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Watch an Ambush at the Bullet Farm in ‘Furiosa’
The director George Miller narrates a sequence from his film, featuring Anya Taylor-Joy and Tom Burke.In “Anatomy of a Scene,” we ask directors to reveal the secrets that go into making key scenes in their movies. See new episodes in the series on Fridays. You can also watch our collection of more than 150 videos on YouTube and subscribe to our YouTube channel.The following contains spoilers for “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.”A great action sequence may involve pyrotechnics, breakneck vehicle maneuvers and other dazzling stunts, but according to the director George Miller, it may prove hollow without a connection to, and between, the characters.He put a relationship front and center in this sequence from his latest tale in the Mad Max saga, the prequel “Furiosa.” Anya Taylor-Joy stars as the title character and Tom Burke is a driver named Praetorian Jack, with whom Furiosa builds a bond.In the scene, the pair approach the Bullet Farm to pick up munitions for a battle being waged between Immortan Joe and Dementus. But soon after they arrive and their War Rig passes through a portcullis, they are ambushed and they realize that Dementus has taken over the Bullet Farm.Taylor-Joy performs her own car stunt requiring her to spin the vehicle 180 degrees. And the sequence plays out in tense ways as both she and Praetorian Jack defend themselves. But narrating the scene, Miller defines the central purpose: “What follows is that through their actions, not their words and their promises to each other but through their actions, that they are prepared to give of themselves entirely to the other.”He continues, “In a way, it’s kind of a love story in the middle of an action scene.”Read the “Furiosa” review.Read an interview with Anya Taylor-Joy.Take a behind-the-scenes look at the War Rig from “Furiosa.”Sign up for the Movies Update newsletter and get a roundup of reviews, news, Critics’ Picks and more. More
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‘True Things’ Review: Escape Routes
This character study from Harry Wootliff bottles the lightning of a torrid fling.Harry Wootliff’s “True Things” bottles the lightning of a torrid fling in its closely observed character study of Kate, a bored British social worker who feels stuck. Tom Burke plays a charming bloke, recently released from prison, who comes in for a benefits claim and ends up asking her out. “I will keep that in mind,” Kate (Ruth Wilson) responds, intrigued but trying not to smile.Wootliff and her superb leads fully inhabit what’s essentially an extended chapter in Kate’s life, at once pivotal and fleeting. She and her fellow have sex in a number of places; he earns a spot in her phone contacts as simply “Blond” because of his frosted hair. Kate gets attached, but (or is that because?) the man has a habit of disappearing. When he borrows her car for a week for unknown purposes, it seems to confirm the suspicions of Kate’s friend (a note-perfect Hayley Squires) that he’s a shady bounder.What makes the film’s episodic approach flow is the pulse-sensitive camerawork. It’s worth singling out, because it is the kind that is often described as “intimate” but rarely pulled off with such Maysles-esque aplomb. The cinematographer, Ashley Connor, knits together relations among bodies in space beautifully — and meaningfully — especially between Wilson and Burke, who exerts a similar hold here as his character in “The Souvenir” (in a different key and class).Wilson is able to bring a light touch to her teetering character, as we hold our breath and watch her face to see where Kate lands.True ThingsNot rated. Running time: 1 hour 42 minutes. In theater and available to rent or buy on Apple TV, Google Play and other streaming platforms and pay TV operators. More
