André Øvredal No Longer Directing
The Big Picture The Long Walk is one of many riveting Stephen King novels with a significant amount of big screen potential. Norwegian filmmaker André Øvredal was originally attached to direct an adaptation for New Line Cinema. While things didn't…
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Orlando Jones Discusses His Character in Til Death Do Us Part
Orlando Jones was all smiles when we caught up with him about his new movie, Til Death Do Us Part. He jokes that, though the movie is very different from the major box office hits in theaters now like Barbie…
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Delivering Blood-Soaked Action on a Limited Budget
The Big Picture Til Death Do Us Part is a very bloody action film about a runaway bride being pursued by her former fiancé and his seven deadly groomsmen. Producer Jeffrey Reddick sings director Timothy Woodward Jr.'s praises for his…
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Riding in Cars with Boys: Gina Gammell, Riley Keough, Franklin Sioux Bob and Willi White on War Pony
Gaining access to an underrepresented community comes with a great amount of responsibility. There are countless examples of a director visiting a site for a few days, getting what they need, then hightailing it out only to use their subsequent…
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Lovely, Dark, and Deep Filmmaker Teresa Sutherland Talks Nature and Horror
Teresa Sutherland made quick but frothy waves after writing the excellent psychological horror film The Wind and serving as a staff writer for Mike Flanagan's brilliant series, Midnight Mass. She has a skill with lonesome characters who are somewhat unreliable…
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‘Strange New Worlds’ Musical Episode Director on Bringing It to Life
The Big Picture "Subspace Rhapsody" is Star Trek's first-ever musical episode. The episode celebrates the crew's connection to each other and their triumph over their fears and desires to save the galaxy. Director Dermott Downs discusses the strength of the…
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Director Amy Redford Discusses the Dark Secrets in What Comes Around
What Comes Around will send shivers down the spine of every parent. The premise has Anna (Grace Van Dien), an impressionable teenage girl, falling for a much older man she meets online. Anna's concerned when Eric (Kyle Gallner) shows up…
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The True Story That Inspired ‘Final Destination’
The Big Picture Final Destination creator Jeffrey Reddick details the real-life article that inspired the iconic film franchise. Reddick goes on to recap his journey at New Line Cinema, a journey that proved pivotal to making a Final Destination movie…
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‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ Co-Showrunner Explains the Season 2 Twists and Ending
The Big Picture The second season of Netflix's The Lincoln Lawyer wraps up the case of Mitchell Bondurant with a unexpected twist and raises new questions about Mickey Haller's safety. Co-showrunner Ted Humphrey discusses the challenges of adapting the book…
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Passages Writer-Director Ira Sachs on His Gripping New Love-Triangle Drama
Words like "sexy," "realistic," and "heart-wrenching" come to mind when thinking about American filmmaker Ira Sachs' new Paris-set drama Passages, featuring powerhouse performances by Ben Whishaw (No Time to Die), Adèle Exarchopoulos (so memorable in the LGBTQ+ hit Blue Is…
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How the New Film Will Change Death’s Design
The Big Picture Final Destination creator Jeffrey Reddick addresses recent comments that Final Destination 6 will change the formula established in previous films. Reddick emphasizes the importance of continuing to use the Rube Goldberg device. However, he does tease that…
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Talking Babylon 5: The Road Home With J. Michael Straczynski And Matt Peters
During SDCC I took part in a Roundtable with series Creator and Writer J. Michael Straczynski and Director Matt Peters for the pending Babylon 5: The Road Home. The post Talking Babylon 5: The Road Home With J. Michael…
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