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Sundance Film Festival Interview: Glorimar Marrero Sánchez Explains the Meaning of ‘The Fishbowl’
At the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, Puerto Rico received a rare opportunity to show an authentic representation of its society and people. For director Glorimar Marrero Sánchez and her debut feature film La Pecera (The Fishbowl), that reality was not the postcard-ready image of the island, but a society still reeling from the effects of […] More
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Interview: Jason Segel Returns to Talk ‘Shrinking’ and More!
As I said during our prior interview (here), there are few actors in Hollywood more inherently likable than Jason Segel. He just radiates warmth. Whether you fell for his charm on How I Met Your Mother or in one of his Judd Apatow collaborations, it happened at some point. I’ve long admired both his comedic, as well as dramatic work, […] More
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Interview: Showrunner Debby Wolfe Talks ‘Lopez vs Lopez’
Comedian George Lopez and his real-life daughter Mayan Lopez find the secret recipe to healing generational trauma in their authentic family sitcom Lopez vs Lopez. The NBC show, created by Showrunner Debby Wolfe (One Day at a Time) along with the Lopezes, centers on Mayan Lopez, the Gen-Z daughter to two boomer parents George and […] More
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Interview: Talking About the Lavish Sets of ‘Babylon’ With Production Designer Florencia Martin
Awards Radar speaks to production designer Florencia Martin on her work in “Babylon” and collaborating with director Damien Chazelle. More
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Interview: Bill Lawrence Talks ‘Shrinking’ As Well As Why His Shows So Consistently Appeal To Me (And Others)
Bill Lawrence has the unique distinction of being one of the only people who makes television that I actually watch. Now, it wasn’t intentional, as I didn’t follow him from show to show, but looking back, he’s been involved in a lot of things I’ve enjoyed on the small screen. From the obvious, like Scrubs […] More
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Interview: ‘Women Talking’ Costume Designer Quita Alfred Discusses Her Most Collaborative Project Yet
Leave or fight? That’s the question at the heart of Women Talking, Sarah’s Polley’s fourth feature as a director. The film tells the story of a group of women in an isolated Mennonite community who must decide what to do in the wake of decades of horrific violence against them. Adapted from Miriam Toews’ 2018 […] More
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Interview: Filmmaker Jesse Eisenberg and Star Finn Wolfhard Discuss Auditions and ‘When You Finish Saving the World’
About four years ago, I moderated a Q&A with Jesse Eisenberg for The Art of Self-Defense. It went really well and remains one of the more enjoyable Q&A events I’ve handled. So, when it came time to chat again with Eisenberg, this time for his directorial debut When You Finish Saving the World, I knew […] More
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Interview: Talking About the Music of ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ with Composer Simon Franglen
Awards Radar speaks to composer Simon Franglen on James Horner’s legacy and collaborating with The Weeknd for Avatar: The Way of Water More
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Interview: J. Ralph discusses creating the Song “Dust and Ash” for Documentary ‘The Voice of Ash and Dust’
Composer J. Ralph is no stranger to the awards season. Over the last 10 years, J. Ralph has become one of the most successful and influential composers for documentaries, with 3 Academy Award nominations for best original song. His songs are notable for their calls to activism, and J. Ralph has helped raise awareness for […] More
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Interview: Costume Designer Sandy Powell Talks ‘Living’ and Finding the Proper Fashion
When it comes to costume designers, Sandy Powell is on Hollywood’s Mount Rushmore. A fifteen-time Academy Award nominee, Powell has taken home three Oscars for Best Costume Design, winning for The Aviator, Shakespeare in Love, and The Young Victoria. Now, she’s in the mix for a sixteenth citation by the Academy, this time for the […] More
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Interview: Talking ‘Emancipation’ With Head of Hair Department Andrea ‘Mona’ Bowman
Awards Radar had a recent opportunity to speak to Andrea ‘Mona’ Bowman, the hair department head of Apple TV+’s Emancipation, directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Will Smith. Emancipation made the shortlist in the Hair and Makeup category for the 95th Academy Awards. Bowman researched period specific hairstyles to accurately capture the time period and […] More
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Interview: A Chat About Music and ‘Women Talking’ With Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir
Hildur Guðnadóttir has managed not just to be a woman in the male dominated field of film composing (though the entirety of the industry is male dominated, to be unfortunately fair), but she’s also managed to reach the point of having won an Oscar. Her Academy Award for composing the score to Joker was well […] More