And while that might sound like fertile ground for a Pixar feature, “Luca” comes with a twist: both of the boys are sea monsters who become human on land, where they share scooter rides, swimming, pasta, and gelato, while hiding their secret. As Casarosa recently told IndieWire, the film was inspired by his own coming of age and best pal. “‘Luca’ was about my best friend, Alberto,” he explained in February....
“Because Marcel is so small, there was a temptation to do the sort of ‘Honey I Shrunk the Kids’ soundscape where everything sounds massive,” explained director and co-writer Dean Fleischer-Camp in a recent interview with IndieWire. “We picked our moments to do that, but I didn’t want it to feel that way. My sonic comparisons were mostly documentaries. There was a lot of trying to soften things so that nothing stood out....
Boesten, however, doesn’t reduce Morton’s painful history to degradation. Because you don’t measure light through its absence; you find it in the human eye. And Black folks are filled with light. Even when the world, from conception to death, distorts Black people’s worth — even during structural racism and anti-blackness — or against the ceaseless undertow of mental trauma, Black people still project radiance. Morton maps a similar radiance onto his portraits....
Presumably, it’s not unrelated that company CEO Reed Hastings announced he’s considering the biggest shakeup to Netflix’s subscription offerings since most of us ditched our DVD queues. Like Hulu, HBO Max, Peacock, and Paramount+, Netflix may introduce a lower-cost, ad-supported version. Netflix is an anomaly in its refusal to consider an ad-funded tier to date. On March 4, even Disney+ announced it would roll out a cheaper version with targeted ads....
The last we saw Marty and Wendy Byrde (Laura Linney), they were collared in the less-than-warm embrace of Omar Navarro (Felix Solis), the violent, manipulative cartel kingpin who’s been forcing the married couple to launder unimaginable amounts of drug money in central Missouri. Included with the teaser was a recap of all three previous seasons of the show, which audiences might need since the last season premiered way back in March of 2020....
For many regular moviegoers who live near an AMC theater, one of the more unexpected surprises of the past year was seeing Nicole Kidman in a wholesome spot that airs before each movie. After a multi-year pandemic deprived many cinephiles of their favorite pastime, seeing a beloved actress wax poetic about the feeling of being “not just entertained, but somehow reborn together” was a quaint way of welcoming the movies back into our lives....
After a long and grueling off-and-on pandemic production in New Zealand, a grinding festival circuit, and an endless full-throttle awards campaign, producer Tanya Seghatchian and Netflix production executive Sean Berney wondered how many wins “The Power of the Dog” would actually land. (One out of 12.) And since launching in virtual Sundance 2021, writer-director Sian Heder, her silver gown shimmering, crossed her fingers that “CODA” might win all three of its possible Oscars....
