“Be Very Conscious About Pruning Unnecessary Branches”: Editor Silvija Vilkaite on Slow
Slow, courtesy of Sundance Institute. When contemporary dancer Elena (Greta Grinevičiūtė) meets sign language interpreter Dovydas (Kęstutis Cicėnas), they’re immediately attracted to each other. Slowly, their bond grows more intimate, but becomes somewhat complicated when Dovydas discloses his asexuality. Yet…
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Rose Byrne on Seriously Red, Dolly Parton & Her Elvis Presley Transformation
With Lionsgate’s Seriously Red now playing in select theaters and available On Demand and on premium video platforms, Rose Byrne spoke with Collider’s own Steve Weintraub about this very special project she calls an "emotional feast." Best known for her…
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“Nobody Shot a Feature Film on 16mm in Lithuania for a Long Time”: DP Laurynas Bareiša on Slow
Slow, courtesy of Sundance Institute. Writer-director Marija Kavtaradze’s sophomore feature Slow follows the complicated romance between a contemporary dancer named Elena (Greta Grinevičiūtė) and an asexual sign language interpreter named Dovydas (Kęstutis Cicėnas). Though the pair share an intense chemistry,…
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Picard’ Season 3 Showrunner on Creating a Satisfying Conclusion
Before Star Trek: Picard Season 3 premieres on Paramount+ on February 16, Collider’s Steve Weintraub spoke with the showrunner, Terry Matalas, about his vision for the final season of this chapter of Star Trek. During his interview, Matalas discusses avoiding…
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“I Wanted the Camera To Be an Actor”: DP Johan Aidt on Poacher
Poacher, courtesy of Sundance Institute. In Poacher, the limited series from director Richie Mehta, a group of NGO workers, wildlife officials and well-intentioned volunteers band together to take down some of India’s biggest ivory poachers. In the process, they uncover…
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Alison Brie Talks ‘Somebody I Used to Know’ and the ‘Community’ Movie
From co-writer/director Dave Franco, the unconventional love story Somebody I Used to Know follows Ally (Alison Brie, who co-wrote the film with her husband), a reality TV producer who decides to return to her hometown with the hope of finding…
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How to Maintain Your Body in the Camera Department According to Movement Specialist Liz Cash
Liz Cash giving a presentation In “The Body is a Tool,” I talked with DPs and camera operators about the routines they developed to maintain their bodies against taxingly long days on set. When even film workers’ unions provide few resources…
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Huesera Director Michelle Garza Cervera on the Themes Behind Her Horror
Michelle Garza Cervera has made some polished, creepy short films, but she truly announced herself as a unique presence in the world of horror and filmmaking in general with Huesera: The Bone Woman, her feature film debut that has garnered…
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The Last of Us Show’s Lamar Johnson on Henry and Sam & What Made Him Cry
Editor’s note: The following contains major spoilers for Episode 5 of The Last of Us.On its surface, the HBO series The Last of Us, from executive producers Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann (who also wrote the video game of the…
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“Everything Looks Better if You Throw Some Dirt and Blood on It”: Robbie Banfitch on The Outwaters
Scott Schamell in The Outwaters. Microbudget independent horror is certainly having a moment. Kyle Edward Ball’s experimental haunted house flick Skinamarink has grossed $2 million to date on a $15,000 budget, and 17-year-old YouTuber Kane Parsons will turn his lo-fi…
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At Midnight Star Diego Boneta and Director Jonah Feingold on Their Spirited New Rom-Com
What happens when an ambitious hotel manager meets a gorgeous movie star whose grown tired of entertainment politics? Sparks. True, the premise may not be entirely brand new, but it works in At Midnight, a new romantic comedy set in…
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All the Connections to ‘Searching’ You Might Have Missed
As though making a feature film with a traditionally formatted narrative isn’t difficult enough, the team behind Missing and Searching embraces the screen thriller format, which demands extreme attention to detail so that every corner of their protagonist’s computer screen,…
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