Alejandro González Iñárritu News
Not many of us can relate to Riggan Thomson’s exact predicament, because not many of us got world-famous playing avian heroes. But you know who can? Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer behind Big Bird, in this pitch-perfect spoof of Alejandro González Iñárritu‘s Birdman.
Big Birdman: The Unexpected Virtue of Orange Pants follows Spinney as he asks himself questions like “How did we get here?” and gets advice from a certain giant bird. Watch the Sesame Street Birdman parody after the jump.
- FirstShowing.net: Watch: Caroll Spinney in Perfect 'Sesame Street' Parody of 'Birdman'
- Hollywood Reporter: Watch Sesame Street Perfectly Spoof 'Birdman' With One Continuous, Ego-Filled Shot (Video)
- Rotten Tomatoes: News: Sesame Street Expertly (And Sweetly) Spoofs Birdman
- The Wrap: ‘Sesame Street’ Gets Into Oscar Season With ‘Big Birdman’ (Video)
- HitFix: Best Picture: 'Birdman' or 'Boyhood?' 'Boyhood' or 'Birdman?' Or...something else?
Birdman, directed byAlejandro González Iñárritu from a script by Alexander Dinelaris, is pretty cynical about Hollywood product. But if things had gone the way the film was originally scripted, it would have ended with an even more pointed jab at the studio franchise machine.
In the film, Michael Keaton plays an actor whose most popular role, Birdman, haunts him as he attempts to mount a stage play. The parallels between Birdman and Batman are impossible to miss.
- ScreenRant: Original ‘Birdman’ Ending Featured Johnny Depp Cameo
- Variety: ‘Stress Is a Condition of Your Job’ – ‘Birdman’ Director Alejandro Inarritu
- Variety: DGA Awards: ‘Birdman’ Wins Best Feature Film for Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
- Hollywood Reporter: Berlin: Is 'Victoria' Germany's Answer to 'Birdman'?
- USA Today: 'Birdman' takes top prize at Directors Guild awards
- Variety: DGA Prize Boosts ‘Birdman’ in Oscar Race (Analysis)
- Thompson on Hollywood: DGA Feature Award Goes to 'Birdman,' Gaining Oscar Momentum; Women Score
- Deadline: Does ‘Birdman’ DGA Win Mean “Game Over” For Other Oscar Hopefuls?
- Digital Spy: Birdman wins top honour at annual Directors Guild of America Awards
- Vulture: Iñárritu Wins for Birdman at the Directors Guild Awards
- Screen Crush: The 'Birdman' Alternate Ending Featured Johnny Depp and Was Way More Strange
- HitFix: Alejandro G. Iñárritu wins Directors Guild award for 'Birdman'
- The Wrap: Alejandro Inarritu Wins Directors Guild Award for ‘Birdman’
Birdman, directed byAlejandro González Iñárritu from a script by Alexander Dinelaris, is pretty cynical about Hollywood product. But if things had gone the way the film was originally scripted, it would have ended with an even more pointed jab at the studio franchise machine. In the film, Michael Keaton plays an actor whose most popular role, Birdman, haunts him as he attempts to mount a stage play. The parallels between Birdman and Batman are impossible to miss.
The layers blurring reality and fantasy run deep with Alejandro González Iñárritu’s new film, Birdman, both within the story and in real life. Iñárritu had become known for his trilogy of everything-is-connected mope-fests (Amores Perros, 21 Grams, and Babel), and then followed those up with a widely panned film called Biutiful that straightened out the narrative intricacies but still kept all the misery porn. So what to do next?
- Thompson on Hollywood: Stitching 'Birdman' Together with Editors Douglas Crise and Stephen Mirrione
- IndieWire: Great Job, 'Birdman,' But 'The X-Files' Did It First
- Entertainment Weekly: ‘Birdman’ composer reveals how he made the film’s crazy, drum-heavy soundtrack
- Vulture: Oscar Futures: How Many Nominations Can Birdman Fly Away With?
- IndieWire: Indiewire Podcast: Has 'Citizenfour' Changed the Oscar Race? Plus: 'Boyhood' Vs. 'Birdman'
- Thompson on Hollywood: Screen Talk: 'CITIZENFOUR,' 'Birdman,' and More Awards Updates
- Hollywood Reporter: Box Office: Brad Pitt's 'Fury' Guns Down $8.8M Friday; 'Birdman' Soars
- MTV Movies Blog: The Reviews Are In: Does ‘Birdman’ Soar Or Sink?
- FirstShowing.net: Coolest Movie Swag Ever? Fox Searchlight's 'Birdman' Action Figure
- HitFix: Andrea Riseborough says 'Birdman' was like working with a theater company of actors
The layers blurring reality and fantasy run deep with Alejandro González Iñárritu’s new film, Birdman, both within the story and in real life. Iñárritu had become known for his trilogy of everything-is-connected mope-fests (Amores Perros, 21 Grams, and Babel), and then followed those up with a widely panned film called Biutiful that straightened out the narrative intricacies but still kept all the misery porn. So what to do next?
