(Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)The Movie: “The Tree of Life“Where You Can Stream It: HuluThe Pitch: “There are two ways through life. The way of nature, and the way of grace.” One of […]
Continue readingMalick’s mood-footnote to The Tree of Life sets visions of the dawn of the universe and mankind against a ludicrously solemn Brad Pitt voiceoverFive years after it was first shown at the Venice film festival, Terrence Malick’s 45-minute docu-meditation about the dawn of time, nature and humankind finally gets a release in the UK on […]
Continue reading“Dune” costumer designer Jacqueline West is one of the best in the business. The three-time Academy Award nominee’s previous credits include “Argo,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “The Revenant,” and “The Social Network.” She’s also frequently collaborated with Terrence Malick, having worked on “The New World” and “The Tree of Life,” to name a few. […]
Continue readingNothing says ‘Cannes is back’ like the glitzy annual Chopard Trophee Dinner, where Jessica Chastain and Maggie Gyllenhaal on Friday saluted the return of the festival while celebrating this year’s award recipients, U.K. actors Kingsley Ben-Adir and Jessie Buckley.Chastain — who doesn’t have a movie in Cannes but came along for the ride — played […]
Continue readingIf you thought revivals of ’80s and ’90s properties only applied to big-budget Hollywood productions, think again. Almost like he was taking a cue from “Twin Peaks: The Return,” Lars von Trier will be returning to an earlier period in his career and make a third and final season to his hospital drama “The Kingdom.”Read […]
Continue readingYou’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 readingIndieWire recently named Barry Jenkins’ “Moonlight” the best movie of the decade, but what film would the writer-director name as the standout of the 21st Century? The answer can be found in a filmmaker survey published by The Guardian in which several of the world’s best working directors make their pick for the best movie […]
Continue reading“Terrence Malick wrote me a letter when he saw [‘Silence’], and he said, ‘What does Christ want from us?’,” Martin Scorsese revealed during the Tribeca Film Festival. The question of grace, life, spirituality, creation, the meaning of life and all of our big questions about the universe have consumed Malick’s entire career, but especially in […]
Continue readingFox Searchlight has picked up rights for U.S. and several international territories on Terrence Malick’s contemplative World War II drama “A Hidden Life,” following its enthusiastic reception at the Cannes Film Festival.“A Hidden Life” tells the true story of the Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter, who rejected Adolf Hitler and objected to the war. He was […]
Continue readingCannes – As critics begin to discuss films that will end up on their best of the decade list, many are including Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life in their internal debates. The 2011 drama won the Palm d’Or, became the auteur’s second film to earn a Best Picture nomination and was something of a […]
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