How did "Guardians of the Galaxy" stars Zoe Saldana and Dave Batista look so amazing onscreen? The film's makeup FX artist David White recently spoke with Latin Post about the process of working on "Guardians of the Galaxy" as well as his experience working with Saldana and WWE's Dave Bautista.
The Toronto International Film Festival is known as the festival that begins awards season. This year a number of features will play at the festival in hopes of attracting raves reviews and garnering awards buzz.
"Boyhood," starring Ethan Hawke and Eller Coltrane, seizes the viewer's attention and deepest emotions in a manner that makes it one of the finest films of the century and one that will endure for decades to come.
The upcoming Focus Features film "Box Trolls" was given a ceremonious unveiling at Comic-Con this past weekend. The animated film marks the latest effort by Laika, the company behind such critical hits as "Coraline" and "ParaNorman."
Adolescence. The time when everything feels possible, and life feels the most free. But adolescence is also a transitional period in which the youth comes to the realization that not everything is possible, and the liberty is an illusion. These complex ideas are brilliantly presented in Samuel Kishi's directorial debut "Somos Mari Pepa."
"Las Busquedas" clocks in at under 80 minutes, but every single frame and moment is filled with tremendous detail and emotion. The film presents viewers not only with tremendous artistic conviction, but a visceral and unforgettable journey.
Filmmaking is often associated with the grandiosity of Hollywood and its multi-million dollar productions. But cinema does not have to cost tremendous amounts of money. And this is precisely what Mexican director Jose Luis Valle attempted to prove with his latest work "Las Busquedas (The Searches)."
"Snowpiercer" is not getting the wide release that other major science-fiction thrillers usually get, but it certainly deserves that and more. It manages to blend an engagingly complex premise with over-the-top action and brilliant acting to creating one of the more satisfying and thought-provoking films of the summer.
This year has seen a number of hits at the box office as well as a number of flops. The winter season saw "The Lego Movie," "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" and "Divergent" surpass expectations and became successful financially. However after the first month of the summer season, Box Office Mojo is reporting that the box office took a hit, and this past May is the lowest since 2010 because of the lack of successful movies.
On June 11, the 20th edition of the Los Angeles Film Festival will begin with many anticipated films at the festival. A number of these include the world premiere of Clint Eastwood's "Jersey Boys" and the LA premieres of "Love Is Strange," "Snowpiercer," and "The Two Faces of January." While these films will be shown in the gala presentations, Latino films will dominate the documentary and narrative competition slates and the international slate.
Back in 2008, director Jon Favreau was a hero. The auteur had just given the world the first "Iron Man" movie. He already had a proven track record with a number of other major hits, but "Iron Man" seemed like a new beginning for the filmmaker. However, his place in Hollywood was not a particularly stable one. Just a few years later his "Iron Man" sequel was blasted critically; a year later his "Cowboys & Aliens" flopped critically and at the box office. The fall seemed swift for the filmmaker. But Favreau has not given up. He has returned to his roots of indie film-making with "Chef," arguably his most autobiographical film to date.
"X-Men: Days of Future Past" gives Singer the opportunity to restart his relationship with the franchise and erase all of his errors of the past. Those who despised the more recent "X-Men" films will be relieved by this latest entry that is not only a terrific thrill ride, but also one that effectively negates those woeful films. Whether this quality is retained in future installments remains to be seen. But everyone can now breathe easy knowing that the franchise is back in Singers' hands.
The promise in the opening act of "Cold in July" creates the notion that the viewer will be in for a relentless thrill ride. But unfortunately, the opening act turns out to be nothing more than a red herring for the rest of the film, which unfortunately amounts to nothing more than violent chaos with seemingly no direction or identity. It is as vapid and empty as the mysterious corpse that Richard kills at the beginning of the film and never identifies.
