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Interview: Production Designer Michael Perry Discusses the Collaboration Behind ‘Promising Young Woman’
While watching Emerald Fennell‘s searing Promising Young Woman in addition to being mesmerized by Carey Mulligan’s transformative performance, what also grabs viewers’ attention is the film’s distinct look. The use of bright candy colors as disarming and deceptive as the film’s heroine herself. The film’s world was envisioned by Fennell and brought to life by […] More
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Interview: ‘Bacurau’ Filmmakers Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles Discuss Their Unique Movie
Since its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2019, Bacurau has received constant, and consistent, acclaim across the globe. The Brazilian feature from writer/directors Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles won a Jury Prize at that festival, but that was only the beginning of the bounty of awards nominations and wins that it would be picking up over the […] More
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Interview: Kate Walsh Discusses ‘Sometime Other Than Now’ and the Pivot to Streaming
Actress Kate Walsh is no stranger to the small screen. Viewers watched her as Dr. Addson Montgomery on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy and later on in the spin-off Private Practice. Since then, she’s had the unique experience of having a front row seat to the shift in television with the boom of streaming services. Walsh took […] More
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Interview: Diving Into the True Story Behind ‘Out’, Coming Out, and Jim the Dog with Steven Clay Hunter
Chances are if you’re an animation fan, you’ve seen at least one work by Steven Clay Hunter. Those chances are exponentially higher if you grew up watching Disney animated films as Hunter has worked on an impressive amount. From Hercules to Finding Nemo to the latest Pixar movies Onward and Soul, it’s safe to say […] More
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Interview: ‘One Night in Miami’ Makeup Department Head Scott Wheeler on Transforming Actors into Real-Life Icons
Earlier this week, we featured a conversation with production designer Barry Robison about his exceptional staging of a legendary meeting between four famous Black men in the 1960s in One Night in Miami. An element of the film that might not be as noticeable but did catch the eye of Academy voters is its makeup […] More
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Interview: Madeline Sharafian Examines Her Love of Animals, How That Translates on Screen, and Her Short ‘Burrow’
Animated films often allow us a different vehicle to view animals as well as their emotions. In an animated film, we can connect on an entirely different level with another species and attempt to learn what their struggles or feelings may be. Madeline Sharafian is well aware of this, and the young animator, director, and […] More
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Interview: Frédéric Thoraval Discusses Editing ‘Promising Young Woman’
Even though Promising Young Woman is writer/director Emerald Fennell’s vision, it took a team of talented artists to deliver on the promise of her script, not the least of which was veteran film editor Frédéric Thoraval, who was tasked with the challenge of cutting a film that is supposed to not only weave between genre […] More
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Interview: Talking ‘Sophie Jones’ with Jessie Barr
Don’t worry, you’re not seeing double if you noticed that Sophie Jones is written by Jessica Barr and Jessie Barr. The two are cousins with the same name, and they worked together to write the script for the film that would mark Jessie’s feature directing debut. Having mostly worked as an actress in series like Dates Like This and OM City, along with […] More
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Interview: Directors Will McCormack, Michael Govier, and Producer Maryann Garger, On the Emotionally Stunning Masterpiece, ‘If Anything Happens I Love You’
Once in a while, you see something and think to yourself, “I just saw something remarkable. I will never forget what I felt while watching this.” For me, that was the case with the animated short, ‘If Anything Happens I Love You‘. ‘If Anything Happens I Love You‘ follows two grieving parents, after the loss […] More
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Interview: ‘Sound of Metal’ Co-Screenwriter Abraham Marder on Composing the Oscar-Shortlisted Song “Green”
Abraham Marder is the co-screenwriter of the Amazon Studios film Sound of Metal starring Riz Ahmed and directed by his brother Darius. Sound of Metal was nominated for Best Actor – Drama for Ahmed at last Sunday’s Golden Globes, and has received 5 Critics’ Choice Award nominations including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor […] More