Boots stormed into the living room, dust falling though the floorboards onto the Tzigel family. Jews were being exterminated, and my family was hiding in the basement of a sympathetic neighbor. They couldn’t stay long. Romania in 1926 was getting a glimpse of what was to become one of the darkest chapters in human history.
Tsipora was 8 years old when she and her parents received their visas for the United States. While waiting to for their ship to set sail, a baby was born, and they were unable to get papers for the infant in time for their departure. They had a choice to make: stay and face a likely death by the genocidal pogroms, or get on the boat and risk having the newborn discovered. Tsipora was charged with the task of caring for and hiding the undocumented child in a straw basket.
They traveled in steerage, among thousands of immigrants,...
Tsipora was 8 years old when she and her parents received their visas for the United States. While waiting to for their ship to set sail, a baby was born, and they were unable to get papers for the infant in time for their departure. They had a choice to make: stay and face a likely death by the genocidal pogroms, or get on the boat and risk having the newborn discovered. Tsipora was charged with the task of caring for and hiding the undocumented child in a straw basket.
They traveled in steerage, among thousands of immigrants,...
- 6/23/2022
- by Ben Foster
- Variety Film + TV
Hail to the almost chief. Vice, the film that transformed Christian Bale into various incarnations of George W. Bush’s former Veep Dick Cheney, scored the Oscar tonight for Best Makeup and Hairstyling. It’s the fourth Academy Award for makeup designer Greg Cannom and the first for his fellow Vice winners Kate Biscoe and Patricia DeHaney, both of whom were first-time nominees.
Read a transcript of their acceptance speech below.
The Annapurna Pictures film depicts Cheney in many iterations spanning a half-century, and Cannom said he was given free rein by writer-director Adam McKay, saying he was the best collaborator he could have asked for. “One day I was on set in the beginning,” the Oscar winner told Deadline in a recent interview,” and he walked in, and was just like, ‘How do you do this, Cannom? Are you a witch?’”
With Cannom focusing on Bale’s Cheney transformations — in the end,...
Read a transcript of their acceptance speech below.
The Annapurna Pictures film depicts Cheney in many iterations spanning a half-century, and Cannom said he was given free rein by writer-director Adam McKay, saying he was the best collaborator he could have asked for. “One day I was on set in the beginning,” the Oscar winner told Deadline in a recent interview,” and he walked in, and was just like, ‘How do you do this, Cannom? Are you a witch?’”
With Cannom focusing on Bale’s Cheney transformations — in the end,...
- 2/25/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild (Muahs, Iatse Local 706) announced winners of its 6th Annual Muahs Awards in 21 categories of film, television, commercials and live theater, during a formal gala at the Novo by Microsoft at L.A. Live Downtown on Saturday night, February 16, 2019. Winners in the Feature Motion Pictures categories include A Star is Born, Vice, Crazy Rich Asians and Mary Queen of Scots. Television winners included The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, American Horror Story: Apocalypse, Westworld and Dancing with the Stars. For the categories of Motion Picture Made for Television, winners include King Lear, Cocaine Godmother and Jesus Christ Superstar: Live and in Concert.
Winners in the Daytime Television category were awarded to The Young and The Restless. A Series of Unfortunate Events wins Best Children/Teen Program. Theatrical honors were bestowed upon Aladdin and The Unauthorized Musical Parody of Rocky Horror. The Commercial/Music Video Award was...
Winners in the Daytime Television category were awarded to The Young and The Restless. A Series of Unfortunate Events wins Best Children/Teen Program. Theatrical honors were bestowed upon Aladdin and The Unauthorized Musical Parody of Rocky Horror. The Commercial/Music Video Award was...
- 2/20/2019
- by Andrew Wendowski
- Age of the Nerd
“Vice,” the Oscar frontrunner for Best Makeup and Hairstyling, got a big boost at Saturday’s Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards. It won both of its bids for period/character makeup and special makeup effects.Its Oscar rival “Mary Queen of Scots” lost the race for period/character makeup but won for period/character hairstyling. The third Oscar nominee, Swedish film “Border,” was snubbed by the guild.
Last year, the eventual Oscar champ “Darkest Hour” won two of its three races: special makeup effects and best period/character makeup. It lost best period/character hairstyling to “I, Tonya.”
