Filmmaker Pablo Berger had never made an animated film before. He’d never even considered it until he read Sara Varon’s graphic novel “Robot Dreams.” Having recently lost his best friend and mother, the story of friendship and loss spoke to him on such an emotional level that he decided to adapt it — and learn how to make an animated film.
He spent two-and-years on animation education, but wanted to bring something from his previous directing experience: working with some of the best Spanish actors. Said Berger while on the Toolkit podcast, “In most animated film, [the characters] tend to overact.”
Berger began by working with a small animation team led by art director José Luis Ágreda and character supervisor Daniel Fernández Casas before “an army” of animators brought his vision to life.
“I started saying [to the animators], ‘I’m going to treat you as actors, you are my actors,’” said Berger. “They...
He spent two-and-years on animation education, but wanted to bring something from his previous directing experience: working with some of the best Spanish actors. Said Berger while on the Toolkit podcast, “In most animated film, [the characters] tend to overact.”
Berger began by working with a small animation team led by art director José Luis Ágreda and character supervisor Daniel Fernández Casas before “an army” of animators brought his vision to life.
“I started saying [to the animators], ‘I’m going to treat you as actors, you are my actors,’” said Berger. “They...
- 6/4/2024
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
Let’s face it, Quentin Tarantino’s truth bombs have always been intricate and delightful as the legendary director hardly refrains himself from making bold comments on anything related to movies. About 8 years ago, the director gave an eye-opening statement on movie ticket prices and it appears to be relevant even today.
Quentin Tarantino. Credit: Gage Skidmore/ Creative Commons
Tarantino has a long and glorious career to his credit. Since his directorial debut with Reservoir Dogs in 1992, the director has given several acclaimed titles to global audiences. His unapologetic movies which often wrapped with the raw tale of the narratives on screen, elevated his legacy but in this process, Tarantino’s observation and experience in filmmaking gave him the insight to understand the ups and downs of the movie business.
Quentin Tarantino Explained Movie Ticket Prices And How It Impacted The Movie Business Quentin Tarantino in Death Proof. Credit: The Weinstein Company,...
Quentin Tarantino. Credit: Gage Skidmore/ Creative Commons
Tarantino has a long and glorious career to his credit. Since his directorial debut with Reservoir Dogs in 1992, the director has given several acclaimed titles to global audiences. His unapologetic movies which often wrapped with the raw tale of the narratives on screen, elevated his legacy but in this process, Tarantino’s observation and experience in filmmaking gave him the insight to understand the ups and downs of the movie business.
Quentin Tarantino Explained Movie Ticket Prices And How It Impacted The Movie Business Quentin Tarantino in Death Proof. Credit: The Weinstein Company,...
- 6/4/2024
- by Lachit Roy
- FandomWire
Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino is one of the most acclaimed directors of the generation. He is known for his gory action dramas that have sprinkles of dark humor and act as tributes to all the films he has loved. He is known for films such as Pulp Fiction, Django Unchained, Kill Bill, and more. He has also written books about cinema.
Tarantino has always appreciated brilliant pieces of art and has also criticized films that he felt did not meet the mark. He reportedly loved Takashi Miike’s cult horror film Audition. He especially commented on the much-talked-about final scenes in the Japanese horror film and spoke about how Miike took the audience on a ride.
Quentin Tarantino Loved The Ending Of Takashi Miike’s Audition A still from Audition | Credits: Omega Project/Creators Company Connection/Film Face/Afdf Korea/Bodysonic
Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike has been one of the most...
Tarantino has always appreciated brilliant pieces of art and has also criticized films that he felt did not meet the mark. He reportedly loved Takashi Miike’s cult horror film Audition. He especially commented on the much-talked-about final scenes in the Japanese horror film and spoke about how Miike took the audience on a ride.
Quentin Tarantino Loved The Ending Of Takashi Miike’s Audition A still from Audition | Credits: Omega Project/Creators Company Connection/Film Face/Afdf Korea/Bodysonic
Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike has been one of the most...
- 6/3/2024
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
In the entertainment industry where strong personalities and artistic visions can sometimes clash, Val Kilmer has repeatedly gained the reputation of Mr. Unpopular, for his eccentric behavior and on-set shenanigans. However, despite his infamous reputation echoing through Hollywood, Kilmer called out another legendary actor for his riotous temperament.
Val Kilmer in Top Gun: Maverick | Paramount Pictures
Apparently, appearing in The Island of Dr. Moreau, Val Kilmer was pitted against another well-known troublemaker Marlon Brando. Therefore, after sharing the screen with the veteran actor who was known for generally causing chaos on set, Kilmer reflected upon his work experience with Brando and labeled the star as a “spoilt genius”.
Val Kilmer Starred Alongside His Chaotic Doppelganger Marlon Brando
Appearing in iconic movies like Top Gun and Batman Forever, although Val Kilmer catapulted himself to the heights of popular Hollywood A-listers, he gained a notorious reputation after being labeled “difficult” to work with,...
Val Kilmer in Top Gun: Maverick | Paramount Pictures
Apparently, appearing in The Island of Dr. Moreau, Val Kilmer was pitted against another well-known troublemaker Marlon Brando. Therefore, after sharing the screen with the veteran actor who was known for generally causing chaos on set, Kilmer reflected upon his work experience with Brando and labeled the star as a “spoilt genius”.
Val Kilmer Starred Alongside His Chaotic Doppelganger Marlon Brando
Appearing in iconic movies like Top Gun and Batman Forever, although Val Kilmer catapulted himself to the heights of popular Hollywood A-listers, he gained a notorious reputation after being labeled “difficult” to work with,...
- 6/1/2024
- by Krittika Mukherjee
- FandomWire
The conventional wisdom when it comes to the early days of cinema is that five major studios — Paramount, Fox, Universal, MGM, and Warner Bros. — were responsible for key innovations of Hollywood filmmaking, such as the star system, the birth of the feature film, and the creation of nationwide and international distribution networks. In fact, the now largely forgotten Vitagraph Studios did all of these things before the five majors even existed, but the company’s ultimate demise and sale to Warner Bros. in 1925 (where it was renamed Vitaphone and created as an independent unit to produce early sound shorts) led to its near erasure from mainstream film history.
While intrepid souls like film historians Andrew A. Erish and Anthony Slide have tried to raise and sustain awareness of Vitagraph’s contributions, their efforts have often been impeded by the scarcity of the films themselves — even for those of us interested in Vitagraph’s output,...
While intrepid souls like film historians Andrew A. Erish and Anthony Slide have tried to raise and sustain awareness of Vitagraph’s contributions, their efforts have often been impeded by the scarcity of the films themselves — even for those of us interested in Vitagraph’s output,...
- 6/1/2024
- by Jim Hemphill
- Indiewire
Things often end up going out of control while filming or reading for intense scenes in a film and Val Kilmer’s The Doors is no stranger to this. The 1991 film was based on the short life of musician Jim Morrison and was titled after his rock band. The film focuses on many elements of the late singer’s life including his experience with hard drugs. The role of the vocalist was played by Val Kilmer and Meg Ryan played his girlfriend, Pamela Courson.
A still from Oliver Stone’s The Doors (1991) | Bill Graham Films
However, before Meg Ryan was cast in the role, another actress read for the part – Caitlin O’Heaney. Unfortunately, things took a wrong turn for the actress who stated that she was punched in the face by Val Kilmer during a reading as the actor took method acting to a whole new level.
Caitlin O’Heaney...
A still from Oliver Stone’s The Doors (1991) | Bill Graham Films
However, before Meg Ryan was cast in the role, another actress read for the part – Caitlin O’Heaney. Unfortunately, things took a wrong turn for the actress who stated that she was punched in the face by Val Kilmer during a reading as the actor took method acting to a whole new level.
Caitlin O’Heaney...
