With 11 feature films, six live-action series, nine animated series — and, lest we forget, one holiday special — the original “Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope” is starting to feel like it was a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. “Ahsoka” occupies an interesting spot at the nexus of “Star Wars” storytelling from the past couple decades, though.
The Disney+ series acts as a bridge between the worlds of Dave Filoni’s work on the excellent animated “Rebels” and the innovative technical approach to “The Mandalorian.” Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson), former apprentice to Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen), may have the challenge of trying to preserve the galaxy in the face of sinister threats from Morgan Elsbeth (Diana Lee Inosanto) and others, but “Ahsoka” has the challenge of blending templates set in animation with the demands of live-action — and pushing both forward, as the show takes Ahsoka and the...
The Disney+ series acts as a bridge between the worlds of Dave Filoni’s work on the excellent animated “Rebels” and the innovative technical approach to “The Mandalorian.” Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson), former apprentice to Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen), may have the challenge of trying to preserve the galaxy in the face of sinister threats from Morgan Elsbeth (Diana Lee Inosanto) and others, but “Ahsoka” has the challenge of blending templates set in animation with the demands of live-action — and pushing both forward, as the show takes Ahsoka and the...
- 5/15/2024
- by Sarah Shachat
- Indiewire
Poor Things, Oppenheimer and Saltburn won Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800) Awards in the categories for fantasy, period and contemporary live action features, respectively, at the 28th Adg Awards, which were handed out Saturday at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Ovation Hollywood.
Poor Things and Oppenheimer are additionally nominated for the Oscar in production design, alongside Barbie, Killers of the Flower Moon and Napoleon, which were also Adg nominated in their respective categories.
Over the past five years, the winner of the Adg’s period film prize has gone on to win the Oscar for production design twice: In 2020, for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and in 2021, for Mank. During that time, the production design Oscar went to the winner of the fantasy category twice, in 2019, for Black Panther, and 2022, for Dune. A year ago, eventual Oscar winner All Quiet on the Western Front was nominated in the period...
Poor Things and Oppenheimer are additionally nominated for the Oscar in production design, alongside Barbie, Killers of the Flower Moon and Napoleon, which were also Adg nominated in their respective categories.
Over the past five years, the winner of the Adg’s period film prize has gone on to win the Oscar for production design twice: In 2020, for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and in 2021, for Mank. During that time, the production design Oscar went to the winner of the fantasy category twice, in 2019, for Black Panther, and 2022, for Dune. A year ago, eventual Oscar winner All Quiet on the Western Front was nominated in the period...
- 2/11/2024
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Production design Oscar nominees “Barbie,” “Poor Things,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Oppenheimer,” “Napoleon” all competed for the 28th Art Directors Guild Awards February 10 at Ovation Hollywood’s Ray Dolby Ballroom. “Poor Things” prevailed over “Barbie” for fantasy, and is now in the driver’s seat to win the Oscar. Throughout the season, it has been a race between these two big feminist films constructed around rebirth and unconventional world-building.
Meanwhile, “Oppenheimer” took period honors over “Asteroid City,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Maestro,” and “Napoleon.” Contemporary winner “Saltburn,” though, is not in the Oscar running. The animated feature winner was “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.”
The TV winners for one-hour period, fantasy, and contemporary were “The Great,” “The Last of Us,” and “Succession.” Movie or limited series went to “Beef,” and the half-hour series winner was “Reservation Dogs.”
As previously announced, the Adg Awards honored Mimi Leder (Apple TV’s...
Meanwhile, “Oppenheimer” took period honors over “Asteroid City,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Maestro,” and “Napoleon.” Contemporary winner “Saltburn,” though, is not in the Oscar running. The animated feature winner was “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.”
The TV winners for one-hour period, fantasy, and contemporary were “The Great,” “The Last of Us,” and “Succession.” Movie or limited series went to “Beef,” and the half-hour series winner was “Reservation Dogs.”
As previously announced, the Adg Awards honored Mimi Leder (Apple TV’s...
- 2/11/2024
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
“Saltburn,” “Oppenheimer” and “Poor Things” were among the winners at the 28th Annual Art Director’s Guild Awards which took place in Hollywood on Saturday evening.
Hosted by Max Greenfield, the Adg Awards celebrated outstanding production design in theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, animated features and music videos.
“Poor Things” production designers Shona Heath and James Price drew visual references ranging from the paintings of French futurist Albert Robida to Francis Ford Coppola’s “Dracula” to build Yorgos Lanthimos’ extraordinary sets.
In “Oppenheimer,” Ruth De Jong built Los Alamos from the ground up. But her most challenging task came when she had to build the Oval Office for the film’s third act. Working with supervising art director, Samantha Englander, the two had floated the idea of finding a pre-existing build of the Oval Office. They looked no further than HBO’s beloved political satire “Veep.” Not only was “Veep...
Hosted by Max Greenfield, the Adg Awards celebrated outstanding production design in theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, animated features and music videos.
“Poor Things” production designers Shona Heath and James Price drew visual references ranging from the paintings of French futurist Albert Robida to Francis Ford Coppola’s “Dracula” to build Yorgos Lanthimos’ extraordinary sets.
In “Oppenheimer,” Ruth De Jong built Los Alamos from the ground up. But her most challenging task came when she had to build the Oval Office for the film’s third act. Working with supervising art director, Samantha Englander, the two had floated the idea of finding a pre-existing build of the Oval Office. They looked no further than HBO’s beloved political satire “Veep.” Not only was “Veep...
- 2/11/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay and Jaden Thompson
- Variety Film + TV
The 2024 Art Directors Guild nominations have been unveiled, mirroring the Oscars shortlists for crafts thus far.
The 28th annual Excellence in Production Design Awards celebrates production design achievements in theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos, and animated feature films. The 2024 Adg Awards winners will be announced at a ceremony on February 10 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom, Ovation Hollywood, with Emmy-nominated actor and comedian Max Greenfield hosting.
As previously announced, legendary production designer Lawrence G. Paull will be inducted into the Adg Hall of Fame as part of the ceremony.
“It’s our honor and privilege to gather the guild to recognize the excellence among our members,” award show producers Michael Allen Glover, Adg and Megan Elizabeth Bell, Adg said in a joint statement.
In the Period Feature Film category, Wes Anderson’s lush “Asteroid City” is up against Martin Scorsese’s gritty “Killers of the Flower Moon,” with...
The 28th annual Excellence in Production Design Awards celebrates production design achievements in theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos, and animated feature films. The 2024 Adg Awards winners will be announced at a ceremony on February 10 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom, Ovation Hollywood, with Emmy-nominated actor and comedian Max Greenfield hosting.