It took till the ninth guild awards of the season for “A Star is Born” to finally win as it was recognized for its contemporary makeup. Bradley Cooper‘s remake of the Hollywood classic had contended at the first eight guild awards unsuccessfully. “Asib: lost best contemporary hairstyling to “Crazy Rich Asians.
Last year, the eventual Oscar champ “Darkest Hour” won two of its three races: special makeup effects and best period/character makeup. It lost best period/character hairstyling to “I, Tonya.”
It took till the ninth guild awards of the season for “A Star is Born” to finally win as it was recognized for its contemporary makeup. Bradley Cooper‘s remake of the Hollywood classic had contended at the first eight guild awards unsuccessfully. “Asib: lost best contemporary hairstyling to “Crazy Rich Asians.
- 2/17/2019
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
“Vice,” “Mary Queen of Scots,” “A Star Is Born,” and “Crazy Rich Asians” were the top makeup and hairstyling winners Saturday at the 6th annual Muahs Guild Awards (at L.A. Live). “Vice,” the Oscar favorite for Christian Bale’s remarkable Dick Cheney transformation, took home period makeup and makeup effects; “Mary Queen of Scots,” another Oscar nominee, won for period hairstyling; “A Star Is Born” snagged contemporary makeup; and “Crazy Rich Asians” earned contemporary hairstyling.
On Friday, prior to the Academy reversing its decision to edit the cinematography, editing, makeup and hairstyling, and live action short Oscar award presentations, Julie Socash, president, Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild, delivered a statement of protest:
“We know from some of our members, as talented artists and professionals, that they are disappointed by the Academy’s decision to handle various awards in this fashion, even if on a rotational basis. As Iatse International...
On Friday, prior to the Academy reversing its decision to edit the cinematography, editing, makeup and hairstyling, and live action short Oscar award presentations, Julie Socash, president, Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild, delivered a statement of protest:
“We know from some of our members, as talented artists and professionals, that they are disappointed by the Academy’s decision to handle various awards in this fashion, even if on a rotational basis. As Iatse International...
- 2/17/2019
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
The makeup and hair artists who transformed Christian Bale into Dick Cheney in “Vice” won two awards on Saturday night at the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards, leading all films.
“Vice” won in the period and/or character make-up category and in the special make-up effects category, which together should make it the frontrunner in the Oscar race for Best Makeup and Hairstyling.
“A Star Is Born,” “Crazy Rich Asians” and “Mary Poppins Returns” won one award each in the film categories.
Also Read: Oscars Will Air All Award Categories Live on TV, Reversing Course
On the television side, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” took two awards, while “Dancing With the Stars,” “Westworld,” “King Lear,” “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert” and “Cocaine Godmother” won single awards. “American Horror Story: Apocalypse” won one award for contemporary make-up, and two more for its promo.
“The Young and the Restless” and...
“Vice” won in the period and/or character make-up category and in the special make-up effects category, which together should make it the frontrunner in the Oscar race for Best Makeup and Hairstyling.
“A Star Is Born,” “Crazy Rich Asians” and “Mary Poppins Returns” won one award each in the film categories.
Also Read: Oscars Will Air All Award Categories Live on TV, Reversing Course
On the television side, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” took two awards, while “Dancing With the Stars,” “Westworld,” “King Lear,” “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert” and “Cocaine Godmother” won single awards. “American Horror Story: Apocalypse” won one award for contemporary make-up, and two more for its promo.
“The Young and the Restless” and...
- 2/17/2019
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards were handed out tonight at L.A. Live’s Novo Theater, recognizing work on the big and small screens. Oscar nominees for makeup and hair Mary Queen of Scots from Focus Features and Annapurna’s Vice were among the winners in 23 categories celebrating the year’s best in the craft.
On the television side, Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and ABC’s Dancing with the Stars also picked up trophies.
Melissa McCarthy, nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her work in Can You Ever Forgive Me?, received the Muahs Distinguished Artisan Award, celebrating her career and the wide range of characters she’s portrayed. She is the first female artist to receive the award, which presented by hair stylist Linda Flowers, a collaborator on McCarthy’s numerous characters for many years.
