“We were trying to write a film about somebody finding their voice, and then it developed into a story of a chef. We are really related to this mix of ambition and self-doubt. A lot of our writing comes from a very personal place, from our own experiences working on film sets as young whipper snappers and camera interns and PAs and stuff.”
“We were trying to write a film about somebody finding their voice, and then it developed into a story of a chef. We are really related to this mix of ambition and self-doubt. A lot of our writing comes from a very personal place, from our own experiences working on film sets as young whipper snappers and camera interns and PAs and stuff.”
“There is always red tape around songs. Part of it is I do a lot of projects that are hip hop based, so always, you’re finding a writer who has 2%. You’re like, where are they? And you’re on Instagram and you’re trying Twitter, you’re really trying to do that. Even now with pop music being so many writers, producers contributing, and samples, all this stuff is complicated.”
“We didn’t have the budget or the time to be able to light everything in the gym. We just used available lighting. We were shooting at this place called The Pit in Albuquerque, which is huge and they broadcast games there. There was enough light but in that case, how do we make this one piece about getting into his head? Let’s turn almost everything off and just play with this idea of creating this world like the spot.”
“I’ve never had such love from people seeing a film. Sundance was just amazing to me. I had never been there before. I’d had films there, but I had never personally been there. And so, that was an experience. Seeing the film that first night with this huge audience and their reaction was just amazing. When Thelma first opened, we saw quite a few that beginning we would go to screenings and they were packed in the afternoon. I was thrilled. I mean, everything about this has been very exciting.”
“It came together because I wanted to keep doing movies the way I love to make them in the genre area, which is for me, the best way I can express myself in a creative and and free way. You don’t have the limits of reality. You can create your codes, and your own rules to tell your story, and you can go as far as the Brundlefly, and everything to express to meet the violence of what I wanted to say about the theme.”
“Chicago has incredible actors. There’s this old adage about if you want to find really good, steady actors that aren’t necessarily just trying to be famous, you’ll find them in these smaller cities, especially Chicago. So whoever doesn’t want to go to New York or LA and keep trying for the same stuff, you just find people who are excellent craftsmen. And same with the crew.”
The International Cinematographers Guild (ICG, IATSE Local 600) is hosting the 62nd ICG Publicist Awards Luncheon. The well-respected event is scheduled for February 28, 2025, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills for the second year in a row. The 62nd annual Publicist Awards celebrates publicists, individual publicists, outstanding publicity campaigns for television and motion picture, journalists and unit still photographers.
The ICG 2024 Emerging Cinematographer Awards (ECA) was held at the Saban Theater Center Wolf Theater in North Hollywood. Now in its 26th year, the event showcased eight short films lensed by 8 of the best and brightest local 600 cinematographers. A distinguished group of exceptional burgeoning talent that makes the ICG standout as one of the only unions that honors emerging talent..
Detective Sugar (Colin Farrell) will return in Sugar season two. The first season was well-liked by audiences and critics, but the show deserves more love for its ambitious narrative and substantial style, the latter of which earned cinematographer Richard Rutkowski an Emmy Nomination for outstanding cinemtoagraphy. The Apple TV+ program is an excellent sci-fi drama, a film noir with a bold twist.
Which film is poised to make the holidays better? Robert Eggers’ remake of Nosferatu, which he spent years trying to get off the ground. Finally, the filmmaker behind The Lighthouse and The Northman got the green-light and assembled a terrific cast, including Bill Skarsgård, Emma Corrin, Ralph Ineson, and Willem Dafoe. Check out the latest Nosferatu trailer, teasing the December release date.
Sometimes calling a movie “good” or “bad” doesn’t feel appropriate. Certain films just don’t fit such binaries. Francis Ford Coppola’s long-awaited Megalopolis is one of those movies, a fever dream of a picture that features all the highs and lows of a rambling fever dream. It’s as messy as the world around us.
The Fall is a masterpiece. Filmmaker Tarsem spent his savings on his dream vision, which he filmed over four years in 24 different countries. Yes, the movie is a visual marvel unlike any other, a mammoth testament to the human imagination, but it also packs an emotional wallop behind those beautiful, beautiful images. Sadly, for too long the movie was unavailable on home video or streaming.
It’s been too long since Angelina Jolie was in the awards conversation. She probably should’ve been for directing the uncompromisingly grueling By the Sea, but hopefully, she continues to receive more accolades for her performance as singer Maria Callas in Pablo Larraín’s biopic. The festival buzz has been strong for the film, which is unsurprising given Larraín’s talents for making biopics more personal and subjective than just another set of cliff notes adapted for the big screen.
After directing the best episodes of Wednesday, director Tim Burton is returning to the director’s chair for Wednesday season two. Filming recently wrapped in Ireland. Season one wasn’t only a commercial smash but a hit with Emmy voters as well, racking up 12 nominations and four wins. The next season of the Jenna Ortega-led series reportedly leans more on horror, less on YA romance and shenanigans.
