ABOUT NICK HARTEL A fan of the big screen from the age of four, Nick Hartel has always had a fascination with how film works and
how film work on viewers.
Not exact matches
In a series of broadcasts by Britain's Channel 4, Nix was
filmed making controversial statements about his firm's
work on elections, including
how Cambridge Analytica played a major role in Trump's presidential victory, including «all the data, all the analytics, all the targeting.»
The bestselling book and blockbuster
film The Girl
on the Train grittily portrayed
how destructive the breakdown of a marriage can be
on the party that desperately wanted the marriage to
work.
In a highlight
film of his career that was shown at a testimonial dinner for him last year, Marino appears
on camera, full frame, with a few earnest opening remarks about
how he'd like to be remembered as a team man who
worked as hard as he could, and as a team leader, etc..
How did
working on this
film differ from other projects you've
worked on?
This doesn't mean giving yourself a full -
on glam makeover; it just requires that you give a little thought to
how your clothing and accessories will
work on film.
From there she tells
how she came to be the producer for many of his
films, what it was like
working on Seven, which she notes was distributed by Roger Corman, Andy's penchant for casting playmates, what it was like
working with William Smith and quite a bit more.
The episodic bent of the
film's first half - much of the narrative seems to follow the central characters as they fight one fire after another - does test the viewer's patience to a fairly demonstrable degree, and it's clear that Backdraft, by and large,
works best when focused
on the rivalry and relationship between the central figures (and
how it ultimately affects their respective
work).
One of the overriding questions one has while enduring a particularly awful
film is, with all of the talented out - of -
work film - makers in Hollywood, just
how on earth did this get made?
Michele's well - regarded
work on that series boosted her stock in the
film industry, and, in 2003, she appeared in two major motion pictures:
How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days and Dark Blue.
They've produced four
films in the Shrek series (plus a Puss in Boots spin - off due this November); they're preparing a third Madagascar for next June and have begin
work on a followup to
How to Train Your Dragon for 2014.
It's just one example of
how «Django Unchained» is one of those
films that
works on multiple levels, either as pure escapist entertainment or as something deeper.
New York's Museum of Modern Art has created a YouTube series, «
How To See,» that features museum curators and sometimes the artists themselves delving into the
work, Monitor movie critic Peter Rainer's pick for best
film of the year, «The Florida Project,» is available
on DVD and Blu - ray, and more top picks.
During this recent interview to discuss the TV version of Zombieland, co-creators and executive producers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick talked about the journey from TV series to movie and now back to TV pilot, what it's been like to
work with Amazon, what motivated the decision to have the same characters from the movie
on the TV show,
how they envision it as a road show,
how much gore they can have, what Kirk Ward (who was originally cast as Tallahassee before being replaced by Woody Harrelson) brings to this version of the character, what led them to the 30 - minute format, whether they could have any surprise cameos (Bill Murray made a very memorable one in the
film), what will determine whether the pilot is successful enough to go to series, and when they might know if they're picked up.
Somewhat fittingly for a
film that promises an adventure channeling a hefty chunk of nostalgia, the featurette allows author Ernie Cline —
on whose novel the movie is based — to wax poetic about
how Spielberg's
work shaped his youth.
At the
film's press day, actor Paul Giamatti, who's also an executive producer
on the movie, talked about what drew him to John Dies at the End, his most memorable experience of the shoot,
working with such new actors,
how he sees the industry now, and that he doesn't think a
film like Sideways would even get made today.
I think the best part of being an actor is that to me it feels like I've been in the best
film school for the last twenty years because not only do I see the director
work on set, I see
how the producers
work, I see
how the DPs
work, I see
how the gaffers
work, I see
how the costume department
works, I see
how the production office
works.
How is it
working with special effects
on this
film?
You started hearing rumors and half - whispered, cryptic comments last year: Paul Thomas Anderson is
working on a new
film; it has something to do with the London fashion world in the 1950s, maybe; it will reunite him with his There Will Be Blood star Daniel Day - Lewis, potentially; it's loosely based off the life of either Charles James or Cristobal Balenciaga, possibly; the actor could be studying
how to be a real - life tailor for the part, we think.
The whole antimatter issue from the
film and its accuracy are discussed by actual CERN members, and there's a focus
on just
how their research
works.
The visual pyrotechnics are nicely balanced with a focus
on the emotional beats of the story and the
film works largely because its three young principals have finally learnt
how to act.
She talks about
how these familial connections fuel her own
work on stage and
film.
Vittorio Storaro comments at some length
on the color symbolism in Bertolucci's The Last Emperor, which he shot, demonstrating more critical insight into
how the
film works and what it's about than we are likely to find in reviews, and there are similarly revealing commentaries from Michael Chapman about the iconographic and stylistic sources of Raging Bull (Life magazine and the photographs of Weegee) and from Hall about the role played by chance in the lighting of a scene from In Cold Blood, where the shadows of raindrops appear to be running down Robert Blake's face.
Östlund has hit a home run with Force Majeure (I realize that reference doesn't make sense but who cares), not only bringing to Cannes one of my new favorite genre - bending dark comedies, but I'm now a fan of his
work as well, and I get to explore his past
films and learn just
how talented of a filmmaker he really is, while keeping an eye
on his career.
They discuss
how much or
how little the
on - screen
film credits can reflect the
work a screenwriter actually does
on a project, the complicated system of arbitration, and what it's like to both rewrite someone else's
work and be rewritten yourself.
