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Interview: Chatting About The Power of Sound with ‘Pachinko’ Re-Recording Mixer Martin Czembor
Awards Radar interviewed Pachinko‘s re-recording mixer, Martin Czembor, who spoke about the talented sound editing team behind the international multi-generational television series. Pachinko Season One, created by Soo Hugh, is based on a novel of the same name by Min Jin Lee. The series chronicles the saga of a Korean immigrant family across four generations […] More
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Interview: Speaking About Trauma with ‘Shining Girls’ Creator Silka Luisa
Awards Radar sat down to speak with creator Silka Luisa about her television adaptation of the novel Shining Girls, written by author Lauren Beukes. Shining Girls is about Chicago Time archivist Kirby Mizrachi (Elisabeth Moss), who was brutally attacked and left for dead. Her assailant, time traveler Harper Curtis (Jamie Bell), was never found or […] More
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TV Recap: ‘The Staircase’ Episode 8 – “America’s Sweetheart or: Time Over Time”- Lies And Truth
In The Staircase Episode Eight,” America’s Sweetheart or: Time Over Time,” directed by co-creator Antonio Campos, Sophie Brunet (Juliette Binchoe), and Michael Peterson’s (Colin Firth) adult children let go of their fantasy of him. On February 24, 2017, Jean-Xavier Lestrade (Vincent Vermignon) conducts an interview with Michael that he promises to show Sophie sometime in […] More
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Interview: ‘The Staircase’ Co-Creator Maggie Cohn Talks About the Nature of Truth With
Spoilers Below Last week, Awards Radar interviewed the co-creator of true-crime miniseries The Staircase, Maggie Cohn. The miniseries is based on the docu-series The Staircase, directed by French filmmaker Jean-Xavier de Lestrade. On December 9th, 2001, Kathleen Peterson (Toni Colette) was found dead at the bottom of her home’s main staircase in Durham, NC. The […] More
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Interview: ‘Succession’ Actress J. Smith-Cameron Speaks About Gerri Kellman Being the Power Behind the Throne
Awards Radar sat down to speak with award-winning actress J. Smith-Cameron about her role as Gerri Kellman in the critically acclaimed television series Succession created by Jesse Armstrong. The satirical black comedy series centers around the dysfunctional Roy family led by patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox), the owner of Waystar RoyCo, a global media and […] More
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TV Recap: ‘The Staircase’ Episode 7 – “Seek and Ye Shall” – Uncomfortable Truths
Spoilers Below INTRODUCTION In The Staircase Episode Seven, “Seek, and Ye Shall,” directed by Antonio Campos, Sophie Brunet (Juliette Binoche) figures out that she doesn’t know the real Michael Peterson (Colin Firth). On February 24, 2017, Michael refuses to take the Alford Plea because he doesn’t want to admit any involvement in Kathleen’s murder. Unfortunately, […] More
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TV Recap: ‘The Staircase’ Episode 6 – “Red in Tooth and Claw” – Owls & Death
Spoilers Below INTRODUCTION In The Staircase Episode Six, “Red in Tooth and Claw,” directed by Leigh Janiak, Michael Peterson (Colin Firth) reckons with the fact that he will spend the rest of his life in prison. At the same time, Sophie Brunet (Juliette Binoche) investigates the wild theory that an owl killed Kathleen Peterson (Toni […] More
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TV Recap: ‘The Staircase’ Episode 5 – “The Beating Heart” – Love Letters & Beatings
Spoilers Below INTRODUCTION In episode five of The Staircase,” The Beating Heart,” directed by Leigh Janiak, Michael Peterson (Colin Firth) struggles to survive in the prison while waiting for his appeal. Editor Sophie Brunet (Juliette Binoche) fights to cut the docu-series in a way that could convince others of his innocence. The episode flashes between […] More
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Interview: A Fun Exploration of ‘Severance’ with Actress Jen Tullock
Spoilers Below Awards Radar sat down to speak with one of the actresses in Apple TV+’s Severance, Jen Tullock, earlier this week. Tullock described the series as ” a workplace thriller about the life-work balance taken to the extreme, but that’s the elevator pitch. What I tell my loved ones is that it’s a drama […] More
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TV Recap: ‘The Staircase’ Episode 4 – “Common Sense” – Broken Families
Spoilers Below INTRODUCTION In The Staircase Episode Four, “Common Sense,” directed by Antonio Campos, the Kathleen Peterson (Toni Collette) Murder trial causes the Peterson-Ratliff family to crumble apart. “Common Sense” opens with Michael Peterson (Colin Firth) and his French girlfriend, Sophie Brunet (Juliette Binoche), entering the Durham County Courthouse on February 24, 2017. Michael walks […] More
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TV Recap: ‘The Staircase’ Episodes Episode 1 – 3 Unraveling of the Family
Spoilers Below INTRODUCTION Antonio Campos and Maggie Cohn created The Staircase miniseries based on a true-crime docu-series of the same name. The miniseries Episode One “911”, Episode Two “Chiroptera,” and Episode Three “The Great Dissembler” feature a family slowly falling apart after Michael Peterson (Colin Firth) finds his wife, Kathleen Peterson (Toni Collette), dead at […] More
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TV Recap: ‘Julia’ Season 1 Episode 8 – “Chocolate Souffle” – New Chapter
Spoilers Below INTRODUCTION In Julia‘s eighth episode, “Chocolate Souffle,” directed by Scott Ellis, Julia Child (Sarah Lancashire) almost decides to cancel The French Chef because of her disagreeable encounter with Betty Friedan (Tracee Chimo Pallero). WGBH President Hunter Fox (Robert Joy) starts the episode feeling invigorated by the cooking program’s fame. He hands the reign […] More