Hollywood’s recent predilection for depicting the invention of particular products has, so far, relied on demonstrating the gravitas of said product’s eventual existence: Nike’s Air Jordans in Air; the dawn of the smartphone in BlackBerry; Tetris in, well, Tetris. Unfrosted, Jerry Seinfeld’s Pop-Tarts movie takes the opposite approach. It is, by design, extremely silly — an exaggerated parody of those tropes that ascribes history-altering importance to the creation of a fruit-goo-filled rectangle. For kids, Unfrosted argues, the arrival of the Pop-Tart was the most seismic cultural event of the ’60s; Seinfeld himself was one of those kids.
His feature directorial debut, then, is a madcap, candy-coloured retro romp through a cereal civil war, as breakfast rivals Kellogg’s and Post tool up to take first place in the toaster-pastry revolution. There is a small grain of truth in there (the companies really did battle over Kellogg’s...
His feature directorial debut, then, is a madcap, candy-coloured retro romp through a cereal civil war, as breakfast rivals Kellogg’s and Post tool up to take first place in the toaster-pastry revolution. There is a small grain of truth in there (the companies really did battle over Kellogg’s...
- 5/3/2024
- by Ben Travis
- Empire - Movies
‘Fly Me to the Moon’ trailer lets Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum play among the stars [Watch]
“Fly Me to the Moon,” a Space Race-set romantic comedy starring two-time Oscar nominee Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, is about to blast off. On Monday, Apple TV+ released a trailer for the film, which lands on screens this summer via a distribution deal with Sony Pictures.
“Fly Me to the Moon” tells a fictitious story set in the late ‘60s during the lead-up to the Moon Landing. Johansson, who also serves as a producer, stars as Kelly Jones, a marketing mastermind hired by NASA to improve the space program’s image. She has professional and romantic tension with Cole Davis (Tatum), a by-the-book launch commander. Things get really wild when Jones is ordered to film a fake moon landing, just in case the real one doesn’t work. And yes, there is a Stanley Kubrick joke.
The film was originally called “Project Artemis” – which is an actual, totally...
“Fly Me to the Moon” tells a fictitious story set in the late ‘60s during the lead-up to the Moon Landing. Johansson, who also serves as a producer, stars as Kelly Jones, a marketing mastermind hired by NASA to improve the space program’s image. She has professional and romantic tension with Cole Davis (Tatum), a by-the-book launch commander. Things get really wild when Jones is ordered to film a fake moon landing, just in case the real one doesn’t work. And yes, there is a Stanley Kubrick joke.
The film was originally called “Project Artemis” – which is an actual, totally...
- 4/8/2024
- by Liam Mathews
- Gold Derby
Jon Batiste is tackling dual responsibilities with Jason Reitman’s forthcoming feature that will focus on the opening night for NBC’s long-running sketch series Saturday Night Live.
Batiste will compose the score for the Sony Pictures film SNL 1975, and he will also appear in the movie as keyboardist and singer Billy Preston, who was the show’s first musical guest when it debuted Oct. 11, 1975. Centering on the behind-the-scenes moments leading up to that initial broadcast, Reitman’s film stars Gabriel Labelle as series creator Lorne Michaels, Cooper Hoffman as former NBC exec Dick Ebersol and Rachel Sennott as Michaels’ ex-wife and former SNL writer Rosie Shuster.
Reitman and Gil Kenan wrote the screenplay based on their interviews with living cast, scribes and crew about the launch of the show that is currently airing its 49th season. Reitman, Kenan, Jason Blumenfeld and Peter Rice serve as producers on SNL 1975...
Batiste will compose the score for the Sony Pictures film SNL 1975, and he will also appear in the movie as keyboardist and singer Billy Preston, who was the show’s first musical guest when it debuted Oct. 11, 1975. Centering on the behind-the-scenes moments leading up to that initial broadcast, Reitman’s film stars Gabriel Labelle as series creator Lorne Michaels, Cooper Hoffman as former NBC exec Dick Ebersol and Rachel Sennott as Michaels’ ex-wife and former SNL writer Rosie Shuster.
Reitman and Gil Kenan wrote the screenplay based on their interviews with living cast, scribes and crew about the launch of the show that is currently airing its 49th season. Reitman, Kenan, Jason Blumenfeld and Peter Rice serve as producers on SNL 1975...
- 3/28/2024
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Whether you’re shopping for a gift for that special someone, or just upgrading your personal style, investing in a quality watch is well-worth your coin. Not only can the right timepiece be versatile enough for any occasion, but there are so many varieties to choose from. But with so many ways to adorn your wrist, how do you know which one to choose?
Enter Bulova, one of...
Whether you’re shopping for a gift for that special someone, or just upgrading your personal style, investing in a quality watch is well-worth your coin. Not only can the right timepiece be versatile enough for any occasion, but there are so many varieties to choose from. But with so many ways to adorn your wrist, how do you know which one to choose?
Enter Bulova, one of...
- 2/8/2024
- by Sage Anderson
- Rollingstone.com
When Batman: Mask of the Phantasm hit theaters on Christmas Day, 1993, it had been set up to fail. Warner Bros. initially ordered the film as a direct-to-video release in the wake of the massive commercial and critical success of the first season of Batman: The Animated Series. But the studio abruptly shifted course with a theatrical rollout without extending the production timeline or planning a marketing campaign, all while expanding the budget. Despite costing a mere $6 million, the film, released during a creative and commercial resurgence for DC’s dark superhero, couldn’t even recoup its budget at the box office.
And yet, what by rights could have ended up as a mere footnote in the long history of Batman media now stands three decades later as a beloved crystallization of the series that birthed it and, for many fans, a canonical adaptation. Much of this can be attributed to...
And yet, what by rights could have ended up as a mere footnote in the long history of Batman media now stands three decades later as a beloved crystallization of the series that birthed it and, for many fans, a canonical adaptation. Much of this can be attributed to...
- 9/22/2023
- by Jake Cole
- Slant Magazine
South Korea isn't exactly a country that springs to mind when one thinks of the Space Race. The enormously expensive endeavour to shoot for the stars has always been the stage for huge global superpowers like the US and Russia to duke out their differences, and in turn, big-budget cinema has wasted no time in making a spectacle out of getting there. A recent Hollywood boom in the genre has seen prestige filmmakers like Alfonso Cuarón, Christopher Nolan and Ridley Scott turn in “Gravity”, “Interstellar” and “The Martian” respectively, and James Gray's divisive “Ad Astra” take the space-survival drama to its most eccentric end point. Yet it remains a predominantly American genre, and while South Korea's 2021 Netflix hit “Space Sweepers” arrived with a modest bang on the international front, East Asian cinema has yet to turn in a seminal space thriller. Enter Kim Yong-hwa's “The Moon” as South Korea's expensive,...
