“The Main Goal Was To Make the Audience Connect With an Unusual Protagonist”: Editor Fàtima de los Santos on MAMACRUZ
MAMACRUZ, courtesy of Sundance Institute. A routine Internet search turned pornographic discovery is what prompts Cruz (Kiti Mánver), a devoutly religious grandmother, to experience a latent sexual awakening. Though she’s initially stricken with a classic case of God-fearing shame, Cruz…
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Beautiful Beings Director Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson on the Violence of Youth
Beautiful Beings takes an uncomfortable but ultimately enlightening journey through bullying, abuse, and cycles of violence which can sadly dictate the direction of how one comes of age. Iceland's submission for the Best International Feature Film Oscar has garnered acclaim…
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Susan Sarandon & Richard Gere on Reuniting in Maybe I Do & Their Chemistry
Family drama is always a little chaotic, and the new film Maybe I Do makes no secret of the fact. Monica (Susan Sarandon), Grace (Diane Keaton), Howard (Richard Gere) and Sam (William H. Macy) are brought together by their children…
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“The Set Was Built Inside a Real House”: DP Fran Fernández-Pardo on MAMACRUZ
MAMACRUZ, courtesy of Sundance Institute. When family matriarch Cruz (Kiti Mánver) discovers porn during what began as an innocent Internet search, she is awakened to a passionate sensuality that she’s spent her entire life successfully repressing. Unsatisfied by her husband…
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The Cast of The Drop Bare All About Their Hulu Dark Comedy
Do we ever tire of dark comedies? From Triangle of Sadness and Jo Jo Rabbit to The Menu and Fargo, these absurd tales spark the imagination and give us a glimpse of humanity and how flawed humans can be. Enter:…
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Diane Keaton on Maybe I Do & Why Rom-Coms Resonate With Her
In the upcoming film Maybe I Do, young couple Michelle (Emma Roberts) and Allen (Luke Bracey) are at a crossroads in their relationship. Hoping to resolve the issue and introduce their families, they get their parents together for dinner one…
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The Offering Star Nick Blood on Tackling Horror
Horror films are everywhere these days. In addition to M3GAN currently holding its own at the box office, a new promo poster for Knock at the Cabin was just released as we await M. Night Shyamalan's next project. And now,…
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“It’s a Good Thing We Didn’t Shoot in New Zealand”: Writer-Director Laurel Parmet and Producer Kara Durrett on The Starling Girl
The Starling Girl, courtesy of Sundance Institute Telling the story of Jem Starling (Eliza Scanlen), a 17-year-old living in a Christian fundamentalist community in rural Kentucky, Laurel Parmet’s debut feature, The Starling Girl, has been years in the making, Parmet…
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Lauren London & Kenya Barris Discuss the Film’s Authenticity
Netflix’s upcoming film, You People, is director Kenya Barris’ debut feature-length project after serving as showrunner for ABC’s Black-ish. Co-written with star Jonah Hill, the movie is a romantic comedy that turns the genre on its head when Hill’s Ezra…
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Matt Reeves Looks Back at Cloverfield for 15th Anniversary and 4K Ultra HD Steelbook Release
It’s been 15 years since the cast of Cloverfield gathered for a farewell party, only to be interrupted by a monster so ferocious that it’s capable of decapitating the head of the Statue of Liberty, hurling it hundreds of meters…
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“A Progressive Set of Best Practices That Evolves With the Industry”: The Documentary Cinematographers Alliance
Eden Wurmfeld, Julia Liu, Jenni Morello and Nelson Walker at DCA's Sundance panel. Photo credit: Nausheen Dadabhoy. Despite its recent formation during the fall of 2021, the Documentary Cinematographers Alliance has already put forth a comprehensive guideline of “best practices”…
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Jillian Bell and Joshua Leonard Discuss Hulu’s The Drop, Possibly the Best Wedding Disaster Film of the Season
Nothing like a dark comedy about a wannabe mom accidentally dropping her friend’s baby to liven up your winter viewing. It all goes down in Hulu's The Drop, a well-crafted comedic tale from the minds of Sarah Adina Smith (Birds…
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