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It’s what separates the likes of Kubrick, Spielberg, and Inarritu from others who are content to simply “point and shoot.” It’s also what separates basic filming from art, or cinema if that better describes the difference. Most of all, it’s why we love movies so much: at their best, they’re thrillingly creative, meaningful, artistic, scientific, and compelling all at once.
For a long time, Robert Pattinson was known to most as moody, sparkly vampire Edward Cullen from the enduringly lucrative“Twilight” series. Since his initial ascent, the prodigiously talented London-born actor has gone on to work with directors as challenging and interesting as James Gray, Claire Denis, Werner Herzog, and the Safdie Brothers – which is not to mention collaborations with the likes of Ciro Guerra, Antonio Campos, and none other than Christopher Nolan looming on the horizon. It now feels safe to say that we can finally put the YA-friendly comparisons that marked Pattinson’s early career to bed once and for all.
Breaking news shook the movie world this afternoon as Warner Bros. announced that beloved character actor Paul Dano has been cast as the Riddler in Matt Reeves’ ‘The Batman.’ The announcement came less than 24 hours after word began spreading that Warner Bros. and Jonah Hill failed to come to terms on the role, with Hill reportedly asking for a $10 million paycheck and the studio balking at the hefty price.
We’re extremely excited for Taika Waititi’s new flick ‘Jojo Rabbit’ to come out for a couple of reasons. Firstly, everything Waititi touches seemingly turns into gold. He’s the creative mastermind behind ‘What We Do In the Shadows,’ ‘Hunt for the Wilderpeople,’ and ‘Thor: Ragnarok.’ The man is on a Hollywood hot streak and he’s showing no signs of slowing down.
By now just about all of you reading this will have seen Vince Gilligan’s 'El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie.’ We were sure to catch it at our local theater on opening night and absolutely loved it, calling the movie “the gold standard of TV-to-movie continuations” in our full review, which can be read HERE.
