#‘Here’ Review: Tom Hanks and Robin Wright Get Boxed in by Banal Story in Robert Zemeckis’ Fixed-Camera Experiment

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There’s something quintessentially American and straight out of Norman Rockwell about centering a survey of multiple generations around the living room, with idealized themes of home and family reinforced by scenes around the Christmas tree or the dining table, fully extended to accommodate the ever-expanding clan at Thanksgiving. But relatable doesn’t always mean interesting, even…

#Donn Cambern, Film Editor on ‘Easy Rider’ and ‘Romancing the Stone,’ Dies at 93

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Donn Cambern, Film Editor on ‘Easy Rider’ and ‘Romancing the Stone,’ Dies at 93 Donn Cambern, the film editor who used his musical background to help make Easy Rider a masterpiece and 15 years later shared an Oscar nomination for cutting Romancing the Stone, has died. He was 93. Cambern died Wednesday at Providence St….

#Back to the Future Gets Light Novel Adaptation in Japan

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“#Back to the Future Gets Light Novel Adaptation in Japan” What’s old is new again, because Back to the Future, the 1985 science fiction comedy film directed and co-written by Robert Zemeckis, is being adapted into a light novel series aimed at children to be published in Japan by Poplar Publishing Co., Ltd. under…

#What Robert Zemeckis Can Teach Us About the Moving Master Shot

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“#What Robert Zemeckis Can Teach Us About the Moving Master Shot” Welcome to The Queue — your daily distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web. Today, we’re watching a video essay about how director Robert Zemeckis is the master of the moving master shot. Let’s be honest, long takes get all the…

#Robert Zemeckis’ ‘The Witches’ Brings Horror to a New Generation

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“#Robert Zemeckis’ ‘The Witches’ Brings Horror to a New Generation” Most millennials seem to have a story about their first time seeing Nicholas Roeg’s 1990 film The Witches, an adaptation of Roald Dahl’s book of the same name. Angelica Huston‘s face-peeling Grand High Witch and her coven’s taste for children’s flesh is indeed the stuff…

#The Witches and What Happened to Robert Zemeckis – /Film

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“#The Witches and What Happened to Robert Zemeckis – /Film” Nine days before Halloween 2020, with very little pomp or ceremony, the streaming service HBO Max released a new adaptation of Roald Dahl’s novel The Witches for the hopeful viewing pleasure of its subscribers. The film boasted Academy-Award winning talent both behind and in front…

#Anne Hathaway’s Tips for Spotting a Witch – /Film

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“#Anne Hathaway’s Tips for Spotting a Witch – /Film” What do you get when you take three of Hollywood’s most creative minds – Robert Zemeckis, Guillermo del Toro, and Kenya Barris – and set them loose on an adaptation of a Roald Dahl novel? Answer: The Witches, Zemeckis’s upcoming take on the story of a…

#’The Witches’ trailer sees Anne Hathaway as Grand High Witch in remake

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“#’The Witches’ trailer sees Anne Hathaway as Grand High Witch in remake” This Grand High Witch is a devil — and looks like she wears Prada. The trailer for the remake of “The Witches,” the beloved 1990 dark comedy about a convention for witches, has dropped, giving a first look at the updated tale directed…

#Robert Zemeckis Film Heads to HBO Max – /Film

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“#Robert Zemeckis Film Heads to HBO Max – /Film” Robert Zemeckis‘ new adaptation of The Witches, based on the beloved 1983 supernatural children’s novel by Roald Dahl, is skipping theaters and heading straight to HBO Max. Originally set to open in theaters on October 9, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic pushed Warner Bros. to take the film off…

#Disney’s ‘Pinocchio’ Remake Will Reunite Robert Zemeckis and Tom Hanks

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“#Disney’s ‘Pinocchio’ Remake Will Reunite Robert Zemeckis and Tom Hanks” Disney’s live-action Pinocchio remake might be a reunion for Robert Zemeckis and Tom Hanks. Zemeckis is attached to helm the film and now a report states that Hanks is being courted to play old Italian puppet-maker Geppetto. This isn’t the first time Hanks’ name has been floated for…