- 8/20/2023
- by Simon Ramshaw
- AsianMoviePulse
It’s the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing in 1969. And no, we’re not going to entertain the idea that this is all some sort of large conspiracy that was created by Nasa with the help of Stanley Kubrick. Even though that’s a great story, this is a time when we celebrate one of humanity’s greatest achievements. And in the new series “For All Mankind,” we take a look at the famous 1960s Space Race, but with a different outcome.
Continue reading ‘For All Mankind’ Teaser: Creator Ronald D. Moore Gives A Peek At Upcoming Apple TV+ Series About An Alternate Reality ‘60s Space Race at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘For All Mankind’ Teaser: Creator Ronald D. Moore Gives A Peek At Upcoming Apple TV+ Series About An Alternate Reality ‘60s Space Race at The Playlist.
- 7/15/2019
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Tony Sokol Oct 25, 2018
Go back to bed, America. Late cult comic Bill Hicks' true roots are exposed as Richard Linklater bares his own.
"Watching television is like taking black spray paint to your third eye," early alternative comedian Bill Hicks observed, probably on a televised special. Movies are a different story, and filmmaker Richard Linklater, who took over ten years to make one coming-of-age flick, is a different kind of director. The Oscar-winnng director of Boyhood will develop, write and direct a movie about Hicks for Focus Features, according to Collider.
This is a passion project for Linklater. Both he and Hicks grew up in Houston, Linklater’s older brother went to the same school as Hicks, and the director has said he regretted he and the comedian never got to work together. According to reports, Hicks was a fan of Linklater’s Dazed And Confused, whichcame out a...
Go back to bed, America. Late cult comic Bill Hicks' true roots are exposed as Richard Linklater bares his own.
"Watching television is like taking black spray paint to your third eye," early alternative comedian Bill Hicks observed, probably on a televised special. Movies are a different story, and filmmaker Richard Linklater, who took over ten years to make one coming-of-age flick, is a different kind of director. The Oscar-winnng director of Boyhood will develop, write and direct a movie about Hicks for Focus Features, according to Collider.
This is a passion project for Linklater. Both he and Hicks grew up in Houston, Linklater’s older brother went to the same school as Hicks, and the director has said he regretted he and the comedian never got to work together. According to reports, Hicks was a fan of Linklater’s Dazed And Confused, whichcame out a...
- 10/25/2018
- Den of Geek
Apple has made its third scripted series order after recruiting former Sony Pictures Television execs Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg to headline its worldwide video unit in June.
The as-yet-untitled space drama will be created and written by Battlestar Galactica executive producer Ronald Moore, and will explore what would have happened if the so-called 'Space Race' beginning in the 1950s between the U.S. and the Soviet Union had never ended. Apple made a straight-to-series order on the project, reports Deadline, which is being produced by Sony (Erlicht and Van Amburg's former home) and Moore’s own Tall Ship Productions. Fargo’s Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi will serve as co-executive producers.
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The as-yet-untitled space drama will be created and written by Battlestar Galactica executive producer Ronald Moore, and will explore what would have happened if the so-called 'Space Race' beginning in the 1950s between the U.S. and the Soviet Union had never ended. Apple made a straight-to-series order on the project, reports Deadline, which is being produced by Sony (Erlicht and Van Amburg's former home) and Moore’s own Tall Ship Productions. Fargo’s Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi will serve as co-executive producers.
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- 12/15/2017
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
Hidden Figures is the incredible untold story of brilliant African-American women working at Nasa, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race, and galvanized the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big. Photo Credit: Hopper Stone.
The Academy Science and Technology Council will present “Hidden Figures/Modern Figures: A Journey of Breakthroughs in Cinema and Space Travel,” in collaboration with Nasa, on Wednesday, November 29, at 7:30pm at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
The evening will feature a panel discussion with Nasa scientists and “Hidden Figures” filmmakers for an examination of the past, present and future in space math, diversity and the movies.
Hidden Figures opened in cinemas on January 6, 2017.
Moderated...
The Academy Science and Technology Council will present “Hidden Figures/Modern Figures: A Journey of Breakthroughs in Cinema and Space Travel,” in collaboration with Nasa, on Wednesday, November 29, at 7:30pm at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
The evening will feature a panel discussion with Nasa scientists and “Hidden Figures” filmmakers for an examination of the past, present and future in space math, diversity and the movies.
Hidden Figures opened in cinemas on January 6, 2017.
Moderated...
- 11/15/2017
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Never before has a film with so much potential bombed so hard. This reboot of the 2005 Tim Story movie of the same name was meant to attract a new generation of viewers by cashing in on the superhero craze brought about by The Avengers, whilst still telling an original tale.
The idea was this: the original Fantastic Four had gotten the aesthetics right, but completely flopped with regards to everything else like tone and character motivations, especially as they were depicted in Jack Kirby’s original run. As director Josh Trank, coming off of Chronicle, pointed out, the earlier issues of the Fantastic Four had elements of body horror to them, from the design of the Thing to Doctor Doom’s imposing face plate.
At the same time, it was clear that the original version of four people going into space and getting blasted by cosmic rays was an outdated...
The idea was this: the original Fantastic Four had gotten the aesthetics right, but completely flopped with regards to everything else like tone and character motivations, especially as they were depicted in Jack Kirby’s original run. As director Josh Trank, coming off of Chronicle, pointed out, the earlier issues of the Fantastic Four had elements of body horror to them, from the design of the Thing to Doctor Doom’s imposing face plate.
At the same time, it was clear that the original version of four people going into space and getting blasted by cosmic rays was an outdated...
- 10/23/2017
- by Red Stewart
- We Got This Covered
D. Dominick Lombardi: Saints, Sinners, and the Collective Unconscious (2014-2017) Hampden Gallery University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Ma
Saints, Sinners, and the Collective Unconscious is riveting. Mr. Lombardi is an artist with an intimate understanding of history in regard to religion and popular culture. After careful viewing of the 30 works in the exhibition, I was compelled to research the titles of the works because they seemed to hold the key to unlocking Lombardi’s intentions. I focused on the works in the Saints section of the exhibition because I found their cryptic iconography most intriguing. The research of the saints depicted in Lombardi’s work opened up a new route for me to access the works’ meaning.
Saints Francis of Paola (2016-2017)
Lombardi started this piece (below) in 1964 when he was first getting into painting as a ten-year-old boy. He came back to it fifty years later. He first painted...
Saints, Sinners, and the Collective Unconscious is riveting. Mr. Lombardi is an artist with an intimate understanding of history in regard to religion and popular culture. After careful viewing of the 30 works in the exhibition, I was compelled to research the titles of the works because they seemed to hold the key to unlocking Lombardi’s intentions. I focused on the works in the Saints section of the exhibition because I found their cryptic iconography most intriguing. The research of the saints depicted in Lombardi’s work opened up a new route for me to access the works’ meaning.
Saints Francis of Paola (2016-2017)
Lombardi started this piece (below) in 1964 when he was first getting into painting as a ten-year-old boy. He came back to it fifty years later. He first painted...
