December 2009
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It’s a Wonderful Life | “You Want the Moon” Movie Clip
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“Inception” French Trailer
Directed by Christopher Nolan (“The Dark Knight”) starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
A CEO-type becomes involved in a blackmailing scandal.
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“Summer Mix Vol. 2” and an Exclusive Interview with the Screenwriters
Screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber discuss the influence of music (link): http://makingof.com/vault/media/-scott-neustadter-and-michael-h-weber/939
Today MakingOf.com revealed the second mix tape created by Tom for Summer in “(500) Days of Summer,” which is out on Blu-Ray and DVD...
Criterion Adds Thirty-Five Films to Stream via... →
danhacker:
Here are the new Criterion titles recently added as of Monday (12/21/2009) :
High and Low
Jules and Jim
Sanjuro
Seven Samurai
Summertime
The Vanishing
Walkabout
Yojimbo
My Life as a Dog
For All Mankind
Cleo from 5 to 7
Sisters
Closely Watched Trains
M. Hulot’s Holiday
Rashomon
I Vitelloni
Wild Strawberries
L’Avventura
Hidden Fortress
General Idi Amin Dada
Man...
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ronenreblogs: jesskantor:This is great. The scriptment for AVATAR.
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‘Expectations vs. Reality’ - a movie clip from “(500) Days of Summer,” directed by Marc Webb and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel.
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The Story of “Avatar” Featurette on MakingOf.com
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AWESOME: The First Official Trailer to “IRON MAN 2”
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BRAND NEW ‘Alice in Wonderland’ Theatrical Trailer
A new trailer on MakingOf.com for Disney’s Alice in Wonderland, an epic 3D fantasy adventure directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter. In theaters March 5, 2010.
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Writer-Director Darren Aronofsky discusses his filmmaking choices with MakingOf.com
In this interview, Darren Aronofsky focuses on the collaborative nature of filmmaking, which in his opinion is all about “bringing different experts together to express themselves as a group.” He further explains that his first three films (“Pi,” “Requiem for a Dream,” and...
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Awards Watch: Directors Roundtable
In the last of The Hollywood Reporter’s annual Awards Roundtable series, THR’s Elizabeth Guider and Matthew Belloni gathered six A-list directors — Kathryn Bigelow (“The Hurt Locker”); James Cameron (“Avatar”); Lee Daniels (“Precious”); Peter Jackson (“The Lovely Bones”); Jason Reitman (“Up...
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"Up in the Air" tops Golden Globe with 6... →
Early this morning the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced its nominations for the 67th Annual Golden Globes Awards. “Up in the Air” topped the list with six nominations, including best picture, drama, best director of Jason Reitman, best actor for George Clooney and best supporting actress for Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick. CLICK HERE to watch MakingOf’s...
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Seven Writer's Rules for Surviving in Animation →
jeffreezytalks:
As I get into pre-production on a potentially longer (well pretty much anything would be longer than 15 seconds) piece, I’m trying to keep in mind the rules listed above. Constant action, a reason for it to be in animation and not live-action, make the gags funny and the drama dramatic.
2010 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FILMS IN... →
(via brrritscoldouthere)
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Director Sacha Gervasi discusses the year’s most talked about rock documentary “Anvil! The Story of Anvil” with MakingOf.com
Sacha Gervasi’s directorial debut, the applauded rock documentary “Anvil! The Story of Anvil,” beat the odds and earned distribution and a hardcore fan following after most distributors passed on the film. The true story follows the...
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Exclusive: Anna Kendrick talks Twitter, Nicknames and the #47 with MakingOf.com
At the press day for her new film “Up in the Air”, actress Anna Kendrick revealed the meaning behind her Twitter name. As with many others, Anna couldn’t get her name because someone was posing as an imposter. She decided to take matters into her own hand and use a nickname that actor Nicholas...
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Brothes | TV Spot
An exclusive television spot premiering on MakingOf.com for the film “Brothers,” directed by Jim Sheridan with Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman and Tobey Maguire.