by Danny Miller | Jun 4, 2015 | Interviews, What's Hot
Bill Pohlad’s new film, Love & Mercy, is an unconventional portrait of Brian Wilson, the enigmatic singer, songwriter, and co-founder of the Beach Boys. Set against Wilson’s groundbreaking, era-defining music, the film examines the personal voyage and ultimate...
by James Rocchi | Feb 4, 2014 | Editor's Picks, Reviews, Staff Picks, What's Hot
Seen as an eye-rolling example of branding-mad Hollywood at its worst when first announced, The Lego Movie edged slightly towards the possibility of not being a brain-dead commercial for itself with the hiring of Chris Miller and Phillip Lord as writers and directors....
by James Rocchi | Nov 14, 2013 | Reviews, What's Hot
Katniss is back, and there’s gonna be trouble. The follow-up to The Hunger Games, Catching Fire is a film whose specifics seem to be poles apart. It is the rousing, character driven continuation of a near-future saga that somehow combines widescreen metaphors,...
by James Rocchi | Nov 11, 2013 | Interviews, News
(Last Friday, the creators and cast of Catching Fire met the press in Los Angeles at the Four Seasons hotel; here is the question Cinephiled asked specifically, with some expansions and supplemental material included.) Cinephiled: Fans have found these books...