Weddings should be a time of elation and merriment, to celebrate the joining of two lovers that have found their ever-evasive ‘happily ever after.’ Through the course of watching After the Wedding (Efter brylluppet) 2006, however, viewers are left thinking of everything but wedded bliss. An ailing billionaire, a cheating, newly married scumbag, and a […]
**Caution: May Contain Spoilers** Pixar is showing its true colors with this summer’s groundbreaking, heartfelt and deeply moving animated feature Inside Out. This is a story that lingers well after you leave the theater, sparking personal reflection and endearing childhood memories. Peter Docter, director and creator of the story, based this flick on real-life encounters […]
****CAUTION: MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS**** Summer is a time when anticipation builds in box offices around the globe: Who will hold the pristine title for “Mind-blowing Action-Thriller” or “Never-ending Excitement for the Whole Family?” For this one, leave the kids at home and run – don’t walk – to catch Mad Max: Fury Road. The fourth […]
**MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS** The summer blockbuster sequels are upon us! Avengers: Age of Ultron kicked off the box office season with record breaking numbers, and now it’s time for Pitch Perfect 2 to enter the fray. Although I make no assumptions that a movie will be able to equally go toe-to-toe with the Marvel juggernaut in terms […]
**MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS** Avengers: Age of Ultron is a momentous occasion on multiple levels. It’s the highly anticipated sequel to the 2012 monster hit The Avengers, that already broke its fair share of box office records, and finally, it’s the official kickoff to the summer blockbuster season. That’s right, that magical time of the year […]
Alex Garland makes his directorial debut with the thought-provoking Ex Machina, a British Sci-Fi thriller that hit theaters in the U.S. on April 10th. This flick could quite possibly hold the title as movie of the year for me. A brilliant cast intertwined with mesmerizing cinematography and an edge-of-your-seat plot makes for a breathtaking journey […]
Cast It Talent members and actors at large often ask, “Are casting directors watching my video?”, “Can I submit to projects outside of my local area?”, “Can I get work when I submit to projects on Cast It Talent?” Even after submitting your videos it can often seem like no one is paying attention. Sometimes, […]
* CAUTION – MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS** Very few action film franchises have accomplished what the Fast & Furious franchise has since the first film, The Fast and the Furious, debuted in 2001. Although it’s all too common for Hollywood to churn out sequels and spinoffs of successful films, very rarely do you see seven iterations […]
**MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS** Rebooting a movie has become so common in this day and age the process can basically be broken down into a couple key steps, including (but not limited to): reworking the narrative so it offers something different than its predecessor, changing up the cast to inject some diversity, and modernizing the story […]
**MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS** One of the best offshoots of watching a film that is also a biopic is the fact that you get to learn about a fascinating individual or group of people that you might have otherwise overlooked–assuming you’re not already familiar with the source material, of course. That is how I felt coming […]