Marc Maron Talks HBO Special From ‘Bleak To Dark,’ Lynn Shelton & “The Evolving Capacity For Empathy”
Welcome back to my very irregularly scheduled podcast Deep Focus, where I, Playlist.net Editor-in-Chief Rodrigo Perez, talk long or long-ish with different filmmakers, directors, writers, and actors. Today, my guest is none other than comedian/actor and podcaster extraordinaire Marc Maron.…
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Rachel Sennott Shines In A Narratively Tricky Seriocomic Drama [SXSW]
Rachel Sennott is ideally cast in the leading role of Ally Pankiw’s “I Used to Be Funny” because this is a character who sort of can’t help but make you laugh, even without trying, even in tremendously difficult situations. Her…
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Warner Bros. CEO Amps Maverick Filmmakers
As the co-chair and CEO of Warner Bros., Michael De Luca might not seem like the most obvious advocate for outsider filmmakers. But at a Texas Film Awards brunch Friday, hosted by the Austin Film Society, he said the film…
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‘The Last of Us’ EP Craig Mazin on Season 1 Changes and Season 2 Plans
[Editor's note: The following contains spoilers for Season 1 of The Last of Us.]From writers/executive producers Craig Mazin (Chernobyl) and Neil Druckmann (who also wrote the video game of the same name), the HBO series The Last of Us explores…
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Willem Dafoe Is Perfectly Unhinged In Surprising Survival Drama
On the surface, the idea of being trapped inside a luxury apartment sounds like a glorious dream. Situated well above the unending bustle of New York City, surrounded by high-end art and top-of-the-line amenities, who could possibly complain about that?…
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Pedro Pascal Characters Smash Or Pass Poll
Pedro Pascal has done a lot of film and television throughout his illustrious career, and it seems more and more audiences are falling in love with the Chilean-born actor and the characters he plays. This means we want to know…
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Rachel Sennott Like We’ve Never Seen Her Before
Rachel Sennott is the comedic actor of the moment. In 2020, she led the anxiety-inducing, darkly hilarious Shiva Baby which put all the anxieties and fears of an entire generation on her shoulders, and she walked through it with ease.…
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Cam Gigandet and Jaina Lee Ortiz Dish on Their New Heist Movie Righteous Thieves
For all you Ocean's Eleven fans out there, Righteous Thieves brings you a new kind of heist. The action thriller is out now and finds success in a fun, diverse cast. The storyline centers on Annabel (Lisa Vidal), a leader…
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Disney Admits Star Wars Movie Problems, Is Being More Careful Now
Disney CEO Bob Iger has admitted Lucasfilm has been taking a very cautious approach with Star Wars movies after the controversial sequel trilogy and the box office failure of Solo: A Star Wars Story. The last few years have seen…
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The Fallen Sun’ and the ‘Wicked’ Movies
[Editor's note: The following contains some spoilers for Luther: The Fallen Sun.]The Netflix original movie Luther: The Fallen Sun continues the television saga of DCI John Luther (Idris Elba), now a disgraced detective who’s sitting behind bars. In order to…
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Maddie Ziegler Struggles with Womanhood
The two quotes used to introduce Molly McGlynn’s Bloody Hell perfectly set the tone for the story the filmmaker is trying to tell. By using a powerful passage from Simone de Beauvoir’s The Second Sex, Bloody Hell sets the stage…
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Tyler Cameron Reveals He Had $200 in Bank When He Dated Gigi Hadid
Tyler Cameron wasn't exactly famous and rich while dating a certain member of the rich and famous. The Bachelorette star took a trip down memory lane to recall a time when he was going on dates with Gigi Hadid shortly…
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