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in Interviews, TVInterview: The Producers and Cast Explore the Peterson Tragedy in ‘The Staircase’
Hardcore fans of the true crime genre are well aware of the unsettling story of the Petersons and the infamous staircase where patriarch Michael Peterson allegedly found his bloodied and deceased wife, Kathleen. The obvious question: did he do it? Two decades, two trials, and two miniseries later, no one really knows. The Staircase, which […] 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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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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Behind the Scenes: How Nainita Desai Uses Found Sound to Tell a Murder Story
In today’s golden age of true crime media, it can be hard to imagine new ways to tell these tragic stories. Netflix’s American Murder: The Family Next Door achieves this by elevating the voice of the victim. Nainita Desai, who composed the score, works seamlessly with this vision using found sound. As the documentary transitions […] More
