One of the stunning things about “Lone Star” is how it deals with the possibility that some truth, though, is bad. At the time that I was writing the movie, you know, the former Yugoslavia was falling apart, and you would hear people say, well, we’re killing them because they stole our land back in … Read more
Her place in the MCU is refreshed for the audience in the form of unnecessarily rehashed flashbacks, whose place in the show are edited in a frankly burdensome way. It points to the central point of contention this show suffers from: Its place in the MCU. Despite this, they do act as a way for … Read more
The horror short film The Vanishing of S.S. Willie is inspired by the public domain Mickey Mouse cartoon Steamboat Willie As of January 1st, the earliest versions of Mickey Mouse – seen in the animated shorts Plane Crazy, The Gallopin’ Gaucho, and most famously Steamboat Willie – became public domain. Then director Jamie Bailey and writer/producer … Read more
We began production of “Breaking Silence” during the pandemic, during a time of great change and uncertainty, and our vision for the film kept evolving in response to what was going on in Leslie’s life and also in the world at that time. We were writing and re-writing the story beats while we were in … Read more
James Cameron hired “short extras” so it would make the sets on Titanic appear larger, thus saving money in set design. When it came to bringing the story of the doomed liner the RMS Titanic to the big screen, James Cameron would face some of the greatest challenges of his career. And while we would … Read more
It’s hard to write about this film without saying too much. The film played countless film festivals during the 2021-22 seasons and with good reason. It’s beautifully shot and easy to program, but at that time, it also offered a moment of catharsis for those who had deep feelings about the lack of physical, loving … Read more
Modern Beatles chronicler Peter Jackson partners with Sean Ono Lennon and Pixar’s Dave Mullins for War is Over music video from WETA Digital. So, this is Christmas, and Peter Jackson recently helmed the music video for the new Beatles song Now and Then, which controversially used AI to finish John Lennon’s vocals on the previously … Read more
The death of Elizabeth Short, aka the Black Dahlia, remains as one of the biggest and most disturbing murder mysteries of the 20th century. Short was born in Boston. After spending her early years in New England and Florida, she went to stay in California. Even though she did not have any acting credits or … Read more
Q&A with co-writer/director Mike Donahue How did this movie come about? As a director, I’ve always been drawn to stories of unexpected or surprising intimacy—and to stories about people who reveal themselves to be something other than what you initially assumed. With “Troy,” we were specifically inspired by our own experiences with a particularly wild … Read more
The makers of the wonderful new short Once Upon a Studio used outtakes from Robin Williams’ Genie sessions to feature the character. Disney has been commemorating their 100th anniversary all year long. From theme park celebrations to a massive 100-film box set, the studio has gone all-out for the special occasion. But their most recent … Read more