Joe Wright

Getting to know Neil Gaiman

2013-06-13 12:00:00

AUSTIN, Texas — In Neil Gaiman's passport case, on a scrap of paper beside his green card, are two verses of an unfinished work called "Pirate Stew." "I assume it's for kids," Gaiman said. "But it's only two verses... and it just sits there, and...

British director Joe Wright to direct 'Fifty Shades'?

2013-05-10 09:41:00

British director Joe Wright has become a known commodity in Hollywood for coaxing stylish yet substantive literary adaptations such as “Atonement,” “Pride & Prejudice” and “Anna Karenina” onto the screen. His next...

Review: The collateral damage of genius in Boris Eifman's 'Rodin'

2013-05-04 11:52:00

Of the ballet choreographers making narrative works for major stages, Russian Romantic Boris Eifman is virtually the only one totally in touch with the 21st century. Look at his two-act, biographical "Rodin," which came to Segerstrom Center for the Arts...

The Sunday Conversation: Saoirse Ronan

2013-03-30 07:30:00

Saoirse (pronounced SIR-sha, "like inertia") Ronan plays an alien and a human in the same body in the new romantic sci-fi film "The Host," based on a book by "Twilight" series author Stephenie Meyer. Ronan, who turns 19 in April, is already a seasoned...

'Argo' heads week's new releases

2013-02-16 12:00:00

Argo Warner Bros., $28.98; Blu-ray, $35.99 Available on VOD beginning Tuesday Ben Affleck completes his evolution from movie star to action director with the hit, multi-award-winning and remarkably entertaining thriller based on actual events....

Tom Stoppard to receive honor from Writers Guild of America West

2013-01-14 10:51:00

Oscar-winning screenwriter and Tony Award-winning playwright Tom Stoppard will receive the Writers Guild of America West's 2013 Laurel Award for Screen. The award, which was announced Monday morning, honors a lifetime achievement in outstanding...

'Anna Karenina,' 'Lincoln' receive ASC Awards nominations

2013-01-09 09:05:00

The cinematographers of "Anna Karenina," "Les Miserables," "Life of Pi," "Lincoln" and "Skyfall" were nominated Wednesday morning for outstanding achievement in the feature film category for the 27th� American Society of Cinematographers Awards. All...

British Academy of Film and Television Awards complete nomination list

2013-01-09 05:00:00

Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln"� earned 10 nominations for the EE British Academy Film Awards early -- including best film, actor for Daniel Day-Lewis, supporting actor for Tommy Lee Jones and supporting actress for Sally Field -- while Tom Hooper's musical�...

Oscar nominations 2013: Digital film makes in-roads in cinematography nods

2013-01-10 11:00:00

Of the five men nominated for best achievement in cinematography Thursday morning, three shot�their movies the old fashioned way — on 35-millimeter film stock — while the others embraced the new industry standard�— digital film. Three-...

Oscars 2013: 'Anna Karenina' production designers' game changer

2013-01-10 15:30:00

Considering its daunting production difficulties and director Joe Wright’s last-minute decision to totally change the look and meta-narrative of the film, there’s an almost storybook quality to the Oscar nominations haul by “Anna...

Best movies of 2012: 'Pi,' 'Master,' 'Moonrise Kingdom' make cut

2012-12-14 11:00:00

It's as if this year filmmakers remembered why God made movies. In a world of nonstop data where most of the static is gossip in 140 soul-destroying words or less, cinema has had a transcendent 12 months — a visual renaissance that has burned past...

'Silver Linings Playbook' beats 'Anna Karenina' in limited release

2012-11-18 13:00:00

At the art house this weekend, moviegoers preferred modern-day Philadelphia to 19th-century Russia. The quirky dramedy "Silver Linings Playbook" and the period drama "Anna Karenina" both debuted in limited release this weekend, but the former film...

Release date: Nov. 16 (limited) Blockbuster, Oscar bait or something else? Oscar bait Keira Knightley reunites with her "Pride & Prejudice" and "Atonement" director Joe Wright for a lavish adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's 1877 literary classic about infidelity.

2012-11-14 21:03:49