Sam Mendes to Direct Four-Film Beatles Biopic Releasing in 2027
Like a chimera of any intelligent person's least-favorite storytelling models, we are (in the sense of a diagnosis) finally seeing the cinematic universe inter...
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TIFF Review: Empire of Light Recalls the Magic of Better Movies
Any movie about the value of movies should be met with a healthy level of skepticism. There’s the obvious amount of self-satisfaction involved (maybe it’s just...
Olivia Colman Believes in the Power of Cinema in First Teaser for Sam Mendes’ Empire of Light
Following up his World War I epic 1917, director Sam Mendes is jumping about 70 years in the future for Empire of Light, a 1980s-set tale about the power of ci...
Sam Mendes and Roger Deakins Reteam for Empire of Light Starring Olivia Colman
Since his Oscar-winning work in 1917, cinematographer Roger Deakins has been keeping busy on his stellar podcast but had yet to announce a follow-up project––u...
Watch a 2.5-Hour Talk with Bong Joon Ho, Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, Taika Waititi & Sam Mendes
It's one of the best moments of award season. No, not the Oscars this weekend. Rather, the Directors Guild of America has shared their extensive, 2-hour, 41-mi...
The Film Stage Show Ep. 381 – 1917
Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Michael Snydel, and Bill Graham are joined by Robyn Bahr to discuss Sam ...
‘1917’ Review: Sam Mendes Crafts a Stirring Single-Take World War I Epic
War is a cataclysm that scars everything in its proximity. From the bodies and psyches of the people who must fight in it, to the towns and cities that happen ...