As previously announced, legendary production designer Lawrence G. Paull will be inducted into the Adg Hall of Fame as part of the ceremony.
“It’s our honor and privilege to gather the guild to recognize the excellence among our members,” award show producers Michael Allen Glover, Adg and Megan Elizabeth Bell, Adg said in a joint statement.
In the Period Feature Film category, Wes Anderson’s lush “Asteroid City” is up against Martin Scorsese’s gritty “Killers of the Flower Moon,” with...
- 1/9/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The Art Directors Guild has unveiled nominations for its 28th annual Excellence in Production Design Awards, which celebrate the year’s best achievements in theatrical motion pictures, TV, commercials, music videos and animated features. See the full list below.
The guild divides its top film prizes into Fantasy, Period and Contemporary Feature categories. Since the trophy show launched in 1996, the winner of one of those has gone on to win the Art Direction/Production Design Oscar in 18 of the 27 years. It had a run of nine in a row snapped last year, when All Quiet on the Western Front went on to score the Academy Award after the Art Directors lauded Everything Everywhere All at Once (Fantasy), Babylon (Period) and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Contemporary).
Winners will be announced February 10 at Ovation Hollywood’s Ray Dolby Ballroom. The late production designer Lawrence G. Paull, a Blade Runner Oscar...
The guild divides its top film prizes into Fantasy, Period and Contemporary Feature categories. Since the trophy show launched in 1996, the winner of one of those has gone on to win the Art Direction/Production Design Oscar in 18 of the 27 years. It had a run of nine in a row snapped last year, when All Quiet on the Western Front went on to score the Academy Award after the Art Directors lauded Everything Everywhere All at Once (Fantasy), Babylon (Period) and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Contemporary).
Winners will be announced February 10 at Ovation Hollywood’s Ray Dolby Ballroom. The late production designer Lawrence G. Paull, a Blade Runner Oscar...
- 1/9/2024
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
“Saltburn,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Asteroid City,” “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” are among the films singled out for excellence by the Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800).
The guild announced the nominations for its 28th Excellence in Production Design Awards in motion pictures, television, commercial and music video categories.
Adg Awards winners will be announced at a ceremony on Feb. 10 at Ovation Hollywood’s Ray Dolby Ballroom. Max Greenfield will host the ceremony.
“It’s our honor and privilege to gather the guild to recognize the excellence among our members,” says award show producers Michael Allen Glover, Adg and Megan Elizabeth Bell, Adg in a joint statement.
The Adg divides live-action features into three categories. “Asteroid City,” “Killers of the Flower Moon”
“Maestro,” “Napoleon” and “Oppenheimer” were nominated in the period feature film category.
“Barbie,” “The Creator,” “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” “Poor Things” and “Wonka” led the fantasy film category.
The guild announced the nominations for its 28th Excellence in Production Design Awards in motion pictures, television, commercial and music video categories.
Adg Awards winners will be announced at a ceremony on Feb. 10 at Ovation Hollywood’s Ray Dolby Ballroom. Max Greenfield will host the ceremony.
“It’s our honor and privilege to gather the guild to recognize the excellence among our members,” says award show producers Michael Allen Glover, Adg and Megan Elizabeth Bell, Adg in a joint statement.
The Adg divides live-action features into three categories. “Asteroid City,” “Killers of the Flower Moon”
“Maestro,” “Napoleon” and “Oppenheimer” were nominated in the period feature film category.
“Barbie,” “The Creator,” “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” “Poor Things” and “Wonka” led the fantasy film category.
- 1/9/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
The Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800) has revealed the nominations for its 28th annual Excellence in Production Design Awards, which will be handed out Feb. 10 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Ovation Hollywood.
The production designers on Asteroid City, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, Napoleon and Oppenheimer were nominated in the category for a period movie. For a fantasy film, the nominees are Barbie, The Creator, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Poor Things and Wonka. And the Adg chose Beau is Afraid, John Wick: Chapter 4, The Killer, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One and Saltburn as its contemporary film noms.
Over the past five years, the winner of the Adg’s period film prize has gone on to win the Oscar for production design twice: In 2020, for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and in 2021 for Mank. The production design Oscar went to the winner of...
The production designers on Asteroid City, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, Napoleon and Oppenheimer were nominated in the category for a period movie. For a fantasy film, the nominees are Barbie, The Creator, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Poor Things and Wonka. And the Adg chose Beau is Afraid, John Wick: Chapter 4, The Killer, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One and Saltburn as its contemporary film noms.
Over the past five years, the winner of the Adg’s period film prize has gone on to win the Oscar for production design twice: In 2020, for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and in 2021 for Mank. The production design Oscar went to the winner of...
- 1/9/2024
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Curated by the IndieWire Crafts team, Craft Considerations is a platform for filmmakers to talk about recent work we believe is worthy of awards consideration. In partnership with Disney+, for this edition we look at how costume designer Shawna Trpcic, production designers Andrew L. Jones and Doug Chiang, and directors of photography Matthew Jensen and Baz Idoine pushed the world-building of the Star Wars series “The Mandalorian” in its second season.
If there are two skills that define the crafts team assembled by series creator Jon Favreau, it’s how they simultaneously look to the past and the future in designing the story of the Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal). Led by concept artwork by production designer Doug Chiang, who came up under George Lucas, the series is steeped in the philosophy of how to graphically tell story of new, far-off, fictional worlds.
“This goes back to sort of the classic idea from George Lucas,...
If there are two skills that define the crafts team assembled by series creator Jon Favreau, it’s how they simultaneously look to the past and the future in designing the story of the Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal). Led by concept artwork by production designer Doug Chiang, who came up under George Lucas, the series is steeped in the philosophy of how to graphically tell story of new, far-off, fictional worlds.
“This goes back to sort of the classic idea from George Lucas,...
- 8/24/2021
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
The Mandalorian (Disney+)
Production designer Doug Chiang began to plan the forest planet Corvus, a virtual environment, early on with executive producer Dave Filoni, who also directed the episode titled “The Jedi.” “Unfortunately, we had fires in Northern California, and some of them were very close to Dave’s home,” Chiang says. “That drew the inspiration in terms of this desolate landscape.” Adds production designer Andrew L. Jones: “We did actually go out to the burned forests around Los Angeles to get samples and scan them. It’s a terrible, terrible situation, but it inspired ...
