Tag: War Horse
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With ‘The Fabelmans,’ Production Designer Rick Carter Completed a Visual Journey with Steven Spielberg
Although Oscar-winning production designer Rick Carter has worked closely with directors Robert Zemeckis, James Cameron (“Avatar”), and J.J. Abrams (“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and “The Rise of Skywalker”), his greatest collaboration spans 11 films with Steven Spielberg, from “Jurassic Park” to “The Fabelmans.”Indeed, Spielberg brings out the best in Carter, who enjoys exploring characters…
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The Saddest Movies, from ‘Banshees of Inisherin’ to ‘On the Count of Three’
If watching a movie can be compared to taking your emotions for a walk, then sad films challenges audiences with a full-on sprint. Since before Rose said goodbye to Jack or even Bambi lost his mother, tragedy has played a vital role in cinema’s most well-loved stories of every ilk.For romance, the possibility of heartbreak…
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Steven Spielberg Had Some Convenient Help Casting The Titular Role For War Horse
Steven Spielberg had already made at least two World War II classics in “Schindler’s List” and “Saving Private Ryan” by the time he had made “War Horse” in 2011. Throughout those movies, Spielberg seems to have stated very clearly the horrors and the evil prevalent about that conflict. He looked at the plight of persecuted…
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U.K.’s Twickenham Studios Taps Cara Sheppard as Managing Director (Exclusive)
Cara Sheppard is joining the U.K.’s Twickenham Studios (TW1), where she will lead and guide all aspects of production, post-production and emerging technology as managing director.Sheppard joins from post-production facility Warner Bros De Lane Lea, where she was managing director for the last four years. She previously spent some five years with Sky as a…
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Aaron Sorkin to Direct ‘Trial of the Chicago 7’ Starring Sacha Baron Cohen
It appears that Aaron Sorkin has found his next directorial effort after making his debut with Molly’s Game, and this new project is actually an old one.Variety reports that Sorkin will direct the long-in-the-works political drama The Trial of the Chicago 7, which he first wrote back in 2007 with Steven Spielberg attached to direct.…
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Film Review: ‘See You Up There’ (Au revoir là-haut)
“See You Up There” defies easy categorization. Imagine “War Horse” as directed by Tim Burton, or “Born on the Fourth of July” starring a serio-comic Robin Williams. It is 1919, in the immediate aftermath of World War I, and the French are quick to honor their fallen soldiers, erecting monuments in their honor, yet scandalously…
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Jean Reno Joins Anjelica Huston in WWII Drama ‘Waiting for Anya’
Jean Reno is joining Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp and Anjelica Huston in the World War II drama Waiting for Anya, now shooting in France.The French actor boards the adaptation of the book by War Horse author Michael Morpurgo, for Goldfinch Studios, the U.K. mini-conglomerate. Waiting for Anya follows a young shepherd who smuggles Jewish…