- 9/29/2017
- by Matt Oliver
- www.culturecatch.com
Article by Dane Eric Marti
Sometimes a film will speak directly to a person in an audience: A preternatural, unearthly tendril of luminous light tapping you on the shoulder, a benevolent yet mysterious voice reminding you of an obligation, or a musical, colorful Dream Message entering your eyes and speaking to your soul with wonder, awe and truth. Like other Art forms, film can do amazing things.
For me, there are definitely a few choice films of overwhelming, pristine power. Yet one cinematic work is not just great, deeply special to me: ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind.’ Directed by the Wonderkind, Steven Spielberg, directly after his landmark suspense-adventure film, ‘Jaws’.
Now, his new flick, released in 1977, also dealt with the fantastic, with riveting moments of terror… but its endgame was something quite dissimilar.
I think it would take either a first-rate Psychologist or an Exorcist with a lot of...
Sometimes a film will speak directly to a person in an audience: A preternatural, unearthly tendril of luminous light tapping you on the shoulder, a benevolent yet mysterious voice reminding you of an obligation, or a musical, colorful Dream Message entering your eyes and speaking to your soul with wonder, awe and truth. Like other Art forms, film can do amazing things.
For me, there are definitely a few choice films of overwhelming, pristine power. Yet one cinematic work is not just great, deeply special to me: ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind.’ Directed by the Wonderkind, Steven Spielberg, directly after his landmark suspense-adventure film, ‘Jaws’.
Now, his new flick, released in 1977, also dealt with the fantastic, with riveting moments of terror… but its endgame was something quite dissimilar.
I think it would take either a first-rate Psychologist or an Exorcist with a lot of...
- 8/31/2017
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
You've got to check out these awesome photos and video from inside an abandoned Soviet launch facility that houses an abandoned Soviet space shuttle! This is located at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, in southern Kazakhstan.
The facility was broken into by Bob Thissen of Exploring the Unbeaten Path and a team of adventurers. The shuttle was part of the Buran program in the 1970s through the 1990s. He explained on his website, where you can see even more photos.
The craziest and most dangerous adventure ever! Hidden inside hangars in Baikonur you can find two Spaceshuttles dating back from the Space Race during the Cold War. The Buran programme was the largest and the most expensive in the history of Soviet Space Exploration. The project got canceled in 1993.
I love exploring old run down building and towns. Going into a place like and exploring a couple abandoned space shuttles would be so freakin' rad!
The facility was broken into by Bob Thissen of Exploring the Unbeaten Path and a team of adventurers. The shuttle was part of the Buran program in the 1970s through the 1990s. He explained on his website, where you can see even more photos.
The craziest and most dangerous adventure ever! Hidden inside hangars in Baikonur you can find two Spaceshuttles dating back from the Space Race during the Cold War. The Buran programme was the largest and the most expensive in the history of Soviet Space Exploration. The project got canceled in 1993.
I love exploring old run down building and towns. Going into a place like and exploring a couple abandoned space shuttles would be so freakin' rad!
- 8/19/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
“Hidden Figures” may no longer be in theaters, but the year’s most inspiring feature is continuing to impact change on the audiences that loved it best: the next generation of female leaders.
The Hollywood Reporter reports that “for the first time in the history of the U.S. State Department, a Hollywood movie has inspired a publicly funded exchange program, #HiddenNoMore, that will bring 50 women working in science, technology, engineering, and math in 50 countries in Africa, Europe, Asia and Latin America to the United States.”
Read More:Why ‘Hidden Figures’ Is the Inspiring Awards Season Contender We Need Now — Consider This
While the State’s International Visitor Leadership Program has existed for decades, THR reports that the attention heaped on the Ted Melfi film bolstered its appeal and notoriety. Set in the early sixties at the height of the Space Race, the feature follows the true stories of a trio...
The Hollywood Reporter reports that “for the first time in the history of the U.S. State Department, a Hollywood movie has inspired a publicly funded exchange program, #HiddenNoMore, that will bring 50 women working in science, technology, engineering, and math in 50 countries in Africa, Europe, Asia and Latin America to the United States.”
Read More:Why ‘Hidden Figures’ Is the Inspiring Awards Season Contender We Need Now — Consider This
While the State’s International Visitor Leadership Program has existed for decades, THR reports that the attention heaped on the Ted Melfi film bolstered its appeal and notoriety. Set in the early sixties at the height of the Space Race, the feature follows the true stories of a trio...
- 8/10/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Author: Competitions
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment celebrates the incredible untold true story of three brilliant African-American women working at Nasa, with the home entertainment release of Hidden Figures arriving on Digital Download 19th June 2017, and 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray™ and DVD on 3rd July 2017. To celebrate, we’re giving away 2 Blu-ray copies!
Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughn (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monae) served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. This stunning achievement restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race between Russia and the U.S.A., and galvanised the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
Check out this great featurette from the Blu-ray™ and DVD extras featuring Theodore Melfi and Octavia Spencer talking about the legacy of Dorothy Vaughn.
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment celebrates the incredible untold true story of three brilliant African-American women working at Nasa, with the home entertainment release of Hidden Figures arriving on Digital Download 19th June 2017, and 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray™ and DVD on 3rd July 2017. To celebrate, we’re giving away 2 Blu-ray copies!
Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughn (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monae) served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. This stunning achievement restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race between Russia and the U.S.A., and galvanised the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
Check out this great featurette from the Blu-ray™ and DVD extras featuring Theodore Melfi and Octavia Spencer talking about the legacy of Dorothy Vaughn.
- 6/26/2017
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment celebrates the incredible untold true story of three brilliant African-American women working at Nasa, with the home entertainment release of Hidden Figures arriving on Digital Download 19th June 2017, and 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray™ and DVD on 3rd July 2017. To celebrate, we’re giving away 2x Blu-rays!
Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughn (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monae) served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. This stunning achievement restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race between Russia and the U.S.A., and galvanised the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
Directed by Theodore Melfi (St. Vincent), and written by Allison Schroeder (Pineapple Express), Hidden Figures was nominated for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best...
Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughn (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monae) served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. This stunning achievement restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race between Russia and the U.S.A., and galvanised the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
Directed by Theodore Melfi (St. Vincent), and written by Allison Schroeder (Pineapple Express), Hidden Figures was nominated for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best...
- 6/15/2017
- by Roobla Team
- The Cultural Post
Author: Competitions
To mark the release of Hidden figures on 3rd July, we’ve been given 2 pairs of tickets to an exclusive screening of the film at a central London location on 19th June.
Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughn (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monae) served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. This stunning achievement restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race between Russia and the U.S.A., and galvanised the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
Please note: This competition is open to UK residents only
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To mark the release of Hidden figures on 3rd July, we’ve been given 2 pairs of tickets to an exclusive screening of the film at a central London location on 19th June.
Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughn (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monae) served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. This stunning achievement restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race between Russia and the U.S.A., and galvanised the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
Please note: This competition is open to UK residents only
a Rafflecopter giveaway
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Open to UK residents only The competition will close 13th June 2017 at 23.59 GMT The winner will be picked at random from entries received No cash alternative is...
