The Focus Pulling Olympics: DP Oren Soffer on The Creator
On the set of The Creator On big budget spectacles, the tail of VFX often wags the dog of principal photography. With The Creator—an $80 million sci-fi epic about a war between mankind and humanoid AI starring John David Washington—director…
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A Very Good Girl Director Petersen Vargas On His Brilliant Revenge Film
“If life’s a bitch, be a bigger bitch,” croons one character in A Very Good Girl, an inventive and scorching dark comedy-drama that’s bound to turn heads. To that end, “payback,” as they say, is certainly a bitch, too, and…
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How Rob Savage Went From Film-School Reject to Directing a Stephen King Movie
If there’s one thing you can be sure of after speaking to Rob Savage for an hour, it’s that the guy loves to talk about movies. Before I even hit record on our Zoom call, the horror director is recounting…
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‘Dumb Money’ Writers Committed to Showing the Reality of This Perfect Storm
The Big Picture Dumb Money takes a critical look at the opaque and rigged nature of Wall Street, highlighting the lack of transparency in the system. The film aims to capture the diverse range of individuals involved in the GameStop…
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Nadine Crocker Turns Up the Intensity in Desperation Road
The 2020s are shaping up to be the decade when female filmmakers venture forth with vigor. Between Greta Gerwig’s billion-dollar Barbie success, Sarah Polley’s soul-stirring offering with Women Talking, and Emer Reynolds’s Joyride, that proverbial glass ceiling has been shattered.…
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The Musical Cast and Director on Pulling Off A24’s Raunchiest Movie Yet
Last year's Everything Everywhere All at Once showed audiences a different side of A24. Heading into the film, we already knew about A24's reputation when it came to telling gut-wrenching stories about love, family, and trauma, and the precision with…
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The Continental Director Breaks Down Night 2 Shocking Moments
Spoiler Warning for The Continental "Night Two"The Continental's second episode, titled "Night 2: Loyalty to the Master", certainly ended on the darkest note. The miniseries, a prequel to The John Wick franchise, premiered on Peacock on September 22, 2023, and…
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The Continental Director Breaks Down Night 2 Shocking Moments
Spoiler Warning for The Continental "Night Two"The Continental's second episode, titled "Night 2: Loyalty to the Master", certainly ended on the darkest note. The miniseries, a prequel to The John Wick franchise, premiered on Peacock on September 22, 2023, and…
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‘Prey’ Director Dan Trachtenberg Was So Excited To Show His Mom the Movie
The Big Picture Director Dan Trachtenberg's 2022 film "Prey" stands out as a successful prequel to "Predator," set 300 years in the past and centered around Naru, a young Comanche woman who wants to prove her worth as a warrior.…
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‘The Continental’ Action Director on Pulling Off ‘John Wick’ Stunts for TV
The Big Picture Stunt coordinator Larnell Stovall discusses his career progression and love for fight choreography in this interview about the Peacock series The Continental. Stovall credits the success of the John Wick franchise to the passion and dedication of…
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“It’s a Braver and More Worthy Cause, At Least for Me, Than Me Being a Soldier or Politician”: Al Warren (Back To One, Episode 267)
Dogleg is one of the best films of the year. A unique and hilarious feat of cinematic inventiveness, it follows amateur director Alan, played by Al Warren, after he loses his fiancé’s dog at a gender reveal party on the…
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Geri Halliwell-Horner on Her Fantasy Novel ‘Rosie Frost & the Falcon Queen’
The Big Picture Rosie Frost & the Falcon Queen is a fantasy adventure novel by Geri Halliwell-Horner that weaves real history into an exciting fictional story. Halliwell-Horner wanted to create a trilogy with this series and is currently working on…
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