P.T. Anderson’s “There Will Be Blood” marked a turning point in the celebrated filmmaker’s career, transitioning him away from the kinetic style and occasional surrealism of his earlier work and into a period of directing more subdued movies — from their long, deliberate takes to their washed-out visuals and stories that are firmly rooted in […]
Continue readingThe actor who rose to fame as ‘Meth Damon’ on Breaking Bad has fast become Hollywood’s favourite new character actor. He talks about his ‘sick enjoyment’ of pressure, his fiancee, Kirsten Dunst, and his latest role, as an FBI officer hunting the Black PanthersJesse Plemons has a square, pink face, the unassuming air of a […]
Continue readingPolish composer and conductor Krzysztof Penderecki, whose often disturbing and challenging avant-garde music has turned up in films from “The Shining” to “The Exorcist” and “Children of Men,” and as recently as the TV series “Twin Peaks: The Return,” died at his home in Krakow on Sunday, March 29. He was 86 years old.Penderecki’s greatest […]
Continue readingPaul Thomas Anderson has been called a “comedy lurker.” He cast his hilarious wife Maya Rudolph and Martin Short in “Inherent Vice” and completely redefined the way the world saw Adam Sandler in “Punch Drunk Love.”But even the most diehard fans may not remember that Jillian Bell, of “Workaholics” and “22 Jump Street” fame, played […]
Continue readingAfter Olivia Colman upset the heavily favored Glenn Close to win the best actress Oscar on Sunday, Close became the new record-holder among actresses for most Oscar nominations without a win.Colman gave a gracious acceptance speech, admitting she wished the veteran actress took home the big prize: “Glenn Close, you’ve been my idol for so […]
Continue readingJoaquin Phoenix is on a bit of an incredible acting run, lately. This year along, Phoenix has already wowed audiences with his heart-stopping performance as Joe in Lynne Ramsay’s dark thriller “You Were Never Really Here.” However, before that, he gave remarkable performances in films like “Inherent Vice,” “Her,” and “The Master.” And it looks […]
Continue readingGot something you’d like to ask the Oscar-nominated film score composer and Radiohead musician? Let us know in the comment sectionMost musicians would be content with playing in one of the world’s biggest bands, but most musicians aren’t Jonny Greenwood. Having made his name providing guitar histrionics for Radiohead, Greenwood has spent the last 15 […]
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