Interview: DP Larkin Seiple on Weapons
Weapons When cinematographer Larkin Seiple finished the Apple+ feature Wolfs, he was set on taking a well-deserved break. It was going to take a special project to coax him back behind the camera before he’d decompressed, especially for a project…
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“I’m Doing Everything I Never Dreamed About”
Summary Questlove has been focused on a music career since the age of five, but has since gone on to become a multi-hyphenate and is currently nominated for an Emmy for his work directing '50 Years of SNL Music.' Questlove…
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Interview: Julian Radlmaier on Phantoms of July
Paula Schindler in Phantoms of July The films of Julian Radlmaier have all been infused with a specific kind of longing for a better future in the sense of Marxist utopias. From his early films—A Spectre is Haunting Europe (2013)…
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“The More Extreme the Better”
[Editor's note: The following contains major spoilers for The Institute.] Summary In the MGM+ original series 'The Institute,' kids with unusual abilities are abducted and tortured to force out their powers. Ms. Sigsby, the head of operations, is guileless, morally…
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“The Nova Convention… a Free Artistic Experiment”: Aaron Brookner and Rodrigo Areias on Nova â78
Nova '78 Aaron Brookner and Rodrigo Areias’s Nova ’78 centers around the Nova Convention, a late ’70s avant-garde extravaganza that took place at NYC’s now defunct Entermedia Theater (Second Avenue and 12th Street) in honor of William S. Burroughs’s return…
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Joseph Kosinski Reveals His Dream ‘F1’ Sequel That Unites Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise in an Epic Crossover: “Talk About ‘Mission: Impossible'”
Summary Collider's Steve Weintraub talks with director Joseph Kosinski about the behind-the-scenes details of F1: The Movie. Following two special ScreenX and 4DX screenings, Kosinski discusses his innovatice camera system, working with Formula One, the production challenges that made F1…
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Interview: Alex Russell on Lurker
The first time we see retail worker Matthew (Théodore Pellerin), it’s through the eyes of his new friend Oliver (Archie Madekwe), as the up-and-coming popstar films him with a camcorder. It’s an arresting opening image, given how much the rest…
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‘Twisted Metal’ Stars on One of Season 2’s Most Memorable Scenes: “I Was Horrified”
Summary Lisa Gilroy and Richard de Klerk chat with Collider's Michael Zimmermann about Twisted Metal Season 2. The vocal performances provided some of the toughest challenges during production. The pair had to endure "the most vulnerable thing you can do."…
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In Memoriam, An Interview with the Late Documentary Filmmaker Joel DeMott and her partner, Jeff Kreines
Photo: Jeff Kreines In my recent Filmmaker conversation with Julia Loktev about the making of her monumental documentary, My Undesirable Friends, I cited the work of the late documentary filmmaker Joel DeMott, because I believe there is a straight line…
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Genndy Tartakovsky Breaks Down the Scenes That Earned His New Animated Film an R-Rating
Summary Genndy Tartakovsky chats with Steve Weintraub ahead of Fixed. The road to getting this adult animated movie was a long and challenging one. In this interview, Tartakovsky also discusses the movie's most shocking scene: "People are laughing from start…
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In Conversation with Julia Loktev About the Nuts and Bolts of Making Part 1 (5 1/2 hours) of her Monumental Vérité Documentary, My Undesirable Friends â Frederick Wiseman Weighs In, Too
Julie Loktev, second from left, with featured Russian journalists (L-R) Anna Nemzer, Ksenia Mironova, and Olya Churakova at the 62nd New York Film Festival world premiere. Photo: Michael Taylor Watching the world premiere of My Undesirable Friends: Part I —…
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Jerry Bruckheimer Explains How an F1 Legend Added a Storyline to ‘F1: The Movie’
Summary Collider's Michael Zimmermann talks with producer Jerry Bruckheimer for F1: The Movie. Bruckheimer discusses how having access to real F1 locations was crucial for a realistic movie experience and how Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton directly influenced the film…
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