Category: Movie Production Insights - Page 13

The Revenant

_DramaDecember 12, 2015

Part thriller, part wilderness journey, The Revenant starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy explores primal drives not only for life itself but for dignity, justice, faith, family and home.

Will Smith stars in Concussion, a dramatic thriller based on the incredible true story of an American Nigerian immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known.

Point Break

_ActionDecember 4, 2015

In Point Break a young FBI agent, Johnny Utah (Luke Bracey), infiltrates a cunning team of thrill-seeking elite athletes, led by the charismatic Bodhi (Edgar Ramirez). The athletes are suspected of carrying out a spate of crimes in extremely unusual ways.

When chef René Redzepi and co-owner of the two-Michelin star restaurant Noma was frustrated by the institutional dictates requiring that servers wear suits and ties, he sent out his tattooed cooks to greet the restaurant’s customers. Where most elite Michelin restaurants offers and requires the use of silverware, he pushes his customers to eat with their hands. Foie gras is not on Noma’s menu; instead, there are ants and live shrimp.

Noma: My Perfect Storm

_DocumentaryDecember 2, 2015

Noma: My Perfect Storm follows chef and co-owner Redzepi on a creative culinary journey as he traverses the Danish landscape for inspiration, striving to achieve perfection and concoct bold, exciting dishes for travelers from around the world.

Sisters

_ComedyDecember 1, 2015

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler reunite for Sisters, the new comedy about two disconnected siblings summoned home to clean out their childhood bedroom before their parents sell the family house.

Macbeth

_DramaNovember 26, 2015

From the producers of The King’s Speech comes the story of a fearless Scottish General, Macbeth (Michael Fassbender), whose ambitious wife (Marion Cotillard) urges him to use wicked means to gain power of the throne.

Extraction

_ActionNovember 24, 2015

In Extraction Kellan Lutz plays rookie CIA analyst Harry Turner, who wants to become an international spy like his father veteran agent Leonard Turner, played by Bruce Willis. Gina Carano also stars in the movie.

To help actor Sam Rockwell prepare for his role, director Jared Hess sent him footage of Biblical archeologists and evangelical leaders. The transformation the actor was able to effect surprised even his longtime collaborator.

Don Verdean

_ComedyNovember 23, 2015

Hired by an ambitious small-town pastor to find sacred relics in the Holy Land, a self-proclaimed Biblical archaeologist comes up short and his attempt to cover up his failure fuels a comic conspiracy from the filmmaking team behind Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre.

In the Heart of the Sea

_DramaNovember 22, 2015

With acclaimed director Ron Howard at the helm, the legend of the Essex, her courageous crew, and that mythic white whale comes to the big screen for the first time in the epic adventure “In the Heart of the Sea.”

LIFE

_DramaNovember 19, 2015

LIFE explores the genesis of and layers behind Stock’s famous pictures, published the day before the Times Square premiere of East of Eden and James Dean’s overnight stardom.

Victor Frankenstein

_HorrorNovember 17, 2015

Victor Frankenstein is a “Frankenstein” movie unlike any other. While inspired by Mary Shelley’s classic novel, screenwriter Max Landis’ “regeneration” focuses on the relationship between Victor and his best friend and assistant Igor.

The Night Before

_ComedyNovember 15, 2015

From Jonathan Levine, the acclaimed director of 50/50, comes the new comedy The Night Before. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen and Anthony Mackie have been friends since childhood, and for a decade, their yearly Christmas Eve reunion has been an annual night of debauchery and hilarity.

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