Production designer Doug Chiang began to plan the forest planet Corvus, a virtual environment, early on with executive producer Dave Filoni, who also directed the episode titled “The Jedi.” “Unfortunately, we had fires in Northern California, and some of them were very close to Dave’s home,” Chiang says. “That drew the inspiration in terms of this desolate landscape.” Adds production designer Andrew L. Jones: “We did actually go out to the burned forests around Los Angeles to get samples and scan them. It’s a terrible, terrible situation, but it inspired ...
The Mandalorian (Disney+)
Production designer Doug Chiang began to plan the forest planet Corvus, a virtual environment, early on with executive producer Dave Filoni, who also directed the episode titled “The Jedi.” “Unfortunately, we had fires in Northern California, and some of them were very close to Dave’s home,” Chiang says. “That drew the inspiration in terms of this desolate landscape.” Adds production designer Andrew L. Jones: “We did actually go out to the burned forests around Los Angeles to get samples and scan them. It’s a terrible, terrible situation, but it inspired ...
Production designer Doug Chiang began to plan the forest planet Corvus, a virtual environment, early on with executive producer Dave Filoni, who also directed the episode titled “The Jedi.” “Unfortunately, we had fires in Northern California, and some of them were very close to Dave’s home,” Chiang says. “That drew the inspiration in terms of this desolate landscape.” Adds production designer Andrew L. Jones: “We did actually go out to the burned forests around Los Angeles to get samples and scan them. It’s a terrible, terrible situation, but it inspired ...
Visual effects supervisor Richard Bluff and production designers Andrew L. Jones and Doug Chiang discuss the making of season two of Lucasfilm’s Disney+ series The Mandalorian in a new episode of The Hollywood Reporter‘s Behind the Screen podcast.
The Star Wars series earned a remarkable 24 Emmy nominations this season, including nominations for its production design and visual effects. Bluff and Jones won Emmys a year ago for these crafts.
Visual effects and production design veteran Doug Chiang is a 1993 Oscar winner, for the VFX in Death Becomes Her.
In this episode, the trio discuss the making of season 2, including use ...
The Star Wars series earned a remarkable 24 Emmy nominations this season, including nominations for its production design and visual effects. Bluff and Jones won Emmys a year ago for these crafts.
Visual effects and production design veteran Doug Chiang is a 1993 Oscar winner, for the VFX in Death Becomes Her.
In this episode, the trio discuss the making of season 2, including use ...
- 7/29/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Visual effects supervisor Richard Bluff and production designers Andrew L. Jones and Doug Chiang discuss the making of season two of Lucasfilm’s Disney+ series The Mandalorian in a new episode of The Hollywood Reporter‘s Behind the Screen podcast.
The Star Wars series earned a remarkable 24 Emmy nominations this season, including nominations for its production design and visual effects. Bluff and Jones won Emmys a year ago for these crafts.
Visual effects and production design veteran Doug Chiang is a 1993 Oscar winner, for the VFX in Death Becomes Her.
In this episode, the trio discuss the making of season 2, including use ...
The Star Wars series earned a remarkable 24 Emmy nominations this season, including nominations for its production design and visual effects. Bluff and Jones won Emmys a year ago for these crafts.
Visual effects and production design veteran Doug Chiang is a 1993 Oscar winner, for the VFX in Death Becomes Her.
In this episode, the trio discuss the making of season 2, including use ...
- 7/29/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
David Fincher’s “Mank,” Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet,” Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods,” and Pete Docter’s “Soul” were the big film winners at the 25th annual Art Directors Guild Awards Saturday evening, taking production design honors for period, fantasy, contemporary, and animated feature, respectively. Additionally, “The Mandalorian,” “Ozark,” and “The Queen’s Gambit” were among the TV winners at the ceremony, which bodes well for “The Mandalorian” and “The Queen’s Gambit’s” Emmy prospects in the craft category.
The annual awards fete the finest production design in movies, TV, commercials, music videos, and animated features in 12 categories.
The monochromatic “Mank” is the only film that took home an Adg award that is competing for Best Picture. Pixar’s “Soul” is the favorite for Best Animated Feature. Other Adg nominees included Oscar hopefuls “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “The Trial of the Chicago 7.”
In terms of the Oscar race,...
The annual awards fete the finest production design in movies, TV, commercials, music videos, and animated features in 12 categories.
The monochromatic “Mank” is the only film that took home an Adg award that is competing for Best Picture. Pixar’s “Soul” is the favorite for Best Animated Feature. Other Adg nominees included Oscar hopefuls “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “The Trial of the Chicago 7.”
In terms of the Oscar race,...
- 4/11/2021
- by Bill Desowitz and Chris Lindahl
- Indiewire
David Fincher’s “Mank” and Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” were among the winners at the Art Directors Guild Awards on Saturday night — both are also Oscar nominees for best production design.
In a hybrid ceremony, the Adg (IATSE Local 800) awarded 11 categories across television, film, music videos and commercials.
Other winners included, “Da 5 Bloods” (Wynn Thomas), and “Soul” (Steve Pilcher).
In the television category, “The Mandalorian: Chapter 13: The Jedi,” “The Queen’s Gambit,” and “What We Do in the Shadows: Resurrection” were all recognized.
Comedian Jb Smoove, co-star of HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” served as the evening’s host, entertaining a global audience. Nelson Coates, Adg president, and Mark Worthington, art directors council chair, presided over the awards ceremony.
“I’m grateful we were able to share our open awards event with all of our members, their families, friends, and coworkers this year,” producer Scott Moses said. “The show...
In a hybrid ceremony, the Adg (IATSE Local 800) awarded 11 categories across television, film, music videos and commercials.
Other winners included, “Da 5 Bloods” (Wynn Thomas), and “Soul” (Steve Pilcher).
In the television category, “The Mandalorian: Chapter 13: The Jedi,” “The Queen’s Gambit,” and “What We Do in the Shadows: Resurrection” were all recognized.
Comedian Jb Smoove, co-star of HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” served as the evening’s host, entertaining a global audience. Nelson Coates, Adg president, and Mark Worthington, art directors council chair, presided over the awards ceremony.
“I’m grateful we were able to share our open awards event with all of our members, their families, friends, and coworkers this year,” producer Scott Moses said. “The show...
- 4/11/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
“Mank,” “Tenet,” “Da 5 Bloods” and “Soul” have won the feature-film awards at the 25th annual Art Directors Guild Awards, which were handed out in a virtual ceremony on Saturday.
“Mank” won in the period-film category, the Adg category that most closely corresponds to the Oscar for Best Production Design. “Tenet” won in the fantasy category, “Da 5 Bloods” in the contemporary category and “Soul” in the animated category.
