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in Interviews, TVInterview: Babs Olusanmokun Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’s Dr. M’Benga talks about character & craft
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds welcomes a new doctor to the pantheon of Chief Medical Officers who have consistently been some of the strongest characters across every show in the Star Trek cinematic universe: McCoy, Crusher, Bashir, Phlox, Stamets and now M’Benga. Played with so much warmth, and even a little humor by Babs Olusanmokun, […] More
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Interview: ‘Station Eleven’ Costume Designer Helen Huang on Post-Apocalyptic Fashion
If we are to believe Hamlet when he said, “the clothes maketh the man,” in Shakespeare’s play, then one television show that was practically defined by its costumes is Station Eleven. Set 20 years after a pandemic has wiped out most of humanity, the story follows a troupe of actors who travel around the Great […] More
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Interview: ‘Station Eleven’ EP & Director Jeremy Podeswa Talks about Creation & Renewal
The most prolific television directors are journeymen. They show up for an episode or two during a season, put in the work, then move onto the next show. The producers, the actors, the writers, the director of photography all stay, but the director moves along. The television director’s job is to match the tone and […] More
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Interview: ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Costume Designer Bernadette Croft Talks Fashion in the 23rd Century
It’s hard to compare which fandom is more opinionated. The saying goes, “no one hates Star Wars more than Star Wars fans.”. Arguably, the modern fan movement started with Trekkies, who managed to save the beloved sci-fi series Star Trek from cancellation in 1968, securing a third season and thus syndication on television where it […] More
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Interview: ‘Moon Knight’ Director Mohamed Diab on Why this Show is Egypt’s Black Panther
With the introduction of Moon Knight in the MCU, Marvel opened up the tomb on a pantheon of God’s and Monsters featured in the comic series. This potent mix of adventure and horror is set in Cairo, Egypt, as Mercenary Mark Spector (Oscar Isaac) receives his superpowers from the Egyptian God Khonshu. In order to […] More
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Interview: Patrick Sommerville & Jessica Rhoades Discuss ‘Station Eleven’ and the Triumph of Art Over Tragedy
Why do we do it? Why do we create? We paint, sing, dance, write poetry, screenplays, and songs. Is it to express a feeling or a thought that just can’t be communicated in any another way? Is it to work through a traumatic moment in our lives we can’t move beyond? Maybe it’s an effort […] More
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Interview: Matilda Lawler Talks ‘Station Eleven’ and Preparing to Survive the Post-Apocalypse
Station Eleven was one of the most unique and engaging shows in a year filled with stand out television programs. At first glance, a drama about a Shakespeare troupe set after a global pandemic – while we are in the midst of a global pandemic – may seem a little too meta for the casual […] More
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Interview: Marvel’s ‘Moon Knight’ Creator Jeremy Slater On the Show’s ‘Weird and Ambitious Main Character
Awards Radar’s The ‘Verse! Squad recently spoke with Jeremy Slater, writer and creator of Marvel’s Moon Knight on Disney+. Listeners know how excited we were for the opportunity since Moon Knight is unanimously considered by the to be one of the most ambitious of Marvel’s series to date. What separated Moon Knight from the pack? […] More
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Interview: ‘Watcher’ Director Chloe Okuno Discusses Her Slow-Burn Thriller
If you are a fan of slow-burn thrillers, you’ll most likely be impressed with Chloe Okuno’s feature film debut Watcher, which editor Joey Magidson reviewed positively here out of the Sundance Film Festival. This tense, moody film follows Julia (Maika Monroe), an American who moves overseas with her Romanian husband (Karl Glusman) to his native […] More
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Interview: Rosamund Pike and Daniel Henney Discuss Their ‘The Wheel of Time’ Characters
When Amazon announced they were producing The Wheel of Time, any skepticism was washed away with the reveal of two particular cast members: Rosamund Pike as Moiraine and Daniel Henney as Lan. Fans of the novels will instantly recognize them as the two of the most important characters in the series. Moiraine is an Aes Sedai, a member of the mysterious […] More
