes “Avengers: Endgame” and “Spider-Man: Far From Home” in movies, and “His Dark Materials” and “Watchmen” in TV, has launched Fps, which offers a suite of pre-production services.The move sees the company’s previs, […]
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