In the 14 years since the current Adg categories were established, the winner in the period category has gone on to win the Oscar for Best Production Design six times, the fantasy winner has taken the Oscar four times, and the contemporary winner has won the Oscar once. In all but three of those years, the Oscar has gone to one of the Adg winners.
“Mank” and “Tenet” are both nominated for the Best Production Design Oscar; “Da 5 Bloods” and “Soul” are not.
“Mank” won in the period-film category, the Adg category that most closely corresponds to the Oscar for Best Production Design. “Tenet” won in the fantasy category, “Da 5 Bloods” in the contemporary category and “Soul” in the animated category.
In the 14 years since the current Adg categories were established, the winner in the period category has gone on to win the Oscar for Best Production Design six times, the fantasy winner has taken the Oscar four times, and the contemporary winner has won the Oscar once. In all but three of those years, the Oscar has gone to one of the Adg winners.
“Mank” and “Tenet” are both nominated for the Best Production Design Oscar; “Da 5 Bloods” and “Soul” are not.
- 4/11/2021
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The 25th Annual Art Director’s Guild Awards took place tonight as a reimagined virtual show, with Mank,, Tenet and Da 5 Bloods taking home top film honors.
Hosted by Curb Your Enthusiasm’s J.B. Smoove, the event celebrates outstanding production design in theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, animated features and music videos. For all the winners and nominees, see the list at the bottom of this post.
Ryan Murphy received Cinematic Imagery Award honoring his work reflecting the highest quality of production design. The award was presented by Matt Bomer, star of many of Murphy’s shows including Boys in the Band.
Other presenters included Jordi Molla (Jack Ryan); Nicco Annan (P-Valley); Tyra Banks; Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm), Aasif Mandvi (Evil); Jenna Elfman (Fear the Walking Dead) and Brian Tee (Chicago Med).
Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented to Emmy-winning production designer Stuart Wurtzel (Ad), set designer Martha Johnston (Sdmm...
Hosted by Curb Your Enthusiasm’s J.B. Smoove, the event celebrates outstanding production design in theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, animated features and music videos. For all the winners and nominees, see the list at the bottom of this post.
Ryan Murphy received Cinematic Imagery Award honoring his work reflecting the highest quality of production design. The award was presented by Matt Bomer, star of many of Murphy’s shows including Boys in the Band.
Other presenters included Jordi Molla (Jack Ryan); Nicco Annan (P-Valley); Tyra Banks; Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm), Aasif Mandvi (Evil); Jenna Elfman (Fear the Walking Dead) and Brian Tee (Chicago Med).
Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented to Emmy-winning production designer Stuart Wurtzel (Ad), set designer Martha Johnston (Sdmm...
- 4/10/2021
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
The Art Directors Guild announced the nominations for the 25th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards on Thursday, honoring the finest production design in theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos, and animation features.
Among the nominees for film are Oscar hopefuls “Mank,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” and “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” with TV accolades including “The Mandalorian,” “The Queen’s Gambit,” and “What We Do in the Shadows.”
Netflix was the big winner grabbing seven Adg nominations, including three period dramas; one fantasy film (George Clooney’s “The Midnight Sky”); and three contemporary films.
Also making the cut were Christopher Nolan’s time-inversion spy thriller, “Tenet” (production designed by five-time Oscar nominee Nathan Crowley), and two surprises: Emerald Fennell’s Oscar buzzy revenge black comedy, “Promising Young Woman,” which scored a contemporary Adg nomination, and Matteo Garron’s period “Pinocchio” Gothic re-imagining, which scored for period.
Also being honored is Ryan Murphy,...
Among the nominees for film are Oscar hopefuls “Mank,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” and “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” with TV accolades including “The Mandalorian,” “The Queen’s Gambit,” and “What We Do in the Shadows.”
Netflix was the big winner grabbing seven Adg nominations, including three period dramas; one fantasy film (George Clooney’s “The Midnight Sky”); and three contemporary films.
Also making the cut were Christopher Nolan’s time-inversion spy thriller, “Tenet” (production designed by five-time Oscar nominee Nathan Crowley), and two surprises: Emerald Fennell’s Oscar buzzy revenge black comedy, “Promising Young Woman,” which scored a contemporary Adg nomination, and Matteo Garron’s period “Pinocchio” Gothic re-imagining, which scored for period.
Also being honored is Ryan Murphy,...
- 2/25/2021
- by Libby Hill and Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
The Art Directors Guild has unveiled nominations for its 25th annual Excellence in Production Design Awards, which celebrate the year’s best achievements in theatrical motion pictures, TV, commercials, music videos and animated features. Winners will be announced April 10 during a virtual ceremony.
Last year, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Avengers: Endgame and Parasite were the big film winners in the Period, Fantasy and Contemporary categories, respectively, with Hollywood going on to take the Production Design Oscar. TV winners included The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Cherrnobyl, The Big Bang Theory, Russian Doll, The Umbrella Academy and Drunk History.
As previously announced, Ryan Murphy will receive the group’s Cinematic Imagery Award. The Adg Lifetime Achievement Awards, annually presented to outstanding individuals in each of the guild’s four crafts, and will be announced shortly.
With today’s nominations out, online balloting will now be held March 11-April 7.
Here’ the list...
Last year, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Avengers: Endgame and Parasite were the big film winners in the Period, Fantasy and Contemporary categories, respectively, with Hollywood going on to take the Production Design Oscar. TV winners included The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Cherrnobyl, The Big Bang Theory, Russian Doll, The Umbrella Academy and Drunk History.
As previously announced, Ryan Murphy will receive the group’s Cinematic Imagery Award. The Adg Lifetime Achievement Awards, annually presented to outstanding individuals in each of the guild’s four crafts, and will be announced shortly.
With today’s nominations out, online balloting will now be held March 11-April 7.
Here’ the list...
- 2/25/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
“Mank,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “Mulan,” “News of the World” and “The Trial of the Chicago 7” have been nominated in the Art Directors Guild Awards’ period-film category, the Adg category that most closely corresponds to the Academy Award for Best Production Design.
In the Adg’s fantasy-film category, which often supplies one or two Oscar nominees, the guild singled out “Birds of Prey,” “Pinocchio,” “Tenet,” “The Midnight Sky” and “Wonder Woman 1984.”
Nominees in the contemporary category, which last year included Oscar nominee “Parasite,” were “Da 5 Bloods,” “I’m Thinking of Ending Things,” “Palm Springs,” “Promising Young Woman” and “The Prom.”
In the television categories, nominees included episodes of “Lovecraft Country,” “The Crown,” “The Mandalorian,” “The Flight Attendant” and “Utopia” in the one-hour categories; “Emily in Paris,” “Space Force,” “What We Do in the Shadows,” “The Neighborhood” and “Will & Grace” in the half-hour categories; and “Fargo,” “Hollywood...