“I’m a character actress. I fall in love with...
On the television side, Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and ABC’s Dancing with the Stars also picked up trophies.
Melissa McCarthy, nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her work in Can You Ever Forgive Me?, received the Muahs Distinguished Artisan Award, celebrating her career and the wide range of characters she’s portrayed. She is the first female artist to receive the award, which presented by hair stylist Linda Flowers, a collaborator on McCarthy’s numerous characters for many years.
“I’m a character actress. I fall in love with...
- 2/17/2019
- by Anita Bennett and Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Adam McKay’s Dick Cheney biopic “Vice,” starring Oscar nominees Christian Bale, Amy Adams and Sam Rockwell, won two awards at the sixth annual Make-Up and Hair Stylists Guild Awards Saturday night.
The film won for best period and/or character makeup as well as special makeup effects. “Mary Queen of Scots” received the prize for period and/or character hairstyling. The two films are Oscar-nominated for best makeup and hairstyling along with Swedish import “Border.”
“A Star Is Born” and “Crazy Rich Asians” won the contemporary prizes for makeup and hairstyling, respectively.
In the television arenas, Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” walked away with a pair for period and/or character makeup and hairstyling. “American Horror Story: Apocalypse” and “Dancing With the Stars” won for contemporary makeup and hairstyling, respectively, while “Westworld” claimed the special effects trophy.
Actress Melissa McCarthy received the organization’s Distinguished Artisan Award.
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The film won for best period and/or character makeup as well as special makeup effects. “Mary Queen of Scots” received the prize for period and/or character hairstyling. The two films are Oscar-nominated for best makeup and hairstyling along with Swedish import “Border.”
“A Star Is Born” and “Crazy Rich Asians” won the contemporary prizes for makeup and hairstyling, respectively.
In the television arenas, Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” walked away with a pair for period and/or character makeup and hairstyling. “American Horror Story: Apocalypse” and “Dancing With the Stars” won for contemporary makeup and hairstyling, respectively, while “Westworld” claimed the special effects trophy.
Actress Melissa McCarthy received the organization’s Distinguished Artisan Award.
See...
- 2/17/2019
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Variety Film + TV
Adam McKay’s “Vice” could well follow in the Oscar footsteps of Joe Wright’s “Darkest Hour.” Both biopics portray portly, balding man with supreme power and authority – Dick Cheney and Winston Churchill, respectively. Each showcases a transformative performance by a respected actor.
In “Darkest Hour,” Gary Oldman embodied the British statesman. He won Best Actor pretty much everywhere, including at the Academy Awards. In “Vice,” his “Dark Knight” co-star Christian Bale is the essence of the American vice president: a scarier figure altogether, like a looming great white shark. Unlike Oldman, Bale didn’t start off the awards season as the favorite in the Oscar race. However, his wins at the Golden Globes and Critics’ Choice Awards have turned him into the Best Actor frontrunner.
Both actors credit their respective hair and make-up teams for transforming them into their characters. The legendary Kazuhiro Tsuji, who Oldman coaxed out of...
In “Darkest Hour,” Gary Oldman embodied the British statesman. He won Best Actor pretty much everywhere, including at the Academy Awards. In “Vice,” his “Dark Knight” co-star Christian Bale is the essence of the American vice president: a scarier figure altogether, like a looming great white shark. Unlike Oldman, Bale didn’t start off the awards season as the favorite in the Oscar race. However, his wins at the Golden Globes and Critics’ Choice Awards have turned him into the Best Actor frontrunner.
Both actors credit their respective hair and make-up teams for transforming them into their characters. The legendary Kazuhiro Tsuji, who Oldman coaxed out of...
- 1/17/2019
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
“Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Black Panther,” “Vice,” “A Star Is Born,” and “Crazy Rich Asians” were among the top makeup and hairstyling nominees for the 6th annual Muahs Guild Awards (to be held February 16 at L.A. Live).
“A Star Is Born,” “Crazy Rich Asians,” and “Widows” were nominated for contemporary makeup and hairstyling. “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Mary Queen of Scots,” “Mary Poppins Returns,” and “Vice” scored for period/character makeup and hairstyling. “Black Panther” was nominated for period/character hairstyling and special makeup effects.
