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Watch Michael Mann and Patty Jenkins step into their own movie scenes. A new documentary series for all movie lovers - soon on HBO Max.

What if you could pause your favorite movie at the most perfect moment and step straight into the box? That kind of film magic is now becoming a reality in the documentary series "One Perfect Shot".
 
The series is created by Ava DuVernay ("Selma", "The 13th Addendum") and is based on a popular Twitter account. Where the account is based on publishing beautiful still images from classic films, the series goes a few steps further, and lets VFX artists rebuild the scene as a real film environment paused.

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Here we will, among other things, see Michael Mann step straight into the adrenaline-pumping shooting in "Heat" while Patty Jenkins in the next episode examines the moment when Wonder Woman embraced her fate. This looks to be an inspiring masterclass in film art with some exciting names on board.

Other directors and films that will be released in the first season are Jon Chu ("Crazy Rich Asians"), Kasi Lemmons ("Harriet"), Malcolm Lee ("Girls Trip") and Aaron Sorkin ("The Trial of The Chicago 7"). .
 
"One Perfect Shot" will release all six episodes on March 24 on HBO Max.

Pixar's new family film "Red" lets a cute panda teach children about puberty and at the same time calm anxious parents. Fun and charming when embarrassments take turns, but the change of tone towards the end prevents the film from becoming panda-stick.
What if Pixar made a movie of a 13-year-old diary?
 
I actually think that's exactly what happened when director Domee Shi (who won an Oscar with the short film "Bao") is told about growing up as an Asian girl in Toronto. The cultural clashes between a strict, overprotective family and all the exciting things that the outside world has to offer are mixed with puberty pain and a great dose of humor.

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Mix in a little fantasy and the cuteness meter hits the ceiling - because when Mei Lee turns 13, she magically transforms into a big, red, fluffy panda! The transformation comes in time and untimely so she may become sad, angry or upset. A curse or maybe a superpower? Together with the tight group of girls, Mei Lee finds a way to capitalize on the sweet factor of her involuntary alter ego to raise money for the gig with the hot boy band.
 
"Red" is a very charming story about growing up and taking the scary but exciting steps from childhood into adulthood. The time when the body changes, a look from a good-looking classmate makes one kneel weak, and one has no damn idea what's going on - playfully designed so that even the smallest children can be enchanted while we adult viewers laugh and are ashamed in recognition of all the embarrassment.

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With their latest three films "The Soul", "Luca" and now "Red", Pixar has left the world of fish and toys. It is a nice trio of more mature, human stories, of course with a touch of supernatural magic, but also more personal projects for the filmmakers. It's fun to see new abilities take the lead and that the studio is investing in more original stories.
 
That the film takes place in 2002, the same year when the director himself was 13, is hardly a coincidence. We who remember that time can smile at details such as tamagotchi and portable CD players - you almost wish it was even more driven with the era. But "Red" is a timeless story that everyone who has once been a teenager can recognize themselves in and laugh at while hiding behind the pillow of shame. For families with children, it also leaves open for conversations about menstruation and puberty in a de-dramatized way.
 
And as in Disney's musical "Encanto", questions are raised here about the family, where unconditional love and great pressure sometimes go hand in hand. Do everything to fit in or dare to break free? How do you handle being disappointed in your own mother's eyes? I can imagine that Mirabel and Mei Lee could have been good pen pals in a parallel Disney universe, they would have a lot to talk about.
 
I see "Red" with a big smile on my face. It offers wonderful middle school humor with one foot in Asian culture and the other in a fantasy world, with playful and often anime-inspired animation.
 
That being said, the film is not spotless. It loses a bit of its charm and humor towards the end, to derail in some kind of bombastic Marvel finale we could have been without. That Pixar emotional storm is also missing - you know how their best films can grab your heart and turn the tear ducts? Although I suspect that "Red" will appeal to the female audience more, both mothers and daughters, who can relate to the characters on another level.
 
But the red panda is kind of the cutest thing seen in an animated film in a long time. Beware, parents - it is probably already mass-produced for toy stores.
 
And by the way, I love that Billie Eilish and his brother Finneas have teamed up with Swedish music genius Ludwig Göransson to create quirky, troll-friendly pop hits for the film's fictional boy band 4-Town. This year's most unpredictable music collaboration?
 
"Red" will be released on Disney + on March 11.

Netflix stops broadcasting its content on Russian territory due to the invasion launched by Vladimir Putin in Ukraine. A decision that follows the freezing of local productions.