In the Adg’s fantasy-film category, which often supplies one or two Oscar nominees, the guild singled out “Birds of Prey,” “Pinocchio,” “Tenet,” “The Midnight Sky” and “Wonder Woman 1984.”
Nominees in the contemporary category, which last year included Oscar nominee “Parasite,” were “Da 5 Bloods,” “I’m Thinking of Ending Things,” “Palm Springs,” “Promising Young Woman” and “The Prom.”
In the television categories, nominees included episodes of “Lovecraft Country,” “The Crown,” “The Mandalorian,” “The Flight Attendant” and “Utopia” in the one-hour categories; “Emily in Paris,” “Space Force,” “What We Do in the Shadows,” “The Neighborhood” and “Will & Grace” in the half-hour categories; and “Fargo,” “Hollywood...
- 2/25/2021
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
“Mank, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “Tenet” are among the top films recognized for excellence in production design in the 25th annual Art Directors Guild nominations.
On Thursday, the Adg announced nominations for this year’s awards show, which will be held April 10 in a virtual ceremony, breaking with tradition in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Mank,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “Mulan” landed nominations in the Period Feature Film category, and “Birds of Prey,” “Pinocchio” and “Wonder Woman 1984” earned recognition in Fantasy Feature Film.
Missing out were Oscar contenders “Emma,” “The Personal History of David Copperfield” and “One Night in Miami.”
As previously announced, multiple award-winning writer-director-producer Ryan Murphy, whose film and television shows have consistently reflected the highest quality of production design, will receive the esteemed Cinematic Imagery Award.
See the full list of nominations for film and TV below.
Period Feature Film
“Mank” ( Donald Graham Burt...
On Thursday, the Adg announced nominations for this year’s awards show, which will be held April 10 in a virtual ceremony, breaking with tradition in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Mank,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “Mulan” landed nominations in the Period Feature Film category, and “Birds of Prey,” “Pinocchio” and “Wonder Woman 1984” earned recognition in Fantasy Feature Film.
Missing out were Oscar contenders “Emma,” “The Personal History of David Copperfield” and “One Night in Miami.”
As previously announced, multiple award-winning writer-director-producer Ryan Murphy, whose film and television shows have consistently reflected the highest quality of production design, will receive the esteemed Cinematic Imagery Award.
See the full list of nominations for film and TV below.
Period Feature Film
“Mank” ( Donald Graham Burt...
- 2/25/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Boba Fett’s Slave I is among the coolest ships in the Star Wars canon. Originally designed by The Empire Strikes Back art director Nilo Rodis-Jamero, he explained in interviews that the craft’s unique look was based on a radar dish. In-universe, it’s a modified Firespray-31 attack craft that was stolen by Jango Fett and kitted out with all manner of advanced weaponry. After Jango’s death, it was passed down to Boba and played a major role in The Mandalorian‘s second season, becoming the gang’s main ride after the Razor Crest was destroyed.
But there’s long been a big question about the ship and how it functions. Slave I flies vertically and lands horizontally and we’ve seen that the pilot is sitting up when flying. So, when it lands, is the inside of the ship now on its side? Attack of the Clones...
But there’s long been a big question about the ship and how it functions. Slave I flies vertically and lands horizontally and we’ve seen that the pilot is sitting up when flying. So, when it lands, is the inside of the ship now on its side? Attack of the Clones...
- 12/29/2020
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
Regina King’s Angela/Sister Night and Baby Yoda were the two pillars of success this Emmy season. So it was no surprise that “Watchmen” and “The Mandalorian” were the biggest craft winners at the Creative Arts Emmys, splitting seven awards apiece — and deservedly so, considering their bold and innovative work, which transcended their superhero and sci-fi trappings.
Damon Lindelof’s zeitgeist-grabbing “Watchmen” was a powerful “remix” of the famed ’80s graphic novel using the Tulsa massacre as a catalyst for excavating the generational sweep of racism and police brutality. HBO’s limited series award winner scored for Gregory Middleton’s cinematography, Sharen Davis and Valerie Zielonka’s fantasy/sci-fi costumes, Henk Van Eeghen’s editing, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ original limited series score, and sound editing, sound mixing, and casting.
“The Mandalorian,” Jon Favreau’s breakout “Star Wars” hit for Disney+, cleverly melded the samurai and western, propelled...
Damon Lindelof’s zeitgeist-grabbing “Watchmen” was a powerful “remix” of the famed ’80s graphic novel using the Tulsa massacre as a catalyst for excavating the generational sweep of racism and police brutality. HBO’s limited series award winner scored for Gregory Middleton’s cinematography, Sharen Davis and Valerie Zielonka’s fantasy/sci-fi costumes, Henk Van Eeghen’s editing, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ original limited series score, and sound editing, sound mixing, and casting.
“The Mandalorian,” Jon Favreau’s breakout “Star Wars” hit for Disney+, cleverly melded the samurai and western, propelled...
- 9/21/2020
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
The third round of Creative Arts Emmy Awards were handed out on Wednesday, honoring winners in scripted categories including cinematography, hairstyling, costumes and visual effects.
Disney+ was the night’s big winner, picking up five awards for the first season of “The Mandalorian,” for visual effects, cinematography, production design and sound editing and mixing. Other winners included HBO’s “Watchmen,” Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” Netflix’s “Stranger Things” and CBS All Access’ “Star Trek: Picard.”
Hosted by “Nailed It’s” Nicole Byer, Wednesday’s ceremony was the third of four online Creative Arts Emmys ceremonies this week, which will be followed by a fifth live broadcast on Fxx on Saturday. The week will culminate in the Primetime Emmy Awards broadcast on ABC this Sunday, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.
See the list of Wednesday’s winners below and see the reality and nonfiction winners from Monday night here, and the...
Disney+ was the night’s big winner, picking up five awards for the first season of “The Mandalorian,” for visual effects, cinematography, production design and sound editing and mixing. Other winners included HBO’s “Watchmen,” Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” Netflix’s “Stranger Things” and CBS All Access’ “Star Trek: Picard.”
Hosted by “Nailed It’s” Nicole Byer, Wednesday’s ceremony was the third of four online Creative Arts Emmys ceremonies this week, which will be followed by a fifth live broadcast on Fxx on Saturday. The week will culminate in the Primetime Emmy Awards broadcast on ABC this Sunday, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.
See the list of Wednesday’s winners below and see the reality and nonfiction winners from Monday night here, and the...
