City Primeval’ Showrunners Break Down the Explosive Finale
The Big Picture Justified: City Primeval takes place 15 years after the original series, with Raylan Givens dealing with his teenage daughter and a violent sociopath. The showrunners discuss how they decided on the ending of the season finale, which…
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Perpetrator Writer-Director on Her Dark Coming-of-Age Feature
What did you anticipate doing when you turned 18? For millennials like myself, the prospect of buying tobacco and other legal contraband was already on the horizon, even if such practices didn't exactly interest me. In the U.S., you're typically…
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Scott Michael Foster on Netflix’s Interactive Rom-Com Choose Love
Note: This interview was conducted prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike.If you're a fan of Netflix's interactive content like Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, a new interactive movie is coming this month, and if romantic comedies are more your style, Choose Love should…
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“If We’re All Gonna Die…Then Why Wouldn’t You Take a Risk as an Artist?” Onur Tukel (Back To One, Episode 265)
Onur Tukel is a boldly independent writer-director-actor who, for more than a decade, has been making cutting edge comedies in New York City that sometimes land in the horror category, sometimes social satire, are often absurd, mostly hilarious and always…
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Piaffe Filmmaker and Artist Ann Oren on Her Experimental New Feature
Movies about movies are reliably engaging, especially for all those cinephiles and real-life filmmakers out there. They offer an insightful look into certain Hollywood professionals' line of work and how they go about contributing to the end result in their…
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Sung Kang Wants to Play THIS Iconic Slasher
The Big Picture Sung Kang may be widely known for his work in the Fast and Furious franchise, but he's also got a deep passion for horror. Kang channeled his love of classic creature movies like An American Werewolf in…
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Golda Director Guy Nattiv Discusses Helen Mirren and Current Israeli Politics
On October 6, 1973, Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel during the holiest days of Judaism. The Yom Kippur War was an existential threat to Israel's survival. Golda recounts Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's defense of her…
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‘Scream 4’s Emma Roberts Scored Her Role Because of This 2001 Film
The Big Picture Emmy-winning casting director Avy Kaufman looks back on her filmography on an episode of Collider Ladies Night. While Kaufman is a self-proclaimed "scaredy cat," she did agree to cast Scream 4 after working with Wes Craven on…
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How Avy Kaufman Went from Casting Background Actors to Casting ‘Succession’
The Big Picture Meet prolific casting director Avy Kaufman! She's already won three Emmys for her work and is currently celebrating her latest nomination for Succession Season 4. Kaufman started her film career working with Jodie Foster and John Sayles,…
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How to Explode a Car: John Wilson on How To with John Wilson’s Final Season
John Wilson and Bruce Beveridge in season three, episode five of How To with John Wilson “How To Watch Birds,” episode five of How To with John Wilson’s final season, presents a familiar trajectory: eponymous documentarian follows through with stated…
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David Harbour Thought ‘Gran Turismo’ Director’s Style was Nuts
The Big Picture Director Neill Blomkamp used Sony's new VENICE 2 cameras to create unique and immersive angles, which impressed actor David Harbour. Harbour praises Blomkamp's genius on set and his ability to capture pivotal moments in the film, even…
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Cat Solen Discusses Practical Puppetry and the Challenges of Directing Chris Fleming: Hell
There are some comedians that tell jokes, and then there are those who bring something more than just a string of one-liners to their audiences. Chris Fleming certainly falls into the latter category, albeit with an additional caveat his material…
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