MARC WEBB Bil’s rating (out of 5): BB. USA, 2014. Marvel Enterprises, Avi Arad Productions, Columbia Pictures, Matt Tolmach Productions. Screen story by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Jeff Pinkner, James Vanderbilt, Screenplay by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Jeff Pinkner, based on the Marvel comic book by Stan Lee, Steve Ditko. Cinematography by Dan Mindel. Produced…
Tag: Emma Stone
The Favourite (2018)
YORGOS LANTHIMOS Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB. Ireland/United Kingdom/USA, 2018. Element Pictures, Scarlet Films, Film4, Waypoint Entertainment. Screenplay by Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara. Cinematography by Robbie Ryan. Produced by Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Yorgos Lanthimos, Lee Magiday. Music by William Lyons, Johnnie Burn. Production Design by Fiona Crombie. Costume Design by Sandy Powell. Film Editing by Yorgos Mavropsaridis. Academy Awards…
Battle Of the Sexes (2017)
JONATHAN DAYTON, VALERIE FARIS Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB. United Kingdom/USA, 2017. Cloud Eight Films, Decibel Films, Fox Searchlight Pictures, TSG Entertainment. Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy. Cinematography by Linus Sandgren. Produced by Danny Boyle, Christian Colson, Robert Graf. Music by Nicholas Britell. Production Design by Judy Becker. Costume Design by Mary Zophres. Film Editing by Pamela Martin. Golden Globe Awards 2017. Toronto International Film Festival…
La La Land (2016)
DAMIEN CHAZELLE Bil’s rating (out of 5): BB.5. USA, 2016. Summit Entertainment, Black Label Media, TIK Films, Impostor Pictures, Gilbert Films, Marc Platt Productions. Screenplay by Damien Chazelle. Cinematography by Linus Sandgren. Produced by Fred Berger, Gary Gilbert, Jordan Horowitz, Marc Platt. Music by Justin Hurwitz. Production Design by David Wasco. Costume Design by Mary Zophres. Film Editing by Tom Cross. Academy Awards 2016. …
Irrational Man (2015)
WOODY ALLEN Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB. USA, 2015. Gravier Productions. Screenplay by Woody Allen. Cinematography by Darius Khondji. Produced by Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum, Edward Walson. Production Design by Carl Sprague. Costume Design by Suzy Benzinger. Film Editing by Alisa Lepselter. Woody Allen returns to the landscape of dubious moral conundrums that he covered so well in Crimes And Misdemeanors and…
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue Of Ignorance) (2014)
ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ INARRITU Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB. USA, 2014. New Regency Pictures, M Productions, Le Grisbi Productions, TSG Entertainment, Worldview Entertainment. Screenplay by Alejandro Gonzalez-Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo. Cinematography by Emmanuel Lubezki. Produced by John Lesher, Arnon Milchan, James W. Skotchdopole. Music by Antonio Sanchez. Production Design by Kevin Thompson. Costume Design by Albert Wolsky. Film Editing by Douglas…
Magic In The Moonlight (2014)
WOODY ALLEN Bil’s rating (out of 5): BB.5. USA, 2014. Gravier Productions, Dippermouth Productions, Perdido Productions, Ske-Dat-De-Dat Productions, Cinéfrance 1888. Screenplay by Woody Allen. Cinematography by Darius Khondji. Produced by Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum, Edward Walson. Production Design by Anne Seibel. Costume Design by Sonia Grande. Film Editing by Alisa Lepselter. Woody Allen has such a good time lazing in the bright sunshine of the…
The House Bunny (2008)
FRED WOLF Bil’s rating (out of 5): BB. USA, 2008. Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media, Happy Madison Productions, Alta Loma Entertainment. Screenplay by Karen McCullah, Kirsten Smith. Cinematography by Shelly Johnson. Produced by Allen Covert, Jack Giarraputo, Heather Parry, Adam Sandler. Music by Waddy Wachtel. Production Design by Missy Stewart. Costume Design by Mona May. Film Editing by Debra Chiate. The comedy genius of Anna Faris gets center…
The Help (2011)
TATE TAYLOR Bil’s rating (out of 5): BB.5. USA/India/United Arab Emirates, 2011. DreamWorks, Reliance Entertainment, Participant Media, Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ, 1492 Pictures, Harbinger Pictures. Screenplay by Tate Taylor, based on the novel by Kathryn Stockett. Cinematography by Stephen Goldblatt. Produced by Michael Barnathan, Chris Columbus, Brunson Green. Music by Thomas Newman. Production Design by Mark Ricker. Costume Design by Sharen Davis. Film Editing…
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
MARC WEBB Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB. USA, 2012. Columbia Pictures, Marvel Entertainment, Laura Ziskin Productions. Story by James Vanderbilt, Screenplay by James Vanderbilt, Alvin Sargent, Steve Kloves, based on the Marvel comic book by Stan Lee, Steve Ditko. Cinematography by John Schwartzman. Produced by Avi Arad, Matthew Tolmach, Laura Ziskin. Music by James Horner. Production Design by J. Michael Riva. Costume Design…
Superbad
GREG MOTTOLA Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB.5. USA, 2007. Columbia Pictures Corporation, Apatow Productions. Screenplay by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg. Cinematography by Russ T. Alsobrook. Produced by Judd Apatow, Shauna Robertson. Music by Lyle Workman. Production Design by Chris L. Spellman. Costume Design by Debra McGuire. Film Editing by William Kerr. The next entry in the American Pie series of kids doing…
Easy A
BBBB (out of 5) Emma Stone couldn’t be more deserving of her own film, particularly after having stolen scenes in films like Superbad and The House Bunny, and is shown off to great effect in this hilariously twisted comedy about a high school girl who wants to avoid spending the weekend with her best friend and…
