Tag: Lawrence of Arabia
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John Wayne’s Oscar-Nominated Movie Was Remade and Completely Bombed
Ever since the early days of cinema, filmmakers have turned to inspiring stories from history as a source of inspiration. Classic films like Ben-Hur, Spartacus, Cleopatra, How The West Was Won, and Lawrence of Arabia took important historical events and used them as the basis for dramatic storytelling. Among the most popular “epics” of this…
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Cillian Murphy’s Favorite Oppenheimer Scenes Were The Most Harrowing To Film
This post contains spoilers for “Oppenheimer.”Cillian Murphy wasn’t about to phone in his “Oppenheimer” performance. The actor had been waiting since 2005, when he played The Scarecrow/Dr. Jonathan Crane in Christopher Nolan’s “Batman Begins,” to take the lead in one of the director’s films. In the almost 20 years since that movie debuted, Murphy has…
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How Avatar Was Influenced By 1962’s Lawrence of Arabia
In the canon of classic cinema, Lawrence of Arabia, the David Lean epic chronicling the journey of British archeologist and military diplomat T.E. Lawrence (Peter O’Toole) who united the native Arab tribes to revolt against the Turks in the Middle East during World War I, is about as classic as it gets. Now in its…
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The Filmmaker Who Influenced Steven Spielberg Most Didn’t Do So By Directing
Steven Spielberg is a pure visual storyteller. You can watch most of his movies on mute, and figure out the plot via the meticulous composition of each shot and how it flows into the next. Since the advent of sound, the number of directors capable of or interested in crafting a film in this manner…
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Better Call Saul’s Biggest Scene Took Five Entire Days To Shoot
Nothing good ever happens in the desert. That seems to be the word of caution constantly imparted by various episodes of “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul.” Plenty of unfortunate characters have found themselves in such a setting — usually against their will — and never make it out. One continuous survivor of the setting…
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James Cameron Says Marvel Features Not ‘Epic’ Like Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’
The debate with filmmakers about Marvel features rages on and entering the fray is “Avatar” director James Cameron. In a recent Directors on Directors interview with Variety, Cameron sat down with “Dune” director Denis Villeneuve to discuss everything from filmmaking technique to Villeneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s novel.Cameron starts in early on how different “Dune”…
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Oscars 2022: Best Visual Effects Predictions
Denis Villeneuve’s sweeping “Dune” leads the way in the VFX race as a cross between “Lawrence of Arabia” and “Star Wars.” But there is plenty of competition from other superhero, action-adventure, and fantasy films. Marvel is more diverse and ambitious in Phase 4 with “Eternals” and “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” while…
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Oscars 2022: Best Cinematography Predictions
The good news for the cinematography race is that theaters have reopened, which means that the full spectacle of “Dune” and “No Time to Die” can be experienced on the big screen. But they are not alone — this season also boasts the visual splendor of “The Power of the Dog,” the romanticized nostalgia of…
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‘Dune’ Costume Designers Created ‘1,000 or So Looks’ for Denis Villeneuve to Use in Part One
“Dune” has started rolling out overseas, collecting a strong $36.8 million in its international debut over the weekend. While the first movie in Denis Villeneuve’s planned two-part saga doesn’t arrive in the U.S. until late October, his crafts team has started making the rounds in support of what is surely one of the year’s big…
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Limbo star Amir El-Masry: ‘I sat on Omar Sharif’s lap! It was like I was with my granddad’
A familiar face from TV roles in The Night Manager and Industry, the Cairo-born actor is spellbinding in the upcoming independent film about asylum seekers in the Outer Hebrides. But does he owe his career to the Lawrence of Arabia star?Amir El-Masry has a gravely handsome face and a forehead that goes on for ever:…