- 5/30/2024
- by Mishkaat Khan
- FandomWire
Quentin Tarantino is a lover of cinema first and a filmmaker second. The maverick director has often been vocal about his favorite films of all time as well as his current favorites. Tarantino has also criticized the changing landscape of the industry, echoing the sentiments of Martin Scorsese, who went on a war against the likes of Marvel and DC.
One film that Tarantino was pleasantly surprised by and loved was Tom Cruise’s action blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick. A sequel to Tony Scott’s 1986 classic, Tarantino appreciated director Joseph Kosinski’s vision and the respect he showed for the original. Though the Pulp Fiction director had a problem with Val Kilmer’s scene in the film, he mentioned that it still worked.
Quentin Tarantino Expresses His Love For Top Gun: Maverick Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick | Credits: Paramount Pictures Skydance/Tc Productions/New Republic Pictures/Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer...
One film that Tarantino was pleasantly surprised by and loved was Tom Cruise’s action blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick. A sequel to Tony Scott’s 1986 classic, Tarantino appreciated director Joseph Kosinski’s vision and the respect he showed for the original. Though the Pulp Fiction director had a problem with Val Kilmer’s scene in the film, he mentioned that it still worked.
Quentin Tarantino Expresses His Love For Top Gun: Maverick Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick | Credits: Paramount Pictures Skydance/Tc Productions/New Republic Pictures/Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer...
- 5/29/2024
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
“In Good Hands 2” is a Turkish movie directed by Ketche starring Kaan Urgancioglu, Mert Ege Ak, and Melisa Pamuk.
Are you looking for a heartwarming family movie filled with good people and even better sentiments? This sequel aims to capture the same charm as its predecessor, promising to enchant audiences once again with a touching father-child relationship, now featuring a new addition to the family.
Charlie Chaplin knew the formula well, and a century later, the approach continues to find success, albeit with different qualities and settings.
Plot of “In Good Hands 2”
After losing his mother, a young boy struggles with a father who drinks too much and an absent mother. Into this challenging dynamic steps a new woman in his father’s life. After some initial difficulties, the father’s new girlfriend and the boy begin to get along better.
About the Movie In Good Hands 2...
Are you looking for a heartwarming family movie filled with good people and even better sentiments? This sequel aims to capture the same charm as its predecessor, promising to enchant audiences once again with a touching father-child relationship, now featuring a new addition to the family.
Charlie Chaplin knew the formula well, and a century later, the approach continues to find success, albeit with different qualities and settings.
Plot of “In Good Hands 2”
After losing his mother, a young boy struggles with a father who drinks too much and an absent mother. Into this challenging dynamic steps a new woman in his father’s life. After some initial difficulties, the father’s new girlfriend and the boy begin to get along better.
About the Movie In Good Hands 2...
- 5/23/2024
- by Veronica Loop
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
The desert may grow cold at night, but for two intrepid adventurers and would-be fortune seekers, the evening is flush with excitement. Earlier in the day these heroes—rugged Rick O’Connell (Brendan Fraser) and effervescent Evelyn Carnahan (Rachel Weisz)—seemed to make a breakthrough on their grave-robbing exploits after they literally broke through the ceiling of a tomb, discovering a juicy mummy along the way. A little later, they got in a shootout with desert nomads and bedouin, which nonchalantly left a body count well into the double digits. And yet, none of that really seemed to matter in the grand scheme of things, either to the characters or the audience watching them. Nay, the most thrilling thing about this portion of Stephen Sommers’ The Mummy is just how buzzed they, and by extension we, are getting from the shared company… plus the bottle of 15-year-old Scotch they just swiped off a corpse.
- 5/21/2024
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
When Herbert Kline, Hans Burger, and Alexander Hammid’s Crisis: A Film of the Nazi Way premiered in New York City on March 11, 1939, agitprop was largely affiliated with European styles of theater, literature, and film that confronted viewers and readers with political messages. The Soviets in particular helped to define this mode of art in conjunction with the Russian Revolution and its aftermath. Crisis, though, introduced a new form of agitprop that combined the style of an expository documentary with the exigency of a newsreel.
The film documents the circumstances that led to the occupation of Czechoslovakia, beginning with images of maps and narration by American actor Leif Erickson before portraying daily life in Prague. Crisis abounds in luminous shots of Prague’s many cathedrals and castles, presenting the city as a thriving, peaceful place that will shortly be uprooted by Nazi infiltration.
Redolent of Dziga Vertov’s The Man with the Movie Camera,...
The film documents the circumstances that led to the occupation of Czechoslovakia, beginning with images of maps and narration by American actor Leif Erickson before portraying daily life in Prague. Crisis abounds in luminous shots of Prague’s many cathedrals and castles, presenting the city as a thriving, peaceful place that will shortly be uprooted by Nazi infiltration.
Redolent of Dziga Vertov’s The Man with the Movie Camera,...
- 5/18/2024
- by Clayton Dillard
- Slant Magazine
When it comes to the indie movie business, you don’t get more old-school than Kino Lorber. The New York outfit, founded as Kino International in 1977, has been the first source of independent cinema for U.S. audiences. It was the first to distribute films from Yorgos Lanthimos, Aki Kaurismäki, Wong Kar-wai, Andrei Tarkovsky and Michelangelo Antonioni in U.S. theaters and the first to restore and rerelease silent classics like Metropolis, The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari, and the films of Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin.
In 2009, when Richard Lorber’s home entertainment company Lorber Ht Digital acquired and merged with Kino International, physical media got added to the mix, and the newly minted Kino Lorber became known for its home entertainment releases, ranging from classic (Nosferatu, The Sacrifice) to cult (Mad Max, Emmanuelle). The Kino Lorber library now counts more than 4,000 titles and the company is continually adding to the list,...
In 2009, when Richard Lorber’s home entertainment company Lorber Ht Digital acquired and merged with Kino International, physical media got added to the mix, and the newly minted Kino Lorber became known for its home entertainment releases, ranging from classic (Nosferatu, The Sacrifice) to cult (Mad Max, Emmanuelle). The Kino Lorber library now counts more than 4,000 titles and the company is continually adding to the list,...
- 5/17/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam is the gripping story of what was thought to be the biggest gold discovery in history… until it wasn’t.
A co-production from the BBC World Service and CBC, the new nine-part podcast is hosted by Suzanne Wilton and launches on 19 May 2024.
When Canadian mining company Bre-x announced to the world that it had found a large deposit of gold, deep in the jungles of Indonesia in 1995, stock prices soared, as investors worldwide fought for their stake. But not everything was as it seemed.
The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam follows the real-life events that led to the reported death of Bre-x’s chief geologist, after mysteriously falling from a helicopter, deep in the Indonesian jungle.
Thousands invested in the scam, and as the billion dollar discovery was found to be fake, some investors lost millions, while those who’d invested their life savings lost everything,...
A co-production from the BBC World Service and CBC, the new nine-part podcast is hosted by Suzanne Wilton and launches on 19 May 2024.
When Canadian mining company Bre-x announced to the world that it had found a large deposit of gold, deep in the jungles of Indonesia in 1995, stock prices soared, as investors worldwide fought for their stake. But not everything was as it seemed.
The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam follows the real-life events that led to the reported death of Bre-x’s chief geologist, after mysteriously falling from a helicopter, deep in the Indonesian jungle.
Thousands invested in the scam, and as the billion dollar discovery was found to be fake, some investors lost millions, while those who’d invested their life savings lost everything,...
- 5/17/2024
- Podnews.net
Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, and Harold Lloyd were the clown jewels of silent comedy. Chaplin was off the screen in 1924; he was a year away from the release of one of his feature masterpieces “The Gold Rush.” Lloyd followed the blockbuster success of 1923’s “Safety Last!” in 1924 with the gems “Girl Shy” and “Hot Water.” And Keaton dazzled critics and audiences with the innovative “Sherlock Jr.” and the riotous “The Navigator.”
