The possibility of a “Hereditary” sequel is intriguing, since the original movie doesn’t lend itself easily to, you know, this. Briefly, Aster’s film focuses on miniature artist Annie Graham (Toni Collette), who is mourning the recent loss of her mother; This figure, like almost all parents in Aster’s films, is less a source of unease … Read More “Is Hereditary 2 Happening? Don’t Lose Your Mind But Ari Aster Has an Idea” »
Audio commentary included with “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” for release in the home media market (via directly), Peyton Reed noted that Cassie is 18 in the movie (making her about two years older than the Emma Fuhrmann iteration). Calling Kathryn Newton “an actor I’ve admired for a long time”, Reed explained that her main … Read More “Why Was Ant-Man’s Cassie Lang Remastered?” »
First seen in the opening episode “The Long Bright Dark” engraved on murder victim Dora Lange’s back, the spiral symbol appears several more times throughout the first season of “True Detective” and doubles as a motif for the cult of Carcosa. and the series’ preoccupation with the nature of repetition and time being a “flat … Read More “Season 1 of True Detective Happened In Flat Circle Easter Egg Instant” »
“The Truman Show” is set in the fictional town of Seahaven, a sanitized, trouble-free society sprang from a 1950s middle-class suburb. Think of it as “Happy Days” on steroids. This is a post-war “American Dream” straight out of ’50s television. It was a concept that immediately caught Jim Carrey’s attention. in an interview with Screen … Read More “Jim Carrey Never Said “Yes” To A Movie Faster Than The Truman Show” »
The original McGarry was expected to be Paul Douglas, a theater-turned-film maker who starred in films such as “Panic in the Streets” and “Letter to Three Wives” before his death at 52. According to Serling, this was clear during filming. He said there was something wrong with Douglas, but the show’s creator mistakenly assumed he … Read More “A Real-Life Tragedy Forced The Twilight Zone to Reshoot an Entire Episode” »
As I read the manga and absorbed this new anime, I couldn’t get the thought of “Watchmen” out of my mind; It’s not just because both it and “Pluto” are murder mystery comics. What Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons did with “Watchmen” and what Urasawa and Takashi did with “Pluto”; taking old comic book characters … Read More “Astro Boy Meets Watchmen in Striking New Anime” »
A New Yorker profile Netflix’s television chief gave a surprising access to see how the sausage is made at the broadcaster earlier this year. He summed up the company’s ideal product with an eloquent metaphor: the gourmet cheeseburger, an offering that was “premium and commercial at the same time.” But “Bird Box Barcelona” feels like … Read More “Netflix’s Bird-Brain Franchise Extension Fails” »
In the real world, the Dual Rule came about because George Lucas decided that a master and an apprentice had the Emperor/Vader structure ingrained in Sith culture for centuries. According to the retired filmmaker, the Sith ruled the galaxy at one point, but their greed and selfishness led them to infighting and killing each other. … Read More “Star Wars: Rule of Two Announced” »
io9 asked Andy Muschietti and his sister, Barbara Muschietti, the producer of the film, why the sound effects in the film look weird compared to the ultra-slick, often realistic effects seen in most big blockbuster superhero movies. The interviewer quoted an early scene in the movie where the Flash rescues a dozen babies who had … Read More “Flash Director Says Weird Visual Effects Choices Are Intentional” »
When Bill Hader first approached Sian Heder with the idea of playing himself in an episode where Heder is seen directing a blank, big-budget sci-fi/superhero movie, Heder hesitated to participate. The Academy Award antics “CODA” lived on at the time of its release: Like nearly every Oscar-nominated film these days, “CODA” came under a lot … Read More “How CODA Director Sian Heder Barry Ended Season 4” »