Alia Bhatt Gets Real About Her Heart of Stone Character
Ask people in the West, and Netflix's upcoming action blockbuster Heart of Stone is highly anticipated thanks to the combination of Gal Gadot and Jamie Dornan. Ask people in other parts of the world, and they'll simply say, Alia Bhatt.…
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Tiffany Haddish on Her Messy Flashback Episode
The Big Picture Detective Danner's return in Season 2 of The Afterparty brings a new group of characters to play with, creating a fun and exciting dynamic. Despite no longer being a detective, Danner is drawn to solving mysteries and…
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“I Realized This Was a Film Not Necessarily About Things Seen…But Things Felt”: Elaine McMillion Sheldon on King Coal
King Coal Like many Filmmaker readers, I first encountered the work of Elaine McMillion Sheldon a decade ago, when the West Virginia native landed on our annual 25 New Faces of Independent Film list in 2013. She’d just completed Hollow, which…
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The Pod Generation Director Sophie Barthes Discusses Love, Marriage, and AI
The Pod Generation is a sci-fi comedy about a couple using an artificial womb to conceive in the near future. Emilia Clarke stars as Rachel, a successful career woman who's about to be promoted. Her company doesn't want productivity threatened…
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‘War Pony’ Creatives on Telling an Authentic Indigenous Story
The Big Picture It took a lot of effort to bring the indie film War Pony to life, but the filmmakers were determined to tell an authentic story about Oglala Lakota men and their struggles on the Pine Ridge Reservation.…
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Writer-Director Clement Virgo Says He Was Moved to Make Brother
Diving into David Chariandy’s award-winning novel Brother becomes an exploration to swim deep emotional waters. Chariandy’s book chronicled the story of siblings, Francis and Michael, sons of a single Caribbean immigrant mother, who mature into young men. Toronto’s early hip…
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Stephen Amell & Alexander Ludwig on Wrestling Gimmicks
The Big Picture Heels is more than just a wrestling show, it delves into themes of identity and family, creating a rich family drama. The cast bonded over their shared experience of learning pro wrestling together, which brought them closer.…
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Jared Moshe Talks Aporia, Judy Greer, and Time Machines
Film festivals are the perfect opportunity to find new films, actors, and talent that might not make it into mainstream theaters around the world, and Fantasia is one of the top destinations for cinephiles each year. From international cinema, especially…
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Corey Hawkins Is Finally #1 on the Call Sheet
[Editor's note: This interview was recorded prior to the SAG strike.] The Big Picture The Last Voyage of the Demeter marks Corey Hawkins' very first time being #1 on the call sheet. The André Øvredal-directed film is inspired by a…
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“How Many Times Do I Have To Get Lucky To Survive?” Strike: A Special Episode of Back To One
On this special episode, I visit the picket line at each of the four SAG/AFTRA strike sites in New York City, in one continuous, unbroken audio “take.” Actors Michael Gaston, Clarissa Thibeaux, and others talk to me about what’s at…
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Corey Hawkins Says to Watch Out for This Standout
[Editor's note: This interview was recorded prior to the SAG strike.] The Big Picture Blitz Bazawule's The Color Purple is due in theaters in December and is expected to be a major player this awards season. The film features a…
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Empire V Director Victor Ginzburg Discusses His Brilliant Banned Film
"The world is a vampire, sent to drain," sang the angst-ridden '90s band The Smashing Pumpkins. It was true then, it's true now, and it probably always was and will be. Whether it's Egyptian slaves, occupied countries, serfs, migrant laborers,…
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