Edgar Wright, director of “Shaun of the Dead,” “Hot Fuzz,” and most recently “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,” recently spoke on a conference call to a group of students about the challenges of adapting the comic book properly for film, the process of orchestrating music for the film and the effect that “Scott Pilgrim” has had on legions of fanboys just a few months after its release.
“Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” on the big screen was good, but the Blu-Ray/DVD set a new standard by which all future films in your collection should be judged.
“Morning Glory” is one of the more meaningful cinematic efforts on journalism, and with respect for the profession and a cast of characters who grow and develop, the film manages to be fun, engaging and a truly enjoyable experience all around.
Local NBC anchor Fay Fredricks spoke to Walter Cronkite School students about the challenges that come with working on a morning newscast before introducing a special advanced screening of Paramount Pictures’ new film “Morning Glory.”
You would think that “Megamind” is about a standard battle between good and evil, with Will Ferrell playing the wacky titular bad guy Megamind to Brad Pitt’s dashing Metro Man. But don’t let that stop you; the film quickly shifts gears and becomes a meditation on everything from predetermination in life to the merits of being a true hero, and at points it dabbles in the existential.
