âIf We’re Not Still Excited by Cinemaâs Untapped Potential, Then We’re in Troubleâ: Mark Jenkin on “Rose of Nevada”
In 2012, Mark Jenkin wrote his self-proclaimed manifesto “Silent Landscape Dancing Grain 13,” a series of vows of chastity à la Dogme 95; among other strictures, the Cornish director promised to shoot his films in black-and-white, keep them under 80…
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‘Brilliant Minds’ Zachary Quinto on How Complicated Things Will Get for Oliver and Josh: “Their Working Relationship Changes”
[Editor's note: The following contains spoilers for Season 2 of Brilliant Minds.] Summary Season 2 of the NBC series 'Brilliant Minds' slowly reveals why Dr. Oliver Wolf has become a Hudson Oaks patient, teasing a possible mental break. The medical…
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NYFF Title Howard Brooknerâs âRobert Wilson and the Civil WarsâFilmmaker Magazine
Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars While many (likely most) maverick artists have at least one unrealized moonshot project, few have a record of the high stakes drama of development behind the scenes of that lost dream. And even fewer…
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I Was on My Tom Cruise Sh*t
Summary Collider's Steve Weintraub chats with Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, and Chase Infiniti for One Battle After Another. From Paul Thomas Anderson, Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Bob, a father and ex-revolutionary who will stop at nothing to save his kidnapped…
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“Shooting on Film Felt RightâJoyâs an Analog Lady”: Nathan Silver on His NYFF Documentary Short, “Carol & Joy”
Carol and Joy In 1971, Jean Eustache set a camera in front of his grandmother Odette and invited her to speak. The film that emerged, Numéro Zéro, is a vivid document of one woman’s life told without embellishment. The frame…
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Alex Winter Stole Anthony Carrigan from James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ For His New Movie
Summary Collider's Steve Weintraub moderates a Q&A with director and actor Alex Winter for Adulthood. Adulthood is a dark comedy starring Josh Gad and Kaya Scodelario as siblings who uncover a grisly secret about their parents and spiral into chaotic…
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âI Needed to Rely on What I Knewâ: Lucrecia Martel on Her First Documentary, “Landmarks”
Landmarks “To tell you the truth, I was actually quite scared about making a documentary.” It’s a luminous morning in early September and Lucrecia Martel is chewing mate leaves in the restaurant room of a hotel a stone’s throw away…
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“We Link the Shows Thematically”
[Editor's note: The following contains major spoilers for The Terminal List: Dark Wolf.] Summary 'The Terminal List: Dark Wolf" is a prequel series that explores Ben Edwards' descent into CIA black‑ops and moral darkness. Team-driven authenticity is of the utmost…
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“I Kind of Think Like a Rock Band”: Hal Hartley on Self-Distribution, Personal Filmmaking and His New Feature, “Where to Land”
Where to Land Hal Hartley’s Where to Land, his first feature in 11 years, presents a familiar, potent lattice of miscommunication within a small community. Joe Fulton (Bill Sage), a filmmaker referred to as “the quiet and unassuming elder statesman…
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She’s a Massive Threat to the World
Editor's note: The below interview contains major spoilers for the Alien: Earth season finale. Believe it or not, but the season finale of Noah Hawley's FX series Alien: Earth is already here. While the preceding weeks have already dropped their…
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âGrief in a Beautiful Placeâ: LucÃa Aleñar Iglesias on Her TIFF World Premiere Forastera
Forastera The carefree, meandering pace of summertime suddenly takes the form of a depressive stupor in Forastera, the feature debut from Los Angeles-based, Spanish-born writer-director Lucía Aleñar Iglesias. During an annual vacation to visit their maternal grandparents in Mallorca, Cata…
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“The Last Three Episodes Are So Big”
[Editor's note: The following contains spoilers for Season 2 of Peacemaker.] Summary Season 2 of the HBO Max series 'Peacemaker' tosses Christopher into an alternate world where his father and brother are alive, forcing a self-reckoning. Rick Flag Sr.'s revenge…
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