James Bond Enters a New Era with Producers David Heyman and Amy Pascal March 26, 2025 Daniel Rennie Off James Bond, The Producers, In a seismic shift for one of cinema’s most enduring franchises, Amazon MGM Studios has...
‘Die Hard’ Director John McTiernan Says The future of Filmmaking Is “Independent Financing” March 25, 2025 Daniel Rennie 0 Director's Chair, Home, In a recent interview with Forbes, John McTiernan, the director behind Die Hard, The Thomas...
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey: Reinventing The Epic Fantasy Genre? December 25, 2024 Daniel Rennie Off Director's Chair, Home, Ever since the release of Oppenheimer, there has been much speculation about Christopher Nolan’s next...
The Lost Jaws Prequel—Steven Spielberg’s Jaws 2 Described as “Saving Private Ryan, With Sharks” November 5, 2024 Daniel Rennie Off Director's Chair, Screenwriting, Jaws 2 is the best of the sequels to the Steven Spielberg classic, but it...
Why Quentin Tarantino Hates Skyfall November 1, 2024 Daniel Rennie Off Director's Chair, James Bond, Quentin Tarantino wanted to direct Casino Royale starring Pierce Brosnan. Although vocal about his intentions,...
How A Russian Thief Bought the Rights to ‘Casino Royale’ and Turned James Bond into a Woman October 31, 2024 Daniel Rennie Off Home, James Bond, Screenwriting, The Producers, In 1955, flamboyant Russian actor and director Gregory Ratoff was in Cairo, Egypt, acting and...
Stanley Kubrick Explains the Ending of ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ In Unreleased Documentary September 24, 2024 Daniel Rennie Off Director's Chair, Stanley Kubrick wanted the meaning of 2001: A Space Odyssey to be ambiguous, left open...
From Russia With Love’s Helicopter Attack Vs. North By Northwest’s Crop-Duster Sequence: Why The Bond Sequence Isn’t a Rip-Off of Hitchcock’s Famous Set Piece June 13, 2024 Daniel Rennie Off Character, Cinematography, Director's Chair, Editing, James Bond, Stunt Work, The helicopter attack in From Russia With Love is often unfairly dismissed as a rip-off...
Alfred Hitchcock Subverted 1 Common Thriller Cliche In The Crop-Duster Sequence in North By Northwest June 11, 2024 Daniel Rennie Off Cinematography, Director's Chair, Editing, Home, Screenwriting, The man gunned down by thugs in a car while standing on the street corner...
Camera Angle Diagram For North By Northwest’s Crop Duster Sequence June 10, 2024 Daniel Rennie Off Cinematography, Director's Chair, Home, North By Northwest hit theaters sixty-five years ago instantly earning its reputation as one of Alfred...