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Ralph Fiennes’ titular bunch-backed toad is a man thoroughly damaged by years of abuse in Rupert Goold’s enthralling modern dress production. The production will be broadcast to cinemas around the world starting July 21.
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In this review of A Bigger Splash, we explore Luca Guadagnino’s erotic joyride, which is about the breaking point: what we think we want, and what happens when we get it — or don’t. [Read more…] about Desire is a dangerous dance in A Bigger Splash
We interview director Luca Guadagnino about costumes, choreography, and generational conflict in A Bigger Splash. Like a good rock album, the film is sweaty, messy, carefree, and irresistible.
Read our Special Issue about A Bigger Splash. Read our ebook about Call Me by Your Name. Read our guide to Luca Guadagnino’s films.
Alex Heeney looks at the performances, costumes, and blocking in the Coen Brothers’ glorious Hail, Caesar and how it was heavily influenced by Golden Age Hollywood musicals.By returning to mine an earlier age, the Coens provide a rare vehicle for today’s stars.
[Read more…] about Hail, Caesar: The Coen Brothers’ Golden Age
How Sam Mendes borrowed from his King Lear production at the National Theatre when making his second James Bond film, Spectre.
[Read more…] about Spectre Review: Mendes pulls from Shakespeare