Other contemporary makeup standouts included “Beautiful Boy,” “Boy Erased,” and “Welcome to Marwen.” “BlacKkklansman” was also singled out for period/character hairstyling. Other special makeup effects contenders included “Aquaman,” “Stan & Ollie,” and “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.”
Shut out were “The Favourite” and Oscar shortlisted “Suspiria” and “Border.”
As previously announced, Oscar-nominated actress Melissa McCarthy (“Can You Ever Forgive Me?”) will be honored with the Distinguished Artisan Award.
“A Star Is Born,” “Crazy Rich Asians,” and “Widows” were nominated for contemporary makeup and hairstyling. “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Mary Queen of Scots,” “Mary Poppins Returns,” and “Vice” scored for period/character makeup and hairstyling. “Black Panther” was nominated for period/character hairstyling and special makeup effects.
Other contemporary makeup standouts included “Beautiful Boy,” “Boy Erased,” and “Welcome to Marwen.” “BlacKkklansman” was also singled out for period/character hairstyling. Other special makeup effects contenders included “Aquaman,” “Stan & Ollie,” and “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.”
Shut out were “The Favourite” and Oscar shortlisted “Suspiria” and “Border.”
As previously announced, Oscar-nominated actress Melissa McCarthy (“Can You Ever Forgive Me?”) will be honored with the Distinguished Artisan Award.
- 1/10/2019
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Five of the seven semi-finalists for Best Makeup & Hairstyling at the Oscars — “Black Panther,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Mary Queen of Scots,” “Stan & Ollie” and “Vice” — reaped bids with the guild, which announced nominations in five film categories on Thursday, Jan. 10 (halfway through the Oscar nominations voting period). The other two Academy Awards semi-finalists — the Swedish film “Border” and Luca Guadagnino‘s remake of “Suspiria” — was snubbed by the Makeup Artists & Hair Stylists Guild.
“Vice,” which we are predicting will win the Oscar, contends in period/character makeup as well as special makeup effects while its closest Academy Awards rival, “Black Panther” is up for just special makeup effects. Our third-place Oscar contender “Mary Queen of Scots” vies for both period/character makeup and hairstyling
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“Vice,” which we are predicting will win the Oscar, contends in period/character makeup as well as special makeup effects while its closest Academy Awards rival, “Black Panther” is up for just special makeup effects. Our third-place Oscar contender “Mary Queen of Scots” vies for both period/character makeup and hairstyling
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- 1/10/2019
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
The touchups and blowouts are complete: Nominations are out for the sixth annual Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards. Iatse Local 706 will hand out its hardware February 16 during its ceremony at Novo in Los Angeles. Check out the full list below.
Among the awards-season glitterati scoring noms from the guild today are Black Panther, Crazy Rich Asians, A Star Is Born, Bohemian Rhapsody, Vice and BlackKklansman. The 21 categories also cover television, commercials, theater and music videos.
The guild announced Wednesday that Melissa McCarthy will receive the 2019 Distinguished Artisan Award. Lifetime Achievement Awards will be p0resented to Emmy-nominated make-up artist Susan Cabral-Ebert, the outgoing Local 706 president, and legendary Emmy-winning hair stylist Robert Louis Stevenson.
Here are the nominees for the sixth annual Muahs Guild Awards. There are ties in two categories, so those marked with an asterisk have six nominees each:
Feature-length Motion Picture – Best Contemporary Make-up*
A Star is Born
Ve Neill,...
Among the awards-season glitterati scoring noms from the guild today are Black Panther, Crazy Rich Asians, A Star Is Born, Bohemian Rhapsody, Vice and BlackKklansman. The 21 categories also cover television, commercials, theater and music videos.
The guild announced Wednesday that Melissa McCarthy will receive the 2019 Distinguished Artisan Award. Lifetime Achievement Awards will be p0resented to Emmy-nominated make-up artist Susan Cabral-Ebert, the outgoing Local 706 president, and legendary Emmy-winning hair stylist Robert Louis Stevenson.
Here are the nominees for the sixth annual Muahs Guild Awards. There are ties in two categories, so those marked with an asterisk have six nominees each:
Feature-length Motion Picture – Best Contemporary Make-up*
A Star is Born
Ve Neill,...
