I hope people will take hope from this, women who work who are pregnant will see that it is possible, that people like George are leading the way in making sure that we do keep our jobs. It was the perfect amount to throw you off your kilter from the very beginning, as the pool of blood from one of the children slowly creeps out of the shadows and into the light. 5 – 1980: New Wave, Cinema City, Jackie Chan & John Woo, The History of Hong Kong Action Cinema Pt. JONES: You prepare and prepare and prepare [laughs], but [there’s] nothing like actually being on set in front of a camera, and suddenly you have an audience as well. I did want to ask about filming Maya's death scene. Usually, when viewing of pre-planned films falls through, the movie tends to fall to the wayside, added to a list of films usually referenced as “Oh! It’s been on my list forever.” The Midnight Man did not succumb to this fate, thankfully, proving to be a view-worthy film. Jones also shared a little bit about her new film, The Last Letter from Your Lover, and offered an update on her feelings about playing Marvel’s Black Cat. Shrieking at them both, the grandmother cries out in horror that they have begun the game and collapses to the floor. Just as Joseph stumbles upon the dark secrets tucked within his land, the film hitches us to a pair of local authorities who broaden the world without bringing much … It was a very organic, very harmonious process. How about filming the close-ups with Tiffany in Maya's last moments? In Praise of the Real Heroes of 'Silence of the Lambs': The Bug Boys, 'The Midnight Sky' Ending Explained by Felicity Jones: "She Has a Sense of Who This Man Is", More City, State and Town: Exploring Frederick Wiseman’s U.S.A. 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I did want to ask about how the pregnancy changed the character and the production process if that's okay. The Midnight Man did not succumb to this fate, thankfully, proving to be a view-worthy film. I think they're people who have definitely [taken] that and, to an extent, been on the run. Perri Nemiroff has been part of the Collider team since 2012. It was interesting as I was watching it and realizing how strong [of a] visual motif it is and obviously how it becomes a metaphor for the underlying stories in the film. And then again, them having a baby just adds to the uniqueness of that relationship in space because obviously we haven't ever seen that before. What do you think is the main theme of the movie while you're playing it and also while you're watching it? I mean, I think it's a fab role and, yeah, it would be amazing to do. The Midnight Man brings to its film everything that is loved about horror films. Meanwhile, back on Earth, a cataclysmic event is decimating the planet, forcing survivors underground. As Randy from Scream states, there are very specific rules for surviving a horror film – the same can be said for making one. Running in fear, the two children (a boy and a girl) run down the stairs trying to escape the unseen evil, the boy running outside into the pure white snow, as the young girl screams he is breaking the rules and to come back inside. I don't think that necessarily has to be family, but the connection of one human to the other is what will last us really, is that love. The game starts at midnight after a series of knocks within the first minute and will not end until 3:33 AM. We did that many, many times with the stunt crew, with George. Did you see The Midnight Man? My only complaint is that it just barely lended too much of its clues throughout, leading me to guess the ending – though it was not a revelation I was entirely confident I was right about. The Midnight Sky ending explained: What happened to Earth? The suspended blood droplets might be one of the most haunting things I've seen in a while. The movie is set in February 2049 and takes place three weeks after "the event", but it's never explicitly stated what this event was. At what point in the process did you mention that to George and the team? You both have to suspend disbelief and believe in the veracity of that moment. Originally we were going to remove the bump, CGI the bump, and then after looking at footage George felt that actually it would really enhance the story and really contribute. And there was more dialogue about what they've been doing on Earth, but you sort of didn't need it. All Rights Reserved. The entire story fits neatly into a nice 90-minute run time. When Anna is being coxed into bed by Alex, she states the time is only 8:20 PM signifying her constant awareness of the time. You are immediately thrown into the endgame of some terrifying round three children have found themselves in – with only the rules to save them. Set 30 years in the future, the film centers on a lonely man facing the end of the world and deals with themes of isolation and connection, hope and despair. It's bittersweet, isn't it? There's a sort of dangerous quality to her direction, which is really important. 4.5/5.0 - 10x10 An abducter is the mouse in this intense cat and mouse game. JONES: Just as a side point, I was watching the film again recently and it was amazing how the blood that is in those tubes when George is doing his chemotherapy, and then obviously the blood ties to that scene. It was a breath of fresh air to see him take on a character with different values and mindsets – instead of a sociopathic dream killer or cannibalistic leader. With her friends’ (Grayson Gabriel and Emily Haine) encouragement, she opens the box – candles, matches and aged paper and pictures inside. So it's interesting you say that. With Summer H. Howell, Keenan Lehmann, Meredith Rose, Kyle Strauts. Does Sully have any inkling whatsoever that she's talking to her father in that final scene? I think there's a reason why people become astronauts and go into space, and often it is an escape. And with this story, it was important that it had someone who was going to bring an edge to it ultimately, which she has absolutely done and made a beautiful film. I’ve wanted to see that! Tell us your thoughts in the comments below! So there's always something that happens in the moment that you're not expecting. That's the end of Midnight Gospel Season 1. It's a relationship born out of great respect for one another. So it felt like it was destined to be in many ways. That's what I loved about reading the script. Ultimately, like us all, he loves what he does and doesn't take it for granted. 