All Things: Directors

First Look: Leonardo DiCaprio Gets Grimy In Alejandro Gonz?lez I??rritu's 'The Revenant'

Co-starring Tom Hardy, Will Poulter, and Domnhall Gleeson, the story follows a 19th century fur trapper who is mauled by a grizzly bear, left for dead and robbed, who then goes on a mission of vengeance against the men who left him out in the cold. And reteaming with cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, I??rritu is shooting in the wilds of Alberta, Canada and adding an extra layer of complication by only using natural light — and in winter, that means there's only a small window of daylight hours to work with.
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Everything about this sounds awesome.
 
Martin Scorsese Locks Funding for ‘Silence’

Martin Scorsese’s historical drama “Silence” has locked down funding, with Fabrica de Cine and SharpSword Films coming on to produce and provide financing.

“Silence” is scheduled to begin principal photography in Taiwan on Jan. 30, with Liam Neeson, Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver starring. The film, based on the novel of the same name by Shusaku Endo, follows 17th century Portuguese Jesuits persecuted during their mission to Japan.

“I’ve wanted to make ‘Silence’ for almost two decades, and it is finally a reality,” Scorsese said. “It is heartening to have adventurous partners like Fabrica and SharpSword to work with on this picture.”

“Silence” is set for a 2016 release.
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Just got the R2 Masters Of Cinema release of the original. Hoping to watch it soon.
 
Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar' Docks On Blu-ray On March 31st, Extras Revealed

The Science of Interstellar - Extended cut of the broadcast special.
Plotting an Interstellar Journey - Discusses the film's origins, influences and narrative designs.
Life on Cooper's Farm - Bringing Americana and the grounded nature of a farm to a sci-fi space movie.
The Dust - Learn how cast and crew avoided sand blindness, and see how to create, and clean up after, a catastrophic dust storm.
TARS and CASE - Designing and building these unique characters and how they were brought to life on set and in the film.
Cosmic Sounds - The concepts, process, and recording of Hans Zimmer's unforgettable score.
The Space Suits - A look at the design and build of the suits and helmets, and what it was like to wear them.
The Endurance - Explore this massive set with a guided tour by production designer Nathan Crowley.
Shooting in Iceland: Miller's Planet/Mann's Planet - Travel with the cast and crew to Iceland and see the challenges they faced in creating two vastly different worlds in one country.
The Ranger and the Lander - A look at the other two spaceships in the film.
Miniatures in Space - Marvel at the large-scale models used in the explosive docking sequence.
The Simulation of Zero-G - Discover the various methods that the filmmakers used to create a zero gravity environment.
Celestial Landmarks - Explore how the filmmakers used practical special effects informed by real scientific equations to give the illusion of real space travel for both the actors and the audience.
Across All Dimensions and Time - A look at the concept and design of the Tesseract, which incorporated a practical set rather than a green screen.
Final Thoughts - The cast and crew reflect back on their Interstellar experience.
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Berlin Review: Werner Herzog's 'Queen Of The Desert' Starring Nicole Kidman, James Franco, Robert Pattinson, And More

Actually, Herzog himself scarcely shows through, except moments in brief scenes: of vultures picking over human bones, of dromedaries lasciviously lapping up water, of the faces of the Bedouin, of the eternally shifting sands. And each time they appear, you get a sense of what might have been — imagine if he'd made Kidman live in the desert for a year among the tribes. Imagine if he'd hypnotized the entire cast. Imagine if Bell were played by Klaus Kinski in a dress. Ah yes, just imagine if "Queen of the Desert" had been directed by the Werner Herzog. [C]
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Must Watch: 3-Hour Video Essay Examination Into The Films & Career Of Stanley Kubrick

For the past little while, the folks at The Directors Series have been putting together an extensive, detailed look Kubrick's career in a series of video essays, which is now complete. Running nearly three hours long (!!) and spread across five parts, these are some great, deep looks at Kubrick's work, the evolution of his techniques, and much more. It's perhaps fitting that the longest essay spans "2001: A Space Odyssey" to "The Shining," a particularly incredible run for the filmmaker.
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There just aren't enough hours in a day...
 
Jean-Pierre Jeunet Blames Harvey Weinstein For 'Amelie' Not Winning Oscars, Says He Wants To Cut 'Spivet'

When Harvey Weinstein signed TS Spivet for the United States, he had seen the finished film. And Gaumont had made it clear that since I had the final cut, I would not change even the smallest detail. A fact that didn’t stop him from trying to bully his way into redoing the film in his own way. As he always does with films....

....Weinstein is like a gallery owner that says to a painter: “Americans don’t like green, so I’ll ask the framer to use blue” … Weinstein is actually all about power. Like a dog marking a tree, he MUST change all the movies he buys.
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WHY do people keep giving their movies to these pricks if they know this is going to happen?
 
Darren Aronofsky is one of those directors who either hits a grand slam, or he ends up striking out looking an idiot.

I haven't seen the Fountain since it came out, but I remember thinking at the time it was one of the most pretentious films I had ever seen. His next film (the Wrestler) felt like a total 180 style wise, narrative wise, and it felt like a more mature film compared to the Fountain.

Sometimes I get the feeling that some of these directors in Hollywood are pulling a Fellini, and they only make films to get in to the pants of women. I get that vibe from Aronofsky sometimes, and the Fountain is one of those films I think might be guilty of that mentality. I'm still convinced Noah was made to get in the pants of some Kabbalah chick.
 
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Red-Band Trailer for MAPS TO THE STARS Goes for Maximum Intensity
http://collider.com/maps-to-the-stars-red-band-trailer/

David Cronenberg is a great director, but his latest movie, Maps to the Stars, has received mixed reviews after playing at the Cannes Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival. Perri liked it when she saw at the New York Film Festival. The movie first opened in Italy and France all the way back in May.

The official synopsis paints a bizarre picture:

Meet the Weiss family, who are making their way in Hollywood rife with money, fame, envy, and relentless hauntings. Stafford Weiss (John Cusack) is a famed TV self-help therapist with an A-list celebrity clientele. Meanwhile, Cristina Weiss (Olivia Williams) has her work cut out managing the career of their disaffected child-star son, Benjie (Evan Bird), a fresh graduate of rehab at age 13. Yet unbeknownst to them, another member of the Weiss family has arrived in town ? mysteriously scarred and tormented Agatha (Mia Wasikowska), just released from a psych ward and ready to start again. She soon works her way into a friendship with a limo driver (Robert Pattinson) and becomes personal assistant to unraveling actress Havana Segrand (Julianne Moore), who is beset by the ghost of her legendary mother, Clarice (Sarah Gadon). But Agatha is on a quest for redemption ? and even in this realm of the artificial, and the unearthly, she?s determined to find it, no matter what it takes.
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