How The Director of 'WALL-E' Made The Year’s Most “Wholesome” Sci-Fi Movie
Andrew Stanton’s live-action sci-fi film features three timelines to highlight humanity's enduring traits, now streaming on Hulu after debuting at Sundance.
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Hulu just quietly released an ambitious new sci-fi movie from a legendary Pixar director
Unceremoniously dumped on Hulu, In theBlink of an Eye contains three stories told in parallel across separate timelines that attempt to capture the entirety of human existence. In the prehistoric past, a Neanderthal family struggles to survive in an unforgiving world. In our present, an anthropologist (Rashida Jones) studies the preserved skeleton of one of those Neanderthals, while also reluctantly falling in love with a mathematician (Daveed D…
How The Director of 'WALL-E' Made The Year’s Most “Wholesome” Sci-Fi Movie
Searchlight PicturesWhat makes a sci-fi movie a sci-fi movie? Is it a movie set in the future? A movie that incorporates technology that does not exist? A movie where impossible things happen? Usually, sci-fi is a “know it when you see it” genre, but not always. Take, for example, In the Blink of an Eye, the latest movie from longtime animation director Andrew Stanton. Using a unique structure, it tells three different stories that all coalesce …
Meaning lost In the Blink of an Eye
When it comes to big-screen live-action features, Andrew Stanton has caught a bit of a raw deal. Multiple animated masterpieces of Pixar and several episodes of some of the best TV shows of the past decade define most of his career. In 2012, however, his first attempt at a live-action film, John Carter, imploded on the launching pad. While some reclamation has occurred since, critics largely shrugged at the blockbuster adaptation of the Edgar Ri…
Rashida Jones & Daveed Diggs Talk New Hulu Sci-Fi Movie In the Blink of an Eye
(Photo Credit: Searchlight Pictures) ComingSoon Editor-in-Chief Tyler Treese spoke with In the Blink of an Eye stars Rashida Jones and Daveed Diggs about their new film. They spoke about their characters, its beautiful themes, and getting to play older versions of their characters. Directed by Andrew Stanton, the sci-fi movie is now streaming on Hulu. “Three storylines, spanning thousands of years, intersect and reflect on hope, connection, and …
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