We all see what happens between “Action” and “Cut”, but have you ever wondered what happens in between? I hope this five minute clip I shot from set tonight shows a little insight into ALL the little details, so we can get it JUST RIGHT, for you guys.
This story is excerpted and adapted from Kristen J. Sollée’s Witch Hunt: A Traveler’s Guide to the Power and Persecution of the Witch, published in October 2020 by Red Wheel Weiser. To German witches—hexen—the Harz highlands of northern Germany is home, a mountain range steeped in pagan lore. Here, Quedlinburg, a dazzling medieval town untouched…
Welcome to How’d They Do That? — a bi-monthly column that unpacks moments of movie magic and celebrates the technical wizards who pulled them off. This entry explains how they designed the roar of the T-rex in Jurassic Park. What are some of the most memorable movie sound effects? The threatening hum of an unsheathed…
Welcome to Horrorscope, a monthly column keeping horror nerds and initiates up to date on all the genre content coming to and leaving from your favorite streaming services. This column has addressed film-burnout in the past in the context of COVID-19. And as we enter Pride Month (keeping in mind the first Pride was a riot),…
Happy International Women’s Day and thank you for joining us this week at RogerEbert.com as we celebrate our annual Women Writers Week. We are pleased to share with you once again a week of reviews and articles all written by female contributors. Collectively, the world felt that 2020 was unlike any other year in our…
“Welcome to the serial killer podcast. Today we have something very exclusive.” Holy hell this is insanely scary. Meet Jimmy is an excellent 7-minute horror short from Dutch filmmaker David-Jan Bronsgeest. It originally premiered in 2018 at the Nederlands Film Festival and it’s finally available to watch online via Short of the Week. Jennifer is…
Also known as the “Pepperpot,” St Catherine’s Oratory stands at one of the highest points of the Isle of Wight. The 35-foot octagonal tower is Britain’s second oldest lighthouse after Dover’s Roman beacon, and as such, the Pepperpot has overseen much of the island’s history. Its creation, however, tells perhaps its most enlightening tale. Read…