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That is what I most loved about Midnight Special, in addition to the way Nichols» tells it, sticking closer to realism than to fantasy.
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So I talked about the connections to the 50th anniversary special but did anyone else feel like there was a connection to the Tennant - era episode, Midnight — the thing banging outside the door but that possessed people?
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Midnight Special is a film about fatherhood and faith, with sci - fi elements that are engrossing, mysterious, and will linger with viewers for a long time.
It's a cliché to say that Midnight Special is a movie for people who care more about the journey than the destination.
«Midnight Special» stacks questions on top of questions, but filmmaker Jeff Nichols likes working in mysteries about present - day Americana and probing the nature of the father - son relationship.
But in Midnight Special, he gets a little more cosmic, telling a very human sci - fi story about a concerned father (Michael Shannon) trying to keep his boy (Jaeden Lieberher) away from the Feds, who believe (correctly) that he has special Special, he gets a little more cosmic, telling a very human sci - fi story about a concerned father (Michael Shannon) trying to keep his boy (Jaeden Lieberher) away from the Feds, who believe (correctly) that he has special special powers.
Midnight Special (November 25, 2015) We don't have much to go on about this sci - fi film about a father and son on the run to hide the son's special powers, but it is written and directed by Jeff Nichols, who thoroughly impressed with Take Shelter aSpecial (November 25, 2015) We don't have much to go on about this sci - fi film about a father and son on the run to hide the son's special powers, but it is written and directed by Jeff Nichols, who thoroughly impressed with Take Shelter aspecial powers, but it is written and directed by Jeff Nichols, who thoroughly impressed with Take Shelter and Mud.
One of the many remarkable things about Jeff Nichols» terrific new film «Midnight Special» is how assured its storytelling is.
Midnight Special, nominally about a supernaturally gifted child pursued by the government and by a Texas doomsday cult, is more of a genre piece than anything Nichols has done, carried by its steady momentum and its engrossing sense of mystery.
It's also $ 6m less than John Carpenter spent over three decades ago on «Starman» — the picture which Nichols freely cites as the template for his «Midnight Special» screenplay, just as he was articulately frank about the Mark Twain influences on «Mud.»
The first trailer for Mud director Jeff Nichols» Midnight Special was all about a sci - fi mystery, with Michael Shannon running across the country alongside Joel Edgerton and a magic little boy who has supernatural powers of some kind.
The star of Midnight Special, Jeff Nichols's sci - fi thriller about a father protecting his supernaturally - gifted son, talks to Henry Barnes about the selfishness of parenthood and with the US election looming, why troubled times lead us to blindly believe in saviours.
Knowing that he has to get his son to a specific location at a specific time, «Midnight Special» becomes about commitment and could be read as a parallel to parents forced to deal with the death of a child.
«Midnight Special,» written and directed by Jeff Nichols, is a movie about a family on the run.
Midnight Special has something in common with 10 Cloverfield Lane — you don't want to know too much about this movie going in.
At one point he introduces a small bit of dialogue about Superman, and parallels can be drawn between «Midnight Special» and a superhero origin story, if superhero origin stories didn't follow such clear - cut paths.
Best Picture: The Tree of Life Best Animated Feature: Rango Best Director: Terrence Malick — The Tree of Life Best Lead Actor: Michael Fassbender — Shame Best Lead Actress: Tilda Swinton — We Need to Talk About Kevin Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer — Beginners Best Supporting Actress: Jessica Chastain — The Tree of Life Best Original Screenplay: Midnight in Paris Best Adapted Screenplay: Tinker Tailor Solider Spy Best Editing: The Tree of Life Best Cinematography: The Tree of Life Best Film Not in the English Language: A Separation Best Documentary: Cave of Forgotten Dreams Special Awards (previously announced) To Jessica Chastain, the breakout performer of the year To Martin Scorsese in honor of his work and dedication to the pursuit of film preservation
Yet, like all of Wingo and Nichol's collaborations, «Midnight Special» is about a kind of spectral intimacy, these particular ghost - like characters floating through their peculiar universe, even as Wingo's most transcendently, and subtly powerful score opens the gateway to another world just beyond our musical perception..
But with the new Warner Bros. sci - fi drama «Midnight Special» poised to hit SXSW, we learned about two such miraculous notes, courtesy of writer / director Jeff Nichols.
Email in your questions: [email protected] This special bonus edition of the Flickering Myth Podcast contains the full - length audio from Scott Davis» interview with the director of Midnight Special, Jeff Nichols, where he talks about the movie, working with Michael Shannon, and Adam Drivers bright special bonus edition of the Flickering Myth Podcast contains the full - length audio from Scott Davis» interview with the director of Midnight Special, Jeff Nichols, where he talks about the movie, working with Michael Shannon, and Adam Drivers bright Special, Jeff Nichols, where he talks about the movie, working with Michael Shannon, and Adam Drivers bright future.
Even if these references hint at the sort of story that Midnight Special tells, what you won't see coming is the genuinely extraordinary coup de cinéma that Nichols pulls at the climax, about which I'll say only that, after years of brain - numbing visual bombast from Hollywood, here is a sequence that restores your faith in the capacity of special effects to achieve real grace, strangeness and Special tells, what you won't see coming is the genuinely extraordinary coup de cinéma that Nichols pulls at the climax, about which I'll say only that, after years of brain - numbing visual bombast from Hollywood, here is a sequence that restores your faith in the capacity of special effects to achieve real grace, strangeness and special effects to achieve real grace, strangeness and beauty.
Jeff Nichols» retro - tinged science fiction thriller Midnight Special looks like the type of film you don't want to know too much about before you see it — which means the tidbits we've gotten (a poster, an early trailer, one thrilling clip) are tantalizing rather than being especially revealing.
Director: Jeff Nichols His well - liked sci - fi film Midnight Special is still in theaters, but filmmaker Jeff Nichols has already finished another film: Loving is a drama about an interracial couple who are imprisoned in 1950s Virginia for getting married.
I was tempted to use this space to perpetuate my mini-feud about overrated movies with Ignatiy and cite Sully or Midnight Special.
Interestingly enough, though, the device itself does not have any Pirates of the Caribbean images, text or anything of the sort on it, it looks just like the regular Galaxy S8 model on the outside, and this is the Midnight Black model we're talking about here, that is the only color option for this special edition handset.
Beach Cottage ladies, there is something amazing about sitting under a deeply dark Australian midnight blue sky, sprinkled with stars, a hot chocolate laced with a little something special, watching your kiddos toasting marshmallows on the fire
Interestingly enough, though, the device itself does not have any Pirates of the Caribbean images, text or anything of the sort on it, it looks just like the regular Galaxy S8 model on the outside, and this is the Midnight Black model we're talking about here, that is the only color option for this special edition handset.