“Sherlock Jr.”, which opened in May 1924, was just Keaton’s third feature. Running a brisk 45 minutes, “Sherlock Jr” pushed the cinematic envelope. The stoic, deadpan comic plays a projectionist and janitor at a small-town movie theater who dreams, literally, of becoming a detective. He also discovers that he has a slick rival (Ward Crane) for his sweet girl (Kathryn McGuire). The slick even steals the pocket watch of the girl’s father and puts the blame on Buster. Banished from the house,...
“Sherlock Jr.”, which opened in May 1924, was just Keaton’s third feature. Running a brisk 45 minutes, “Sherlock Jr” pushed the cinematic envelope. The stoic, deadpan comic plays a projectionist and janitor at a small-town movie theater who dreams, literally, of becoming a detective. He also discovers that he has a slick rival (Ward Crane) for his sweet girl (Kathryn McGuire). The slick even steals the pocket watch of the girl’s father and puts the blame on Buster. Banished from the house,...
- 5/14/2024
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
Though the whole cinema’s concept originally boils down to the idea that the action itself is much more important than the words that accompany it, some modern directors seem to have perceived this idea quite literally.
It all started earlier this year when Denis Villeneuve expressed his hope for once seeing movies that would contain no words at all, stressing that he hates dialogue. The director later on made a U-turn admitting that the dialogue is still crucial, yet he seems to have accidentally started a whole new trend of removing all the lines from the films, and one more proclaimed director has joined the movement.
Ironically, both filmmakers have one more thing, or rather an actress, in common as they both invited Anya Taylor-Joy to make an appearance in their brand new films. The actress starred in Villeneuve’s Dune: Part 2 earlier this year and now is...
It all started earlier this year when Denis Villeneuve expressed his hope for once seeing movies that would contain no words at all, stressing that he hates dialogue. The director later on made a U-turn admitting that the dialogue is still crucial, yet he seems to have accidentally started a whole new trend of removing all the lines from the films, and one more proclaimed director has joined the movement.
Ironically, both filmmakers have one more thing, or rather an actress, in common as they both invited Anya Taylor-Joy to make an appearance in their brand new films. The actress starred in Villeneuve’s Dune: Part 2 earlier this year and now is...
- 5/13/2024
- by benjamin-patel@startefacts.com (Benjamin Patel)
- STartefacts.com
Expect George Miller’s upcoming Mad Max: Fury Road prequel, Furiosa, to be heavy on action and short on dialogue as Anya Taylor-Joy’s eponymous character only speaks 30 lines of dialogue over the course of the film’s two-and-a-half hours.
In an interview with The Telegraph, the director cited inspiration from the “pure cinema” of Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin’s silent comedy, which “Hitchcock defined as movies where they don’t have to read the subtitles when they’re screened in Japan.”
Miller then explained his belief that dialogue “tends to slow things down, and film is a medium that’s often best enjoyed at high speed.” As a result, Furiosa barrels ahead with car chases across the Australian Outback, with one 15-minute sequence taking 78 days and 200 stunt performers to shoot.
Taylor-Joy recently spoke to Total Film about that particular setpiece, telling the magazine it was pivotal in unlocking her character.
In an interview with The Telegraph, the director cited inspiration from the “pure cinema” of Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin’s silent comedy, which “Hitchcock defined as movies where they don’t have to read the subtitles when they’re screened in Japan.”
Miller then explained his belief that dialogue “tends to slow things down, and film is a medium that’s often best enjoyed at high speed.” As a result, Furiosa barrels ahead with car chases across the Australian Outback, with one 15-minute sequence taking 78 days and 200 stunt performers to shoot.
Taylor-Joy recently spoke to Total Film about that particular setpiece, telling the magazine it was pivotal in unlocking her character.
- 5/13/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Film News
Trying to sell someone on the indie comedy "Hundreds of Beavers" is an exercise in comedic persuasion. Do you talk about how it's a black-and-white movie without dialogue evoking the approach of Charlie Chaplin? Do you highlight the slapstick physical comedy that would make "The Three Stooges" proud? Or do you simply say, "This dude fights people in animal mascot suits in the snow" and let the universe work its magic? First debuting on the festival circuit in 2022 and now finally available on VOD, "Hundreds of Beavers" has quietly become the must-see oddball indie flick for cinephiles everywhere. It's a seemingly algorithm-proof movie that, as /Film's Matt Donato described in his review, exists at the crossroads of Looney Tunes, Benny Hill, "Cannibal: The Musical," "Blazing Saddles," and Adult Swim mindsets. It's also a delightfully Midwest movie, embracing a sense of humor that has been missing from major comedy films for far too long.
- 5/9/2024
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Paul Schrader has spoken with Kevin Spacey about the actor starring in a Frank Sinatra biopic, despite multiple allegations still flanking the actor. Spacey is facing a civil trial in the U.K. in 2025 over allegations for which he was acquitted there in a criminal court last year. A new U.K. docuseries airing on Channel 4 also features claims of sexual offenses by the actor from 10 men.
Writer/director Schrader told Variety that he has been in contact with Spacey about him portraying an elderly Sinatra for a film.
“Cancel culture won’t let him go,” Schrader said of Spacey, citing that the actor was acquitted of sexually assaulting four men in 2023. “He’s reading a book on how Charlie Chaplin was canceled.”
Schrader added of the potential biopic, “I would not use Kevin if he had been convicted. But he was not convicted.”
Schrader’s latest film “Oh, Canada...
Writer/director Schrader told Variety that he has been in contact with Spacey about him portraying an elderly Sinatra for a film.
“Cancel culture won’t let him go,” Schrader said of Spacey, citing that the actor was acquitted of sexually assaulting four men in 2023. “He’s reading a book on how Charlie Chaplin was canceled.”
Schrader added of the potential biopic, “I would not use Kevin if he had been convicted. But he was not convicted.”
Schrader’s latest film “Oh, Canada...
- 5/9/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Paul Schrader absentmindedly builds installation art out of seven prescription bottles, two inhalers and an empty martini glass, as we sit in a restaurant for seniors in a Manhattan high-rise. Outside, lights twinkle on the Hudson. In 1975, Schrader went to bed with a pistol under his pillow while writing “Taxi Driver.” “Having the option to end things is the only way I could sleep,” Schrader says.
The specter of death is less dramatic but still remains a central focus for the 77-year-old Schrader. Not coincidentally, it’s the subject of his new film, “Oh, Canada,” starring Richard Gere, Jacob Elordi and Uma Thurman. Schrader’s breathing is now shallow and raspy. The voice he once used to argue with Marty Scorsese, direct Willem Dafoe and seduce Nastassja Kinski is now a broken-glass growl. He raises it the best he can to get another drink.
“Can we get some service, please.
The specter of death is less dramatic but still remains a central focus for the 77-year-old Schrader. Not coincidentally, it’s the subject of his new film, “Oh, Canada,” starring Richard Gere, Jacob Elordi and Uma Thurman. Schrader’s breathing is now shallow and raspy. The voice he once used to argue with Marty Scorsese, direct Willem Dafoe and seduce Nastassja Kinski is now a broken-glass growl. He raises it the best he can to get another drink.
“Can we get some service, please.
- 5/9/2024
- by Stephen Rodrick
- Variety Film + TV
Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Hannah Waddingham, Teresa Palmer, Stephanie Hsu, Winston Duke, Ben Knight, Matuse, Adam Dunn | Written by Drew Pearce | Directed by David Leitch
Stunts have been at the forefront of cinema since the beginning. Some of the earliest directors, actors, and writers were the very best stunt performers. Think Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, and Harold Lloyd. Their influence can be seen across the history of cinema, from bridge jumps in Smokey and the Bandit, to lorry flips in The Dark Knight, shopping centre jumps in Police Story, to jumping off cliffs in the latest Mission Impossible. Stunts are in every action movie and ingrained in the very fabric of the art form – why it’s not yet recognised by the academy is a mystery, but David Leitch and his talented cast and crew look set on solving the mystery by putting a spotlight on those stunt performers.