- 6/5/2017
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Welcome, one and all, to the newest episode of The Film Stage Roundtable, a spin-off podcast from the madmen who bring you The Film Stage Show. On this show, we discuss what franchises should head to space and which superheroes should venture to a different genre.
Give a listen, and then share your thoughts on Twitter and Facebook. Let us know what you think, and what you want to hear about next. Subscribe on iTunes (if you are subscribed to The Film Stage Show, you’ll get it in the same feed) or see below to stream download (right-click and save as…).
M4A: The Film Stage Roundtable Ep. 19 – Franchises in Space
00:00 – 4:58 – Introductions
4:59 – 28:29 – Space Race
28:30 – 55:46 – Super Hero Shuffle
The Film Stage is supported by Mubi, a curated online cinema streaming a selection of exceptional independent, classic, and award-winning films from around the world. Each day,...
Give a listen, and then share your thoughts on Twitter and Facebook. Let us know what you think, and what you want to hear about next. Subscribe on iTunes (if you are subscribed to The Film Stage Show, you’ll get it in the same feed) or see below to stream download (right-click and save as…).
M4A: The Film Stage Roundtable Ep. 19 – Franchises in Space
00:00 – 4:58 – Introductions
4:59 – 28:29 – Space Race
28:30 – 55:46 – Super Hero Shuffle
The Film Stage is supported by Mubi, a curated online cinema streaming a selection of exceptional independent, classic, and award-winning films from around the world. Each day,...
- 4/15/2017
- by Brian Roan
- The Film Stage
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit platforms. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.
The Blackcoat’s Daughter (Osgood Perkins)
Osgood Perkins’ debut feature, The Blackcoat’s Daughter – originally known as February at its premiere at Tiff last year – is a stylish exercise in dread, teasing out its slow-drip horrors with precision, and building a deliriously evil presence that hovers along the fringes. However, there’s a thin line between mystery and vagueness in storytelling, and it becomes difficult to decide where a...
The Blackcoat’s Daughter (Osgood Perkins)
Osgood Perkins’ debut feature, The Blackcoat’s Daughter – originally known as February at its premiere at Tiff last year – is a stylish exercise in dread, teasing out its slow-drip horrors with precision, and building a deliriously evil presence that hovers along the fringes. However, there’s a thin line between mystery and vagueness in storytelling, and it becomes difficult to decide where a...
- 3/31/2017
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
The documentary Fight for Space is coming out at an interesting time in our political climate. Trump’s administration has made no indications of any intent to improve or bolster the efforts of companies like Nasa. In fact Bill Nye went on record urging Donald Trump to consider the importance of Space exploration given the current climate conditions. There very well may be a time when we have to abandon Earth and it’s important to start taking steps now in order to figure out how to do so. Now, Fight for Space explores the history of our initial race to space.
“Fight For Space” Trailer Takes an Interesting Look at the Space Race...
“Fight For Space” Trailer Takes an Interesting Look at the Space Race...
- 3/28/2017
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
"When I look at the present direction of our space program, I feel kind of disappointed." Gravitas Ventures has unveiled a trailer for an inspiring new documentary titled Fight for Space, about the Space Race and how things have changed since the 1960s. The doc spends time exploring the "Space Race" of the 1960s/70s that drove us to put a man on the moon, then jumps into modern times and asks tough questions: why did we stop, we aren't we trying again, and what is preventing us from exploring even further? As expected, the doc explains that the "Space Race" was fueled by American's desire to beat the Russians, along with JFK's insistence on making it the moon. I wish we had a space program as active as we did back then, and the only way we can ramp things up is to keep bringing attention to the importance of Nasa and space exploration.
- 3/27/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Last year’s 10 Cloverfield Lane was the first great horror/thriller of 2016, and one that rose above and beyond the name of Cloverfield. Between the isolated atmosphere, the stellar character development, and engaging premise, 10 Cloverfield Lane turned out to be quite the unexpected surprise from a new filmmaker who got his start making YouTube videos.
Well, it sounds like Trachtenberg is getting ready to hop on board this next project.ccording to Variety, 10 Cloverfield Lane’s Dan Trachtenberg is currently in negotiations to helm the flick.
Details regarding the script are under wraps, but it was written by Daniel Kunka (the screenwriter behind the John Cena flick 12 Rounds), and is set to be produced by Trachtenberg and War for the Planet of the Apes producer Dylan Clark.
Obviously, right now, there is little to go on. Kunka is a relatively unknown commodity. With one movie under his belt and one TV show (Ark) announced,...
Well, it sounds like Trachtenberg is getting ready to hop on board this next project.ccording to Variety, 10 Cloverfield Lane’s Dan Trachtenberg is currently in negotiations to helm the flick.
Details regarding the script are under wraps, but it was written by Daniel Kunka (the screenwriter behind the John Cena flick 12 Rounds), and is set to be produced by Trachtenberg and War for the Planet of the Apes producer Dylan Clark.
Obviously, right now, there is little to go on. Kunka is a relatively unknown commodity. With one movie under his belt and one TV show (Ark) announced,...
- 3/17/2017
- by Joseph Medina
- LRMonline.com
It seems that Universal is getting excited about an up-and-coming creative trio, and such excitement has prompted the studio to move quickly on a mysterious spec script titled Space Race. The creative trio in question is comprised of director Dan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane), writer Daniel Kunka (12 Rounds), and producer Dylan Clark (the Planet Of The Apes franchise) – and Space Race will be the product of their ongoing collaboration.
Plot details have not yet been revealed, but it is described as “high concept” – which is unsurprising, given that it was, apparently, originally borne of an idea by Dan Trachtenberg. Though the filmmaker has few writing credits to his name, Trachtenberg has proven himself to be drawn to dramatic tales that are very specific and intimate in nature, while dealing with bigger themes. Writer Daniel Kunka, on the other hand, previously wrote the John Cena-starring action film 12 Rounds, directed by Renny Harlin.
Plot details have not yet been revealed, but it is described as “high concept” – which is unsurprising, given that it was, apparently, originally borne of an idea by Dan Trachtenberg. Though the filmmaker has few writing credits to his name, Trachtenberg has proven himself to be drawn to dramatic tales that are very specific and intimate in nature, while dealing with bigger themes. Writer Daniel Kunka, on the other hand, previously wrote the John Cena-starring action film 12 Rounds, directed by Renny Harlin.
- 3/17/2017
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
10 Cloverfield Lane helmer Dan Trachtenberg is attached to direct Space Race for Universal.
Daniel Kunka wrote the spec script, which was picked up by the studio. The plot of Space Race is being kept under wraps.
Dylan Clark, who is busy finishing up War for the Planet of the Apes, is producing the project. Executive vice president of production, Jon Mone, will oversee the film for Universal.
Trachtenberg and Kunka previously worked together on Crime of the Century, which is in development at Universal.
Both Trachtenberg and Kunka are repped by ICM.
...