- 1/10/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild (Iatse Local 706) has announced nominees in film and television categories for 2018.
A slew of films picked up multiple nominations, including “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Crazy Rich Asians,” “Stan & Ollie,” “A Star Is Born” and “Vice.” On the television side, “American Horror Story: Apocalypse” led the way with four nominations, plus two more for promotional content. Other nominees included “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story,” “Glow,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and “Genius: Picasso.”
Previously announced, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” star Melissa McCarthy will receive the organization’s Distinguished Artisan Award. The guild’s outgoing president, Emmy-nominated makeup artist Susan Cabral-Ebert, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award along with Emmy-winning hairstylist Robert Louis Stevenson.
Winners will be announced at the 6th annual Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Guild Awards on Saturday, Feb. 16. Full list of nominees below:
Feature-length Motion Picture
Best Contemporary Makeup (Tie...
A slew of films picked up multiple nominations, including “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Crazy Rich Asians,” “Stan & Ollie,” “A Star Is Born” and “Vice.” On the television side, “American Horror Story: Apocalypse” led the way with four nominations, plus two more for promotional content. Other nominees included “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story,” “Glow,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and “Genius: Picasso.”
Previously announced, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” star Melissa McCarthy will receive the organization’s Distinguished Artisan Award. The guild’s outgoing president, Emmy-nominated makeup artist Susan Cabral-Ebert, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award along with Emmy-winning hairstylist Robert Louis Stevenson.
Winners will be announced at the 6th annual Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Guild Awards on Saturday, Feb. 16. Full list of nominees below:
Feature-length Motion Picture
Best Contemporary Makeup (Tie...
- 1/10/2019
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Variety Film + TV
Seventeen different films, including the short-listed Oscar entries “Stan & Ollie,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Mary Queen of Scots,” “Vice” and “Black Panther,” have received nominations for the Make Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild’s 6th Annual Muahs Guild Awards.
Nine of those films received two nominations in the guild’s five movie categories: The five that are also on the Oscar makeup and hair short list, plus “A Star Is Born,” “Crazy Rich Asians,” “Widows” and “Mary Poppins.”
Two films made the Oscar short list but were not nominated for Muahs Guild Awards: the Swedish film “Border” and the Luca Guadagnino horror remake “Suspiria.”
Also Read: 'Black Panther,' 'Mary Queen of Scots' Make Best Makeup Oscar Shortlist
A number of the top nominees featured makeup artists transforming actors into historical figures from the past and present: Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly as Laurel and Hardy in “Stan & Ollie,...
Nine of those films received two nominations in the guild’s five movie categories: The five that are also on the Oscar makeup and hair short list, plus “A Star Is Born,” “Crazy Rich Asians,” “Widows” and “Mary Poppins.”
Two films made the Oscar short list but were not nominated for Muahs Guild Awards: the Swedish film “Border” and the Luca Guadagnino horror remake “Suspiria.”
Also Read: 'Black Panther,' 'Mary Queen of Scots' Make Best Makeup Oscar Shortlist
A number of the top nominees featured makeup artists transforming actors into historical figures from the past and present: Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly as Laurel and Hardy in “Stan & Ollie,...
- 1/10/2019
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
This year’s Saturn Award nominations have been announced and include a number of horror movie and TV releases, such as The Conjuring and The Walking Dead:
“Los Angeles – February, 2014 – Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity and Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug both received 8 nominations as the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films today announced nominations for the 40th Annual Saturn Awards, which will be presented in June.
Other major contenders that packed a real punch were The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim, Star Trek into Darkness, The Book Thief, Her, Oz The Great and Powerful and Ron Howard’s Rush. Also making a strong showing was the folk musical fable Inside Llewyn Davis, which proves that the Coen Brothers are a genre onto their own. And Scarlett Johansson was the first Best Supporting Actress to be nominated for her captivating...
“Los Angeles – February, 2014 – Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity and Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug both received 8 nominations as the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films today announced nominations for the 40th Annual Saturn Awards, which will be presented in June.