Stunts have been at the forefront of cinema since the beginning. Some of the earliest directors, actors, and writers were the very best stunt performers. Think Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, and Harold Lloyd. Their influence can be seen across the history of cinema, from bridge jumps in Smokey and the Bandit, to lorry flips in The Dark Knight, shopping centre jumps in Police Story, to jumping off cliffs in the latest Mission Impossible. Stunts are in every action movie and ingrained in the very fabric of the art form – why it’s not yet recognised by the academy is a mystery, but David Leitch and his talented cast and crew look set on solving the mystery by putting a spotlight on those stunt performers.
- 5/7/2024
- by Alex Ginnelly
- Nerdly
In October 2018 while sharing beers in a frigid Milwaukee bar with his soon-to-be leading man Ryland Tews, director, visual effects artist and editor of “Hundreds of Beavers” Mike Cheslik conceived the film based on three simple elements: his After Effects skills, familiarity with snow and Tews’ uncanny ability to fall over.
“We knew that the image of a guy in a mascot costume falling down was fundamentally funny,” Cheslik explains. “And if that is in every shot, even if our gags aren’t working well, we have the fundamental comedy of mascot animal. Is that right, Ryland?”
“Absolutely,” Tews says in response. “We just wanted to make a movie that looked like nothing else.”
Ryland Tews and Mike Cheslik on the set of “Hundreds of Beavers.”
This would begin the five-and-a-half-year journey to the theatrical release of one of 2024’s most successful indie films. Entirely self-distributed, “Hundreds of Beavers” has...
“We knew that the image of a guy in a mascot costume falling down was fundamentally funny,” Cheslik explains. “And if that is in every shot, even if our gags aren’t working well, we have the fundamental comedy of mascot animal. Is that right, Ryland?”
“Absolutely,” Tews says in response. “We just wanted to make a movie that looked like nothing else.”
Ryland Tews and Mike Cheslik on the set of “Hundreds of Beavers.”
This would begin the five-and-a-half-year journey to the theatrical release of one of 2024’s most successful indie films. Entirely self-distributed, “Hundreds of Beavers” has...
- 5/6/2024
- by Jack Dunn
- Variety Film + TV
Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton are bringing their anthology show Inside No 9 to the West End stage, it’s been announced.
Wednesday will see the start of the ninth and final series of Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton’s much-loved anthology show, Inside No 9. In the meantime, West End play called Stage/Fright has been announced. Written by and starring Pemberton and Shearsmith, the play will be directed by Simon Evans, and will run at the Wyndham’s Theatre in London from the 18th January to the 5th April 2025.
The play will not be an adaptation of any existing episodes, with Pemberton and Shearsmith penning an original tale which takes full advantage of the live setting. The description reads as follows:
Welcome to a world of intrigue, as we invite you to step Inside No 9 for a theatrical experience like no other. Expect the unexpected as the...
Wednesday will see the start of the ninth and final series of Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton’s much-loved anthology show, Inside No 9. In the meantime, West End play called Stage/Fright has been announced. Written by and starring Pemberton and Shearsmith, the play will be directed by Simon Evans, and will run at the Wyndham’s Theatre in London from the 18th January to the 5th April 2025.
The play will not be an adaptation of any existing episodes, with Pemberton and Shearsmith penning an original tale which takes full advantage of the live setting. The description reads as follows:
Welcome to a world of intrigue, as we invite you to step Inside No 9 for a theatrical experience like no other. Expect the unexpected as the...
- 5/3/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
There is no denying that Robin Williams was one of the greatest entertainers to have graced the industry. His on-screen presence, improvisation skills, and comedic timing, all contributed to making him one of the best comedians of all time. Therefore, it isn’t surprising that the financiers behind the 1992 biographical drama, Chaplin, wanted to cast him in the lead role. After all, he was taking the comedy genre by storm, wasn’t he?
Robin Williams in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
As fate would have it, though, the role ended up going to Robert Downey Jr. who did an incredible job and did justice to the life and personality of Charlie Chaplin. Appreciated by many for his performance, Robert Downey Jr. ended up receiving his first Oscar nomination, all thanks to this very role.
Robin Williams Almost Played the Lead Role in Chaplin
A still from Chaplin...
Robin Williams in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
As fate would have it, though, the role ended up going to Robert Downey Jr. who did an incredible job and did justice to the life and personality of Charlie Chaplin. Appreciated by many for his performance, Robert Downey Jr. ended up receiving his first Oscar nomination, all thanks to this very role.
Robin Williams Almost Played the Lead Role in Chaplin
A still from Chaplin...
- 4/30/2024
- by Mishkaat Khan
- FandomWire
As Luca Guadagnino’s acclaimed tennis film Challengers makes its case for sporting immortality, critic Guy Lodge chooses 20 of the genre’s undisputed heavyweights
Challengers reviewed by Wendy Ide
Analogies of life as sport have been exhausted by every Pe teacher in existence. In the movies, however, they’re eternally renewable. Take Challengers, Luca Guadagnino’s sleek, sexy, sweat-drenched new film, which hits every metaphor you might expect in its story of three tennis pros locked in a tense love triangle: games are won and lost, points scored, doubles partners swapped, and so on. Shot and paced with the ricocheting energy of a great tennis match, it’s a sports movie that, like many a classic of the genre, understands the parallels between sport and cinema as two great crowd-pleasing pastimes.
The sports movie is pretty much as old as movies themselves: for early silent-cinema pioneers at the turn of the 20th century,...
Challengers reviewed by Wendy Ide
Analogies of life as sport have been exhausted by every Pe teacher in existence. In the movies, however, they’re eternally renewable. Take Challengers, Luca Guadagnino’s sleek, sexy, sweat-drenched new film, which hits every metaphor you might expect in its story of three tennis pros locked in a tense love triangle: games are won and lost, points scored, doubles partners swapped, and so on. Shot and paced with the ricocheting energy of a great tennis match, it’s a sports movie that, like many a classic of the genre, understands the parallels between sport and cinema as two great crowd-pleasing pastimes.
The sports movie is pretty much as old as movies themselves: for early silent-cinema pioneers at the turn of the 20th century,...
- 4/28/2024
- by Guy Lodge
- The Guardian - Film News
Did you know there are only two perfect horror movies? Or that there are only two perfect sci-fi films? At least, that's what Rotten Tomatoes would have you believe. The great arbiter of our collective cinematic taste has bestowed the hallowed 100% Tomatometer rating on just a handful of films across cinema history, and the result of this incessant ranking of art has apparently left us with two perfect "Toy Story" movies and just a single perfect "Godzilla" film. What a world.
Anyway, for whatever reason, Rotten Tomatoes scores remain consistently alluring to us all, even showing up on our streaming interfaces and instantly deciding for us whether a movie is worth a watch. Now, it's time to put cinematic legend and Hollywood hero Charlie Chaplin under the microscope and see how this giant of the industry can stand up to the mighty Tomatometer.
Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin is, of course,...
Anyway, for whatever reason, Rotten Tomatoes scores remain consistently alluring to us all, even showing up on our streaming interfaces and instantly deciding for us whether a movie is worth a watch. Now, it's time to put cinematic legend and Hollywood hero Charlie Chaplin under the microscope and see how this giant of the industry can stand up to the mighty Tomatometer.
Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin is, of course,...
- 4/27/2024
- by Joe Roberts
- Slash Film
Behind the scenes, director David Leitch and producer Kelly McCormick have been instrumental in the movement for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts to recognize stunts. The director-producer husband-wife team hasn’t been shy in using their new film, “The Fall Guy,” a love letter to stunt professionals, to advance the cause. And it’s a cause that is increasingly looking like it will become a reality; a significant victory came last spring with the creation of the new Production and Technology Academy branch, which includes stunt professionals and therefore supplies the necessary pathway to a Best Stunt Design category at the Oscars.
