“How Do You Evoke the History of Violence in a Space Without Showing It?”: Hannah Peterson on The Graduates
“She plans to continue working with ‘first-time performers in live settings’ and is developing a feature she hopes will be in production in the next year,” is how the profile of writer/director Hannah Peterson concluded for our 25 New Faces…
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Director Anthony Mandler Remembers Michael K. Williams in Surrounded
Surrounded stars Letitia Wright as Moses Washington, a former slave and Union soldier who masquerades as a man. The story takes place five years after the Civil War. Washington has a claim for land in Colorado. She endures cruelty and…
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Alex Borstein on Susie Shedding Her Armor in ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel came to an end last month after five seasons of laughs. One of the highlights of the series has always been the relationship between Midge Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) and her manager-turned-friend Susie Myerson (Alex Borstein). Season…
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“Part of What We Do as Actors Is Give It Up”: Jon Hamm (Back To One, Episode 258)
Few television show characters are more iconic than Mad Men’s Don Draper. Jon Hamm played him for 7 seasons and just might have changed television forever. Since then Hamm has ventured into film and exercised his funny muscles. Last year’s Confess, Fletch was…
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Interview: Wendi McLendon-Covey On Why Elemental Is So Special
Disney and Pixar’s “Elemental” is an all-new, original feature film set in Element City, where Fire-, Water-, Earth- and Air-residents live together. The story introduces Ember, a tough, quick-witted and fiery young woman, whose friendship with a fun, sappy, go-with-the-flow…
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Based on a True Story Director Alex Buono on Comedy and Chemistry in New Series
If you're a fan of true crime-related content, chances are you've heard about Based on a True Story. The new Peacock series takes a satirical look at America's obsession with true crime, introducing audiences to Ava (Kaley Cuoco) and Nathan…
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Sheroes Writer-Director on His New Female-Driven Action Thriller
It's always a treat to see an American cast and crew take their project overseas, particularly to Asia, and actually acknowledge it. The Hangover knuckleheads took their troubles to Bangkok for the sequel back in 2011, for example. And now,…
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Is There Any Line Gravik Won’t Cross?
The MCU is taking fans into new territory with Secret Invasion, an espionage thriller that brings Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury back to Earth when an unexpected rebellion, led by Kinglsey Ben-Adir’s Gravik, arises. Leader of this Skrull uprising, Gravik…
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Bucky F*cking Dent Cinematographer Jeff Powers Talks Character Vulnerability Through Visuals
Among the many other cinematic experiences offered at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, one of the most talked about screenings revolved around Bucky F*cking Dent, an ambitious and emotional feature set in the 1970s that was created by actor, producer,…
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Talking Subspecies V: Blood Rise With Writer/Director Ted Nicolaou
Recently I spoke with Writer/Director Ted Nicolaou about his return to “Subspecies” with “Subspecies V: Blood Rise” How did you get started in with writing/directing and what was your bigbreak? I went to school at…
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James Mangold Compares Continuing Franchises
Writer-director James Mangold takes the reins on the final chapter of a franchise that changed cinema forever with Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Mangold steps into a role previously occupied by Steven Spielberg, and he does so with…
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Vietnam War Veteran Wes Studi Brings His Life to Mending the Line
"It was time for me to get back to work," said Wes Studi. That may seem like an odd thing to hear coming from a man with over 100 credits to his name, who regularly appears in four or five…
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