Cory Stillman
Cory Stillman is a 28-year-old writer with a BA in Film and Media Studies from the University of Pittsburgh and an MA in International Film Business from the University of Exeter in conjunction with the London Film School. He is currently based in Los Angeles, CA. His favorite movies include 25th Hour, The Truman Show, and Sound of Metal. He is also obsessed with Planet of the Apes, Survivor, and the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Interview: Celebrating Ten Years of the ‘Mobile Legends: Bang Bang’ Theme
The mobile gaming market accounts for the most lucrative sector of the global video game industry, and with that success has come an entire cultural history of iconic games, characters, and musical themes. Fans of the popular Mobile Legends: Bang Bang game, which boasts over 1.5 billion registered players across more than 190 countries, know […] More
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Interview: Composer Denise Santos Debuts Personal New Single ‘Full Circle’
Emmy-winning composer Denise Santos has lent her musical talents to everything from nature docs (Primates, Island of the Sea Wolves) to award-winning short films (Taga, KAYA), often pulling from her Filipino roots to develop a sound that also recalls elements of pop, rock, and orchestral music. Her latest single “Full Circle” marks the most personal […] More
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Interview: Songwriter Matthew Tishler on The Long Road to ‘Camp Rock 3’
The original Camp Rock released in 2008, and remains one of the most memorable Disney Channel Original Movies of all time, a beacon of nostalgia for an entire generation. A decade-and-a-half later, an entirely new generation has their own entry in the franchise via Camp Rock 3, and songwriter/music producer Matthew Tishler sat down with […] More
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Interview: Composer Shie Rozow Has a Story To Tell
As both music editor and composer, Shie Rozow has over 150 credits to his name. But not every piece of music a composer writes makes its way to a film…just imagine all the incredible material lost in the ether. Fortunately, when a recent project did not quite come to fruition, Rozow had the clever idea […] More
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Interview: Producer Charlie Rosen on Keeping ‘Persona 5’ Alive Through Jazz
Persona 5 is often considered amongst the greatest video games of all time, and over a decade later, its legacy lives on not only through gamers still replaying through the adventures of Joker and friends, but also its incredible music, newly reimagined via the Persona 5 Special Big Band project, the brainchild of arranger and […] More
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Interview: Kathryn the Grape’s ‘STOP SLOW GO’ Fuses Education & Fun
Kathryn Cloward is a self-made woman in more ways than one. To some, she is a media executive, the founder and CEO of Kandon Unlimited. To others, she is a best-selling author and poet. But with the Grammy Awards on the horizon, Kathryn is perhaps most well-known by her alter ego, Kathryn the Grape, around […] More
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Interview: Michael & Jahna Perricone Want to Bring Mindfulness to the Grammys
Some of the most fascinating categories at the Grammys never even make it to the television broadcast, but take some time to comb through the entirety of what The Recording Academy votes on each year, and you are sure to make a musical discovery or two. Even better, allow your latest discovery to be the […] More
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Before Emmy Gold: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Someone in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series category is going to win their first career Emmy this weekend…unless Zendaya has something about it. The Hollywood megastar can be found in several of the summer’s biggest films, and yet has managed to carve out an iconic career on screens both large and small. […] More
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Interview: Alan Cumming Talks Keeping a Straight Face During ‘The Traitors’
Alan Cumming may be known for his smiles and smirks as the deviously charismatic host of Peacock’s The Traitors, but that does not mean his job is all fun and games. In fact, there is genuine pressure on Cumming to keep the mansion’s secrets just as much as the players have to. After all, few […] More
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Interview: ‘Survivor’ Casting Director Jesse Tannenbaum on Discovering Reality Icons
Casting Director Jesse Tannenbaum has two Emmy nominations this year across both Survivor and The Amazing Race, representing two very different approaches to reality TV casting. Tannenbaum also casts the third stalwart of the CBS reality TV lineup, Big Brother, currently in the midst of its 28th season. Indeed, 2026 has been a yearlong testament […] More
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Interview: For ‘Survivor 50’ Winner Aubry Bracco, Thursday is Still Pizza and ‘Survivor’ Night
“I’m a fan first,” says Aubry Bracco, the winner of Survivor‘s seminal 50th season, reminiscing on her early days watching the show’s very first season, Borneo, in the year 2000. “The colors are jumping out of the screen. The TV is just screaming for me to hop into it and explore this world,” says Bracco. […] More
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Interview: Filming Television’s Greatest Nature Documentary with ‘Survivor’ Cinematographer Scott Duncan
Cinematographer Scott Duncan has been shooting episodes of Survivor since the show’s earliest days on the beaches of Borneo back in the year 2000. 50 seasons later, Duncan continues to push Survivor‘s visual language into new territory, while always staying true to its roots. “Just being aware and observational was the key,” says Duncan. It […] More










