“He was this really learned guy who made musical theater his life. And he was much more than a lyricist, you know. He was a dramatist. Indiana University He was a director, a producer. And all that meant we had to up our game. If we had a point of view that was different from Howard’s, we had to defend it. Disney “I think that’s where it becomes heroic. “That’s about as big and epic a story as I can think of....

The actress is a scene-stealing marvel in the Oscar-contending film. I [listened] to a lot of Nina Simone music… I put a song to each scene and journal about it. Warner Bros. Pictures I got to really go into depth and write little poems and draw pictures." And it wasn’t just an actorly. The poem that Deb recites to Chairmain Fred is a poem that I wrote." To make the film’s devastating climactic scene 100 percent believable....

The filmmaker reflects on how a collection of favorite songs ballooned into a dreamy time-traveling thriller. Her trip to the Cafe de Paris was her boot camp. And since Eloise goes wherever Sandie goes, the young girl is along for the ride. Anya Taylor-Joy and Matt Smith in ‘Last Night in Soho’.Parisa Taghizadeh / Focus Features You’d hear the tick and you’d have to be exactly on that beat. The continuity on this film was unlike anything I’d ever done before....

Think of it as akin to Disney’s Omnimover-style staples like theHaunted Mansion, but with a kick. We’ve done that at Epcot for years where we’ve had other countries come and show their cultures. They want to learn as much about us as teaching all of us on earth about Xandar." ‘Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind’ roller coaster to open in 2022 at Epcot.Disney/MARVEL “Fans of both the films and Disney parks are going to find Easter eggs,” Winter promises....

Cinematographer Pawel Pogorzelski explains how he shot the two Marvel stars for the same cover despite their pandemic separation. The end of the COVID-19 pandemic is in sight, but it’s not quite here yet. How to bridge the gap? TOM JONES for EW Before you get worried, rest assured that both shoots were organized according to strict COVID-19 safety protocols. Plus, everyone who’s already working onFreshwith Stan is already getting tested three times a week....

Actors and director Tom Harper tell EW about filming the thriller thousands of feet in the air. Like, you know, making sure you still look pretty. Suddenly youre just 1,000 feet in the air. Robert Viglasky/Amazon Studios And, because its totally silent, theres no moment for the fear to kick in, remembers Redmayne. Its so ostensibly, sort of, safe, Harper continues. Until its not, Redmayne quips. Amazon Studios We had complete trust....

Plus, listen to an exclusive track from the film’s score. Gothic romances are all about atmosphere. James character enters the room expecting to conquer her fears but instead is only overwhelmed. Credit: Kerry Brown/Netflix [It] is the nail in the coffin of her confidence, says directorBen Wheatley. EW talked to the director, as well as composer Clint Mansell, about crafting this deliciously gothic scene. “Immerse oneself in her writing and the atmosphere literally drips off the page....

“There was just a sudden, ‘Hang on a minute! There’s a wonderful, soulful way to bring Crowded House back into the fold.'” The Musical Moodboard is a recurring EW feature where artists reveal the inspirations behind a new album. Credit: Illustration by Anne Latini for EW Mythical, metaphorical, sometimes melancholic, Neil Finn’s songs have always shimmered. There’s a wonderful, soulful way to bring Crowded House back into the fold. So let’s just do it....

Here’s sneak peek at the cover of The Villa, out January 2023. “There is something so like, narratively rich about that summer that they spent at Lake Geneva. And you have people making literally world-changing art. I knew that I wanted to do something with that idea at some point. And then I just went from there.” ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: In terms of your two timelines here, what made you choose the 1970s?...

“Me and Huff were like teachers.” The Write Stuff is a series where artists tell the stories behind their hit songs. “It’s the song that identifies us as songwriters and producers,” says Huff, 79. “Me and Huff were like teachers,” says Kenny Gamble (with Leon Huff, above).Credit: Gamble Huff Entertainment “That says it all to me: we love music.” “It’s unbelievable what happened then. I don’t think it’ll ever be done again....

The lateGeorge A. Romerodirected six zombie films, from 1968’sNight of the Living Deadto 2009’sSurvival of the Dead. “His six zombie movies only ever went five years into the future. Kraus met Romero just the once, around a decade ago. Credit: Douglas Education Center; Tor Books “His manager knew that I was a Romero scholar,” says Kraus. It was fantastic for me, probably it meant nothing at all to George. I was just some other fan....

Season 2 of the horror anthology show premieres on Shudder April 1. “We closed the stages, we sent everybody home. We just thought it was going to be a couple of weeks.” Keith David in ‘Creepshow’ season 2.Josh Stringer/Shudder That turned out not to be the case and those “couple of weeks” turned into months. “We started to gear back up again in July,” he says. “Everybody was taking a big leap of faith....

Allow us to explain. The latest TV series to hit HBO Max has a familiar-sounding title. So how doesTokyo Vicecompare toMiami Vice? Ansel Elgort and Ken Watanabe in ‘Tokyo Vice’ vs. Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas in ‘Miami Vice.'.HBO/Max; Gary Null/NBCU Photo Bank Allow us to explain with help from show creator J.T. Rogers and producer Alan Poul. However, the title actually predates Mann’s involvement. “It’s an interesting genesis,” Poul tells EW....