“Literally Filmed Within Two Miles of My House”: Larry Fessenden on Blackout, Streaming and His Role in Killers of the Flower Moon
Blackout Reviewing a boxset of writer-director Larry Fessenden’s work in 2015 for Filmmaker, I began by noting that “Fessenden can frequently be found on the outskirts of the New York filmmaking community, using his production company Glass Eye Pix as…
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Story Ave Actor Asante Blackk Shines Yet Again in a Powerful Leading Role
Asante Blackk is one of the youngest Primetime Emmy Award nominees of all time, having been recognized for his critically celebrated portrayal of 14-year-old Kevin Richardson in the Netflix series When They See Us. Also nominated for a Critic’s Choice…
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Neon Director Oz Rodriguez and Producer Ivan Rodriguez Talk Up Netflix’s Hot New Music Series
Netflix’s hotly anticipated new music series, Neon, drops on October 20 and along with it, comes a story about friendships, big dreams, and a crash course on the glitzy yet fickle music industry. Created by Shea Serrano and Max Searle,…
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The Other Zoey Director Talks Classic Rom-Coms and Comedy Moves
The director of The Other Zoey was all smiles when we spoke with them about their new movie. The new rom-com of the month, The Other Zoey follows the titular young college student (Josephine Langford), who is trying to build…
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The Musical’ — Why Nathan Lane Was “Trepidatious” About Joining
The Big Picture Nathan Lane's career takes a dark turn with his involvement in "Dicks: The Musical," a genre-busting, raunchy comedy with an all-star cast. Lane's performance with the Sewer Boys, called Backpack and Whisper, brought the crew to tears,…
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‘Lore Olympus’ Creator on the Appeal of Hades and Persephone
The Big Picture Rachel Smythe is working on an exciting new project called Rachel Smythe Presents, in partnership with Penguin Random House and Del Rey, which aims to celebrate other creators who work based on mythology. Hades and Persephone have…
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Scavengers Reign Co-Creator Joe Bennett and EP Sean Buckelew on How Nature Shaped the Max Show
Having to quickly abandon their humongous space freighter named the Demeter because of someone rerouting the ship onto a disastrous path, five beings now become stranded on a beautiful but dangerous new world. Creatures interact with plants in symbiotic relationships…
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Reject Departmental Sectarianism: Production Designer Akin McKenzie and Writer-Director Terence Nance
Random Acts of Flyness Ahead of the first-ever International Production Design Week, the Production Designers Collective has coordinated a series of interviews with directors and production designers, in which they discuss their working dynamics and mutual passion for the craft…
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Aristotle Torres Takes Us Down Story Ave
Over a decade ago, writer and director Aristotle Torres came across a news article about a teenager who attempted to rob a train conductor when, by the intervention of a grit-laced fairytale, he instead ended up being inspired into a…
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‘Quantum Leap’ Season 2 Showrunners on Pulling Off Such an Epic Series
The Big Picture Showrunners Martin Gero and Dean Geogaris decided on a three-year time jump to create urgency and conflict in Quantum Leap Season 2. The time jump allowed for more obstacles in the Ben/Addison relationship and gave the actors…
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Andrew Bowser Talks Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls Ahead of Nationwide Fan Screening
The misadventures of a “weird gamer guy” takes a wickedly fun turn in the 2020s now that Andrew Bowser’s viral internet character lands on the big screen in the new horror-comedy, Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls. The…
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‘Loki’ Season 2 Director on Loki and Sylvie’s Reunion in Episode 2
The Big Picture Season 2 Episode 2 of Loki, directed by Dan Deleeuw, weaves together separate storylines and features a major fight sequence. Deleeuw discusses how he got the job for directing the episode. Deleeuw's background in visual effects helped…
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