A new sanction has fallen. Netflix has suspended its service in Russia in protest against Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Earlier this week, the streaming service announced it would pause all future projects and acquisitions from Russia, joining a growing list of companies that have severed ties with the country.

Netflix had four Russian original projects in the works, including a detective series in the works that has since been put on hold. Netflix also recently refused to air 20 free Russian propaganda channels that the platform was required to host under Russian law.

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Now the company is taking it a step further by shutting down its service completely. "Given the circumstances on the ground, we have decided to suspend our service in Russia," a Netflix spokesperson said, as reported by Variety.

The economic backlash that Russia has faced following its decision to go to war with Ukraine has been intense. Not only is the country struggling with heavy sanctions, but many companies and organizations have withdrawn from Russia.

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Companies including Microsoft, Apple and Dell announced they had suspended sales in the country, while Ikea closed stores and Nike said it would no longer process online orders. On the entertainment side, all major studios have announced that they will stop releasing their films in Russia.

Netflix launched its service in Russia in 2016 and has a relatively small presence in the territory, with around one million subscribers. The streamer has 222 million subscribers worldwide. It operates the service in a joint venture with the Russian company National Media Group.

Netflix also recently announced that it would make its 2015 documentary Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom available for free. The film centers on the Euromaidan protests in Ukraine, which were sparked by former President Viktor Yanukovych's decision not to sign an agreement with the European Union and instead choose to strengthen ties with Russia.

These protests ultimately led to the ousting of Viktor Yanukovych. It has also heightened tensions with Russia, with Vladimir Putin using the overthrow as a pretext to invade and annex Ukraine's Crimean peninsula. Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022 has caused a humanitarian and refugee crisis, as well as growing fears that it could trigger a nuclear conflict.

The strength of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, or a good part of it, lies in the dread and madness that Leatherface conveyed in the midst of a photograph and strong themes about the 1970s and, consequently, replicated itself in the eyes of young hippies who tried to escape it. The first film is one of those that sounds like free horror, but has shaped slasher cinema and is a reference for any fan of the genre, whether you are a spectator or a filmmaker.

In this context, Netflix has decided to make its move on the regeneration of modern horror, already reinforced by Scream and Halloween, and resurrects the chainsaw killer in a direct sequel to the first film that doesn't skimp on visual references, but sounds as free in themes as one could imagine. It's cowardly to compare it with the original, but in the wave of reinterpretations we see today, there's no room for a horror without content or more devoted to the style than the genre itself.

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The story of Leatherface Returns shows a group of young people back in the city of the murderous family from the first film and, after being attacked by the same serial killer from the past, they receive the unlikely help of Sally, the survivor of the first Massacre. Nothing inventive, but so far, no problem.

The handling of the horror scenes, by the way, is firm and stylish, as the duo that directs the film, David Blue Garcia and Kim Henkel, are not shy about showing any innards or human pieces flying on the screen. For those who like gore, here's a full plate and short, since rightly the feature doesn't even have 90 minutes long.

The biggest problem with this sequence, however, lies in the emptiness of the speeches that it tries to deliver to give context to the new Massacre. Whether it's the trauma of the protagonists (uninspired) or Leatherface's family problems, nothing sounds strong enough to hold the plot - and it's even more evident that it needed little drama to sustain the story. As David Gordon Green's great Halloween taught, the slasher's foundation is suspense, lurid situations and a chase that involves the intensity of prey and predator.

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The "Bao" director's first feature film may be the first Pixar production to receive a traditional biorelease since the pandemic hit.

As is well known, the current pandemic has changed the film landscape in several ways, and many have chosen to let their films go directly to the streaming services instead of the cinemas. Pixar also did this, a decision that should be made for the safety of the audience, but which has nevertheless met with criticism from several quarters.
 
In the near future, however, we seem to be able to see the animation studio's films return to the big screen. Pixar's forthcoming feature film "Turning Red" is expected to have a "normal" cinema premiere, sources tell Insider.

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When "The Soul" was released on Disney + in December last year, it became the first film in Pixar's history to have no cinema premiere. Even then, some dissatisfaction was aroused among the studio's employees, and even the film "Luca", which premiered earlier this week, went straight to streaming.
 
If "Turning Red" manages to get a premiere on the big screen, it will be the first Pixar film to get a biorelease since "Forward", which had time to hit theaters just before the pandemic hit hard.
 
The plot of "Turning Red" follows thirteen-year-old Mei Lee, who tries to juggle her passionate interests with the new challenges of teenage life, and who turns into a big, red panda every time she gets excited about something. The film is directed by Domee Shi, who is making his first feature film at Pixar after previously winning an Oscar for his directing of the short film "Bao".