Lilyhammer’s Simen Alsvik on His Powerful New Crime Series Fenris
A big forest setting in the outskirts of Oslo, Norway, sets the breathtaking scene for creator/director/co-writer Simen Alsvik’s gripping new crime series, Fenris, which debuted on Viaplay on Aug. 17. If you loved the solve-the-puzzle intensity found in shows like…
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‘WWDITS’ Prosthetics Designer on Creating Animal Hybrids and Nadja Doll
The Big Picture The prosthetics designer and creator of Nadja Doll, Paul Jones, discusses bringing the hybrid animals to life in the "Hybrid Creatures" episode of What We Do in the Shadows. Jones explains the challenges of creating creatures for…
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Damian Del Borrello on His Emmy Nom for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
The fierce cold wind howling across a mountaintop. The velocity of a speeding arrow across the masses. The gnarly snarl of a beastly creature from Middle Earth. These are but a few of the grand tasks that supervising sound editor…
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Andrew Koji & Jason Tobin on Returning From Cancellation
The Big Picture Co-stars Andrew Koji and Jason Tobin were devastated by the cancellation news but were glad to return for another season of Warrior after the series was picked up by Max. The detailed sets of Warrior, including the…
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Christopher Briney & Gavin Casalegno Interview
Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 2. The Big Picture The death of Susannah has had a significant impact on her sons, Conrad and Jeremiah, in The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 2.…
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Strays Director Josh Greenbaum on His Hard R-Rated Talking Animals Film
"Today is going to be the best day ever!" This line is said on more than one occasion by Reggie, the naive terrier in Strays that's voiced by the iconic Will Ferrell. Any why not? He's got an owner who…
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“What ‘Motherhood’ Really Means”: Laura Moss on birth/rebirth
birth/rebirth, courtesy of Sundance Institute. Photo by Chananun Chotrungroj. The following interview was originally published during our Sundance 2023 coverage and is being republished today ahead of birth/rebirth hitting theaters via IFC Films and Shudder this weekend. — Editor The…
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Zach Clark Discusses the Pandemic’s Influence on The Becomers
It feels like the world at large is finally starting to come to terms with the full weight of what happened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Zach Clark's The Becomers is very much a pandemic movie. While it never once mentions…
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‘Jury Duty’ Producer on How Sacha Baron Cohen Prepared Him For Ronald Gladden
The Big Picture Nicholas Hatton, producer of Jury Duty, discusses how his experience working on Borat helped prepare him for the show, requiring a high level of preparation and attention to detail. Hatton describes working on Jury Duty as pulling…
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“This Movie Could Only Happen at This Budget in New York City”: Vuk Lungulov-Klotz on Mutt
Lío Mehiel in Mutt A breakout at Sundance, Berlinale and New Directors/New Films this year, Chilean-Serbian writer-director Vuk Lungulov-Klotz’s debut feature Mutt is as scrappy and charming as its canine title. Following a frenzied 24 hours in the life of…
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Mary Dauterman Discusses Her Gross-Out Horror Comedy, Booger
Mary Dauterman's gross-out body horror comedy, Booger, recently had its world premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal. The film — about a grieving woman who may be physically changing into something less human after being bitten by…
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The Last Voyage of the Demeter’s Carlo Poggioli on Designing the Costumes
The Last Voyage of the Demeter boasts some of the most impressive production design in years. Set on a boat named the Demeter just a few years before dawn of the 20th century, an entire authentic 19th century boat was…
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