Bliss Team Discusses the Film’s 20-Year Journey to the Screen
Writer-director Joe Maggio didn't mean to take 20 years to make Bliss, the sequel to his 2001 directorial feature debut, Virgil Bliss. In fact, he didn't initially set out to make a sequel at all. Chalking it up to, in…
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Dylan O’Brien & Team ‘Ponyboi’ Insist River Gallo Is Moviemaking Magic
The Big Picture Collider’s Perri Nemiroff sits down with the team behind Ponyboi at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. River Gallo, Dylan O’Brien, Victoria Pedretti, Indya Moore and director Esteban Arango discuss making their “bombastic, edgy, and campy roller-coaster ride…
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“Debra is Incredibly Skilled at Recognizing What Will Remain Salient”: DPs Sean Hanley, Kefentse Johnson and Eric Phillips-Horst on Conbody VS Everybody
A still from ConBody VS Everybody. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. Conbody VS Everybody sees Debra Granik (Stray Dog) returning to documentary after 2018’s Leave No Trace and also breaking into the world of episodic series. The film follows Coss Marte as…
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Christopher Reeve’s Kids Discuss Their Incredible Documentary ‘Super/Man’
The Big Picture Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story is a documentary that explores the life of Christopher Reeve, who became a film star with his portrayal of Superman before a horse-riding accident left him paralyzed. The documentary features never-before-seen archives…
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“I’m Constantly Creating Things and Questioning If the World Even Needs More Movies”: Pete Ohs on His Slamdance-Premiering Love and Work
Love and Work Pete Ohs, a 2013 Filmmaker 25 New Face, describes his Slamdance-premiering comedy/drama Love and Work as “a film about an imaginary past as a way to figure out where we went wrong in the present.” A minimalist,…
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Night Swim Producer on Bringing the Terror with New Blumhouse Film
Stay out of the deep end, they say. But if your swimming pool seems haunted, maybe avoid it altogether. The principal characters in Night Swim foolishly ignore these words of wisdom — as horror movie characters are wont to do…
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Why Jon Bernthal Fought For His ‘Origin’ Role
[Editor's note: The following contains some spoilers for Origin.] The Big Picture Jon Bernthal was a big fan of the book "Caste" before being involved in the film adaptation and fought to be cast in his role. Bernthal had a…
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Let’s Kill Ward’s Wife – Interview with Patrick Wilson
Let’s Kill Ward’s Wife (cert. 15) is released in UK iTunes on Monday 23rd March and is available on DVD 13th April 2015, courtesy of Solo Media and Matchbox Films. We don’t think we’ve ever seen a black comedy quite…
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“The Point Is to Struggle With What You’ve Been Given”: Editor John Magary on Between the Temples
Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane in Between the Temples Between the Temples, co-written by C. Mason Wells and director Nathan Silver, follows a spiritually conflicted cantor (Jason Schwartzman) who finds his faith somewhat revitalized when his grade school music teacher…
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‘The Holdovers’ Script Works Because David Hemingson Drew From Personal Experience
The Big Picture The Holdovers is a Best Original Screenplay nominee with a script that feels like an old friend—humorous, heartfelt, and welcoming. The screenwriter, David Hemingson, drew personal inspiration for characters like Paul and Mary from his own family…
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American Star Actor Ian Mcshane and Director Gonzalo López-Gallego on the Man Behind the Hitman
Besides killing their targets with the greatest of ease, assassins on the big screen are also known for their cold and emotionless exterior. Until this protective shell is ripped away from the gunman, that is. In IFC Films' latest thriller,…
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“Tell the Story That’s on the Page Thoughtfully and Compassionately”: DP Nathan M. Miller on Penelope
Still from Penelope. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. Photo by Nathan M. Miller. Mel Eslyn, the head of Duplass Brothers Productions and the director of TIFF 2022 premiere Biosphere, makes her first directorial foray into episodic television with Penelope. Penelope tells the…
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