MPC London is bringing on board colorist Matthieu Toullet who comes over from Digital District Paris with over 12 years experience grading commercials, films and music videos.
Toullet work includes the Jeppe Ronde directed Come 4: “The Lover” spot which was awarded a Gold Lion in Cinematography at the Cannes Lions 2013, the urban street campaign for adidas’ “Unite all Originals” with SoMe and Sid Lee, and glamorous fashion films for Cacharel and Jean Paul Gaultier. His work spans such prominent directors such as Terry Hall, Bart Timmer and Jean-Baptiste Mondino.
Mattieu joins the global team of colorists at MPC on Sept. 29. The lineup includes colorists Adrian Seery, Antonio Ramirez, Derek Hansen, George K, James Tillett, Jean-Clรฉment Soret, Kai Van Beers, Mark Gethin, Richard Fearon and Ricky Gausis. These colorists are available to clients in 20 locations throughout Europe and the U.S. via the MPC remote grading network.
Rom-Com Mainstay Hugh Grant Shifts To The Dark Side and He’s Never Been Happier
After some difficulties connecting to a Zoom, Hugh Grant eventually opts to just phone instead.
"Sorry about that," he apologizes. "Tech hell." Grant is no lover of technology. Smart phones, for example, he calls the "devil's tinderbox."
"I think they're killing us. I hate them," he says. "I go on long holidays from them, three or four days at at time. Marvelous."
Hell, and our proximity to it, is a not unrelated topic to Grant's new film, "Heretic." In it, two young Mormon missionaries (Chloe East, Sophie Thatcher) come knocking on a door they'll soon regret visiting. They're welcomed in by Mr. Reed (Grant), an initially charming man who tests their faith in theological debate, and then, in much worse things.
After decades in romantic comedies, Grant has spent the last few years playing narcissists, weirdos and murders, often to the greatest acclaim of his career. But in "Heretic," a horror thriller from A24, Grant's turn to the dark side reaches a new extreme. The actor who once charmingly stammered in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and who danced to the Pointer Sisters in "Love Actually" is now doing heinous things to young people in a basement.
"It was a challenge," Grant says. "I think human beings need challenges. It makes your beer taste better in the evening if you've climbed a mountain. He was just so wonderfully (expletive)-up."
"Heretic," which opens in theaters Friday, is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, co-writers of "A Quiet Place." In Grant's hands, Mr. Reed is a divinely good baddie โ a scholarly creep whose wry monologues pull from a wide range of references, including, fittingly, Radiohead's "Creep."
In an interview, Grant spoke about these and other facets of his character, his journey... Read More