“We’ve always been in the shadows, [but] that’s not the problem,” Leitch said when he was a guest on an upcoming episode of the Toolkit podcast to discuss “The Fall Guy.” “That was maybe the misconception for the Academy, ‘Well, these guys want awards because they...
“We’ve always been in the shadows, [but] that’s not the problem,” Leitch said when he was a guest on an upcoming episode of the Toolkit podcast to discuss “The Fall Guy.” “That was maybe the misconception for the Academy, ‘Well, these guys want awards because they...
- 4/27/2024
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
by Chad Kennerk
K.J. Relth-Miller, Director of Film Programs.
All images courtesy the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
The Academy’s annual ceremony is just one aspect of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ overall examination and recognition of film. The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is the largest museum in the United States devoted to the art, science, and artists behind the magic of the movies. Through exhibitions, curated film series and extensive programming, the Academy Museum celebrates and captures the stories behind the art of moviemaking. The museum’s David Geffen and Ted Mann theatres present a year-round robust calendar of screenings, film series, member programs, panel discussions, and more. Through retrospectives and thematic film series, the artistic and cultural contributions of those in front of and behind the camera are illuminated and explored.
One of the great actors of the 20th century, Marlon Brando studied...
K.J. Relth-Miller, Director of Film Programs.
All images courtesy the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
The Academy’s annual ceremony is just one aspect of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ overall examination and recognition of film. The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is the largest museum in the United States devoted to the art, science, and artists behind the magic of the movies. Through exhibitions, curated film series and extensive programming, the Academy Museum celebrates and captures the stories behind the art of moviemaking. The museum’s David Geffen and Ted Mann theatres present a year-round robust calendar of screenings, film series, member programs, panel discussions, and more. Through retrospectives and thematic film series, the artistic and cultural contributions of those in front of and behind the camera are illuminated and explored.
One of the great actors of the 20th century, Marlon Brando studied...
- 4/26/2024
- by Chad Kennerk
- Film Review Daily
Bill Kong is cautious, vastly experienced and has an impeccable reputation as a key gateway between Hollywood and China to maintain. He is someone far more likely to deadpan than gush.
So, to hear him getting into high gear with a pitch for his bucket list martial arts movie project “The Furious” immediately invites comparison with previous Kong-produced action pictures including Oscar-winner “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” “Jet Li’s Fearless” or the Zhang Yimou-directed “Hero.”
“I’m going to do an action movie that rocks the world. And to prove that Hong Kong still has something to give the film industry. I want to show that Asian people can still make an action movie that is better than the rest of the world,” Kong tells Variety.
Significantly, “The Furious” is a project made by Hong Kong, rather than made in Hong Kong. Kong’s Edko Films is financing and producing.
So, to hear him getting into high gear with a pitch for his bucket list martial arts movie project “The Furious” immediately invites comparison with previous Kong-produced action pictures including Oscar-winner “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” “Jet Li’s Fearless” or the Zhang Yimou-directed “Hero.”
“I’m going to do an action movie that rocks the world. And to prove that Hong Kong still has something to give the film industry. I want to show that Asian people can still make an action movie that is better than the rest of the world,” Kong tells Variety.
Significantly, “The Furious” is a project made by Hong Kong, rather than made in Hong Kong. Kong’s Edko Films is financing and producing.
- 4/25/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith’s anthology show Inside No 9 will begin broadcasting its final series on 8th May, here are the details.
You have to take your hat off to Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith. By the end of the next series, The League Of Gentlemen stars will have written 55 completely new, original comedy dramas, complete with shocks, surprises and twists aplenty. We’re talking about the majestic Inside No 9.
From the silent shenanigans of the wonderful A Quiet Night In (which featured Charlie Chaplin’s granddaughter Oona Chaplin) to the astonishing drama of The Twelve Days Of Christine and, arguably the greatest episode, beautiful ode to double acts Bernie Clifton’s Dressing Room, if you’ve never had the pleasure, it is a series well worth delving into.
Perhaps appropriately, the upcoming series will be the last.
The BBC has revealed that the ninth and final...
You have to take your hat off to Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith. By the end of the next series, The League Of Gentlemen stars will have written 55 completely new, original comedy dramas, complete with shocks, surprises and twists aplenty. We’re talking about the majestic Inside No 9.
From the silent shenanigans of the wonderful A Quiet Night In (which featured Charlie Chaplin’s granddaughter Oona Chaplin) to the astonishing drama of The Twelve Days Of Christine and, arguably the greatest episode, beautiful ode to double acts Bernie Clifton’s Dressing Room, if you’ve never had the pleasure, it is a series well worth delving into.
Perhaps appropriately, the upcoming series will be the last.
The BBC has revealed that the ninth and final...
- 4/25/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
Danny Boyle's lo-fi 2002 zombie apocalypse film "28 Days Later" caused a stir in the horror community for its grainy digital photography (shot by Anthony Dod Mantle) and for its introduction of "fast zombies" into the pop vernacular. The zombies in "28 Days Later" were, unlike most movie zombies seen up to that point, fast-moving and vicious rather than mindless and shambling. It is credited for breathing new life into the zombie genre, followed as it was by other zombie hits like the "Dawn of the Dead" remake, George Romero's "Land of the Dead," and the hit 2010 series "The Walking Dead." "28 Days Later" also tapped into a lot of America's post-9/11 ennui, presenting hard-edged images of urban desolation. Everyone felt like the world had ended, and Boyle aesthetically agreed.
"28 Days Later," penned by "Civil War" director Alex Garland, was followed by a sequel in 2007 called "28 Weeks Later,...
"28 Days Later," penned by "Civil War" director Alex Garland, was followed by a sequel in 2007 called "28 Weeks Later,...
- 4/24/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
There’s something about a doppelganger that feels uniquely cinematic. A person who looks like you, thinks like you, and maybe even lives like you has always been a subject of fascination and dread in literature and philosophy, a concept that raises questions about individuality and the collective. But on the screen, seeing the effect of one person mimicked and duplicated proves all the more uncanny and unnerving. Science fiction, horror, and a multitude of other genres have used duality as a means to terrify, unsettle, and provoke.
And then, of course, there’s the acting challenge. For an experienced actor or an up-and-comer alike, playing dual roles is the ultimate flex, a way to show your range in a single project. Whether playing twins or identical strangers, an actor who takes on a dual role has to manage the trick of being both an individual and a duo, of...
And then, of course, there’s the acting challenge. For an experienced actor or an up-and-comer alike, playing dual roles is the ultimate flex, a way to show your range in a single project. Whether playing twins or identical strangers, an actor who takes on a dual role has to manage the trick of being both an individual and a duo, of...
- 4/19/2024
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
When describing a big star’s new release, two clichés are frequently used: it is highly anticipated and long-awaited. Well, the 11th studio album by pop sensation Taylor Swift can’t exactly be called ‘long awaited’—just 18 months have passed since the release of her previous album, Midnights. The Grammy winner made her ‘highly anticipated’ 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department, available on Friday, April 19, 2024.
The 16-track album is peaceful and enjoyable to listen to, but if you read the lyrics carefully—as most Swift fans do—you will discover a convoluted and disorganized stream of thought where Swift swings between waves of introspection, rage, longing, and grief.
Taylor Swift performing at the Eras Tour
Also, it is interesting to note that this latest album credits the two-time Oscar winner Emma Stone for her work on the song Florida!!!.
Emma Stone’s Unexpected Contribution to Taylor Swift’s Latest...
The 16-track album is peaceful and enjoyable to listen to, but if you read the lyrics carefully—as most Swift fans do—you will discover a convoluted and disorganized stream of thought where Swift swings between waves of introspection, rage, longing, and grief.
Taylor Swift performing at the Eras Tour
Also, it is interesting to note that this latest album credits the two-time Oscar winner Emma Stone for her work on the song Florida!!!.