Daniel Kunka wrote the spec script, which was picked up by the studio. The plot of Space Race is being kept under wraps.
Dylan Clark, who is busy finishing up War for the Planet of the Apes, is producing the project. Executive vice president of production, Jon Mone, will oversee the film for Universal.
Trachtenberg and Kunka previously worked together on Crime of the Century, which is in development at Universal.
Both Trachtenberg and Kunka are repped by ICM.
...
- 3/16/2017
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It’s been a little over a year since Dan Trachtenberg‘s 10 Cloverfield Lane arrived in theaters and signaled the arrival of a very exciting new filmmaker (and it’s been a little less time since he directed one of the most frightening episodes of Black Mirror). Now, we know what he may be doing next: a […]
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- 3/16/2017
- by Jacob Hall
- Slash Film
Exclusive: Universal Pictures made a preemptive buy on Daniel Kunka’s spec script Space Race, with 10 Cloverfield Lane’s Dan Trachtenberg attached to direct. Dylan Clark will produce, and this marks his first major solo acquisition after partner Scott Stuber’s departure to head feature film at Netflix. Kunka and Trachtenberg teamed on Crime Of The Century, which is in development at Universal with Chris Morgan producing. Trachtenberg will produce with Clark, who produced…...
- 3/16/2017
- Deadline
The 89th Annual Academy Awards will take place Sunday February 26th at 8:30pm Eastern time. Here is our overview of the major awards nominees in case you didn’t get to see them yourself.
There’s always a lot of talk leading up to the big day about who will win what awards. We try to make our predictions based on trends from the past, but we can’t help to be swayed by our own personal opinions. Some movies truly strike a chord with us, while others aren’t interesting at all. Furthermore, Oscar films are usually heavy in the drama department and therefore they aren’t always the easiest or most entertaining movies to watch.
That’s why we’re here. Here is your guide to the nominees of this year’s Academy Awards. We’ve compiled the following brief summaries, interesting facts, and critical reviews for all these films and people.
There’s always a lot of talk leading up to the big day about who will win what awards. We try to make our predictions based on trends from the past, but we can’t help to be swayed by our own personal opinions. Some movies truly strike a chord with us, while others aren’t interesting at all. Furthermore, Oscar films are usually heavy in the drama department and therefore they aren’t always the easiest or most entertaining movies to watch.
That’s why we’re here. Here is your guide to the nominees of this year’s Academy Awards. We’ve compiled the following brief summaries, interesting facts, and critical reviews for all these films and people.
- 2/20/2017
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (G.S. Perno)
- Cinelinx
Author: Jon Lyus
The historically overlooked real-life heroines of the Nasa Space Race are quite rightly the stars of Theodore Melfi’s Hidden Figures. However, the supporting cast of the likes of Kevin Costner and Jim Parsons add a depth which allows Melfi’s film to explore the wider society of 1960s America. James Kleinmann had the chance to sit down with Kevin Costner to talk about his role as Al Harrison, a fictional composite of a number of the top men who headed up Nasa’s Space Task Group.
Costner explained how he approached the role, and what the essence of Harrison’s role in the narrative was,
“You have to be a scientist first and foremost, or you can’t lead them. They talk in a very specific language, and a lot of scientists and engineers don’t have that. They’re so brilliant at what they do...
The historically overlooked real-life heroines of the Nasa Space Race are quite rightly the stars of Theodore Melfi’s Hidden Figures. However, the supporting cast of the likes of Kevin Costner and Jim Parsons add a depth which allows Melfi’s film to explore the wider society of 1960s America. James Kleinmann had the chance to sit down with Kevin Costner to talk about his role as Al Harrison, a fictional composite of a number of the top men who headed up Nasa’s Space Task Group.
Costner explained how he approached the role, and what the essence of Harrison’s role in the narrative was,
“You have to be a scientist first and foremost, or you can’t lead them. They talk in a very specific language, and a lot of scientists and engineers don’t have that. They’re so brilliant at what they do...
- 2/15/2017
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Stars: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge, Glen Powell | Written by Theodore Melfi, Allison Schroeder | Directed by Theodore Melfi
1961. Yuri Gagarin is about to leave Earth, and Alan Shepherd is not far behind. The USA is desperate to beat the Russians into space. But in Hidden Figures, global politics take a back seat – this isn’t a film about a Space Race, but the slow marathon to social equality. The revolution is through “math” and engineering. Those who cringe at the sound of chalk on blackboards, beware: Hidden Figures contains some serious equation-based grandstanding.
Katherine (Taraji P. Henson), Mary (Janelle Monáe) and Dorothy (Octavia Spencer) work at the segregated “West Group” at Nasa. Mary is a wannabe engineer. Dorothy yearns to be a supervisor, a job she already commands but for the title and the pay. And Katherine – once...
1961. Yuri Gagarin is about to leave Earth, and Alan Shepherd is not far behind. The USA is desperate to beat the Russians into space. But in Hidden Figures, global politics take a back seat – this isn’t a film about a Space Race, but the slow marathon to social equality. The revolution is through “math” and engineering. Those who cringe at the sound of chalk on blackboards, beware: Hidden Figures contains some serious equation-based grandstanding.
Katherine (Taraji P. Henson), Mary (Janelle Monáe) and Dorothy (Octavia Spencer) work at the segregated “West Group” at Nasa. Mary is a wannabe engineer. Dorothy yearns to be a supervisor, a job she already commands but for the title and the pay. And Katherine – once...
- 2/14/2017
- by Rupert Harvey
- Nerdly
Don’t abandon hope, “Moonlight” lovers.
On Sunday, the BAFTAs shut out “Moonlight,” which had four nominations. Among them, writer-director Barry Jenkins competed in the Original Screenplay category against eventual BAFTA winner Kenneth Lonergan (“Manchester By the Sea”). These two also compete at the Writers Guild. On Oscar night February 26th, when “Moonlight” has eight chances to win, it should take home at least one Oscar in another category, Best Adapted Screenplay.
The BAFTA for Adapted Screenplay went to Australian writer Luke Davies for “Lion.” But at Saturday’s USC Scripter Awards, which have accurately predicted the adapted category for the last six years, “Moonlight” beat “Lion.” On Oscar night, “Moonlight” should do that again.
Here’s how the Adapted Screenplay Oscar race shakes out.
Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney (“Moonlight”)
The Academy moved two scripts, “Moonlight” and “Loving,” from Original to Adapted. Technically, the play Jenkins adapted with McCraney,...
On Sunday, the BAFTAs shut out “Moonlight,” which had four nominations. Among them, writer-director Barry Jenkins competed in the Original Screenplay category against eventual BAFTA winner Kenneth Lonergan (“Manchester By the Sea”). These two also compete at the Writers Guild. On Oscar night February 26th, when “Moonlight” has eight chances to win, it should take home at least one Oscar in another category, Best Adapted Screenplay.
The BAFTA for Adapted Screenplay went to Australian writer Luke Davies for “Lion.” But at Saturday’s USC Scripter Awards, which have accurately predicted the adapted category for the last six years, “Moonlight” beat “Lion.” On Oscar night, “Moonlight” should do that again.
