A Monster Calls

  • Movie News

Two Against the World: Watch the Mothers and Sons of J.A. Bayona’s Films Face Life’s Hardships Side By Side (Video)

Since he burst onto the international moviemaking scene in 2007, J.A. Bayona has never shied away from injecting sentimentality into…

7 years ago
  • Movie News

ICYMI: The Best of December 2016 on Moviemaker.com

What do winter weather, the holiday season and the end of 2016 have in common? They're all pretty damn cool.…

7 years ago
  • Moviemaking

Children in Peril: Why A Monster Calls Director J. A. Bayona is All About Intensity

J. A. Bayona is best known for children-in-jeopardy-themed films: the Guillermo del Toro-produced horror movie The Orphanage (2007), and The…

7 years ago
  • Interviews

Scant Screentime, Huge Impact: Liam Neeson Looms Large in A Monster Calls and Silence

Liam Neeson is having a big week. First up, he voices a benevolent but scary monster in the form of…

7 years ago
  • MM Guide 2017

The Adept Adapter: A Primer on Adaptation (i.e. Hacking Someone’s Great Idea and Making it Your Own)

Maybe it’s a childhood favorite you’ve always dreamed of seeing on a big screen, or a recommendation from your mother…

7 years ago
  • Festivals

Zurich Film Festival 2016: Five Days of Towering Cinema, Landscapes – and Prices

The flatscreen television in my hotel room greets me with a crawl of text across the top of the screen.…

8 years ago
  • Festivals

Toronto International Film Festival 2016: Top Talent Shine in Our TIFF Gallery

Photographer Fabrice Dall'Anese was MovieMaker's man on the ground at the 41st Toronto International Film Festival, which ran September 8-18…

8 years ago