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R.I.P. Jean-Marc Vallée (1963 – 2021)

December 27, 2021 by Gary Collinson

Canadian filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallée, whose work includes Dallas Buyers Club and Big Little Lies, has passed away suddenly of a suspected heart attack at his cabin in Quebec City on Christmas Day. He was just 58 years old. “Jean-Marc stood for creativity, authenticity and trying things differently,” reads a statement from Vallée’s producing partner Nathan […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Television Tagged With: Jean-Marc Vallée

Big Little Lies’ Jean-Marc Vallee to direct Gorilla and the Bird for HBO

December 14, 2018 by Gary Collinson

Having directed the first season of Big Little Lies for the cable network, filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallee is set to reunite with HBO for the new limited series Gorilla and the Bird. Based on Zack McDermott’s book Gorilla and the Bird: A Memoir of Madness and a Mother’s Love, the drama is described as “an inspirational […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Gorilla and the Bird, Jean-Marc Vallée

Jean-Marc Vallee to direct John Lennon and Yoko Ono love story

October 26, 2018 by Amie Cranswick

Deadline has revealed that Dallas Buyers Club and Big Little Lies director Jean-Marc Vallee is set to direct a biopic of music icon John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono, which is in development at Immersive Pictures and Universal Pictures. The film will tell the story of Lennon and Ono’s relationship, and is aiming to […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Jean-Marc Vallée, John Lennon, Yoko Ono

Edgar Wright, Jean-Marc Vallee, David Mackenzie and Yann Demange lead Bond 25 shortlist

August 25, 2018 by Gary Collinson

In the wake of Danny Boyle’s departure from Bond 25 due to creative differences, a shortlist has surfaced online featuring four directors who are through to top Eon and MGM’s wishlist for Daniel Craig’s final outing as 007. According to Deadline, both Yann Demange (’71) and David Mackenzie (Hell or High Water) are in contention, […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Bond 25, david mackenzie, Edgar Wright, James Bond, Jean-Marc Vallée, Yann Demange

Guillermo del Toro wins the DGA Award for The Shape of Water

February 4, 2018 by Gary Collinson

Having enjoyed success at the Golden Globes and PGA Awards, Guillermo del Toro added the Directors Guild of America’s Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film award to his mantelpiece last night at the DGA Awards, putting the filmmaker firmly in the driving seat for Best Director at the Oscars with his fantasy romance The Shape […]

Filed Under: Awards Season, Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Television Tagged With: Beth McCarthy Miller, DGA Awards, Guillermo del Toro, Jean-Marc Vallée, Jordan Peele, Niki Caro, Reed Morano

Jean-Marc Vallee won’t be directing Big Little Lies season 2

December 4, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Earlier this month it was announced that filming on season two of HBO’s acclaimed drama series Big Little Lies is slated to begin in the Spring of 2018, and now The Washington Post has revealed that director Jean-Marc Vallee won’t be returning to helm any further episodes. Vallee – who directed the entire first season […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Big Little Lies, Jean-Marc Vallée

Blu-ray Review – Big Little Lies (2017)

August 7, 2017 by Brad Cook

Big Little Lies, 2017. Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée. Written by David E. Kelley. Starring Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Alexander Skarsgard, Adam Scott, Zoe Kravitz, James Tupper, Jeffrey Nordling, Laura Dern, and Iain Armitage. SYNOPSIS: Big Little Lies, which was based on a popular novel by Liane Moriarty, aired on HBO earlier this year, […]

Filed Under: Brad Cook, Reviews, Television Tagged With: adam scott, Alexander Skarsgard, Big Little Lies, David E. Kelley, Iain Armitage, James Tupper, Jean-Marc Vallée, Jeffrey Nordling, Laura Dern, Nicole Kidman, reese witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, Zoe Kravitz

Director Jean-Marc Vallee rules out Big Little Lies season 2

April 8, 2017 by Gary Collinson

HBO’s Big Little Lies aired its season finale this past Sunday, and while fans of the show are wondering whether we’ll get a second season, it seems that director Jean-Marc Vallee is firmly against the idea. “This is the perfect ending,” said Vallee in an interview with Vulture. “There is no way; there’s no reason to make […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Big Little Lies, Jean-Marc Vallée

Movie Review – Demolition (2016)

August 24, 2016 by Matthew Lee

Demolition, 2016. Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, Chris Cooper, Judah Lewis, Polly Draper, Debra Monk, Heather Lind and C.J. Wilson. SYNOPSIS A successful investment banker writes a series of letters to a customer complaints representative following the death of his wife. Julia Mitchell (Heather Lind), in the driving seat, is talking […]

Filed Under: Matthew Lee, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: C.J. Wilson, Chris Cooper, Debra Monk, Demolition, Heather Lind, jake gyllenhaal, Jean-Marc Vallée, Judah Lewis, Naomi Watts, Polly Draper

Second Opinion – Demolition (2016)

May 7, 2016 by Helen Murdoch

Demolition, 2016. Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, Chris Cooper and Judah Lewis. SYNOPSIS: As an investment banker struggles after losing his wife in a tragic car crash, his increasingly confessional series of letters to a vending machine company catch the attention of a customer service rep with whom he forms an […]

Filed Under: Helen Murdoch, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Chris Cooper, Demolition, jake gyllenhaal, Jean-Marc Vallée, Judah Lewis, Naomi Watts

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