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The ‘Wicked’ Trailer Does Not Contain a Single Shot of Singing

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The new trailer for Wicked, based on the enormously successful Broadway musical contains epic vistas of the land of Oz. It’s got fantasy creatures, magical shoes, and impressive CGI. All that stuff looks good. But there’s one thing you won’t find in it: A single shot of someone singing on camera. The Wicked film is a musical — and … Read more

Why Is Tom Hanks De-Aged? Why Was It Shot With 1 Camera?

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Viewers are eager to understand the unique choices in Robert Zemeckis’ 2024 movie Here, especially the reasons behind de-aging Tom Hanks and the decision to shoot with a single camera. As the film unfolds, the use of de-aging technology and a fixed camera introduces new layers of tension and intrigue, potentially altering the viewers’ experience. … Read more

‘Forrest Gump’ Creators Reunite For Film in One Room and One Shot

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30 years after they made Forrest Gump into a massive blockbuster and a Best Picture winner, the director, writer, and stars of the film are reuniting for a movie that, fittingly, spans decades and even centuries. The movie is called Here, directed by Robert Zemeckis, co-written by Zemeckis and Eric Roth, and starring Tom Hanks and Robin … Read more

James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ Will Be Shot Entirely in IMAX

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James Gunn’s Superman is going to be shot in IMAX. Gunn himself confirmed that interesting tidbit in response to a fan question on Threads. After sharing footage from the movie’s European locations, Gunn confirmed that “the whole movie is shot in IMAX.” In recent years, the large-scale format has become the shooting style of choice for many blockbuster filmmakers. … Read more

First Superman scene shot involved Fortress of Solitude

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James Gunn shot the first scenes for the upcoming Superman movie in Norway, which involved the Fortress of Solitude. When James Gunn announced that production had begun on Superman, he included a close-up of the new costume covered in snow, and now we know why. While speaking with Svalbardposten, Gunn revealed that the first scene … Read more

They Shot the Piano Player movie review (2024)

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Trueba has said in interviews that he didn’t instantly settle on animation as the movie’s format, but gravitated toward it after working on the 2010 animated romantic drama “Chico and Rita” with artist Javier Marsical, his collaborator on many projects (including record albums; Trueba, who did the great Latin jazz documentary “Calle 54,” is also a … Read more

TIFF 2023: Stamped from the Beginning, They Shot the Piano Player, Viva Varda! | Festivals & Awards

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Williams then doubles back from that opening frame, retracing how slavery shifted from a color-blind system that included Slavs, before eventually becoming a practice primarily used to put Africans in captivity.  His film compares favorably with Raoul Peck’s “I Am Not Your Negro” as a work interested in the falsities that have informed the act … Read more