Oren Moverman's new film, in which two couples meet to discuss an incident involving their sons, seethes with toxic envy and moral decay. Like the 2011 Steve Coogan movie The Trip , The Dinner is an examination of the frailty of the human spirit structured around the ritual excess of formal dining.
Gail Kennedy once told Ewan McGregor that she was afraid of him when he was in his Emmit Stussy persona. Kennedy, the Calgary-based Emmy Award-winning makeup artist, knows better than anyone that it's McGregor under that curly wig, Spanx-aided posture and posh clothes.
The wisdom of this meticulously crafted film is in its genuine irony, which amplifies steadily throughout until culminating in a moment of real heartbreak that, "The Ballad of Narayama" is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens Since he started as film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times in 1967, and began covering movies locally and at international film festivals, Roger Ebert has met and interviewed countless movie idols, artists and unknowns -- some of them even before they became famous.
Oscar-nominated director Sir Ridley Scott has told how working with a "fun" cast is his top priority when it comes to picking out his biggest projects. After a career spanning more than half a century, the 79-year-old said that surrounding himself with the right people was the most important thing he had learnt.
Though he recently finished making episodes for the new incarnation of his groundbreaking TV series "Twin Peaks" , David Lynch has not made a feature film since the uncanny and underrated "Inland Empire" in 2006. Meanwhile, as can be seen in the unnervingly inspirational documentary "David Lynch: The Art Life," Lynch has never stopped crafting mixed media paintings and sculptures.
This weekend, the Quad Theater in New York City will be hosting a two-day event dedicated to the films of B-horror legend Larry Cohen! In anticipation of this event, the folks over at Indiewire sat down with Cohen to discuss his thoughts on horror, filmmakers he enjoys, and a lot more! Perhaps one of the most interesting moments comes when Cohen explains that James Gunn, director of Guardians of the Galaxy , wanted to direct a remake of the 1974 killer baby film It's Alive ! " James Gunn is a fan and a friend. He wanted to make a remake of It's Alive actually, but he couldn't raise enough money to buy the rights.
The 56-year-old actress is known for her starring roles in movies such as 'Boogie Nights', 'The Kids Are All Right' and 'The Lost World: Jurassic Park', but has admitted scoring great roles wasn't always easy for her as she says she "could not book a movie" for years at the start of her career. She said: "I could not book a movie.
Michael Rooker attends a Marvel Studios' "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" screening hosted by The Cinema Society and Men's Fitness, at The Whitby Hotel on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, in New York.
Michael Rooker's career has soared in recent years, with a key role as antagonist Merle Dixon on the hit series "The Walking Dead" and the part of blue-skinned space pirate Yondu in the smash franchise "Guardians of the Galaxy." In the "Guardians" sequel, out Friday, he gets to shine even more as his character gets an emotionally stirring plotline that is garnering much praise.