- 9/17/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Giancarlo Esposito shocked many Emmy pundits when he landed dual nominations this year. His Drama Supporting Actor bid is for Emmy stalwart “Better Call Saul,” his second consecutive nom for that show (he has one previous nomination for “Saul” mother series “Breaking Bad” in 2012). But the bigger surprise is his Drama Guest Actor nomination, which is thanks to his work as villainous Moff Gideon on the Disney+ series “The Mandalorian.” He submitted the Season 1 finale, “Chapter 8: Redemption,” for consideration.
The episode picks up with Moff Gideon, former officer of the Empire, having hunted down and trapped Mando/Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and his small band of heroes inside a cantina. Gideon intimidates the survivors with an army of stormtroopers and commands them to surrender. Droid Ig-11 (voice of Taika Waititi) arrives and attacks the troopers providing Djarin and company cover. A deadly battle ensues with Gideon shooting Mando in...
The episode picks up with Moff Gideon, former officer of the Empire, having hunted down and trapped Mando/Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and his small band of heroes inside a cantina. Gideon intimidates the survivors with an army of stormtroopers and commands them to surrender. Droid Ig-11 (voice of Taika Waititi) arrives and attacks the troopers providing Djarin and company cover. A deadly battle ensues with Gideon shooting Mando in...
- 8/25/2020
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
Two new streaming services made impressive debuts in the 2020 Emmy race. Disney+ and Apple TV+ shattered the expectations of naysayers, who worried that the streamers wouldn’t have the snob appeal or reach to register with Emmy voters. The nominations total for each of these freshmen streaming networks bested the previous first year nominations record by streaming services.
Thanks in large part to the massive success of the first ever live action series set in the “Star Wars” universe, Disney+ just had the best first year nomination tally ever for a streaming service. They snagged a total of nineteen nominations, fifteen of which came from the cultural phenomenon “The Mandalorian.” The saga of a lone gunslinger in a galaxy far far away went viral thanks to Baby Yoda memes, but won over TV fans thanks to its western and samurai influenced presentation. It earned a surprise Drama Series bid, a...
Thanks in large part to the massive success of the first ever live action series set in the “Star Wars” universe, Disney+ just had the best first year nomination tally ever for a streaming service. They snagged a total of nineteen nominations, fifteen of which came from the cultural phenomenon “The Mandalorian.” The saga of a lone gunslinger in a galaxy far far away went viral thanks to Baby Yoda memes, but won over TV fans thanks to its western and samurai influenced presentation. It earned a surprise Drama Series bid, a...
- 7/31/2020
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
“It’s a one man journey,” describes composer Ludwig Goransson of the story of “The Mandalorian.” The Oscar winner scored the hit Disney+ series with that lone gunslinger trope in mind and pushed himself to capture an “organic” musical tone. Watch the exclusive video interview above.
As the first streaming series set in the “Star Wars” universe, the pressure was always on for “The Mandalorian.” The classic “Star Wars” trilogy is synonymous with the music of John Williams. “It’s the essence of film score in a way,” suggests Goransson, “when anyone thinks about film music, you think of ‘Star Wars.’” The composer remembers how much of an impact Williams’ score had on him as a kid and reveals that he “put a lot of pressure on myself to give that back to kids today.”
See Andrew L. Jones interview: ‘The Mandalorian’ production designer
Luckily, “The Mandalorian” creator Jon Favreau...
As the first streaming series set in the “Star Wars” universe, the pressure was always on for “The Mandalorian.” The classic “Star Wars” trilogy is synonymous with the music of John Williams. “It’s the essence of film score in a way,” suggests Goransson, “when anyone thinks about film music, you think of ‘Star Wars.’” The composer remembers how much of an impact Williams’ score had on him as a kid and reveals that he “put a lot of pressure on myself to give that back to kids today.”
See Andrew L. Jones interview: ‘The Mandalorian’ production designer
Luckily, “The Mandalorian” creator Jon Favreau...
- 7/1/2020
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
“By the end of it, I had so much respect for the people who did the original film,” confesses “The Mandalorian” production designer Andrew L. Jones. He saw “A New Hope” at age fourteen, a film he believes “broke so much new ground.” The relatively low budget of that first Skywalker tale led to an iconic design aesthetic that Jones uses as a “touchstone” for his hit Disney+ series. Just as with the original film, “The Mandalorian” presented new design obstacles to overcome. Watch the exclusive video interview above.
“The range of looks is certainly a challenge,” admits Jones. Since “The Mandalorian” takes place in the Star Wars universe, a smorgasbord of unique alien worlds and dazzling spacecraft is required. Jones notes that the large scale “is a challenge. We don’t have a large footprint at the studio.” That means that unlike many series which can leave large scenic...
“The range of looks is certainly a challenge,” admits Jones. Since “The Mandalorian” takes place in the Star Wars universe, a smorgasbord of unique alien worlds and dazzling spacecraft is required. Jones notes that the large scale “is a challenge. We don’t have a large footprint at the studio.” That means that unlike many series which can leave large scenic...
- 5/14/2020
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
The 24th annual Art Directors Guild Awards, which honors the best production design in film and television, took place Saturday, February 1. All eyes were on the Period Film category, which this year had four nominees match up with the Oscars for Best Production Design: “The Irishman,” “Jojo Rabbit,” “1917” and “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” The other two Adg period contenders were “Ford v Ferrari” and “Joker,” while the Oscars’ fifth bid went to “Parasite,” which was up for Contemporary Film at the guild. Scroll down to see the full winners list for the 2020 Adg Awards.
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The Art Directors Guild Awards have a great track record predicting the Oscar race for Best Production Design. Throughout the first 23 years of these kudos, the eventual Academy Award winner has always numbered...
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The Art Directors Guild Awards have a great track record predicting the Oscar race for Best Production Design. Throughout the first 23 years of these kudos, the eventual Academy Award winner has always numbered...
- 2/2/2020
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Disney led the pack with eight production design nominations for the 24th annual Art Directors Guild Awards. These included Marvel’s “Avengers: Endgame” and “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” for fantasy, and animation entries “Frozen II,” “Toy Story 4,” and “The Lion King”.
All of the Oscar contenders were well represented, including Bong Joon Ho’s Lafca Best Picture winner, “Parasite,” and period standouts “1917,” Sam Mendes’ innovative, single-shot, World War I thriller, “Joker,” Todd Phillips’ blockbuster origin story, which channeled gritty ’70s New York as Gotham City; Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” which gave a 50-year facelift to Hollywood Blvd.; and Martin Scorsese’s sprawling mob epic, “The Irishman,” which crammed 117 locations for 309 scenes.