- Deadline: ‘Birdman,’ ‘Dear White People,’ ‘Hiroshima Mon Amour’ Lead Weekend’s Specialty Debuts
- Variety: Interview: Michael Keaton Goes From Batman to ‘Birdman’
- Mania: Mania Review: Birdman
- Hollywood Reporter: 'Birdman': What the Critics Are Saying
- Variety: Morelia Festival Celebrates Mexican Helmers, Opens With ‘Birdman’
- Moviefone: 'Birdman' Review: 10 Things You Need to Know About Michael Keaton's Big Comeback Movie
- The Playlist: Review: Alejandro González Iñárritu's Miraculous 'Birdman'
- Comic Book Movie: BIRDMAN Clip: Michael Keaton Has His Own Meltdown In Front Of Emma Stone
- IGN Movies: Birdman Review
- BoxOfficeMojo: Analysis: Forecast (cont.): 'The Best of Me,' 'Men, Women & Children,' 'Birdman'
- The Wrap: ‘Birdman’ Reviews: Michael Keaton Soars, But Does the Rest of the Film?
- The Wrap: Alejandro Inarritu Reveals Why ‘Birdman’ Was ‘Endless Spaghetti … Any Noodle Could Choke Me’
- HitFix: Zach Galifianakis and Amy Ryan talk about playing it straight in 'Birdman'
- Coming Soon: Exclusive Photos from Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's Birdman
- Empire Magazine: First Clip Of Michael Keaton In Birdman
Alejandro González Iñárritu is one of the most interesting filmmakers working right now, and his new movie 'Birdman' is a technical leap forward, wrapped around some great performances by Edward Norton, Naomi Watts, and especially Michael Keaton in a role that should make 'Batman' fans howl.http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/motion-captured
- Deadline: ‘Birdman’ Review: Jeremy Gerard On Michael Keaton’s Fallen Star
- Deadline: Alejandro G. Iñárritu And ‘Birdman’ Scribes On Hollywood’s Superhero Fixation: ‘Poison, Cultural Genocide’ – Q&A
- Cinema Blend: The Director Of Birdman Despises This Alfred Hitchcock Film
- Vulture: Emma Stone on Trying Not to Ruin Birdman
- Deadline: You Kiss Your Mother With That Mouth? The ‘Birdman’ Action Figure
- HitFix: Naomi Watts and Andrea Riseborough discuss the 'scary' experience of making 'Birdman'
This year's New York Film Festival came to a satisfying conclusion with one of its best selections, Birdman, or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), the oddly titled (and punctuated) fifth feature by acclaimed Mexican filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu.
- Hollywood Reporter: 'Birdman' Company Mired in Dispute Involving Embezzlement, Loans and Film Credits
- USA Today: Michael Keaton is flying high again as 'Birdman'
- Hollywood Reporter: 'Birdman' Company's Former CEO Declares War With $55 Million Lawsuit
- HitFix: Emma Stone and Edward Norton think making 'Birdman' was like 'Dancing with the Stars'
In Alejandro González Iñárritu’s ‘Birdman’ (which will close the New York Film Festival this weekend and, I'll add, is my favorite movie of the year), Michael Keaton plays Riggan Thomson, a veteran actor whose biggest claim to fame is that he used to be in a series of superhero movies. Now, Riggan is attempting to make his comeback by staging a Broadway play based on a Raymond Carver short story.
- Hollywood Reporter: Michael Keaton Fighting Lawsuit Claiming He Ruined Movie
- Cinema Blend: Michael Keaton Is Actually Being Sued For Ruining This Movie
- Hollywood Reporter: Morelia Film Fest: 'Birdman' Heading South for Latin American Premiere
- Badass Digest: Exclusive: Even MORE Awesome BIRDMAN Coast-To-Coast Posters!
- Film School Rejects: NYFF 2014: Wild ‘Birdman’ Soars With Strong Performances and Ambitious Wit
Fox Searchlight Pictures (via Vulture) has revealed a new poster for Birdman, the upcoming dark comedy from Alejandro González Iñárritu (Amores Perros, Babel) that stars Michael Keaton, Lindsay Duncan, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan, Emma Stone and Naomi Watts. Check it out in the player below!
- We Got This Covered: Michael Keaton’s Birdman Looms Over The Cast In Awesome New Poster
- MovieWeb: 'Birdman' Poster with Michael Keaton and Emma Stone
- Collider: Filming Begins on Thomas McCarthy’s SPOTLIGHT Starring Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, and Stanley Tucci
- Vulture: Check Out the Brand-New Birdman Poster
- IndieWire: Alejandro González Iñárritu's 'Birdman' Is Black, White and Red All Over in New Poster
- IndieWire: EXCLUSIVE: Philadelphia Film Festival Reveals Lineup, To Open With 'Birdman'
- Comic Book Movie: New Poster For Alejandro González Iñárritu's BIRDMAN
- Collider: Benedict Cumberbatch Is an Enigma in First THE IMITATION GAME Posters; Plus New Posters for BIRDMAN, NIGHTCRAWLER, and JOHN WICK
- Empire Magazine: New Birdman Poster Swoops In
- The Playlist: Exclusive: New Images From Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu's 'Birdman'
Does our ego control us, or do we control our ego? Where can it/where does it take us? Will we fly or will we fall? Alejandro González Iñárritu's latest film Birdman is easily lovable for many reasons - from its honest characters and original story to the technical prowess behind the lens and many layers of its style. It's also one of those films where there are so many moments, so many lines, so many scenes where as soon as I've watched them, I want to pause, rewind, and watch them again to delve deeper into the context.
- Variety: ‘Birdman’ Confirms Its Awards Buzz at Telluride
- Hollywood Reporter: Telluride: 'Birdman' Flies Into Fest, With Slightly Bumpier Landing Than in Venice
- IndieWire: Review: Why 'Birdman' is the First Modern Showbiz Satire
- HitFix: 'Birdman' director Alejandro González Iñárritu has a problem with the word 'hero'
