Shaving the head of a two-time Oscar-winning actress is serious business. If there are any mistakes whatsoever, it’s not like you can grow the hair back and do it again. So, it probably goes without saying that for Bugonia, shaving Emma Stone’s head was done in one take but, hearing it from her, the stress […]
Wanna See ‘Bugonia’ Early? Go Bald!
There was a gimmicky movie screening to see The Long Walk, and now the upcoming Bugonia is doing one of its own. Anyone living in LA who wants to see Yorgos Lanthimos’ absurdist comedy before everyone else can do so on Monday, October 20 at the Culver Theater at 8 PM. Tickets are free, but there’s […]
A New ‘Bugonia’ Trailer Leans Heavy Into That Alien Question
It was last summer when Focus Features announced Bugonia, the latest film from director Yorgos Lanthimos. That alone is enough to get anyone excited, as Lanthimos has long established himself as a filmmaker whose work you turn up to, no matter what. But then, the film had this tagline, and instantly, we were hooked: “Two […]
Yorgos Lanthimos’ New Film Puts Emma Stone at the Center of an Alien Environmentalist Conspiracy
Director Yorgos Lanthimos has made a habit of collaborating with Emma Stone specifically on dark comedy dramas with light sci-fi themes, such as 2023’s Poor Things and 2024’s Kinds of Kindness. And the trailer for their latest team-up, Bugonia, contains much of the same eclecticism, setting up a paranoia thriller that’s equal parts about environmentalism and […]