A Monster Calls Archives

Qumra 2019: Oscar Winner Eugenio Caballero On ‘Roma,’ ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ And The “Az-Tech” Approach To Production Design

March 19, 2019 1:12 pm

Qumra is an industry event comprising lectures, masterclasses, labs, and mentoring sessions, held annually in the Qatari capital Doha for the benefit of emerging filmmakers from the region and worldwide, sponso...

‘The Square’ Sweeps European Film Awards

Kevin Jagernauth

December 10, 2017 8:48 am

Awards, News

There was another big event last night besides the world premiere of "Star Wars: The Last Jedi." While everyone was freaking out about porgs (or whatever), the European Film Awards were handed out in Berlin. An...

‘A Monster Calls’ Is A Beautifully Structured, Emotionally Rich Fable [Review]

Kevin Jagernauth

January 5, 2017 6:04 pm

Reviews

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Before “A Monster Calls” powerfully overflows its banks with deeply felt tides of emotion. Before you are trying to keep watching the screen through eyes welled with tears, the first thing you’ll notice about y...

‘Rogue One’ Goes Intergalactic During Christmas Weekend While ‘Assassin’s Creed’ & ‘Passengers’ Struggle [Box Office]

Rodrigo Perez

December 26, 2016 3:52 pm

News

The Disney/Lucasfilm stratagem is easy: release a “Star Wars” movie every year and watch the money roll in. And while the stand-alone film “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” wasn’t as much of a gangbusters flashpoi...

‘A Monster Calls” J.A. Bayona Ready For ‘Fun’ With Second Chapter of ‘Jurassic World’ Trilogy

Gregory Ellwood

December 22, 2016 7:15 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

Juan Antonio Bayona’s latest film, “A Monster Calls,” is already a massive hit in his native Spain (the no. 1 movie of the year there) and finally hits American screens over the next few weeks. In the meantime,...

Exclusive: Stream 2 Tracks From Fernando Velázquez’s Score For ‘A Monster Calls’

Edward Davis

December 7, 2016 12:24 pm

News

J.A. Bayona's "A Monster Calls" is an ambitious movie that mixes seemingly disparate elements — a monster, a mother/son tale, and an examination of loss and death — into a wondrously imaginative and deeply movi...

15 Films To See In December

Erik McClanahan

December 1, 2016 11:25 am

Features

Good gravy, Marie! It's gonna be an awfully busy final month of 2016 at the movies. Not that we should be surprised, as this time of year is often overstuffed as studios make their final play for awards season ...

Contender Countdown: Before ‘La La Land’ Let’s Talk About ‘Sully’ For Best Picture

Gregory Ellwood

September 21, 2016 1:08 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

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Now that the triumvirate of early fall film festivals has come to an end, we can finally sit back and look at the race for Best Picture at the 2017 Academy Awards with a clear perspective. It may be somewhat su...

The 15 Best Films Of The 2016 Toronto International Film Festival

Oliver Lyttelton, Jessica Kiang and Kevin Jagernauth

September 19, 2016 1:13 pm

Features, Festivals

1

After ten days, at least 55 films and an obscene amount of poutine and Tim Horton’s breakfast sandwiches, Team Playlist is done with the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. TIFF is probably the world’s bi...

Felicity Jones Says ‘A Monster Calls’ Co-star Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley Made ‘Rogue One’ Possible

Gregory Ellwood

September 13, 2016 4:29 pm

Awards Campaign, News

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TORONTO – Felicity Jones has walked red carpets round the globe. She’s survived the rigors of an intense Oscar season for “The Theory of Everything” and blissfully sat through five different awards shows where ...

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