The Grinch: DVD Extras
Posted on January 24, 2019 at 8:00 am
Illumination’s “The Grinch” is available on digital/streaming and will be out on DVD/Blu-Ray February 5 and we got a sneak peek at some of the extras.
The Filmmakers We Lost in 2018
Posted on December 30, 2018 at 8:00 am
TCM’s beautiful tribute to the actors, producers, screenwriters, directors, and other filmmakers who died in 2018.
First Man: Composing the Score
Posted on October 13, 2018 at 7:00 pm
Director Damien Chazelle cares deeply about music. His film “Whiplash” is about a drummer and “La La Land” is a musical. He worked with composer Justin Hurwitz, who won two Oscars for “La La Land” on all three. In this video, Hurwitz talks about working with Chazelle again on “First Man,” which involved a lot of firsts for him, including learning how to play the theremin.
Behind the Scenes: Crazy Rich Asians
Posted on August 18, 2018 at 9:33 pm
I’m so happy that “Crazy Rich Asians” is such a great movie and so happy that audiences are enjoying it as much as I do. Some great behind-the-scenes commentary from director Jon M. Chu, with a lot of detail about what was real and what was done with digital effects:
In this scene, Rachel (Constance Wu) and the audience first see the mansion that is the home of her boyfriends’s crazy rich family.
And here he talks about one of the early scenes, where we see how the news of Nick Young’s girlfriend gets to Singapore. It reminded me of the telephone scene in “Bye Bye Birdie.” Look fast to see Chu’s baby son and also the author, Kevin Kwan.
The stars of the film talk about how much it means to them to be a part of a project with an all-Asian cast.
The Angry Asian Man blog has a fascinating description of what exactly was happening in the climactic mahjong scene.
One of my favorite critics, Inkoo Kang, writes about the film’s references and Easter eggs, and about the last film to feature an all-Asian cast, “The Joy Luck Club.” The success of “Crazy Rich Asians” means that we will not be waiting another 25 years for the next — and that this cast of exceptionally talented breakout stars will all be in other movies very soon.
From Script to Screen: Changing the Dialogue
Posted on June 27, 2018 at 9:41 am
This is a fascinating look at the difference between the way the script for “Sleepless in Seattle” looked on the page and the way it finally appeared on the screen. We don’t know how many of these changes were intentional and how many were slips of the tongue or amended by the actors because they felt more natural.