Other major contenders that packed a real punch were The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim, Star Trek into Darkness, The Book Thief, Her, Oz The Great and Powerful and Ron Howard’s Rush. Also making a strong showing was the folk musical fable Inside Llewyn Davis, which proves that the Coen Brothers are a genre onto their own. And Scarlett Johansson was the first Best Supporting Actress to be nominated for her captivating...
- 2/26/2014
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
A week before the 65th annual Primetime Emmy Awards rock the entertainment industry, nearly 80 awards were scheduled to be presented at the Creative Arts Emmys ceremony Sunday (Sept. 15) at the Nokia Theatre. Fxx will air an edited version of the Creative Arts Emmys ceremony on Sept. 21 at 9 p.m. Et.
HBO's "Behind the Candelabra" unsurprisingly took home a number of awards, while Bob Newhart won his first career Emmy for guest-starring on CBS' "The Big Bang Theory."
Here is the full list of winners:
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series - 2013: Carrie Preston, as Elsbeth Tascioni on "The Good Wife"
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series - 2013: Dan Bucatinsky, as James Novack on "Scandal"
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series - 2013: Melissa Leo, as Laurie on "Louie"
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series - 2013: Bob Newhart, as Arthur Jeffries/Professor Proton...
HBO's "Behind the Candelabra" unsurprisingly took home a number of awards, while Bob Newhart won his first career Emmy for guest-starring on CBS' "The Big Bang Theory."
Here is the full list of winners:
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series - 2013: Carrie Preston, as Elsbeth Tascioni on "The Good Wife"
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series - 2013: Dan Bucatinsky, as James Novack on "Scandal"
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series - 2013: Melissa Leo, as Laurie on "Louie"
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series - 2013: Bob Newhart, as Arthur Jeffries/Professor Proton...
- 9/16/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
If someone were to tell you about a new zombie comedy by a first-time feature director, shot on HD, most likely your thoughts wouldn’t turn to a large-scale adventure starring Woody Harrelson. Yet that’s exactly what Zombieland (now playing from Columbia Pictures) is: a loud, fun major-studio horror/comedy. As you can imagine, it was quite an undertaking for Ruben Fleischer to make this his big-screen debut—and one everyone around him was wary of.
“With a young director, the natural instinct is to question what they’re doing, especially when they’re dealing with people who are so experienced,” says Fleischer, whose background is largely in television. “There’s a degree of taking on the role of director, and you’ve got to step into those boots. I’m not the most confident or outgoing person in the day-to-day, but when you’re in charge of a...
“With a young director, the natural instinct is to question what they’re doing, especially when they’re dealing with people who are so experienced,” says Fleischer, whose background is largely in television. “There’s a degree of taking on the role of director, and you’ve got to step into those boots. I’m not the most confident or outgoing person in the day-to-day, but when you’re in charge of a...
- 10/2/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Samuel Zimmerman)
- Fangoria
It's only fitting that the first thing you see in Zombieland is a small American flag--just like the one in the opening of George Romero's Night Of The Living Dead, because it's a fun exploration of the entire Living Dead genre as a coming of age movie.
Zombieland plays like an alternate adventure taking place in the universe of Zack Snyder's Dawn Of The Dead. Fast zombies are the order of the day and we learn via flashback that fat people were the first ones to go. The opening credits neatly encapsulate the end of society as the zombie virus spreads.
Nerdy, virginal "Columbus" (Jesse Eisenberg) stays alive through his anal retentive series of rules, such as "Cardio", so you can outrun sprinting zombies and "Avoid Bathrooms"--because the undead like to hide in there. His rule "Don't be a hero" is especially good--because every hero in a Romero...
Zombieland plays like an alternate adventure taking place in the universe of Zack Snyder's Dawn Of The Dead. Fast zombies are the order of the day and we learn via flashback that fat people were the first ones to go. The opening credits neatly encapsulate the end of society as the zombie virus spreads.
Nerdy, virginal "Columbus" (Jesse Eisenberg) stays alive through his anal retentive series of rules, such as "Cardio", so you can outrun sprinting zombies and "Avoid Bathrooms"--because the undead like to hide in there. His rule "Don't be a hero" is especially good--because every hero in a Romero...
- 10/2/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Pat Jankiewicz)
- Fangoria
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