Here’s how the Adapted Screenplay Oscar race shakes out.
Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney (“Moonlight”)
The Academy moved two scripts, “Moonlight” and “Loving,” from Original to Adapted. Technically, the play Jenkins adapted with McCraney,...
- 2/13/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Don’t abandon hope, “Moonlight” lovers.
On Sunday, the BAFTAs shut out “Moonlight,” which had four nominations. Among them, writer-director Barry Jenkins competed in the Original Screenplay category against eventual BAFTA winner Kenneth Lonergan (“Manchester By the Sea”). These two also compete at the Writers Guild. On Oscar night February 26th, when “Moonlight” has eight chances to win, it should take home at least one Oscar in another category, Best Adapted Screenplay.
The BAFTA for Adapted Screenplay went to Australian writer Luke Davies for “Lion.” But at Saturday’s USC Scripter Awards, which have accurately predicted the adapted category for the last six years, “Moonlight” beat “Lion.” On Oscar night, “Moonlight” should do that again.
Here’s how the Adapted Screenplay Oscar race shakes out.
Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney (“Moonlight”)
The Academy moved two scripts, “Moonlight” and “Loving,” from Original to Adapted. Technically, the play Jenkins adapted with McCraney,...
On Sunday, the BAFTAs shut out “Moonlight,” which had four nominations. Among them, writer-director Barry Jenkins competed in the Original Screenplay category against eventual BAFTA winner Kenneth Lonergan (“Manchester By the Sea”). These two also compete at the Writers Guild. On Oscar night February 26th, when “Moonlight” has eight chances to win, it should take home at least one Oscar in another category, Best Adapted Screenplay.
The BAFTA for Adapted Screenplay went to Australian writer Luke Davies for “Lion.” But at Saturday’s USC Scripter Awards, which have accurately predicted the adapted category for the last six years, “Moonlight” beat “Lion.” On Oscar night, “Moonlight” should do that again.
Here’s how the Adapted Screenplay Oscar race shakes out.
Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney (“Moonlight”)
The Academy moved two scripts, “Moonlight” and “Loving,” from Original to Adapted. Technically, the play Jenkins adapted with McCraney,...
- 2/13/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
“Hidden Figures” chronicles the way a handful of African American women working at Nasa during the height of the Space Race hanged the course of history. But its production also had a profound effect on its director, Ted Melfi.
“It’s changed my life in very, very dramatic ways,” Melfi recently told IndieWire. “I don’t see myself ever doing a film that doesn’t represent the world today, in terms of the cast and in terms of the crew. I won’t touch anything that’s about four white guys with wigs. Ever.”
Melfi surely speaks from a place of privilege — not just as a white male director in an industry that still favors them, but as the director of a film now nominated for three Oscars, including Best Picture — but it’s a promise that was already in action on the set of “Hidden Figures.” The film featured...
“It’s changed my life in very, very dramatic ways,” Melfi recently told IndieWire. “I don’t see myself ever doing a film that doesn’t represent the world today, in terms of the cast and in terms of the crew. I won’t touch anything that’s about four white guys with wigs. Ever.”
Melfi surely speaks from a place of privilege — not just as a white male director in an industry that still favors them, but as the director of a film now nominated for three Oscars, including Best Picture — but it’s a promise that was already in action on the set of “Hidden Figures.” The film featured...
- 2/9/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Katherine Johnson thinks all of her accomplishments over the 98 years she’s been alive are “ordinary.”
But to the rest of the world, they’re anything but.
Johnson, a physicist, space scientist and mathematician graduated from high school at 14 years old, attended college the very next year and was the first African-American woman to desegregate the graduate school at West Virginia University.
She fell in love with math and in college took every math course possible.
“I was very happy,” says Johnson, who was named one of People’s 25 Women Changing the World last November and whose amazing life story...
But to the rest of the world, they’re anything but.
Johnson, a physicist, space scientist and mathematician graduated from high school at 14 years old, attended college the very next year and was the first African-American woman to desegregate the graduate school at West Virginia University.
She fell in love with math and in college took every math course possible.
“I was very happy,” says Johnson, who was named one of People’s 25 Women Changing the World last November and whose amazing life story...
- 1/30/2017
- by Caitlin Keating
- PEOPLE.com
A version of this article originally appeared on ew.com.
Curiosity killed the cat, and controversy might kill A Dog’s Purpose — with a little help from Milla Jovovich, that is.
The action star’s latest genre venture, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, squares off this weekend against the family-oriented, Lasse Hallström-directed picture, which has endured the brunt of negative publicity following the publication of a video depicting the film’s production, during which a dog trainer seemingly forced a German shepherd to film a water-based scene against the animal’s will.
Though intense social media backlash should be...
Curiosity killed the cat, and controversy might kill A Dog’s Purpose — with a little help from Milla Jovovich, that is.
The action star’s latest genre venture, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, squares off this weekend against the family-oriented, Lasse Hallström-directed picture, which has endured the brunt of negative publicity following the publication of a video depicting the film’s production, during which a dog trainer seemingly forced a German shepherd to film a water-based scene against the animal’s will.
Though intense social media backlash should be...
- 1/27/2017
- by jodiguglielmi
- PEOPLE.com
When Allison Schroeder first saw Margot Lee Shetterley’s book proposal for “Hidden Figures,” which tells the story of African-American female mathematicians working at Nasa at the height of the Space Race, she immediately knew this was a project she wanted to take on. After all, it’s in her blood — Schroeder’s grandmother was a programmer at the space agency in the 1970s. “You imagine and you dream,” Schroeder told TheWrap after she learned of her nomination Tuesday morning. “There was a lot of talk at the time women were frustrated that they couldn’t find good roles. I wanted to tell them,...
- 1/24/2017
- by Matt Pressberg
- The Wrap
Hidden Figures hiding in plain sight! Space was the place to go this weekend as the historical Nasa drama Hidden Figures took the top spot at the box office with an estimated $20.4 million! The inspirational story of black women's contributions to the Space Race expanded to 3200 screens on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend and stayed in first place (after shifting up from last... Read More...
- 1/15/2017
- by Dave Davis
- JoBlo.com
After two weeks in limited release, Hidden Figures expanded very wide this weekend, besting Rogue One to take the No. 1 spot with $22.8 million. Exceeding both predictions and initial weekend estimates (which initially had it slightly behind Rogue One’s $21.9 million), the Taraji P. Henson-led drama about a trio of black female mathematicians who worked at Nasa at the height of the Space Race has done extremely well, taking full advantage of a deliberate awards-season rollout.
It helps that it doesn’t have much competition, given that most of the other movies in theaters have been out for some time, and that only one other new release landed anywhere near the top of the chart this weekend. That would be the not-screened-for-critics Underworld: Blood Wars, the fifth film in the inexplicably long-running werewolves-and-vampires soap opera series. Debuting at No. 4 with $13.1 million, the film ...
