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‘Making Waves: The Art Of Cinematic Sound’ Trailer: Learn About Sound Design In Cinema By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 4, 2019 4:00 pm EST There have been plenty of documentaries shining a light on the various facets of filmmaking, but one that we’ve yet to see covered extensively is sound design. That’s about to change with Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound, a new documentary focusing on sound designers and the work they do to bring a film to life through the audio that accompanies the moving images we see on the screen....

‘Mosul’ Director Matthew Michael Carnahan On Filming His Directorial Debut In A Language He Didn’t Speak And In A Foreign Nation [Interview] By Marshall Shaffer/Sept. 3, 2019 1:00 pm EST It’s hard enough making your first feature film. But Matthew Michael Carnahan achieved this with what might look to an onlooker like having a metaphorical arm and a leg tied behind his back. He shot Mosul both in a language he didn’t speak and in a foreign country....

‘Ready Player Two’: Ernest Cline Reveals The Synopsis Of His Sequel Novel [NYCC] By Ben Pearson/Oct. 9, 2020 8:30 am EST Nine years after author Ernest Cline’s nostalgia-drenched, pop culture-obsessed sci-fi novel Ready Player One novel debuted, a sequel is about to arrive. Plot details about the aptly-named Ready Player Two have been kept under lock and key so far, but Cline appeared on a virtual New York Comic Con panel today and finally pulled back the curtain to give readers a sense of what to expect....

‘Richard Jewell’ Trailer: Clint Eastwood Wants To Uncover The Truth About The 1996 Atlanta Bombing By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 3, 2019 7:00 am EST Richard Jewell was an innocent man. Some would even consider him a hero. In 1996, Jewell, working as a security guard at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, Georgia, during the 1996 Summer Olympics, discovered a duffel bag loaded with explosives. Jewell was able to clear most of the area before the bomb went off, killing one person and injuring 111 others, and the cost of life could’ve been much higher were it not for his actions....

‘Searchers’ Review: A Dating App Documentary About The Quest For Connection [Sundance 2021] By Ben Pearson/Jan. 31, 2021 8:00 am EST Shaq, a handsome 24-year-old, stares down the camera lens, grunting his approval or dismissal as he scrolls through online dating profiles. A friend sits nearby, looking over Shaq’s shoulder and offering occasional commentary: a raised eyebrow, a suggestion of approval. Shaq explains to an off-camera voice that he’s trying to get back in the dating game, has had his heart broken multiple times, and is now just looking for a good time....

‘Serial Experiments Lain’ Is A Mind-Twisting Sci-Fi Anime About The Horrors Of The Internet By Rafael Motamayor/Nov. 27, 2019 11:00 am EST (Welcome to Ani-time Ani-where, a regular column dedicated to helping the uninitiated understand and appreciate the world of anime.)For a couple of months now, I’ve shared with you some recent anime and a couple of older ones to both showcase the state of anime today and help those of you who unfamiliar with the medium to familiarize yourself with some genres and tropes....

‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 3 Premiere Date Set For October On CBS All Access By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 27, 2020 10:30 am EST CBS All Access announced that season 3 of its hit original series Star Trek: Discovery will premiere in October, six months after the second season finished airing on the ViacomCBS streaming service. The 13-episode third season of Star Trek: Discovery will be available on demand weekly on Thursdays for CBS All Access subscribers in the U....

‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ Opening Scene Takes Us Back To A Familiar Planet And Doesn’t Even Tell Us By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 23, 2019 12:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has a lot going on. In fact, there’s so much packed into the movie, that it doesn’t even have time to explain simple things that might have helped certain plot devices make significantly more sense in the grand scheme of the entire Skywalker saga....

‘The Current Occupant’ Trailer: The Latest ‘Into The Dark’ Installment Uncovers A Political Conspiracy By Chris Evangelista/July 3, 2020 7:30 am EST Into the Dark is a great idea – a year-long series of horror films, released monthly, with each installment focusing on a different holiday. What could go wrong? Well, as it turns out, lots of things, because the majority of the Into the Dark installments have been disappointing. But the trailer for the latest – The Current Occupant – looks incredibly promising, so fingers crossed the series got one right this time....

‘The Lovebirds’ Trailer: Kumail Nanjiani And Issa Rae Have A Very Bad, Murder-Filled Date By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 16, 2020 6:30 am EST Kumail Nanjiani needs to stop getting behind the wheel of a car. Because it only ends in violence, and this time, murder. In The Lovebirds, Nanjiani is one half of a happy couple with Issa Rae (Insecure), whose bliss is suddenly interrupted by a murder — which they are framed for....