Emma Stone’s Unexpected Contribution to Taylor Swift’s Latest...
- 4/19/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
Stars: Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, Doug Mancheski, Olivia Graves, Wes Tank, Luis Rico | Written by Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, Mike Cheslik | Directed by Mike Cheslik
When my partner asked me what movie I was watching perhaps “checking out Hundreds of Beavers” wasn’t the best of all possible answers. And I suppose trying to clarify it with “big hairy Canadian beavers” didn’t help. But despite the title and opening quote from St. Augustine, “Lord grant me chastity, but not yet!”, this isn’t that kind of a movie.
The new film from director Mike Cheslik and co-writer Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, the pair who gave us the Tews-directed Lake Michigan Monster, never really gets raunchier than an old episode of The Benny Hill Show as it relates the tale of Jean Kayak (Ryland Brickson Cole Tews) who, as we see in the opening animation, has lost his apple orchard...
When my partner asked me what movie I was watching perhaps “checking out Hundreds of Beavers” wasn’t the best of all possible answers. And I suppose trying to clarify it with “big hairy Canadian beavers” didn’t help. But despite the title and opening quote from St. Augustine, “Lord grant me chastity, but not yet!”, this isn’t that kind of a movie.
The new film from director Mike Cheslik and co-writer Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, the pair who gave us the Tews-directed Lake Michigan Monster, never really gets raunchier than an old episode of The Benny Hill Show as it relates the tale of Jean Kayak (Ryland Brickson Cole Tews) who, as we see in the opening animation, has lost his apple orchard...
- 4/16/2024
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Bengaluru, April 16 (Ians) Veteran Kannada actor, director and producer Dwarakish known as ‘Charlie Chaplin’ and the first showman of the Kannada film industry passed away on Tuesday at his residence in Bengaluru.
Dwarakish (81) was suffering from old-age-related ailments. Family sources said that he woke up in the morning and had coffee. After having coffee he went to sleep again and never woke up. It is suspected that he suffered a heart attack.
Dwarakish hailed from Mysuru city. He started his career with small roles and established himself as a comedian. His first movie was ‘Veera Sankalpa’. He went on to become a co-producer and soon established his production company and delivered big hits such as ‘Mayor Muthanna’ and others.
Dwarakish also delivered hits as a director. ‘Nee bareda kadambari’, ‘Dance Raja Dance’, ‘Shruthi’, ‘Rayaru Bandaru Mavana Manege’ and others.
He was fondly addressed as ‘Kulla’ (shorty) and known for his risk-taking nature.
Dwarakish (81) was suffering from old-age-related ailments. Family sources said that he woke up in the morning and had coffee. After having coffee he went to sleep again and never woke up. It is suspected that he suffered a heart attack.
Dwarakish hailed from Mysuru city. He started his career with small roles and established himself as a comedian. His first movie was ‘Veera Sankalpa’. He went on to become a co-producer and soon established his production company and delivered big hits such as ‘Mayor Muthanna’ and others.
Dwarakish also delivered hits as a director. ‘Nee bareda kadambari’, ‘Dance Raja Dance’, ‘Shruthi’, ‘Rayaru Bandaru Mavana Manege’ and others.
He was fondly addressed as ‘Kulla’ (shorty) and known for his risk-taking nature.
- 4/16/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Pema Tseden's second feature film is a landmark for Tibetan cinema, being the first ever film from the country to be shot entirely with a Tibetan crew in the Tibetan language, while it is also noteworthy that the production was supported by renowned Chinese 5th Generation filmmaker Tian Zhuangzhuang.
The Search is screening at San Diego Asian Film Festival Spring Showcase
A director, a cinematographer and a producer drive through the Amdo region of Tibet, scouting actors for the “Drime Kunden” opera, which is traditionally performed for the Tibetan New Year and revolves around a prince who, selflessly, gives away his wife, his children and his own eyes to those in need. Eventually, they reach a village where they find the perfect actress to play Made Zangmo, Drime Kunden's wife. However, the girl is very shy, and furthermore, will not perform unless her boyfriend, who has left the village...
The Search is screening at San Diego Asian Film Festival Spring Showcase
A director, a cinematographer and a producer drive through the Amdo region of Tibet, scouting actors for the “Drime Kunden” opera, which is traditionally performed for the Tibetan New Year and revolves around a prince who, selflessly, gives away his wife, his children and his own eyes to those in need. Eventually, they reach a village where they find the perfect actress to play Made Zangmo, Drime Kunden's wife. However, the girl is very shy, and furthermore, will not perform unless her boyfriend, who has left the village...
- 4/16/2024
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
by Baby Clyde
With their increasingly bizarre choices and lamentable decision to move recipients from the main telecast, long gone are the days when the Academy’s Honorary Awards made any cultural impact. We’re all the losers, because not only did truly deserving legends of the industry being belated rewarded give deep satisfaction to the Oscar nerds at home, from an ailing Myrna Loy and triumphant Charlie Chaplin to a sprightly Lillian Gish and a regal Deborah Kerr, they created some of the most memorable and moving moments in Academy history.
None more so than the man who celebrates his centenary yesterday, Stanley Donen. The master of the movie musical was unaccountably never nominated for a competitive Oscar during his illustrious career but took his opportunity at the 70th Annual Academy awards to give the most charming speech of all time...
With their increasingly bizarre choices and lamentable decision to move recipients from the main telecast, long gone are the days when the Academy’s Honorary Awards made any cultural impact. We’re all the losers, because not only did truly deserving legends of the industry being belated rewarded give deep satisfaction to the Oscar nerds at home, from an ailing Myrna Loy and triumphant Charlie Chaplin to a sprightly Lillian Gish and a regal Deborah Kerr, they created some of the most memorable and moving moments in Academy history.
None more so than the man who celebrates his centenary yesterday, Stanley Donen. The master of the movie musical was unaccountably never nominated for a competitive Oscar during his illustrious career but took his opportunity at the 70th Annual Academy awards to give the most charming speech of all time...
- 4/14/2024
- by Baby Clyde
- FilmExperience
For many around the world, there’s one name at the top of the action totem pole: Jackie Chan, and today marks his 70th birthday.
If you only know him as a goofy martial arts comedian from the Rush Hour and Shanghai Noon series, then consider this a wake up call. Because when Jackie did things His way on his home turf, he churned out some of the best action movies you’ll ever see.
Many would point to Drunken Master II as Jackie’s magnum opus. Fair enough, that is an all-timer, but for an example of his best modern day martial arts action, mixed in with some crime drama and his signature comedy, one of his absolute best outings is 1985’s Police Story.
In the 1970s, Jackie Chan soared to fame internationally once he was finally able to break out of the shadow of Bruce Lee. When Chan...
If you only know him as a goofy martial arts comedian from the Rush Hour and Shanghai Noon series, then consider this a wake up call. Because when Jackie did things His way on his home turf, he churned out some of the best action movies you’ll ever see.
Many would point to Drunken Master II as Jackie’s magnum opus. Fair enough, that is an all-timer, but for an example of his best modern day martial arts action, mixed in with some crime drama and his signature comedy, one of his absolute best outings is 1985’s Police Story.
In the 1970s, Jackie Chan soared to fame internationally once he was finally able to break out of the shadow of Bruce Lee. When Chan...
- 4/7/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
In the realm of classic Hollywood cinema, few names shine as brightly as that of John Ford. Known for his remarkable storytelling prowess and unparalleled directorial vision, Ford’s impact on the film industry is undeniable. Join us on a journey through the life, works, and enduring legacy of this legendary director as we delve into the cinematic masterpieces that have solidified his place in movie history.
Early Life
John Ford was born John Martin Feeney on February 1, 1894 in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. He was the youngest of 13 children born to Irish immigrants John Augustine Feeney and Barbara Curran. The Feeney family were devout Roman Catholics, and Ford’s childhood was steeped in Irish traditions and values.