Contemporary nominees included Marielle Heller’s “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” Chad Stahelski’s “John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum,” Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out” and Jordan Peele’s “Us.” The other...
All of the Oscar contenders were well represented, including Bong Joon Ho’s Lafca Best Picture winner, “Parasite,” and period standouts “1917,” Sam Mendes’ innovative, single-shot, World War I thriller, “Joker,” Todd Phillips’ blockbuster origin story, which channeled gritty ’70s New York as Gotham City; Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” which gave a 50-year facelift to Hollywood Blvd.; and Martin Scorsese’s sprawling mob epic, “The Irishman,” which crammed 117 locations for 309 scenes.
Contemporary nominees included Marielle Heller’s “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” Chad Stahelski’s “John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum,” Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out” and Jordan Peele’s “Us.” The other...
- 12/9/2019
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
The Art Directors Guild has announced nominations for the 24th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards in theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos and animation features. The nominees include features The Irishman, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Ford v Ferrari, and Game of Thrones, The Mandalorian, The Crown and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on the TV side.
Winners will be honored at the 2020 Awards at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown on Saturday, February 1, 2020. The nominees were announced today by Art Directors Guild President Nelson Coates, Adg, and Awards Producer Scott Moses, Adg. Additional honorees for Cinematic Imagery will be announced at a later date.
As previously announced, Syd Mead will receive the William Cameron Menzies Award. The Adg Lifetime Achievement Awards be presented to Joe Alves, Denis Olsen, Stephen Myles Berger and Jack Johnson. Additional honorees...
Winners will be honored at the 2020 Awards at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown on Saturday, February 1, 2020. The nominees were announced today by Art Directors Guild President Nelson Coates, Adg, and Awards Producer Scott Moses, Adg. Additional honorees for Cinematic Imagery will be announced at a later date.
As previously announced, Syd Mead will receive the William Cameron Menzies Award. The Adg Lifetime Achievement Awards be presented to Joe Alves, Denis Olsen, Stephen Myles Berger and Jack Johnson. Additional honorees...
- 12/9/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The Art Directors Guild has announced its nominations for the 24th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards in theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos and animation features.
Among the films recognized for outstanding production design are James Mangold’s “Ford V Ferrari,” Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman,” and Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.”
“Aladdin,” “Avengers: Endgame,” “Dumbo” and “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” all scored nods in the fantasy film category.
In television, streaming newcomer Disney Plus scored a production design nomination for its freshman season of “The Mandalorian.” HBO’s “Big Little Lies,” “Game of Thrones” and “Veep” also earned nominations in their respective categories.
Syd Mead, the “visual futurist” and concept artist known for his design contributions to science-fiction films such as “Star-Trek: The Motion Picture,” “Aliens,” and “Blade Runner,” has been named the recipient of the William Cameron Menzies Award. The Adg Lifetime...
Among the films recognized for outstanding production design are James Mangold’s “Ford V Ferrari,” Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman,” and Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.”
“Aladdin,” “Avengers: Endgame,” “Dumbo” and “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” all scored nods in the fantasy film category.
In television, streaming newcomer Disney Plus scored a production design nomination for its freshman season of “The Mandalorian.” HBO’s “Big Little Lies,” “Game of Thrones” and “Veep” also earned nominations in their respective categories.
Syd Mead, the “visual futurist” and concept artist known for his design contributions to science-fiction films such as “Star-Trek: The Motion Picture,” “Aliens,” and “Blade Runner,” has been named the recipient of the William Cameron Menzies Award. The Adg Lifetime...
- 12/9/2019
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
“The Irishman,” “Ford v Ferrari,” “Jojo Rabbit,” “Joker,” “1917” and “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” on Monday all nabbed nominations for the Art Directors Guild Awards’ period-film category, the Adg category that most closely corresponds to the Academy Award for Best Production Design.
In the Adg fantasy-film category, which typically supplies one or two Oscar nominees, the guild singled out “Ad Astra,” “Aladdin,” “Avengers: Endgame,” “Dumbo,” “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” and “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.”
Both of those categories were expanded from five to six nominees because of ties.
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Nominees in the contemporary-film category are “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum,” “Knives Out,” “Parasite” and “Us.”
Animated-film nominees are “Abominable,” “Frozen II,” “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World,” “The Lion King” and “Toy Story 4.
In the Adg fantasy-film category, which typically supplies one or two Oscar nominees, the guild singled out “Ad Astra,” “Aladdin,” “Avengers: Endgame,” “Dumbo,” “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” and “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.”
Both of those categories were expanded from five to six nominees because of ties.
Also Read: How 'Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood' Turned Back the Clock on L.A.'s Streets
Nominees in the contemporary-film category are “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum,” “Knives Out,” “Parasite” and “Us.”
Animated-film nominees are “Abominable,” “Frozen II,” “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World,” “The Lion King” and “Toy Story 4.
- 12/9/2019
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Gersh has hired below-the-line talent agent Laura Brokaw from The Skouras Agency and alternative TV agent Stewart Cavanagh. Both will work out of the agency’s expanding Los Angeles office. Brokaw spent the past 13 years at Skouras Agency. Her client list coming with her includes production designers Andrew L. Jones (Robert Stromberg’s Hulu pilot Dawn) and Scott P. Murphy (Season 2 of Daredevil); cinematographers David Ungaro (A Storm In The Stars) and Andrew…...
- 2/24/2016
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: Gersh has hired below-the-line talent agent Laura Brokaw from The Skouras Agency and alternative TV agent Stewart Cavanagh. Both will work out of the agency’s expanding Los Angeles office. Brokaw spent the past 13 years at Skouras Agency. Her client list coming with her includes production designers Andrew L. Jones (Robert Stromberg’s Hulu pilot Dawn) and Scott P. Murphy (Season 2 of Daredevil); cinematographers David Ungaro (A Storm In The Stars) and Andrew…...
- 2/24/2016
- Deadline
Each week we take a look at the good, the bad and the ugly of the home entertainment offerings, reviewing and rating the films and the special features packed onto the discs.
Release of the week
The Place Beyond the Pines
Film
Derek Cianfrance delivers another powerful drama with Ryan Gosling leading us through a tough depiction of the tumultuous relationships of fathers and sons. The discovery of a son he previously had no knowledge of sends Gosling’s tautly constructed lead through a series of robberies to win the trust of his son’s mother. The three act structure is beautifully handled with a simmering tension as thematic lines are set down which the fates of the characters are drawn into. The moral legacy of the film’s early sequences are explored with a precision which results in an emotionally powerful film. Perhaps the best work Cianfrance has delivered so far.