‘The Sister’ Trailer: How Far Would You Go To Keep A Secret? By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 7, 2021 5:00 pm EST In The Sister, a spooky-looking new series from Hulu, Nathan (Russell Tovey) is haunted by an incident that lead to the death of a young woman. He knows the details of the death – and he knows where the body is buried. And to make things even more complicated, he’s married to the dead woman’s sister – who remains completely unaware of Nathan’s involvement....

David Bowie’s ‘The Man Who Fell To Earth’ Is Becoming A CBS All Access TV Series [TCA 2019] By Fred Topel/Aug. 2, 2019 7:30 am EST CBS All Access announced that Alex Kurtzman, Jenny Lumet, and John Hlavin are developing a streaming series based on The Man Who Fell to Earth. The 1963 novel by Walter Tevis was previously adapted into a movie starring David Bowie, directed by Nicolas Roeg....

By Ben Pearson/June 8, 2020 1:30 pm EST Director Johan Renck was behind the camera for all five episodes of HBO’s spectacular miniseries Chernobyl in 2019, and he ended up winning two well-deserved Emmys for his work on that show. Now the Swedish director is returning to HBO: Renck will direct the premium channel’s The Last of Us pilot, which is based on the popular video game. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Johan Renck will direct the Last of Us pilot for HBO, marking a return to the network where he earned the most acclaim of anything in his entire directing career when he executive produced and directed Chernobyl, the bleak-but-captivating look at the Soviet nuclear disaster....

Inconceivably, They’re Threatening To Remake ‘The Princess Bride’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 18, 2019 7:30 am EST In this era where IP is king, even the most sacrosanct of movies might be considered for a remake. I’m talking, of course, about The Princess Bride. Rob Reiner and William Goldman’s beloved 1987 fantasy-adventure film is a stone-cold classic, one that nearly every generation has seen and loved (and if they haven’t, they really should)....

Jim Gaffigan To Play Late Toronto Mayor Rob Ford In A New AMC Limited Series By Ethan Anderton/May 6, 2020 9:00 am EST Jim Gaffigan is mostly know for his stand-up comedy antics and being a hilarious character actor. But he’s recently turned in some solid work in indie dramas and thrillers such as Light from Light, Them That Follow, and Chappaquiddick. Soon he’ll stretch his dramatic chops with a little bit of dark comedy by leading his own limited series at AMC that will see him playing late, former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who was infamously caught smoking crack cocaine during his re-election campaign and had a reputation for being a substance abusing party guy....

By Ethan Anderton/June 5, 2020 5:00 pm EST Sam Mendes wrote an article for Financial Times with some ideas on how to help save the theatres in the UK. He begins by recognizing the threat facing theatres while also acknowledging that the theatre business is a successful one. Mendes wrote: Even though some business are starting to reopen around the globe, the logistics of reopening a theatre for live performances is a little more complicated....

Sam Raimi In Talks To Direct ‘Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness’ By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 5, 2020 4:14 pm EST Scott Derrickson walked away from directing Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness for Marvel Studios due to creative differences. But now, they’ve found his replacement. Director Sam Raimi is in talks to take the helm of the Doctor Strange sequel starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the Sorcerer Supreme. Considering Raimi’s reputation for horror with the likes of the Evil Dead franchise and Drag Me to Hell, not to mention his time spent with Spider-Man for an entire trilogy of films, he seems like the perfect choice for this job....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Midnight Special’ Is An Underrated Gem By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 11, 2020 11:00 am EST (Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)The Movie: Midnight SpecialWhere You Can Stream It: NetflixThe Pitch: A young boy with special powers goes on the run with his father, pursued by both the government and a religious cult....

Watch A New ‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ TV Spot And A Chronological Compilation Of All The Footage So Far By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 2, 2019 10:30 am EST Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is hitting theaters in under three weeks. The onslaught of marketing in the final push before the movie’s release has been revealing new bits of footage in TV spots and behind the scenes featurettes celebrating the legacy of the entire Skywalker saga that led to this moment....

Why HBO Greenlit ‘House Of The Dragon’ But Passed On The Other ‘Game Of Thrones’ Prequel; ‘Watchmen’ Season 2 Probably Won’t Happen Without Damon Lindelof By Ben Pearson/Jan. 15, 2020 3:15 pm EST It’ll be at least another year before we return to Westeros. During today’s Television Critics Association winter press tour, HBO’s head of programming, Casey Bloys, said that House of the Dragon, the network’s first big Game of Thrones prequel series, is expected to debut sometime in 2022....