At a young age, Ford developed a love of the sea. He worked as a deckhand and boatman during his teen years, gaining experience that would later influence his filmmaking. Though his beginnings were humble,...
Early Life
John Ford was born John Martin Feeney on February 1, 1894 in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. He was the youngest of 13 children born to Irish immigrants John Augustine Feeney and Barbara Curran. The Feeney family were devout Roman Catholics, and Ford’s childhood was steeped in Irish traditions and values.
At a young age, Ford developed a love of the sea. He worked as a deckhand and boatman during his teen years, gaining experience that would later influence his filmmaking. Though his beginnings were humble,...
- 4/6/2024
- by Penelope H. Fritz
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Lovers, fighters … and gangsters? On the centenary of the actor’s birth, we pick out his greatest roles
A minor picture with curiosity value: Charlie Chaplin’s final film as a director, starring Brando and Sophia Loren, a comedy in the style of the Hollywood Golden Age, based on the tall tales of a real-life Russian singer and in fact originally conceived by Chaplin in the 30s for Paulette Goddard. Brando plays an American diplomat who is astonished to find that the Russian countess (Loren) he was charmed by in Hong Kong has stowed away in his cabin on the voyage home. Brando does his best and this method legend was sufficiently in awe of Chaplin to submit to his old-fashioned way of working: acting out for Brando the required line-readings and movements. Certainly, Brando would never again be so submissive with a director.
A minor picture with curiosity value: Charlie Chaplin’s final film as a director, starring Brando and Sophia Loren, a comedy in the style of the Hollywood Golden Age, based on the tall tales of a real-life Russian singer and in fact originally conceived by Chaplin in the 30s for Paulette Goddard. Brando plays an American diplomat who is astonished to find that the Russian countess (Loren) he was charmed by in Hong Kong has stowed away in his cabin on the voyage home. Brando does his best and this method legend was sufficiently in awe of Chaplin to submit to his old-fashioned way of working: acting out for Brando the required line-readings and movements. Certainly, Brando would never again be so submissive with a director.
- 4/4/2024
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
On what would be his 100th birthday, Marlon Brando remains synonymous not with acting, but great acting — even if this ranked list of all his performances represents what may be the most wildly uneven filmography for any talent of his caliber. But that’s the power of Brando: A handful of his performances are so great and influential they shook up the art of acting forever. Even among his lesser performances, there’s compelling work deserving of rediscovery.
In order to best exemplify what made him such a singular onscreen presence, we ranked all 39 of his films (and one TV appearance), reflecting a spectrum as wide as the man’s broad shoulders. Based on the quality of Brando’s performances rather than the overall films themselves, there are some placements that may surprise you; for example, as great as Brando is in “The Godfather,” it’s still just the fourth-best...
In order to best exemplify what made him such a singular onscreen presence, we ranked all 39 of his films (and one TV appearance), reflecting a spectrum as wide as the man’s broad shoulders. Based on the quality of Brando’s performances rather than the overall films themselves, there are some placements that may surprise you; for example, as great as Brando is in “The Godfather,” it’s still just the fourth-best...
- 4/3/2024
- by Wilson Chapman and Noel Murray
- Indiewire
Steve Martin, 78, is the thing that’s buzzing in Hollywood right now, with the release of his Apple TV+ documentary.
The documentary revolved around Steve’s difficult relationship with his father and how it shaped his career, even going as far as to reveal that he later learnt to take his father’s criticisms as motivation.
Steve Martin – On Why His Father Wasn’t “Proud” Of His “Unconventional Act”
The comedic actor’s documentary “Steve! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Pieces”mainly explored his father’s reaction to his career choices.
“I always thought my father was a little embarrassed by me,” said Steve, who served as a narrator in the film. “He couldn’t quite be proud of an unconventional showbiz act that he didn’t quite understand.”
The “Only Murders in the Building” star, however, revealed that he soon found a better use for his father’s criticisms by turning them into motivation.
The documentary revolved around Steve’s difficult relationship with his father and how it shaped his career, even going as far as to reveal that he later learnt to take his father’s criticisms as motivation.
Steve Martin – On Why His Father Wasn’t “Proud” Of His “Unconventional Act”
The comedic actor’s documentary “Steve! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Pieces”mainly explored his father’s reaction to his career choices.
“I always thought my father was a little embarrassed by me,” said Steve, who served as a narrator in the film. “He couldn’t quite be proud of an unconventional showbiz act that he didn’t quite understand.”
The “Only Murders in the Building” star, however, revealed that he soon found a better use for his father’s criticisms by turning them into motivation.
- 4/2/2024
- by Nmesoma Okechukwu
- Celebrating The Soaps
There are entire generations that have no idea that Steve Martin was a stand-up comedian. They may recognize him as one-third of the trio that’s turned Only Murders in the Building into a streaming hit, or the long-suffering patriarch of the Father of the Bride movies, or maybe as that guy with the funny mustache who was in that one thing with Beyoncé (i.e. 2006 Pink Panther reboot). Some might have watched Parenthood or Planes, Trains and Automobiles with their parents when they were younger. He’s the celebrity who,...
- 4/1/2024
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
Robert Downey Jr. is the Oscar-winning actor and three-time nominee who has had his share of ups-and-downs. He’s been more in demand than ever lately thanks in large part to the highly popular “Avengers” series, in which he played billionaire superhero Tony Stark (aka Iron Man) to great acclaim. Tour through our photo gallery of his 21 greatest films, ranked from worst to best.
The son of underground filmmaker Robert Downey Sr. and actress Elsie Downey, he made his acting debut at age five in his father’s film “Pound” (1970). He received his first Oscar nomination in 1992: Best Actor for his performance as silent movie legend Charles Chaplin in “Chaplin.” It took 16 years for him to return to the Oscar race: Best Supporting Actor for his role as an Australian actor who surgically alters himself to play an African-American platoon leader in “Tropic Thunder” (2008).
Both films also brought him Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations,...
The son of underground filmmaker Robert Downey Sr. and actress Elsie Downey, he made his acting debut at age five in his father’s film “Pound” (1970). He received his first Oscar nomination in 1992: Best Actor for his performance as silent movie legend Charles Chaplin in “Chaplin.” It took 16 years for him to return to the Oscar race: Best Supporting Actor for his role as an Australian actor who surgically alters himself to play an African-American platoon leader in “Tropic Thunder” (2008).
Both films also brought him Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations,...
- 3/30/2024
- by Zach Laws and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Mama June Shannon confessed to taking money out of Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson’s Coogan account, which is supposed to be reserved for the child actor. When it came time for Alana to collect some of the money that should have been in the account, June shared that there wasn’t as much money in the Coogan as she thought. As more people learn the details of what Mama June did, they have found themselves asking what a Coogan account is. Here is everything you need to know.
Who Was Jackie Coogan?
A Coogan account is named after child actor Jackie Coogan. He is known as Hollywood’s first child actor. Jackie gained stardom through working in movies during the Silent Era and continued acting through the 1960s.
YouTube/Today I Found Out
However, Jackie Coogan actually got his start in acting before he was even able to talk.
Who Was Jackie Coogan?
A Coogan account is named after child actor Jackie Coogan. He is known as Hollywood’s first child actor. Jackie gained stardom through working in movies during the Silent Era and continued acting through the 1960s.
YouTube/Today I Found Out
However, Jackie Coogan actually got his start in acting before he was even able to talk.
- 3/30/2024
- by Amanda Blankenship
- TV Shows Ace
The One Piece live-action series is what has finally helped fans regain confidence in the fact that anime and manga franchises can be successfully adapted into live televised series and movies.
Furthermore, a major part of the series’ success is played by none other than the cast itself, and in the case of Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece, he found the perfect actor to play the role of Luffy. We are talking about Iñaki Godoy, a Mexican actor who plays the lead role in the series and has revealed via Teenvogue how he prepared for the role.
