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‘Mother Land’: Mark Romanek Returns To Features After 11 Years To Direct A New Horror-Thriller

April 7, 2021 1:06 pm

For someone who has been as prolific making music videos over the decades as Mark Romanek has, it’s absolutely shocking that the filmmaker doesn’t have more features under his belt. But honestly, when you look...

‘Tales From The Loop’: Rebecca Hall Talks About Her Attraction To Quiet Melancholy; The Practical Jokes Of Judi Dench & More [Interview]

Rodrigo Perez

June 9, 2020 5:40 pm

Interviews, News

If acting is part journalism, part investigation, and part psychoanalysis of the character, actor Rebecca Hall embodies them all. Throughout her career, which began early on with the big bang of Christopher No...

The Movies That Changed My Life: ‘Tales From The Loop’ Filmmaker Mark Romanek

Rodrigo Perez

May 1, 2020 4:13 pm

Features, Interviews, News

In some ways, we’ve only gotten a small taste of what filmmaker Mark Romanek is capable of. In nearly 20 years, thanks to the fickle nature of the film industry, projects that have fallen apart and an unwillin...

‘Tales From The Loop’: Mark Romanek Discusses Krzysztof Kieslowski & Arthouse Sensibilities Applied To The ‘Twilight Zone’ [Interview]

Rodrigo Perez

April 21, 2020 3:29 pm

Features, Interviews, News, Television

Amazon’s “Tales From The Loop” is a gorgeous and melancholy meditation on the relentless tyranny of time and all that it’s slow erosion eventually takes from us. It’s also, on a less cerebral level, a hi...

Mark Romanek Talks About What Happened With ‘The Wolfman’ And His Hopes About Making A Horror Movie

Rafael Motamayor

April 11, 2020 12:00 pm

News

One of the most interesting horror “what if?” in recent years remains the story of Mark Romanek and “The Wolfman.” Originally hired to remake the classic Universal horror film, Romanek exited the project mere...

Mark Romanek Discusses His Doomed ‘Revenant’-Esque ‘Shining’ Prequel & Why It Isn’t Being Made

Charles Barfield

April 10, 2020 2:41 pm

News

Even though it was more than half a decade ago, there are many that still wonder about filmmaker Mark Romanek’s proposed prequel to “The Shining,” titled “The Overlook Hotel.” With Stephen King properties bein...

‘Tales From The Loop’s’ Nathaniel Halpern On Creating A ‘Hopeful’ & ‘Emotional’ Sci-Fi Series [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

April 2, 2020 3:49 pm

Awards Campaign, Features, Interviews, News, Television

Nathaniel Halpern is an example of a creative talent that takes a while to bubble to the surface. Despite three years of writing and producing Noah Hawley's "Legion" (two as co-executive producer), he doesn't...

‘Tales From The Loop’ Review: A Moving & Wondrous Director’s Showcase Of Prestige Sci-Fi

Gregory Ellwood

March 27, 2020 10:08 am

Awards Campaign, News, Reviews, Television

Early on in the third episode of the new Amazon Prime series, “Tales From The Loop,” Russ Willard (Jonathan Pryce) brings his young grandson Cole (Duncan Joiner) to an abandoned and rust, dilapidated sphere so...

Mark Romanek To Direct Rebecca Hall In New Amazon Sci-Fi Series Based On Artist Simon Stålenhag’s Work

Charles Barfield

March 1, 2019 12:09 pm

News, Television

It’s been a little while since fans have seen anything of substance from filmmaker Mark Romanek. The filmmaker is probably best known for his music video output, but he’s also dabbled in other mediums, with fil...

Spike Jonze & Bradford Young Team For Pro-Marijuana Short Film, ‘ The New Normal’

Charles Barfield

March 1, 2019 11:28 am

News, Video

Film nerds all across the world were salivating at the thought of director Spike Jonze working with cinematographer Bradford Young. This pairing was teased by fellow filmmaker Mark Romanek on Instagram a month ...

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