How ‘The Lost Bus’ Created Fire with VFX and Real Flames In New Mexico

Director Paul Greengrass thrives on recreating real-life crisis, whether it’s putting audiences aboard a commercial airplane hijacked on 9/11 (“United 93”) or a container-ship overrun by Somali pirates (“Captain Phillips”). However, his journey to discover how to recreate the 2018 Camp Fire that engulfed Paradise, California for “The Lost Bus” was filled with detours. “The…

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An Uneven Volume of an Annual Horror Anthology

A Halloween-themed installment of the flagging “V/H/S” franchise is obvious to the point of redundancy: Both have become annual celebrations of horror-related kitsch, “scary” as a means of self-classification but increasingly safe — even comforting — in execution. Likewise, both offer a selection of disposable treats wrapped in the promise of a night to remember, but only…

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Americans Have a Misconception of Lars von Trier

Cannes knockout “Sentimental Value” celebrated its New York City premiere at the 63rd annual New York Film Festival on Tuesday, September 30. Renate Reinsve and director Joachim Trier reunite after their acclaimed “The Worst Person in the World,” with co-stars Stellan Skarsgård, Elle Fanning, and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas. The film follows two daughters’ fraught relationship…

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