It helps that it doesn’t have much competition, given that most of the other movies in theaters have been out for some time, and that only one other new release landed anywhere near the top of the chart this weekend. That would be the not-screened-for-critics Underworld: Blood Wars, the fifth film in the inexplicably long-running werewolves-and-vampires soap opera series. Debuting at No. 4 with $13.1 million, the film ...
- 1/9/2017
- by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky
- avclub.com
The crowd-pleasing “Hidden Figures” might be based on a true story in an unknown chapter of American history, but not every detail was drawn from real life. The film follows a trio of Nasa mathematicians and engineers during the early sixties “Space Race” era, including Taraji P. Henson as Katherine Johnson, Octavia Spencer as Dorothy Vaughn and Janelle Monae as Mary Jackson, but it also required the invention of at least one crucial character.
To create the fictional role of Space Task rroup director Al Harrison, screenwriter Allison Schroeder used three different Nasa past chiefs – including two of Johnson’s own bosses – to round out the character. She gave special attention to the inclusion of personality traits from John Stack, a lauded Nasa aeronautical engineer who Schroeder billed as “kind of this perfect chauvinist feminist,” a forward thinker who was compelled by finding the best person for the job, no matter their race or gender.
To create the fictional role of Space Task rroup director Al Harrison, screenwriter Allison Schroeder used three different Nasa past chiefs – including two of Johnson’s own bosses – to round out the character. She gave special attention to the inclusion of personality traits from John Stack, a lauded Nasa aeronautical engineer who Schroeder billed as “kind of this perfect chauvinist feminist,” a forward thinker who was compelled by finding the best person for the job, no matter their race or gender.
- 1/5/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Welcome back to the first Weekend Warrior of 2017, your weekly look at the new movies hitting theaters this weekend, as well as other cool events and things to check out (when applicable).
We’ll bypass the past couple holiday weekends cause that was so 2016, and we’ll instead get right into the new movies opening on Friday including two that opened in select cities and are expanding nationwide.
Underworld: Blood Wars (Sony/Screen Gems)
Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Theo James, Tobias Menzies, Lara Pulver, Charles Dance, James Faulkner, Peter Andersson, Clementine Nicholson, Bradley James, Daisy Head
Director: Anna Foerster (debut feature from director of TV shows Outlander & Criminal Minds)
Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
Rated R
Plot: The vampire death dealer Selene (Kate Beckinsale) finds herself facing both Lycans and vampires, both of them trying to use the blood of her daughter to create new hybrids, so she and David (Theo James...
We’ll bypass the past couple holiday weekends cause that was so 2016, and we’ll instead get right into the new movies opening on Friday including two that opened in select cities and are expanding nationwide.
Underworld: Blood Wars (Sony/Screen Gems)
Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Theo James, Tobias Menzies, Lara Pulver, Charles Dance, James Faulkner, Peter Andersson, Clementine Nicholson, Bradley James, Daisy Head
Director: Anna Foerster (debut feature from director of TV shows Outlander & Criminal Minds)
Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
Rated R
Plot: The vampire death dealer Selene (Kate Beckinsale) finds herself facing both Lycans and vampires, both of them trying to use the blood of her daughter to create new hybrids, so she and David (Theo James...
- 1/4/2017
- by Edward Douglas
- LRMonline.com
The past comes alive in bold fashion in the leading Oscar contenders for costume design: “La La Land,” “Jackie,” “Hidden Figures,” “Fences,” and “Allied.” They all encompass love, aspiration, pain, survival, and rebellion.
Dig deeper, and four of the five are period pieces, although Damien Chazelle’s retro musical embraces classical Hollywood; “Jackie” and “Hidden Figures” present unconventional female heroism; and “Hidden Figures” and “Fences” offer compelling African-American dramas.
“La La Land”
Costume designer Mary Zophres strongly embraced a classic, if timeless, look for Mia (Emma Stone) and Sebastian (Ryan Gosling). But she shopped affordably, including the sales rack at Sachs, and knew pragmatically that she’d have to make all their clothes for the big dance sequences. The dresses had to offer a flattering cut, the colors that Chazelle wanted and fluid movement in the skirts.
“In my mind, there’s a bit of an arc to Mia,” Zophres told IndieWire.
Dig deeper, and four of the five are period pieces, although Damien Chazelle’s retro musical embraces classical Hollywood; “Jackie” and “Hidden Figures” present unconventional female heroism; and “Hidden Figures” and “Fences” offer compelling African-American dramas.
“La La Land”
Costume designer Mary Zophres strongly embraced a classic, if timeless, look for Mia (Emma Stone) and Sebastian (Ryan Gosling). But she shopped affordably, including the sales rack at Sachs, and knew pragmatically that she’d have to make all their clothes for the big dance sequences. The dresses had to offer a flattering cut, the colors that Chazelle wanted and fluid movement in the skirts.
“In my mind, there’s a bit of an arc to Mia,” Zophres told IndieWire.
- 12/29/2016
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Ah yes, January – when Oscar hopefuls platforming into wide release meets the sort of stuff that studios treat like dumpster fires. (Monster Trucks, coming soon to a theater near you!) But this upcoming month has more to offer than you might assume, with a number of worthy prestige films getting bigger audiences and well-pedigreed indies making their debuts. That, and Vin Diesel motorbiking off of a moving truck. Here's what you'll be plunking down ticket-money for at the theater over the next few weeks.
The Founder (Jan. 20th)
Imagine The Social Network,...
The Founder (Jan. 20th)
Imagine The Social Network,...
- 12/29/2016
- Rollingstone.com
In this week's episode, Alicia Malone explores the amazing true story of Hidden Figures, about three female African-American Nasa mathematicians who worked behind the scenes on one of the Space Race's greatest missions, launching astronaut John Glenn into orbit. Also this week she dishes on the foreign family drama Toni Erdmann and the dramedy 20th Century Women starring Annette Bening. Check it out below.
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- 12/28/2016
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
Hidden Figures tells the incredible untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson-brilliant African-American women working at Nasa, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race, and galvanized the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
Director Theodore Melfi (St. Vincent) brings the women’s rise to the top ranks of aerospace in the thrilling early days of Nasa to life via a fast-moving, humor-filled, inspiring entertainment that illuminates both the gutsy quest for Earth’s first, seemingly impossible orbital flight and also the powerful things that can result when women unite.
Starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge,...
Director Theodore Melfi (St. Vincent) brings the women’s rise to the top ranks of aerospace in the thrilling early days of Nasa to life via a fast-moving, humor-filled, inspiring entertainment that illuminates both the gutsy quest for Earth’s first, seemingly impossible orbital flight and also the powerful things that can result when women unite.
Starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge,...
- 12/27/2016
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Octavia Spencer has already nabbed an Oscar and a Golden Globe, but it seems she might really have her eyes on a Grammy.
During a visit to People Now, Spencer’s Hidden Figures castmate Taraji P. Henson revealed the 46-year-old’s secret vocal talent.
