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Interview: ‘Ted Lasso’ On-Set VFX Supervisor James MacLachlan Discusses Recreating Premier League Stadiums
When one thinks of special effects heavy TV series, workplace comedies aren’t normally top of mind. However, Ted Lasso, which follows an American college football coach who is hired to coach an English soccer team with the secret intention that his inexperience will lead it to failure, is actually quite VFX-laden. The series convincingly places the fictional AFC […] More
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Interview: ‘SNL’ Production Designers Leo Yoshimura, Keith Raywood, and Andrea Purcigliotti Discuss the Iconic Show
In its nearly half century on air, Saturday Night Live has taken home an impressive 87 Emmy awards. This year, the iconic franchise was nominated for 10 more, including Outstanding Scripted Variety Series. SNL now extends its lead as the most nominated show in Emmy history, with executive producer Lorne Michaels earning 102 career Emmy […] More
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Interview: ‘Schmigadoon!’ Production Designer Discusses the Show’s Moody Second Season
The first season of Apple TV+’s Schmigadoon!, had couple Josh and Melissa (Keegan-Michael Key and Cecily Strong) on a backpacking trip designed to reinvigorate their relationship, but instead discovering a magical town living in a 1940s musical and learning that they can’t leave until they find true love. The second season finds them trying to […] More
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Interview: ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’ Composers Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson Discuss the Parody Biopic
Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson are award-winning composers (and self-professed Buffalo Bills fans) best known for their work work on the Netflix series Cobra Kai. The duo was recently nominated for an Emmy for Original Dramatic Score for their work on The Roku Channel’s comedy biopic Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, which stars Daniel Radcliffe […] More
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Interview: ‘Ted Lasso’ Editors A.J. Catoline and Melissa McCoy Discuss Working on the Hit Apple TV+ Series
Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso was a sleeper hit for the streaming service. The brainchild of SNL alum Jason Sudeikis, along with Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt and Joe Kelly, the show follows Ted Lasso, an American college football coach who is hired to coach an English soccer team with the secret intention that his inexperience will lead it to failure, […] More
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Interview: ‘Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie’ Editor Michael Harte Discusses the Film’s Unique Editing Style
The Apple TV+ documentary Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie focuses on the life and career of the beloved actor; from his early days in Canada to his private and public battle with Parkinson’s disease. The film has received critical acclaim and has earned seven Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series, as well […] More
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Interview: ‘Mickey: The Story of a Mouse’ Director Jeff Malmberg Discusses His Disney+ Documentary
There is perhaps no character more recognizable on the planet than Mickey Mouse. Since Walt Disney first sketched him back in 1928, Mickey has gone on to become not only the face of one of the largest corporations in the world but also a cultural icon known and beloved by billions of people. To celebrate […] More
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Film Review: ‘Claydream’ is an Engaging Look at the Career of Claymation Pioneer Will Vinton
Will Vinton is probably the most notable stop-motion filmmaker in the field of animation. After decades of working in the stop-motion animation medium, his work became woven into pop culture with the phenomenal success of characters like the California Raisins and the Dominos Noid, as well as his work on Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker. Vinton is […] More
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Interview: Jordan Klepper Discusses Hungary, Trump Rallies & Extreme Improv
Jordan Klepper has been working in comedy for more than two decades. After studying and performing improv with Second City in Chicago, he moved to New York where he spent time with the Upright Citizen’s Brigade. In 2014, he was hired as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and continued after Trevor […] More
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Interview: Producer/Director Danny Boyle Discusses His New Sex Pistols Series ‘PISTOL’
We recently spoke with producer/director Danny Boyle (TRAINSPOTTING, 127 DAYS, 28 DAYS LATER, SUNSHINE, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, 127 HOURS) about his new FX/Hulu limited series, PISTOL, which chronicles legendary punk band, the Sex Pistols, and their rise to fame in the UK in the 1970s. The noted director discussed how important the casting was in a project in […] More
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Interview: Talking About The Sex Pistols with the Cast & Executive Producer of ‘PISTOL’
Recently, we spoke with the cast and the executive producer of FX/Hulu’s new limited series, PISTOL. The six-part series, which was directed and produced by Danny Boyle (TRAINSPOTTING, 127 DAYS, 28 DAYS LATER, SUNSHINE, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, 127 HOURS), chronicles legendary punk band, the Sex Pistols, and their rise to fame in the UK in the […] More
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Interview: Thomas Jane, Nicole Chamoun & Candice Fox Discuss ‘Troppo’
In the new IMDB TV series, Troppo, disgraced ex-cop Ted Conkaffey (Thomas Jane), is recruited by Amanda Pharrel (Nicole Chamoun), an eccentric private investigator with a criminal past, to help uncover the whereabouts of a missing Korean family man and tech pioneer. In doing so, they discover a string of bizarre deaths and try to […] More