Inaki Godoy plays the role of Monkey D. Luffy | A still from the series Iñaki Godoy Reveals How He Prepared For His Role As Luffy In The One Piece Live-Action Series
In the aforementioned interview, Inaki Godoy revealed how he was not even expecting to land the role at first, as he believed...
Furthermore, a major part of the series’ success is played by none other than the cast itself, and in the case of Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece, he found the perfect actor to play the role of Luffy. We are talking about Iñaki Godoy, a Mexican actor who plays the lead role in the series and has revealed via Teenvogue how he prepared for the role.
Inaki Godoy plays the role of Monkey D. Luffy | A still from the series Iñaki Godoy Reveals How He Prepared For His Role As Luffy In The One Piece Live-Action Series
In the aforementioned interview, Inaki Godoy revealed how he was not even expecting to land the role at first, as he believed...
- 3/23/2024
- by Aaditya Chugh
- FandomWire
Photo: Universal Pictures/Eric Laciste, The Chosen/Mike Kubeisy, A24, Carlow Rodriguez/Lionsgate, Image: Universal Pictures, A24, Srh, Lionsgate, Graphic: The A.V. Club, The A.V. ClubSXSW review: The Fall GuyRyan Gosling in The Fall GuyPhoto: Universal Pictures/Eric Laciste
Fresh off of his show-stopping performance of “I’m Just Ken” at the Oscars,...
Fresh off of his show-stopping performance of “I’m Just Ken” at the Oscars,...
- 3/16/2024
- avclub.com
Johnny Depp is celebrating Robert Downey Jr.’s win at the 96th Oscars.
Downey took home his first Academy Award at the ceremony, prompting Depp to share two photos of him and Downey at the Golden Globe Awards in 2011 .
“Let’s try this again… congrats to my dear friend,” Depp wrote in a caption placed below the two photos on Instagram. The two stars have never been in a film together, but have run in many of the same circles.
Downey’s Best Supporting Actor win for his role in Oppenheimer came on his third career Oscar nomination. He received a Supporting Actor bid for his role in the 2008 comedy Tropic Thunder and a Best Actor nomination in 1993 for portraying movie legend Charlie Chaplin in 1992’s Chaplin.
“I’d like to thank my terrible childhood and the Academy, in that order,” Downey joked during his acceptance speech on Sunday. “I...
Downey took home his first Academy Award at the ceremony, prompting Depp to share two photos of him and Downey at the Golden Globe Awards in 2011 .
“Let’s try this again… congrats to my dear friend,” Depp wrote in a caption placed below the two photos on Instagram. The two stars have never been in a film together, but have run in many of the same circles.
Downey’s Best Supporting Actor win for his role in Oppenheimer came on his third career Oscar nomination. He received a Supporting Actor bid for his role in the 2008 comedy Tropic Thunder and a Best Actor nomination in 1993 for portraying movie legend Charlie Chaplin in 1992’s Chaplin.
“I’d like to thank my terrible childhood and the Academy, in that order,” Downey joked during his acceptance speech on Sunday. “I...
- 3/12/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Wes Tank in Hundreds Of BeaversImage: Srh
With influences including Charlie Chaplin, Guy Maddin, Looney Tunes, Trey Parker, Joe Carnahan’s The Grey, and a handful of Nintendo games, Hundreds Of Beavers is one of the most distinctive movies you’ll see all year, and one made for midnight viewings if ever anything was.
With influences including Charlie Chaplin, Guy Maddin, Looney Tunes, Trey Parker, Joe Carnahan’s The Grey, and a handful of Nintendo games, Hundreds Of Beavers is one of the most distinctive movies you’ll see all year, and one made for midnight viewings if ever anything was.
- 3/11/2024
- by Luke Y. Thompson
- avclub.com
Previously losing his first Oscar to Al Pacino in 1993, Robert Downey Jr. finally marked his presence in the entertainment industry with his first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2024. Receiving the well-deserved accolade for his antagonistic role in Oppenheimer, Downey Jr. got hailed for his inspiring career.
Robert Downey Jr. in and as Iron Man
Despite previously being blacklisted by Hollywood, after getting involved in drugs and legal battles, Robert Downey Jr. flawlessly transformed his career over the years. Resurrecting himself with Marvel’s Iron Man, the actor went from earning $500K for his role to bagging $453M in total as Tony Stark. Downey Jr.’s journey from rock bottom to the Oscars is truly inspirational.
Robert Downey Jr.’s First Oscar Nod in 1993
Raised in an artistic household, Robert Downey Jr. was quick to venture into Hollywood following in his father’s footsteps, who was a renowned filmmaker.
Robert Downey Jr. in and as Iron Man
Despite previously being blacklisted by Hollywood, after getting involved in drugs and legal battles, Robert Downey Jr. flawlessly transformed his career over the years. Resurrecting himself with Marvel’s Iron Man, the actor went from earning $500K for his role to bagging $453M in total as Tony Stark. Downey Jr.’s journey from rock bottom to the Oscars is truly inspirational.
Robert Downey Jr.’s First Oscar Nod in 1993
Raised in an artistic household, Robert Downey Jr. was quick to venture into Hollywood following in his father’s footsteps, who was a renowned filmmaker.
- 3/11/2024
- by Krittika Mukherjee
- FandomWire
Robert Downey Jr. finally won his first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal as Lewis Strauss in Oppenheimer, ending a three-decade wait since his first nomination in 1993 for Chaplin.
Sixteen years later, he got another shot at an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Kirk Lazarus in Tropic Thunder. But once again, he lost to Heath Ledger (who won posthumously for his role as the Joker in The Dark Knight). But now, it’s finally Rdj’s turn.
Robert Downey Jr. as Kirk Lazarus in Tropic Thunder
Winning his first Oscar nod was a tough journey for the actor. He had to work really hard for it, but in the end, it all paid off. However, there was one thing that was particularly challenging for him in the flick.
Robert Downey Jr.’s Biggest Challenge in Chaplin
Back in 1992, Robert Downey Jr. played...
Sixteen years later, he got another shot at an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Kirk Lazarus in Tropic Thunder. But once again, he lost to Heath Ledger (who won posthumously for his role as the Joker in The Dark Knight). But now, it’s finally Rdj’s turn.
Robert Downey Jr. as Kirk Lazarus in Tropic Thunder
Winning his first Oscar nod was a tough journey for the actor. He had to work really hard for it, but in the end, it all paid off. However, there was one thing that was particularly challenging for him in the flick.
Robert Downey Jr.’s Biggest Challenge in Chaplin
Back in 1992, Robert Downey Jr. played...
- 3/11/2024
- by Shreya Jha
- FandomWire
Robert Downey Jr. won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as Lewis Strauss in Christopher Nolan’s Oscar-winning film Oppenheimer. It was Downey Jr.’s third Oscar nomination after being previously nominated for Chaplin in 1993 and Tropic Thunder in 2009. As the actor finally won his much-deserved Oscar after three decades since his first nomination, fans look back at the 1993 Oscar nominees.
Robert Downey Jr. won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as Lewis Strauss in Oppenheimer
Downey Jr. put forth an incredible performance as Charlie Chaplin in the 1992 film, Chaplin. In any other year, the Iron Man actor could have easily won the Best Actor Award for his role. However, 1992 was a year that produced several gems of performances in cinema history.
Robert Downey Jr.’s Contenders At 1993 Oscars Show Why He Had To Wait 3 Decades To Win Al Pacino won the 1993 Best Actor Oscar...
Robert Downey Jr. won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as Lewis Strauss in Oppenheimer
Downey Jr. put forth an incredible performance as Charlie Chaplin in the 1992 film, Chaplin. In any other year, the Iron Man actor could have easily won the Best Actor Award for his role. However, 1992 was a year that produced several gems of performances in cinema history.
Robert Downey Jr.’s Contenders At 1993 Oscars Show Why He Had To Wait 3 Decades To Win Al Pacino won the 1993 Best Actor Oscar...
- 3/11/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
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