“Everything Looks Better if You Throw Some Dirt and Blood on It”: Robbie Banfitch on The Outwaters
Scott Schamell in The Outwaters. Microbudget independent horror is certainly having a moment. Kyle Edward Ball’s experimental haunted house flick Skinamarink has grossed $2 million to date on a $15,000 budget, and 17-year-old YouTuber Kane Parsons will turn his lo-fi…
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At Midnight Star Diego Boneta and Director Jonah Feingold on Their Spirited New Rom-Com
What happens when an ambitious hotel manager meets a gorgeous movie star whose grown tired of entertainment politics? Sparks. True, the premise may not be entirely brand new, but it works in At Midnight, a new romantic comedy set in…
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All the Connections to ‘Searching’ You Might Have Missed
As though making a feature film with a traditionally formatted narrative isn’t difficult enough, the team behind Missing and Searching embraces the screen thriller format, which demands extreme attention to detail so that every corner of their protagonist’s computer screen,…
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Independence Day: Resurgence Interviews
Mark S Allen was on set, geeked out by the fact that he has a very small cameo in the new Independence Day: Resurgence movie, but unlike most extra’s Mark got to interview the cast as well. From Liam Hemsworth,…
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“The Process Is Similar to the One I Go Through When I Direct”: Editor Babak Jalali on Fremont
Anaita Wali Zada in Fremont (Photo by Laura Valladao) In Fremont, the latest film from Babak Jalali, Afghan refugee and former translator for the U.S. government Donya (Anaita Wali Zada) suffers from intense bouts of insomnia. Living in the Bay…
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‘Strays’ Director on Working With Will Ferrell for R-Rated Dog Comedy
From director Josh Greenbaum, the brains behind 2021's Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, comes Strays, a star-studded, R-rated comedy starring Will Ferrell and Jamie Foxx. Inspired by classics like Homeward Bound and Milo and Otis, Strays asks,…
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“Our Cinematography Hopefully Emphasizes the Elegance of Mariachi”: DP Michael Crommett on Going Varsity in Mariachi
Going Varsity in Mariachi. Competitive scholastic mariachi in South Texas is the subject of Going Varsity in Mariachi, the documentary from filmmakers Alejandra Vasquez and Sam Osborn. Specifically, the focus is on Edinburg North High School’s Mariachi Oro team, featuring…
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Seriously Red is the Dolly Parton Flick We’ve Been Waiting For
Tumble out of bed and stumble to the theater… because Seriously Red is a Dolly Parton movie to savor. The endearing new Down Under film written by and starring Krew Boylan (Wild Boys, The Secret She Keeps) is full of…
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Marc Maron on Turning Tragedy Into Comedy in His New HBO Special
It's possible that comedian Marc Maron is busier than he's ever been. WTF with Marc Maron, his hugely successful podcast where he interviews notable figures from entertainment while also publicly wrestling with his own personal demons, is still dropping new…
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“The Freedom To Find My Own Way Through Such a Personal Story”: Director-DP-Editor Sierra Urich on Joonam
Mitra Samimi-Urich, Behjat Samimi and Sierra Urich in Joonam In her personal documentary film Joonam, director, editor and DP Sierra Urich attempts to make sense of her complicated identity as an Iranian-American. Growing up in Vermont, the culture and homeland…
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Dave Franco Talks Making Second Directorial Film Somebody I Used to Know with Wife Alison Brie
A couple that creates together, stays together—right? Dave Franco says it's no coincidence that his second directorial feature film Somebody I Used to Know stars his wife and co-writer Alison Brie. Transitioning from his first horror feature The Rental (also…
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Ed Speleers on His Alter-Ego Rhys Montrose
Editor's note: This interview contains spoilers for You Season 4.Netflix's psychological thriller You has had audiences in a chokehold since 2018, and the highly anticipated fourth season is bound to send everyone down the same rabbit hole of intrigue, as…
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