Nov 19, 2024 · She has worked on 16 Ridley Scott films, including Hannibal, The Martian, Prometheus, Alien: Covenant and the recent House of Gucci and Napoleon.She was especially excited about Gladiator II because it reunites her with Denzel Washington, with whom she worked on 2007’s American Gangster.. She says that one key to costume design is making sure that actors are very happy with their costumes ...

Dec 13, 2024 · Hardcore — recently part of a Paul Schrader retrospective on the Criterion Channel — is a fascinating but not completely successful film. George C. Scott plays Jake Van Dorn, a very religious Midwestern dad who has to travel to seedy Los Angeles when he learns his daughter, Kristen (Ilah Davis) has entered the adult film industry.

Jan 31, 2023 · When actor-writer Jake Allyn and I first conceived of No Man’s Land — a border film that deals with immigration, the wall, racism and culture politics — we knew the subject matter was packed with metaphorical landmines. In today’s hyper-polarized landscape, setting one foot wrong could alienate half the movie’s audience.

Dec 16, 2024 · James Gunn shared two very short promos Monday for his upcoming Superman film, starring David Corenswet as the Man of Steel — and revisited the beloved John Williams theme from the 1978 Superman.. The first of two videos Gunn shared on X is simply a still image of Corenswet as the Kryptonian superhero, with the words “LOOK UP” and an animated, moving background in shades of red, white ...

May 30, 2023 · Hollywood has spent the last few years in the midst of a reckoning about how its films influence society at large in good and bad ways. Movements from #MeToo to Black Lives Matter have sparked discussions about ending harmful stereotypes and tropes — as well as a backlash from people who say Hollywood’s efforts, however well meaning, can feel like pandering or …

Jan 2, 2025 · His once-thriving career — which included roles in The Social Network and The Lone Ranger — crumbled as police investigated sexual assault accusations by an ex-partner who identified herself as Effie. In 2023, Los Angeles County prosecutors announced that they would not file charges against Hammer, in part because of the “complexity of the relationship” between Hammer and the woman.

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Jan 31, 2023 · Viewers who tuned into ABC News on Oct. 3, 1977, heard that the The Jazz Singer — a film released 50 years earlier — had “revolutionized the motion picture industry.”After footage of Al Jolson singing played, a reporter noted that the The Jazz Singer heralded a new era of “talking pictures,” without mentioning something that would be glaringly notable to audiences today: Al Jolson ...

Jan 31, 2023 · You'll never "feel ready" to film a rape scene, says M.F.A. director Natalia Leite, but you can prepare to create an authentic and powerful one. Here's how.

Jan 31, 2023 · “It’s never gonna be this good ever again,” says Samuel D. Hunter, screenwriter of The Whale.. An experienced playwright, Hunter adapted his work from the stage to the screen for the very first time on the Darren Aronofsky picture, which stars Brendan Fraser as a 600-pound writing professor who tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter, Ellie (Sadie Sink).