All articles by John Hazelton – Page 26
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FeaturesHow ’King Richard’ filmmakers told the story of “a very complicated guy”
Screen talks to the King Richard team about realising their collective vision.
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NewsSome Oscar presentations to be taped for TV broadcast
Categores affected include production design, original score and shorts.
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News‘The Worst Person In The World’ passes $1m in North American box office
Norwegian Oscar nominee follows Japan’s Drive My Car to US box office milestone.
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NewsChristopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ starts shooting, Kenneth Branagh joins cast
Atom bomb thriller is first project to include sections in IMAX analogue black and white.
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FeaturesAdam McKay goes in depth on four important ‘Don’t Look Up’ scenes
The filmmaker lifts the lid on how he brought the key moments of his Netflix climate satire to the screen.
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Features“I like claustrophobic situations”: Aaron Sorkin on the intensity of ‘Being The Ricardos’
The writer/director of Being The Ricardos talks to Screen about telling the truth differently
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FeaturesJavier Bardem talks ‘Being The Ricardos’, authenticity in casting, upcoming projects
Javier Bardem plays Cuban-American band leader Desi Arnaz in Aaron Sorkin’s ’Being The Ricardos’. Screen talks to the Spain-born star about a trio of roles shining this awards season
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FeaturesBanjos and bassoons: how ‘The French Dispatch’ composer Alexandre Desplat collaborates with Wes Anderson
The fifth feature collaboration to date between the composer and Anderson has a “more American, jazzy/bluesy” feel.
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Features‘Belle’ creator Mamoru Hosoda on global collaboration, Japanese cinema and advances in computer animation
“I always liked the underlying story of Beauty And The Beast,” says Hosoda about the fairy tale on which Belle is loosely based.
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Features‘Encanto’ filmmakers talk working with Lin-Manuel Miranda to create "a definitive Latin American Disney musical"
The filmmaking team talks to Screen about their journey of cultural enchantment.
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FeaturesNorth American box office up 100% in 2021, but it was a tough year for indie distributors
Older, more affluent patrons were slow to get back into the filmgoing habit after cinemas began to open their doors.
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Features‘King Richard’ director Reinaldo Marcus Green: “We didn’t want to sugarcoat anything”
Reinaldo Marcus Green may never have been a teenage tennis phenomenon, but he still brought an athlete’s perspective to King Richard.
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NewsHBO Max hits 73.8m global subscribers after strong fourth quarter
The service was boosted by new series and simultaneous theatrical and streaming feature debuts.
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NewsUTA independent film group hires Jake Carter and Travis Tammero
Carter joins from investment company 30West, Tammero was previously at CAA.
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NewsSundance going virtual as Omicron concern ramps up
In person elements that had been long-planned for the hybrid festival will now go online.
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NewsGolden Globes set for stripped down ceremony amid controversy and Covid
The event will go ahead with no red carpet or audience and highlight philanthropy as well as winners.
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NewsBhutanese Oscar contender ‘Lunana’ goes to Goldwyn for North America
Pawo Choyning Dorji drama is the latest shortlist entry to secure US distribution.
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NewsCovid hits release plan for Sony’s ‘Morbius’, Ontario cinemas to close
Spider-Man spin off is pushed back two months as Ontario cinemas are temporarily closed.
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NewsWomen directors saw employment decline in 2021, says US report
The latest Celluloid Ceiling report shows small gains for women across all production posts.
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NewsSundance 2022 tightens vaccine requirements, mask-wearing protocols and social distancing rules
Park City delegates must be fully-vaccinated, including boosters.