Tom Hanks, , who portrays pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger. seconds director Clint Eastwood’s idea of “Sully” as a movie that resurrects the notion of America as a “can do” place. “In the political atmosphere we’re in, there are an awful lot of points being made–that you can’t count on people and institutions because they’re all broken — […]
La La Land: Chazelle’s Musical Opens the Venice Film Fest
August 31, 2016 by
Stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone and director Damien Chazelle received strong reaction at the Venice Film Fest on Wednesday morning with their musical, La La Land.
Assassin, The: Hou Hsiao-hsien on his Martial Art Film
August 30, 2016 by
Many martial art films these days design nice-looking choreography that is more like a stage performance. I tried to make it look as realistic as possible. That’s why I didn’t want to make my actors defy gravity or fly unrealistically high up in the air–Hou Hsiao- hsien
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk: Interview with Ang Lee about New Challenging Film
August 18, 2016 by
With his upcoming war movie Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, he’s also hoping to change radically both film-making and film-viewing with a bold new technique.
Great Wall, The: Director Zhang Yimou on Controversy Over Casting of Matt Damon
August 4, 2016 by
Matt Damon is not playing a role that was originally conceived for a Chinese actor. The arrival of his character in our story is an important plot point. There are five major heroes in our story and he is one of them — the other four are all Chinese.–Director Zhang Yimou
