Sue Bird Is a Basketball Legend But Many Still Doubted Her Documentary
The Big Picture Collider’s Perri Nemiroff sits down with the team behind Sue Bird: In the Clutch at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. Sue Bird, director Sarah Dowland, producer Emily Singer Chapman and executive producer Jay Ellis discuss their experience…
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John Cena Is Winging It For the ‘Peacemaker’ Season 2 Opening Credits
The Big Picture John Cena jokes about what it cost him to get cast in Argylle and if he's prepping for a new dance number in Peacemaker Season 2. Ariana DeBose got to sing two songs on the film's soundtrack,…
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The Promised Land Director Nikolaj Arcel Discusses Mads Mikkelsen’s Return to Denmark
Nikolaj Arcel and Mads Mikkelsen had similar trajectories on the international film scene, both beginning in their native Denmark. Mikkelsen made a name for himself with several Danish masterpieces from the directors Susanne Bier and Nicolas Winding Refn before heading…
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Winnie and Lindsey Blame a Cast Member For Alliance Failure on ‘The Trust’
The Big Picture The Trust, a new series on Netflix, tests the greed of individuals from various backgrounds and walks of life. Participants must vote to share a $250,000 prize or vote to send someone home, leading to alliances and…
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“A Cinema of Deconstructed Painting”: Antoinetta Angelidi and Rea Walldén on the Rotterdam-Premiering Obsessive Hours at the Topos of Reality
Obsessive Hours at the Topos of Reality Little known in the Anglophone film world (although a recent book in Cambridge University Press’s ReFocus series might suggest an impending course correction), Antoinetta Angelidi is one of the most creative and distinct…
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Director Rudy Valdez Discusses the Stunning Kids in Disney+’s Choir
In the vein of inspiring stories like Next Goal Wins, Step, Spellbound, and Undefeated comes Choir. The powerful six-part Disney+ docuseries, directed by two-time Emmy-winning filmmaker Rudy Valdez, is a must-see for anybody who values heartwarming stories about a group…
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‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ Showrunner on That Season Finale and Season 2
[Editor's note: The following contains major spoilers for Mr. & Mrs. Smith] The Big Picture Donald Glover and showrunner Francesca Sloane wanted to take a big swing and surprise viewers with their own unique take on 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith.'…
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Jacob Tremblay & Paul Walter Hauser Conquer Fear in Orion and the Dark
Orion and the Dark teaches children to handle their fears in an astonishingly creative and thought-provoking way. Jacob Tremblay voices Orion, a timid elementary school kid frightened of everything. Paul Walter Hauser co-stars as the Dark, a Night Entity sick…
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“It Really Hit Me Hard”
Editor's note: The below interview contains spoilers for Masters of the Air Episode 3. The Big Picture Lt. Curtis Biddick, played by Barry Keoghan, tragically doesn't make it back in Masters of the Air Episode 3, highlighting the dangers faced…
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‘Griselda’ Ends Where It Does for a Good Reason, Says Producer
Editor's note: The below interview contains mild spoilers for Griselda. The Big Picture Sofia Vergara approached Eric Newman with the idea of playing Griselda Blanco in an adaptation, though Newman says he had known about Griselda through his research for…
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“I Come From the One-Woman-Band Show of Visual Journalism…”: Emily Kassie on Producing Sugarcane
Still from Sugarcane. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. | Photo by Emily Kassie Tackling a timely but under-discussed contemporary issue in both the United States and Canada, journalists Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie (A Girl Named C) investigate a string…
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Alicia Silverstone Found the Line Her New Horror Comedy Movie Wouldn’t Cross
The Big Picture "Krazy House" is described as a '90s sitcom that goes mental. The cast members were drawn to the unpredictable and strange nature of the script. The script of the film closely resembles the finished product, but seeing…
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