Category: Movie

"At ILM, we look for work that scares us. We look for work that we haven't done before. It is a challenge to constantly pull that off – but it's also what drives us." Lucasfilm has debuted a wonderful new video titled "Challenging The Impossible", a 3-min featurette looking at all the work that goes in behind-the-scenes to make all of their movies, series, games, and more. "At Lucasfilm, Industrial Light & Magic, and Skywalker Sound, we challenge the impossible every day." They highlight these three companies, and the many people involved in designing, creating, crafting, and completing the ideas that the visionaries dream up. "What's it like to challenge the impossible every day? It's thrilling." This is a nice tribute to the magic of storytellers and craftspeople, always inspiring to see. There's a series of 3 videos from Lucasfilm which first debuted a few years ago - they've been updated and re-released with new footage. After "Challenging The Impossible", there's "Story Drives Everything" and "Celebrating Empowerment and Hope" also embedded below. Enjoy. Thanks to YouTube for the tip on these ...

"This will create new tensions." Cohen Media Group has unveiled an official US trailer for the Italian dramatic thriller now titled (in full) Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara. This premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival last year under the shorter title Rapito. This is legendary Italian director Marco Bellocchio's period drama, depicting a scandalous & captivating true story. It also played at TIFF, New York, Mill Valley, and AFI Fest last year. This grand, historical fresco depicts the true story of a young Jewish child who, in mid-19th century Bologna, was abducted from his family by the church on the Pope's orders. The child had been secretly baptized by his nurse as a baby, and the papal law is unquestionable: he must now receive a Catholic education. Edgardo's parents, distraught, will do anything to get their son back. Supported by public opinion and the international Jewish community, the Mortaras' struggle quickly takes on a political dimension, all against the backdrop of the riveting true events that shook the world. Starring Enea Sala, Leonardo Maltese, Paolo Pierobon, Fausto Russo ...

The Italian filmmaker on the magical mystery tour into the past that makes up her gorgeous latest, La Chimera.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin writer Tom Waltz reveals there was no better choice than Michelangelo as the series' Ronin.

Spartacus creator Steven S. DeKnight confirms the progress of the forthcoming revival, while also adding that fans are not ready for whats to come.

In Paul Thomas Anderson's Boogie Nights, Philip Seymour Hoffman is a stand-out against an all-star cast.

"Some truths... have to wait patiently to be discovered." Cohen Media Group has unveiled an official trailer for a film titled June Zero, which has been awaiting a release for a few years. June Zero is co-written and directed by filmmaker Jake Paltrow, of the films The Good Night and Young Ones before. It premiered in 2022 at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival but hasn't been given a US release until now. This captivating film examines Adolf Eichmann's trial in 1962 in Israel, showing the empathy & humanism amidst the atrocities during the Holocaust. Told from three different perspectives of regular people involved in his imprisonment and execution. Entirely shot on 16mm film, this "vividly textured work brings to life the varied experiences of these characters, emphasizing that the same historical events are often perceived differently by people... As the film delves into the complexities of the human experience during this pivotal trial, [it's] a poignant reminder that history's impact can be both diverse and unifying." This stars Noam Ovadia, Tzahi Grad, Yoav Levi, Tom Hagi, Joy Rieger, Ami Smolarchik, ...

Owen Teague is the not-so secret weapon in the brave new world of “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.”