Release of the week
The Place Beyond the Pines
Film
Derek Cianfrance delivers another powerful drama with Ryan Gosling leading us through a tough depiction of the tumultuous relationships of fathers and sons. The discovery of a son he previously had no knowledge of sends Gosling’s tautly constructed lead through a series of robberies to win the trust of his son’s mother. The three act structure is beautifully handled with a simmering tension as thematic lines are set down which the fates of the characters are drawn into. The moral legacy of the film’s early sequences are explored with a precision which results in an emotionally powerful film. Perhaps the best work Cianfrance has delivered so far.
- 8/13/2013
- by Adam Lowes
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Battleship
Review by Andrew Jones
Stars: Taylor Kitsch, Liam Neeson, Brooklyn Decker, Rhianna, Alexander Skarsgård | Written by Erich Hoeber, Jon Hoeber | Directed by Peter Berg
They made it. The movie of the board game we all used to play. Battleship, a simple tactical game of trial and error, is now one of Universal Studios’ summer releases. With Liam Neeson and Rhianna in it. And somehow, at no point in the film is the line “You sunk my battleship” uttered. Restraint? Possibly. But when you look at the 2+hour feature, restraint is the one thing that doesn’t spring to mind. Well, that and subtlety, and recession, austerity, all of that. Because Battleship wears it’s influences on its sleeve. And they include Transformers, the works of Michael Bay, and anything that’s had a heavy dose of CGi to hide cracks in scripts in the past decade.
Taylor Kitsch is Alex Hopper,...
Review by Andrew Jones
Stars: Taylor Kitsch, Liam Neeson, Brooklyn Decker, Rhianna, Alexander Skarsgård | Written by Erich Hoeber, Jon Hoeber | Directed by Peter Berg
They made it. The movie of the board game we all used to play. Battleship, a simple tactical game of trial and error, is now one of Universal Studios’ summer releases. With Liam Neeson and Rhianna in it. And somehow, at no point in the film is the line “You sunk my battleship” uttered. Restraint? Possibly. But when you look at the 2+hour feature, restraint is the one thing that doesn’t spring to mind. Well, that and subtlety, and recession, austerity, all of that. Because Battleship wears it’s influences on its sleeve. And they include Transformers, the works of Michael Bay, and anything that’s had a heavy dose of CGi to hide cracks in scripts in the past decade.
Taylor Kitsch is Alex Hopper,...
- 4/8/2012
- by Guest
- Nerdly
Fright Night 3D
Review by Andrew Jones
Stars: Anton Yelchin, CHristopher Mintz-Plasse, Imogen Poots, Toni Collette, Colin Farrell, David Tennant | Written by Marti Noxon | Directed by Craig Gillespie
Vampires. Dark, sexy, cool, evil. We can forget about Twilight, Fright Night is on the case to remind us that vampires don’t stand around in the day, bare-chested, shimmering and looking depressed, not uttering a single word as their lover looks at them, moping and just as pale. Colin Farrell is the vampiric enemy of Fright Night, a man who looks like a man, who looks like a vampire, one with a hint of True Blood around him, but not Twilight by any means.
Fright Night sees Anton Yelchin as high schooler Charlie, once a nerd with pal Christopher Mintz-Plasse and now one of the cool kids, as shown by hanging out with Dave Franco and dating Imogen Poots, but when...
Review by Andrew Jones
Stars: Anton Yelchin, CHristopher Mintz-Plasse, Imogen Poots, Toni Collette, Colin Farrell, David Tennant | Written by Marti Noxon | Directed by Craig Gillespie
Vampires. Dark, sexy, cool, evil. We can forget about Twilight, Fright Night is on the case to remind us that vampires don’t stand around in the day, bare-chested, shimmering and looking depressed, not uttering a single word as their lover looks at them, moping and just as pale. Colin Farrell is the vampiric enemy of Fright Night, a man who looks like a man, who looks like a vampire, one with a hint of True Blood around him, but not Twilight by any means.
Fright Night sees Anton Yelchin as high schooler Charlie, once a nerd with pal Christopher Mintz-Plasse and now one of the cool kids, as shown by hanging out with Dave Franco and dating Imogen Poots, but when...
- 2/17/2012
- by Guest
- Nerdly
Fright Night 3D
Review by Andrew Jones
Stars: Anton Yelchin, CHristopher Mintz-Plasse, Imogen Poots, Toni Collette, Colin Farrell, David Tennant | Written by Marti Noxon | Directed by Craig Gillespie
Vampires. Dark, sexy, cool, evil. We can forget about Twilight, Fright Night is on the case to remind us that vampires don’t stand around in the day, bare-chested, shimmering and looking depressed, not uttering a single word as their lover looks at them, moping and just as pale. Colin Farrell is the vampiric enemy of Fright Night, a man who looks like a man, who looks like a vampire, one with a hint of True Blood around him, but not Twilight by any means.
Fright Night sees Anton Yelchin as high schooler Charlie, once a nerd with pal Christopher Mintz-Plasse and now one of the cool kids, as shown by hanging out with Dave Franco and dating Imogen Poots, but when...
Review by Andrew Jones
Stars: Anton Yelchin, CHristopher Mintz-Plasse, Imogen Poots, Toni Collette, Colin Farrell, David Tennant | Written by Marti Noxon | Directed by Craig Gillespie
Vampires. Dark, sexy, cool, evil. We can forget about Twilight, Fright Night is on the case to remind us that vampires don’t stand around in the day, bare-chested, shimmering and looking depressed, not uttering a single word as their lover looks at them, moping and just as pale. Colin Farrell is the vampiric enemy of Fright Night, a man who looks like a man, who looks like a vampire, one with a hint of True Blood around him, but not Twilight by any means.
Fright Night sees Anton Yelchin as high schooler Charlie, once a nerd with pal Christopher Mintz-Plasse and now one of the cool kids, as shown by hanging out with Dave Franco and dating Imogen Poots, but when...
- 8/26/2011
- by Guest
- Nerdly
Oscar winners Andrew Jones, Richard Baneham, Christoph Waltz, and Sandra Bullock arrive with guests at the Governors Ball after the 82nd Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, March 7, 2010. Both Jones and Baneham won Oscars for Best Visual Effects for their work on James Cameron sci-fi adventure Avatar. Christoph Waltz won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance as a vicious Nazi in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds. Sandra Bullock won the Best Actress Oscar for her performance in the drama The Blind Side, which turned out to be the biggest sleeper hit of 2009. Last year, Bullock was voted the top box-office attraction in the United States. Photo: Greg Harbaugh [...]...
- 3/10/2010
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
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