“We always thought the story was about how the Red Sox changed who they were, their culture and everything. We looked at it from ownership, baseball operations, front office and clubhouse, and we thought Kevin [Millar] was the guy who really changed the culture of the clubhouse. He was kind of the instigator to everybody’s together or one big family.”
“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.”
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.
Netflix will release Pablo Larraín’s Maria Callas biopic, which stars Angelina Jolie as the legendary opera singer.
“You want everyone’s work to shine. My job as an editor is to bring out the best in everybody.”
“There was a lot of preparation, especially when we got Olivia Colman and Claire Foy confirmed for the episode with Imelda Staunton. We always knew about the last scene, having three queens altogether would be iconic.”
“Some things were kind of surprisingly homey, and I thought, if I replicate this, it’s going to look like we can’t afford to do this stuff.”
Trainspotting, Misery, and Harry Potter were just a few of the costume designer’s references for Baby Reindeer.
“At the end when you understand that Princess Margaret says goodbye to Queen Elizabeth, which I feel that in the whole film and how it’s been built up, that it works, that you really feel that The Queen is actually walking in on her own and now she’s on her own.”
