Riley Keough Opens Up About Having a Sasquatch for a Director
The Big Picture Collider’s Perri Nemiroff sits down with the team behind Sasquatch Sunset at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. Nathan Zellner, David Zellner, Riley Keough, and Christophe Zajac-Denek discuss making their one-of-a-kind festival gem. Sasquatch Sunset covers “a year…
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“I’m Constantly Creating Things and Questioning If the World Even Needs More Movies”: Pete Ohs on His Slamdance-Premiering Love and Work
Love and Work Pete Ohs, a 2013 Filmmaker 25 New Face, describes his Slamdance-premiering comedy/drama Love and Work as “a film about an imaginary past as a way to figure out where we went wrong in the present.” A minimalist,…
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Jacob Tremblay Talks Cold Copy and His ‘So Different’ Role
Summary Jacob Tremblay takes on a challenging and different role in the film Cold Copy, showcasing his range as an actor. Tremblay's character, Igor, is emotionally tortured and withdrawn, leading to intense and emotional scenes in the film opposite star…
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‘Halo’ Season 2 Resets the Tone & Expands on the Games
The Big Picture Halo Season 2 brings big changes, including a new showrunner, David Wiener, who has a well-thought-out vision for the series. The costumes in Season 2 have been upgraded and improved aesthetically, but they are still heavy and…
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The Seeding Director Barnaby Clay Psychoanalyzes His Horror Film with Us
Horror films are often highly allegorical, from Invasion of the Body Snatchers to Us, offering filmmakers ways to channel different social, political, or emotional issues in entertaining ways. The new horror thriller The Seeding seems like it did exactly this…
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“This is the Story of Environmental Racism”: Editor Rosella Tursi on God Save Texas: The Price of Oil
Still from God Save Texas: The Price of Oil. Courtesy of Sundance Film Institute. Inspired by God Save Texas: A Journey into the Soul of the Lone Star State, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Lawrence Wright’s examination of the contradictions and history…
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Ian McShane Talks New Hitman Film & Teases His Return to the John Wick-Verse
The Big Picture American Star offers a contemplative and character-based approach to the hitman genre, focusing on relationships and emotions rather than just the action. The island of Fuerteventura serves as a unique and integral character in the film, providing…
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Hightown’s Hellish Final Season Teased by Monica Raymund and Creator Rebecca Cutter
Like Dead to Me, Party Down, The Leftovers, and The Newsroom, Hightown joins the Just Three Seasons list of exceptional shows that fade to black a bit too early. Or just in time — it's not necessarily a bad thing…
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“This is the Story of Environmental Racism”: Editor Rosella Tursi on God Save Texas: The Price of Oil
Still from God Save Texas: The Price of Oil. Courtesy of Sundance Film Institute. Inspired by God Save Texas: A Journey into the Soul of the Lone Star State, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Lawrence Wright’s examination of the contradictions and history…
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Bliss Team Discusses the Film’s 20-Year Journey to the Screen
Writer-director Joe Maggio didn't mean to take 20 years to make Bliss, the sequel to his 2001 directorial feature debut, Virgil Bliss. In fact, he didn't initially set out to make a sequel at all. Chalking it up to, in…
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Dylan O’Brien & Team ‘Ponyboi’ Insist River Gallo Is Moviemaking Magic
The Big Picture Collider’s Perri Nemiroff sits down with the team behind Ponyboi at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. River Gallo, Dylan O’Brien, Victoria Pedretti, Indya Moore and director Esteban Arango discuss making their “bombastic, edgy, and campy roller-coaster ride…
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“Debra is Incredibly Skilled at Recognizing What Will Remain Salient”: DPs Sean Hanley, Kefentse Johnson and Eric Phillips-Horst on Conbody VS Everybody
A still from ConBody VS Everybody. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. Conbody VS Everybody sees Debra Granik (Stray Dog) returning to documentary after 2018’s Leave No Trace and also breaking into the world of episodic series. The film follows Coss Marte as…
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