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How the ‘Ad Astra’ VFX Team Turned Rover Battle Into a ‘Fury Road’ Chase on...
James Gray (“Lost City of Z”) isn’t accustomed to directing action scenes, but he made sure that his thrilling “Ad Astra” Rover battle on the moon, with astronaut Brad Pitt being pursued and attacked...
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‘I’m Not Kubrick’: James Gray on the Hell of Filming Brad Pitt Alone in a...
James Gray is a filmmaker known for his work with actors who, like “Ad Astra” star Brad Pitt, go out of their way to work with the celebrated writer/director. Yet with his latest film about an...
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Brad Pitt Spirals Into the Void in ‘Ad Astra’ Mondo Poster
Director James Gray’s ambitious space odyssey “Ad Astra” was released back in September, and while its Oscar and year-end buzz has quieted, the science-fiction epic has all the makings of a cult...
View ArticleBrad Pitt Vowed to Make Quality Movies After Starring in ‘Troy’ Drove Him Crazy
Brad Pitt reclaimed his movie star status this year in a big way with the releases of Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and James Gray’s “Ad Astra,” the former of which is widely...
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The 30 Most Stunning Movie Posters of 2019
What makes a great movie poster? A stunning composition is certainly a factor, but more importantly is how effective the image is in generating anticipation for its respective movie title. The best...
View ArticleTarantino Praises ‘Dunkirk’ as Decade’s Second Best Film, Shares ‘Ad Astra’...
Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino reveals on a recent episode of The Ringer’s “Rewatchables” podcast that Christopher Nolan’s World War II survival thriller “Dunkirk” is his second favorite movie of the...
View ArticleAfter Calling Out ‘Arrival,’ Neil deGrasse Tyson Comes After ‘Ad Astra’...
Neil deGrasse Tyson tried and failed this week to call out a mistake in Denis Villeneuve’s “Arrival,” but he next took a swing at the science behind James Gray’s “Ad Astra.” Gray’s science-fiction...
View ArticleJames Gray Was ‘Troubled’ by ‘Ad Astra’ Science Criticisms: ‘A Fatuous Level...
Just how accurate do space movies have to be when it comes to science? Following the release of James Gray’s “Ad Astra” last fall, the film came under fire by the likes of Neil deGrasse Tyson for...
View ArticleRandall Poster Is Responsible for Your Favorite Needle Drops
First the movies were silent, and then early Hollywood composers like Max Steiner and Erich Wolfgang Korngold filled them with sound. By the time “American Graffiti” arrived in 1973 with a...
View Article‘Armageddon Time’ Review: A Heartbreaking Anthony Hopkins Lifts James Gray’s...
Reggae, the Trumps, and another major Anthony Hopkins performance swirl together in James Gray's small but extraordinary (and extremely Jewish) coming-of-age story.
View ArticleBrad Pitt’s 13 Best Performances
Brad Pitt has always been one of our best actors, and with "Bullet Train" now in theaters, we look back at his finest performances, from "Ad Astra" to "Jesse James."
View ArticleJames Gray Didn’t Want Brad Pitt’s ‘Stupid Voice-Over’ in ‘Ad Astra’ Final Cut
Gray lamented that Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox led to his film being "screwed up" by executives.
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