4.5/5.0 - 3 Percent Only 3% of candidates can make it to the other side. Become a Member and support film journalism. There’s hope in the future and new life, but at the same time, as you say, there is a melancholy. By Matt Miller I think that's what was so exciting about Augustine directing that book was that, as you say, she brings an anarchy and she brings a very modern touch. It's just, you have to be prepared enough to be open to that, I guess. Cool!". Before we wrap up, I did want to ask about Last Letter from Your Lover. The Doomsday Clock is a symbol that represents the likelihood of a man-made global catastrophe.Maintained since 1947 by the members of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the Clock is a metaphor for threats to humanity from unchecked scientific and technical advances. In Netflix's new sci-fi movie, The Midnight Sky, George Clooney, plays Augustine Lofthouse, a scientist who remains behind at an arctic base after the rest of the crew evacuates. Elie's mind slips into semi-delirium. A boy touring the house in the aftermath asks of the victims, “what happened to them?” His father responds, “sorrow happened.” Huh? I think it gives them a confidence and a sure footing, which they probably never had in their lives. Oh! Lighting for the film was an interesting choice as well, most of the film shot in the dark as it is safer than the light – according to the game. I mean, the whole film is about family and connection and legacy and what has meaning, and Sully being pregnant just adds to that storyline. Ultimately it's a starting off point and you always have to see it as a malleable force. We're pretty hardy, the human race. While her friends scream for her to get back in the circle, that it is not safe, she denies their cries – and is quickly dragged into the darkness, only a slow running pool of blood to confirm her fate. While The Midnight Man was not perfect nor encompassingly terrifying, it did manage to satisfy the rules of a horror film, making for one delightful addition to the genre. ADDITION: Indications that you are near the Midnight Man will include sudden drop in temperature, seeing a pure black, humanoid figure through the darkness… I'm not sure if this is something that you do in general, but did you reach out to anyone you knew who had worked with George as a director to ask about the experience? 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So I got to know George through his work primarily, which is always the best way. He worked in the military, and years before he and others in his unit were tasked with helping bury a vast object in the desert that gave off the same sound, and he believes it … Clooney’s Augustine Lofthouse, however, opts to remain at his Arctic base. JONES: Oh, I think definitely. "[George Clooney] would often just talk about ER as a reference point. And I think things haven't necessarily worked out for them on Earth so they feel a great freedom being in space and looking out on that nothingness, and having that perspective looking back on Earth. I have never really seen too many of the Insidious films – unfortunately confusing them many times with Sinister (I need to stop watching so many horror films so close together). They’re left with a lot on their shoulders. It has to shift to the moment, to the situation. And speaking of the original Freddie Krueger – what a performance from the horror legend himself Robert Englund. That’s sort of what makes it exciting. Earth is becoming totally inhospitable due to vague radiation-based global catastrophe, the exact details of which are never revealed other than it seems to have been man-made. So when I had a chance to speak with Trussell directly, it was one of the first things I asked. But it was one of the tougher sequences because you had, particularly for David, Tiffany and [me], the three of us we're in a very small space trying to make this moment work without sort of bashing into each other and injuring each other was quite tough. You want imagery, beautifully crafted shots and gore that make you want to tell the character “Run! ", [Editor's note: The following contains spoilers for The Midnight Sky.]. 'The Midnight Sky' is George Clooney's latest as director and star and an affecting look at the end of the world through one man's regrets. Once you're shooting something then you're creating a new reality. If you’ve got questions about George Clooney’s The Midnight Sky, you’ve come to the right place! And that's what George was keen to do in the direction of that scene was just not let it get over choreographed in any way. I do have to say that playing a game you just found that summons the Midnight Man into your home is something you should NEVER begin – and I still shake my head at the characters that thought this was a good idea. CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA Season 4: A Weak Season Brings A Surprisingly Emotional Goodbye, SAVED BY THE BELL SEASON ONE: A Relevant and Satirical Update of the Classic Show, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE S13E3 “Phenomenon”: The Pork Chop Queens Are Cooking With Gas, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE S13E2 “Condragulations”: You’re A Winner, Baby! Share Share Tweet Email Comment Sign up to get our cinematic goodness delivered to your inbox every weekend. The Midnight Man isn’t even so-bad-it’s-funny, like The Bye Bye Man, whose title monster bears a resemblance to ours, or Ouija, which follows the same ghost-movie-by-numbers formula. The Clock represents the hypothetical global catastrophe as "midnight" and the Bulletin ' s … From Perri Nemiroff, Boyd Holbrook on ‘Eight for Silver’, Netflix’s ‘Sandman’, ‘Logan’, and 'The Predator’ Reshoots, What Harry Lennix Has Learned After 8 Seasons of 'The Blacklist,' and Why It Might Never End. Kindly heeding to her grandmother’s wishes, she begins combing through a suitcase in the attic where her grandmother believes she will find it – stumbling upon a wrapped and tattered box along the way. JONES: Yeah, I think definitely. The Shining ending consists of Kubrick pushing his camera on a smooth, soothing dolly track across the Overlook lobby and into the Gold Room’s foyer as Al Bowlly’s “Midnight… To our dismay, confusion regarding release dates left us with only one film available – the one we really wanted to see at the center of the confusion no less. You must continue to 3:33 AM, without being attacked by the Midnight Man, or being trapped inside the circle of salt, to win the Midnight Game. I thought it would be amazing to explore that side of the character. The colors are crisp and the shadows haunting, smoke from snuffed candles lingering – a great show of craft by cinematographer Gavin Kelly. When he awakens, Chlomo is gone. Perri's a proud graduate of Columbia University's Film MFA program and member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association. It’s two storylines. She co-hosts Collider FYC, The Witching Hour and hosts the interview series, Collider Ladies Night. 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