The long-awaited fifth season of “The Crown” is on the horizon, tackling what was arguably the most turbulent period in the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.
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“Pinocchio” will feature stop motion puppetry, and the acclaimed filmmaker takes viewers behind the scenes of the process in a new featurette released as a part of Netflix’s Tudum celebration on Saturday.“To me, there’s a valuable difference between stop-motion as an art form and digital,” del Toro says over shots of filmmakers moving the figurines of Pinocchio, Geppetto and Sepastian J. Cricket.
“Stop-motion in the early days when you have the flicker of fur and fabric, even the atmospheric dust on the sets and the imperfection of it was so gorgeous to look at because it told you how the thing was done.“He continued: “I really wanted this movie to land in a way that had the expressiveness and the material nature of a handmade piece of animation and artisanal, beautiful exercise in carving, painting, sculpting,” del Toro continued. “But it had the sophistication of movement that research on rigs and puppetry have taken us to.”The director also demonstrated the different sizes of puppets used in his upcoming retelling of the classic Italian story, indicating a big head of Pinocchio used with the smaller model of Sebastian J.
Cricket. He also pulled out quite a miniature figurine of the wooden puppet at the heart of the story, laughing both times.“In terms of scale, we use different sizes of puppets for different needs,” he explained.
“This is our Pinocchio to interact with the cricket. In order for him to be the right size, we need the cricket and the shoulder of Pinocchio talking to him, whispering in his ear, laying close to him, and so we use this small cricket.
The long-awaited fifth season of “The Crown” is on the horizon, tackling what was arguably the most turbulent period in the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.
One of Netflix’s most anticipated projects in recent months ois Guillermo del Toro’s edgy new take on “Pinocchio”.
Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly set to remain at Manchester United beyond the January transfer window due to a lack of interest from other clubs.
Missing your local Blockbuster? Netflix may have the cure with their new series, appropriately titled “Blockbuster.” The project centers around the last location of this once prolific company. While fictional, its basic premise has roots in reality as a lone Oregon store remains open. Randall Park stars as the ambitious movie lover committed to keeping his Blockbuster dream alive.
Iron Maiden have announced the first UK, Ireland and European dates of ‘The Future Past Tour’ 2023.The English metal band will kick off their six-date UK run of shows in Glasgow (June 26), stopping off in Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham and Birmingham, before finishing up at London’s O2 on July 7.READ MORE: Iron Maiden – ‘Senjutsu’ review: an imaginative instant classicThe band has also announced five European shows, starting in Krakow, Poland on June 13, with stops in Zurich, Amsterdam and Antwerp, rounding up in Italy on July 15.The tour will feature previously unperformed songs from their most recent studio album ‘Senjutsu’, along with tracks from 1986’s ‘Somewhere In Time’ and other fan favourites.Pre-sale tickets can be purchased here from 9am BST until 8am October 14, while the general sale starts at 9am October 14.Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris said in a statement: “Following the release of our latest album, ‘Senjutsu’, we updated the current ‘Legacy of the Beast Tour’ a little by opening the show with the first 3 songs from it, with the Japanese Palace stage set. As it doesn’t make a lot of sense to repeat this for a ‘Senjutsu’ album tour, we thought about other options and we’ve decided to revisit ‘Somewhere In Time’ as that tour didn’t feature in the various retrospective history tours we’ve played over the years.“They were based on our 80’s concert videos and sadly we did not film that tour (blame the manager!!).
h is , by the way) is back. , who has taken a nearly decade-long break from acting, is a movie star again. She who should have an Oscar for her performance in will give us the gift of her onscreen presence this holiday season in the Netflix film Falling for Christmas.On Monday, October 3 (you know it is), Lohan promoted Falling for Christmas and honored today's when she shared a new poster for the movie like a self-promotion queen.
Lindsay Lohan is in the first official look at her upcoming Netflix holiday film. On Monday, the streaming platform shared images of the actress as well as the key art for the movie. Set for a November debut, stars Lohan as “a newly engaged, spoiled hotel heiress [who] gets into a skiing accident, suffers from total amnesia and finds herself in the care of a handsome, blue-collar lodge owner and his precocious daughter in the days leading up to Christmas.”Describing the film as “extravagant, temperamental [and] glamorous,” Lohan tells Netflix’s Tudum that “it’s such a refreshing, heartwarming romantic comedy and I miss doing those kinds of movies.”And when it comes to Christmas, it “is a time when family comes together.
As Nicola Coughlan shifts into the Bridgerton spotlight for season 3, she has reacted to criticism of her character’s signature hairdo.
Marta Balaga Luca Guadagnino couldn’t escape the Armie Hammer question at the Zurich Film Festival, where he was celebrated with the “A Tribute To…” award. “David Kajganich and Theresa Park, the writer and one of our producers, have been working on ‘Bones and All’ since the book was released. Many years ago, probably around the time when we were shooting ‘Call Me by Your Name’,” he said during his masterclass when asked about the recent “cannibal” scandal. “It was to be directed by my great colleague Antonio Campos, but he decided not to go for it. That’s when they gave me the script. Any correlation with this kind of innuendo and silliness is preposterous.”
UPDATED, 7 AM: A month ahead of Halloween, Netflix has unveiled the official trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities horror anthology, a four-day, double-episode event.
By this point, Guillermo del Toro is a household name equivalent with the cinematic macabre. And that’s what Netflix is banking on with their new anthology, curated by del Toro himself.
EXCLUSIVE: David Ayer and Chris Long’s Cedar Park Studios has hired former Netflix Original Series executive Kate Regan as SVP Development for TV and Film. Regan spent the past three years at Netflix developing a slate of drama programming from greenlight to launch, including titles such as Pieces of Her and The Lincoln Lawyer.
Luke Shaw has been hailed by Manchester United fans for scoring England’s first goal in their 3-3 Nations League draw with Germany on Monday evening.
Netflix has released a clip from the upcoming series Wednesday featuring classic The Addams Family character, Thing. Check it out above.In the clip, Wednesday (played by Jenna Ortega) offers the dismembered hand an ultimatum after she catches it spying on her at the request of her parents.“My parents aren’t worried about me,” Wednesday says in the clip.
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro has been making a home for himself and his various projects at Netflix with a string of CGI animated shows such as “Trollhunters,” “3Below,” and “Wizards.” Continuing that passion for animation, del Toro has teamed with “Fantastic Mr. Fox” animation director Mark Gustafson for “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” by bringing to life these classic fairy tale characters via stop-motion animation and will separate itself from the Disney incarnations with a darker tone/look.
The fifth season of The Crown will premiere on Netflix beginning November 9, the streamer said Saturday. The drama was always scheduled to launch on the streamer that month, but following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on September 8 there has been acute sensitivity at Netflix about how to proceed.