“With This Film, It Came Full Circle”: Editor Ron Patane on The Pod Generation
The Pod Generation. Photo credit: Andrij Parekh, courtesy of Sundance Institute. In The Pod Generation, the third feature film from French-American director Sophie Barthes, the process of pregnancy and birth has been offloaded from human bodies, relegated to artificial pods…
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Director Antonino D’Ambrosio Discusses His Powerful Roberta Flack Documentary
The life and creative genius of the legendary Roberta Flack comes to life in the captivating new documentary Roberta, which premieres at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on January 7. Audiences can also catch it on the long-running PBS…
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“The Cinema Gods Smiled Upon Us”: DP Andrij Parekh on The Pod Generation
The Pod Generation. Photo credit: Andrij Parekh, courtesy of Sundance Institute. In the not-so-far-flung future, a New York Couple (played by Emilia Clarke and Chiwetel Ejiofor) manage to snag a spot at the coveted Womb Center, which offers conveniently detachable…
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Paul T. Goldman Director Jason Woliner Discusses the Making and Meaning of His Mind-Melting Comedy
"The villain of a documentary is the filmmaker." So says Jason Woliner anyway, and in many ways he's right. Even if the documentarian isn't a villain, per se, they are a dictator of sorts. Ultimately, 'the truth' of what gets…
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“A Narrative That Exposes the Horror of Losing One’s Autonomy”: Editor Taylor Mason on birth/rebirth
birth/rebirth, courtesy of Sundance Institute. Photo by Chananun Chotrungroj. Director Laura Moss’s feature debut birth/rebirth is laden with horror references, which was a principal reason for editor Taylor Mason vying for the gig. The film is essentially a modern retelling…
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Nia Long Applauds Storm Reid, and Reid’s Mom
Home Interviews 'Missing's Nia Long Applauds Storm Reid, and Reid's Mom "You know mom is in there guiding the ship and pouring all the nuggets into her that she needs to become the woman that she is today." The Searching…
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Wildcat Directors Discuss the Film’s Grueling Four-Year Production in the Rainforest
"Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit," wrote Edward Abbey in the book Desert Solitaire. There are some people who, faced with the chaos and industrialization of the modern world, retreat into that proverbial 'wild,'…
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“The Real Violence and Danger Women Sometimes Go Through When Giving Birth”: DP Chananun Chotrungroj on birth/rebirth
birth/rebirth, courtesy of Sundance Institute. Photo by Chananun Chotrungroj. A modern-day, female-focused retelling of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Laura Moss’s birth/rebirth refuses to flinch when it comes to portraying the bloody viscera of the birthing process. The film follows a maternity…
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Director Darren Aronofsky Says Casting Brendan Fraser in The Whale ‘Needed to Happen’
When Oscar buzz first began building around Brendan Fraser’s performance in The Whale several months ago, director Darren Aronofsky (Requiem For A Dream, Black Swan, The Wrestler) knew he had to be frank with film festival audiences. Oftentimes, he shared…
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That 90s Show Cast Talks Favorite Episodes, Season 2, & That 70s Show
Ironically, Mark Brazill and Bonnie and Terry Turner’s hit series, That 70s Show, took the late '90s by storm. Following a group of friends in 1970s Wisconsin, the show mostly takes place in the home of the Forman’s where the…
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“This ‘Space Problem’ Became Our Problem”: Ido Mizrahy on The Longest Goodbye
The Longest Goodbye. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls) With NASA under “presidential orders” to land humans on Mars by 2033—and the industry titans of Silicon Valley rushing to make space exploration sexy again (not to mention cash in on that lucrative…
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Scare Package Mastermind Aaron B. Koontz Talks Bloody Horror Sequel
Scare Package was one of the most ridiculous, gory, and intelligently funny horror parodies of the past few years. A Shudder original, the film used the anthology format to string together a meta-movie about video store owner Rad Chad and…
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