“What I love is that she breaks out into song,” shares Henson. “It’s why I fell in love with her.”
Adds castmate Janelle Monáe, “She wants to be a singer.”
Spencer’s tune of choice comes from fellow Academy Award-winner Jennifer Hudson’s 2006 turn as Effie in the big-screen adaptation of Dreamgirls.
Henson caught Spencer...
During a visit to People Now, Spencer’s Hidden Figures castmate Taraji P. Henson revealed the 46-year-old’s secret vocal talent.
“What I love is that she breaks out into song,” shares Henson. “It’s why I fell in love with her.”
Adds castmate Janelle Monáe, “She wants to be a singer.”
Spencer’s tune of choice comes from fellow Academy Award-winner Jennifer Hudson’s 2006 turn as Effie in the big-screen adaptation of Dreamgirls.
Henson caught Spencer...
- 12/23/2016
- by Lindsay Kimble
- PEOPLE.com
One of the nicer surprises of the year is Hidden Figures, the inspirational true story of three African-American women working at Langley as “computers” (i.e. mathematical experts) during the early ‘60s helped get the first American into orbit around the earth.
Taraji P. Henson plays Katherine Johnson, a math whiz from an early age whose knowledge of analytical geometry puts her in the coveted position of working with the top scientists and engineers at Langley on the Mercury project. Octavia Spencer is Dorothy Vaughan, who runs the West Computing group where all the colored women work, but who sees the opportunity to advance her place as Langley brings in the first Ibm computer. Singer Janelle Monae plays Mary Jackson, a woman who would make a great engineer at Langley, but she would have to take classes at an all-white school where they don’t even normally accept women students.
Taraji P. Henson plays Katherine Johnson, a math whiz from an early age whose knowledge of analytical geometry puts her in the coveted position of working with the top scientists and engineers at Langley on the Mercury project. Octavia Spencer is Dorothy Vaughan, who runs the West Computing group where all the colored women work, but who sees the opportunity to advance her place as Langley brings in the first Ibm computer. Singer Janelle Monae plays Mary Jackson, a woman who would make a great engineer at Langley, but she would have to take classes at an all-white school where they don’t even normally accept women students.
- 12/23/2016
- by Edward Douglas
- LRMonline.com
The way star Taraji P. Henson tells it, “Hidden Figures” was simply meant to be.
“I knew we were making something special. I could feel it,” Henson recently told IndieWire of her experience on the film. “It was the right movie to be made at the right time. The right people. We couldn’t have mapped this out better. This was the order of the universe.”
But a closer look suggests that the film had a more specific reason for coming into being — to fill an underserved niche for stories of strong women.
Set in the early sixties at the height of the Space Race, Ted Melfi’s film follows the true stories of a trio of forgotten American heroes: real-life Nasa employees Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughn and Mary Jackson.
As part of the segregated West Area Computer group (back when “computer” actually referred to a human being who made...
“I knew we were making something special. I could feel it,” Henson recently told IndieWire of her experience on the film. “It was the right movie to be made at the right time. The right people. We couldn’t have mapped this out better. This was the order of the universe.”
But a closer look suggests that the film had a more specific reason for coming into being — to fill an underserved niche for stories of strong women.
Set in the early sixties at the height of the Space Race, Ted Melfi’s film follows the true stories of a trio of forgotten American heroes: real-life Nasa employees Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughn and Mary Jackson.
As part of the segregated West Area Computer group (back when “computer” actually referred to a human being who made...
- 12/22/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
The title announces the intent. In recent years, it’s become a trend in pop science and history literature to revisit well-known events from the perspective of the kinds of people usually overlooked by our pop culture and history classes. The book of the same name upon which Hidden Figures is based is one of them. Films about the Space Race have almost exclusively focused on strapping astronauts, steely mission control staffers, and dweeby but dedicated engineers, all of them white men. But the calculations and research done by black female mathematicians were vital to the success of the Mercury and Apollo projects. Admirably, Hidden Figures seeks to correct this imbalance. Disappointingly, it does so via the same frame which every biopic and historical movie to precede it has used.
This applies in terms of structure, aesthetics, and philosophy. The story follows the same arc of any “minorities conquering adversity” movie,...
This applies in terms of structure, aesthetics, and philosophy. The story follows the same arc of any “minorities conquering adversity” movie,...
- 12/20/2016
- by Daniel Schindel
- The Film Stage
Keep up with the glitzy awards world with our weekly Awards Roundup column.
– Director Juan Antonio Bayona’s “A Monster Calls” will enter Spain’s annual Goya Awards on February 4, 2017 with more nominations than any other film. The fantasy-drama is nominated in 12 of the 28 categories, beating out Alberto Rodriguez’s “Smoke and Mirrors” and Raul Arevalo’s “The Fury of a Patient Man,” each of which received 11 nominations. Both films will compete with “A Monster Calls” in the best film category, as will Pedro Almodovar’s “Julieta.”
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“A Monster Calls” is “a visually spectacular drama based on the award-winning children’s fantasy novel. 12-year-old Conor (Lewis MacDougall) attempts to deal with his mother’s (Felicity Jones) illness and the bullying of his classmates by escaping into a fantastical world of monsters and fairy tales that explore courage,...
– Director Juan Antonio Bayona’s “A Monster Calls” will enter Spain’s annual Goya Awards on February 4, 2017 with more nominations than any other film. The fantasy-drama is nominated in 12 of the 28 categories, beating out Alberto Rodriguez’s “Smoke and Mirrors” and Raul Arevalo’s “The Fury of a Patient Man,” each of which received 11 nominations. Both films will compete with “A Monster Calls” in the best film category, as will Pedro Almodovar’s “Julieta.”
Read More: Awards Roundup: Megan Ellison to Receive PGA Visionary Award, Guillermo del Toro Honored and More
“A Monster Calls” is “a visually spectacular drama based on the award-winning children’s fantasy novel. 12-year-old Conor (Lewis MacDougall) attempts to deal with his mother’s (Felicity Jones) illness and the bullying of his classmates by escaping into a fantastical world of monsters and fairy tales that explore courage,...
- 12/16/2016
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monáe are the ultimate #SquadGoals in Hidden Figures — playing a trio of real-life African-American mathematicians battling sexism and racism while working at Nasa during the still-segregated 1960s to help the United States defeat Russian during the International Space Race.
Their characters — Katherine G. Johnson (Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Spencer), and Mary Jackson (Monáe) — were the women behind “Project Mercury,” which helped launch astronaut John Glenn into orbit.
It was one of the largest operations in history — and one that ultimately earned Johnson the Presidential Medal of Freedom from president Barack Obama on Nov. 16, 2015.
But...
Their characters — Katherine G. Johnson (Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Spencer), and Mary Jackson (Monáe) — were the women behind “Project Mercury,” which helped launch astronaut John Glenn into orbit.
It was one of the largest operations in history — and one that ultimately earned Johnson the Presidential Medal of Freedom from president Barack Obama on Nov. 16, 2015.
But...
- 12/15/2016
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
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