Spotlight #08
Let's just jump into it: we're talking Oscar nominations, streaming, connecting old school and new school methods, virtual festivals (again) and we welcome back Guy Ritchie!
PS: We hope you're doing fine and well and are keeping yourselves safe.
Curated Articles of the Week
Agnieszka Holland's powerful new film Charlatan chosen for 2021 Oscars
Agnieszka Holland, famous film director and a former student of FAMU, will be fighting for an Oscar once again, this time with a movie Charlatan. I bet most of you saw already (in the time gap when cinemas were not closed or restricted because of covid) this biography of Jan Mikulášek, Czech healer and diagnostician played by Ivan Trojan (and his juvenile self performed by his son, Josef Trojan), if you did not, do it and make your own opinion.
The Beginning of the End? Disney Shifts Focus to Streaming Content
In one (actually two) of our previous Spotlights, we have talked about Mulan and its revolution in film distribution. And it seems they are eager to continue in this trend and they are moving their primary focus to streamable content.
How ILM Combined SFX, 3D Printing, Modern VFX in The Mandalorian
If you say Mandalorian and you talking about how it was made, most probably you talking about the use of Virtual Production and that huge stage at ILM. But that is not all they used – ILM went back to its original roots and used printed 3D models and custom-made tracking rig to shoot the Razor Crest.
As Jon Favreau said: "if you build a miniature, you get to have it in your house for a prop…" and who wouldn't want to have that kind of prop at home?
Festival Window
Surprise, surprise, another festival is moving online. Sundance Film Festival Began to sell industry passes and accepting press accreditation's applications. This festival will be held as online as possible with very limited in-person screenings.
Recommendation of the Week
The Gentlemen (2020)
We're continuing in an "easy-to-watch" trend because we're still in uncertain times. The Gentleman is a typical Ritchie film.
Dudes outnumbering girls by a ratio of 1 to 6 (give or take), it's talky, full of twists, violent and sometimes offensive. And it has a great cast – Matthew McConaughey, Hugh Grant, Jeremy Strong, Charlie Hunnam and Colin Farrell. All fun to watch. It won't be an Oscar contender, but it might make you smile a few times in those almost 2 hours of runtime. Available on Netflix.
Not Trailer, but Soundtrack of the Week
This week we were not happy with a single new trailer. So we decided to give you instead a few recommendations on what to listen. Hope you like it!
The Best Movie Soundtracks of All Time
I don't know if we're the only ones who, after seeing a great movie, listen to the soundtrack just to stay in the mood and let the film slowly digest. The best soundtrack shouldn't be even recognizable during the screen time because it so integral part of the story, that you don't even perceive it. So, get into this article and go one by one of the soundtracks, you won't regret it.