Steve Carell and Paul Rudd have
worked together previously
on The 40 Year Old Virgin, and Anchorman, but in their previous
films they didn't have as much
on - screen time together, so it was interesting to see
how their dynamic changed.
In spite of several lines about
how romantic comedies have given people seriously messed - up expectations about the way the world
works, it's unsurprising that Tropper is already
working on adapting the book as a feature
film.
There's a nice bit demonstrating
how the
film's culinary consultant, Susan Spungen, and executive chef, Colin Flynn,
worked in a tent set up at Silvercup Studios to prepare the food that was seen
on screen.
The
film has some solid observations about why relationships sometimes don't
work, and
how it's easier to focus
on another person's faults than
on one's own.
Mads Mikkelsen revealed
how it was
working with Hideo Kojima
on Death Stranding and
how it offers a very different experience from
film.
It's a small
film that touches
on large issues: the world of
work, and
how it defines us.
It is hard to see
how Myers can continue to get his
films greenlit yet a quick look
on IMDb suggests he has several in the
works.
With the director of Titus and Across the Universe taking
on one of Shakespeare's greatest
works with such talented actors as Helen Mirren, Alan Cumming, Chris Cooper and Djimon Hounsou,
how could the
film be anything short of spectacular?
Like Howard Hawks, another Hollywood professional who celebrated professionalism in his
films, Huston is more interested
on how things
work and
how they fall apart, where arguably the greatest noirs were more interested in the why.
And while there are admittedly a few nifty twists within the third act - all of which, naturally, were present within the original
film - Shutter's place as an absolutely redundant piece of
work is undeniable virtually from start to finish (which is a shame, really, given
how infrequently Jackson is afforded the opportunity to take
on leading man roles within theatrical releases).
The
film is written by the same creative quartet that
work on Jamie's television show, so they know the character inside and out, and
how much you find funny will also greatly depend
on whether or not you know white kids like Brad Gluckman yourself, the well - off white kid who wants so desperately to be down with the hip hop lifestyle.
(2) Quick Review: The first half of this
film works very well as a reflection
on why and
how Europeans fall victims to radicalization.
Stars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ellen Page and Peter Dinklage open up about their experiences
working on set and explain the themes of time - travel and
how it plays a major role in the
film.
We want to interview anyone who has ever
worked on an Allen
film or project, no matter
how small.
Talking to PeopleTV, Clark Gregg says that he's having «a blast»
filming Captain Marvel before talking about
how proud he is to
work on the first MCU movie with a female superhero in the title role.
Along the way, we touch
on the abandoned
film project that Lee was
working on with screenwriter Michael Arndt,
how The Book Of Life affected this production, the evolution of the idea from the initial spark to the finished
film,
how Adrian Molina got involved in the project,
how Lee Unkrich went from editor to director and
how he edits his own
films,
how Darla got a credit as «Digital Angel»
on the original Toy Story, hiding easter eggs in an international setting, and
working with Michael Giacchino.
To prepare for
working on a
film set in the»70s, aside from learning
how to use cameras from that era, Gerwig says it was «more about trying to place more what it would feel like to encounter it for the first time.»
He is a guy who is so good at what he does and he and I
worked so closely to figure out
how to make this
film work on this budget, along with the producers and line producers.
At Skywalker he has
worked on a range of projects from the family
film How To Train Your Dragon to Errol Morris's Abu Ghraib prison doc, Standard Operating Procedure.
During our chat we touched
on why the
film is only 58 minutes long and whether there was any intention to extend it, whether Refn believes he should have won the Palme d'Or, why he switched from composer Peter Peter to
working with Cliff Martinez,
how they had little boosts of money that helped get the
film made, why the
film is just now coming out instead of closer to Only God Forgives «release, whether Refn ever wanted to stop being
filmed, the commercial prospects of an hour long documentary, and much more.
Armies swoop towards one another across a vast plain, each group displaying their own intricate maneuvers and battle strategies, wielding their own specific weaponry, making one think it could be a deleted scene from John Woo's «Red Cliff,» or that a fussy Middle Earth equivalent of John Keegan had been a consultant
on the
film, providing information
on how the dwarf infantry
worked, and
how the elves moved in formation.
When we did manage to stay
on topic, they talked about the great cast, their memories of National Lampoon,
how Emmy Rossum got cast at the last minute, Mr. Robot, memorable moments from
filming, what it was like for McHale to play Chevy Chase after
working with him
on Community, the way they like to
work on set, and so much more.
«Life Itself,» Steve James's
film about the life and
work of iconic
film critic Roger Ebert, joins «Finding Vivian Maier,» co-director Charlie Siskel (nephew of Gene Siskel, Ebert's co-host
on «Siskel & Ebert») and executive producer Jeff Garlin's portrait of the Windy City nanny who was secretly a genius photographer, and «Red Army,» Gabe Polsky's exploration of the hockey team's rise and fall and
how it mirrored that of the Soviet Union, as three of the top contenders eligible for the Best Documentary Oscar shortlist.
On the latest Crew Call, the Long Island native and two - time Oscar nominee of The Hurt Locker and 3:10 to Yuma talks with us about his latest
work as well as his early days at Yale Music, and
how he decided to take the plunge into
film scoring thanks to The Omen and Poltergeist composer Jerry Goldsmith.
How did
working on a
film such as The Florida Project differ?