“Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself?” asks The Substance. Repeated like a ritualistic chant, this provocation and promise echoes via the in-universe advertising for a mysterious body-swapping product, which allows people to create a younger version of themselves. The insecurities of a middle-aged actress take center …
Read More »Halle Berry reveals a crucial piece of backstory for her character in the survival thriller 'Never Let Go'
A lot is unknown about the characters’ lives prior to the start of the film. Halle Berry gives some revealing details to give context to her character in Never Let Go.
Read More »'A Different Man' review: Sebastian Stan leads a stunning, self-reflexive drama on representation
A film that’s as much about its own gimmick as what that gimmick represents, Aaron Schimberg’s A Different Man casts Sebastian Stan as Edward, a man with pronounced facial differences that he eventually sheds through a miracle cure. However, when a now traditionally handsome Edward is cast in a play …
Read More »28 Years Later: Danny Boyle’s New Zombie Flick Was Shot on an iPhone 15
Even though professional, cinema-quality digital cameras are now commonplace, they're generally not small or compact. (Take a look at Arri's current lineup, for example, with its Mini LF, used to capture Deadpool & Wolverine.) However, Danny Boyle’s forthcoming zombie flick, 28 Years Later, was shot over the summer with a …
Read More »'The Babadook' filmmaker Jennifer Kent on how her character became an LGBTQ+ icon, and why we will never see a sequel
Jennifer Kent, filmmaker of The Babadook, opens up 10 years later about creating a character that would become an LGBTQ+ icon and why she refused to make a sequel. The Babadook 10th Anniversary Re-Release In Theaters Nationwide. Starting September 19th.
Read More »This Digital Archivist Believes Hollywood’s ‘Competition Era’ Is Over
In Hollywood, the present is the future is the past. Twin strikes shut down production for six months last year, and with its workforce still on ice, the entertainment industry has been slow to recover. Domestic box-office revenue is expected to be 30 percent lower this year compared to 2019. …
Read More »Online Action Movie Fandom Birthed a New-Film Fest Era
Starting today, a discreet multiplex in Glendale, California, will host an influx of action movie fans eager to watch fight films on the big screen. Some selections are exclusive premieres, like Bangkok Dog out of Thailand. Some are beloved hits that have been restored to new heights, like a 4K …
Read More »'Babes' and the portrayal of period sex on screen
Ilana Glazer and Michelle Buteau talk to Mashable UK Editor Shannon Connellan about the depiction of period sex onscreen and the importance of girl talk in Babes. For more, Mashable entertainment editor Kristy Puchko also spoke to Buteau and Glazer about showing the reality and hilarity of pregnancy in the …
Read More »The Studio Executive Who Wants Hollywood to Get Real About Bad Storytelling
Among the films nominated for Best Picture Oscars since 2019 were King Richard, Sound of Metal, and Everything Everywhere All at Once. Plush in story and dimension, those projects were infused with the kind of ambition that stirs academy voters and also excites moviegoers. They were also exceptions to a …
Read More »Analog Photography: The Beginner’s Guide to Film Cameras
Film is like the indestructible black knight in Monty Python's The Holy Grail: It's not dead yet. Digital photography is well into its third decade, yet film keeps hanging on, lying there shouting, “It's just a flesh wound!” I'd argue that film photography will never die. In the postapocalyptic future, …
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