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Editor Brett W. Bachman on Collaborating with Mike Flanagan For “The Fall of the House of Usher”

Film and television editor Brett W. Bachman is no stranger to onscreen carnage. After all, Bachman served as editor on Panos Cosmatos’ psychedelic bloodbath Mandy, starring Nic Cage and Andrea Riseborough. It ... Read More...

Film Review: American Fiction

Writer and Director Cord Jefferson delivers a rich social commentary that leaves no one unscathes with the brilliant, inflammatory, and insightful tale of American Fiction. Adapted from "Erasure", the 2001 by ... Read More...

Film Review: Anatomy of a Fall

After relocating to the French Alps with her son Daniel (Milo Machado Graner) and husband Samuel (Samuel Theis), celebrated German author Sandra Voyter (Sandra Hüller) finds herself at the center of an investi... Read More...

Songwriter and Composer Mark Sonnenblick on His Fantastic Work for Searchlights’ “Theater Camp”

Having spent seven years at a non-theater sleep-away camp before transitioning to working as a camp counselor, Mark Sonnenblick was an ideal candidate to write the catchy-and-comedic songs of Searchlight Pictu... Read More...

Dave Merlino & Dustin Sweet on the Journey and Inspiration Behind “Apache Blues: Welcome Home”

Following their collaborations on The Lucky Ones and Bloodlines, Dave Merlino and Dustin Sweet have once again teamed up for the documentary film, APACHE BLUES: Welcome Home. Merlino left his career as a feder... Read More...

Film Review: Godzilla Minus One

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7DqccP1Q_4 After a decade of entries in the Godzilla and King Kong shared film universe from Warner Brothers and Legendary, audiences finally get a thoughtful, emotional, ... Read More...

Film Review: Rustin

Bayard Rustin is a name that every American should know, garnering the same level of awareness as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks in the classroom. As a gay African American activist and organize... Read More...

Patricia Clarkson Enters the Oscar Race with A Career-Crowning Turn in IFC Film’s “Monica”

Patricia Clarkson is back in the awards race with her courageously vulnerable performance as Eugenia in IFC FIlms' Monica. In the film, Clarkson plays the terminally ill matriarch of a family whose daughter, w... Read More...

Composer & Songwriter Mark Evitts On Apple TV+’s “Frog And Toad” Animated Adaptation & His Musical Heritage

Mark Evitts is an accomplished American composer, songwriter, and musician hailing from the riverboat town of Paducah, Kentucky. "It’s almost halfway between Chicago and New Orleans, so my musical heritage is ... Read More...

Composer-Songwriter Alex Geringas on Scoring DC’s “Batwheels” & Writing “My Kind of Monster”

Grammy winner Alex Geringas is a multi-hyphenate composer, songwriter, mixer, and producer with multiple Emmy, Annie, and HMMA nominations. In addition to working in film and television, Geringas has penned si... Read More...

Oscar Nominated Makeup Artist Heike Merker and Actor Albrecht Schuch on "All Quiet On The Western Front"

Costume Designer Olga Mill on her collaborations with filmmakers William Oldroyd on “Eileen” & Rose Glass on A24’s “Love Lies Bleeding”

Joe Brewster & Michèle Stephenson on Oscar Shortlisted Projects “Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project” & “Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games”

Acclaimed Sound designer Peter Albrechtsen on “Evil Dead Rise” and his process in honoring the iconic franchise while breaking new sonic ground

Emmy Nominee Chris Mundy: Ozark’s "All In" and What to Expect in Season 4

Emmy Winner Julia Garner: Ruth is the Underdog

Emmy Nominated Ozark Editor Cindy Mollo on Season 3 & Inspired Choices

Alexa L. Fogel: Casting Future Emmy Winners & The Art of an Audition

Marvel Animation's "X-Men 97" to Stream on Disney+ Beginning March 20th

Film Review: Dune Part 2

Stefan L. Smith Enters Annie Awards With Iconic Score to 1920s Gotham City in “Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham”

All Eyes on Authenticity and Incredible Scope at the LA Premiere of “Shogun”

Netflix’s The Crown Premieres Sixth and Final Season In Los Angeles

Bradley Cooper’s Maestro Closes AFI FEST 2023

Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story Premieres at AFI FEST to a Standing Ovation

Film Review: Clerks III

Film Review: Dune Part 2

Film Review: Drive-Away Dolls

Film Review: Argyle

Film Review: American Fiction

Film Review: Anatomy of a Fall

Film Review: Godzilla Minus One

JK Simmons and Brother David Simmons to Host Benefit Concert for The UBU Project

“Live for Liberty” Charity Concert Lights Up the Youtube Theater in Los Angeles

Raven-Symone and Unique Woman’s Coalition Honored at Better Brothers LA 9th Annual Truth Awards

UBU Project Founder David Simmons and Brother JK Simmons to Hold Concert for Suicide-Prevention Nonprofit at Desert Stages Theater January 28

Brothers David and JK Simmons Seek to Eliminate Youth Suicide, Addiction, and Bullying Through the Arts

Editor Brett W. Bachman on Collaborating with Mike Flanagan For “The Fall of the House of Usher”

Film Review: American Fiction

Film Review: Anatomy of a Fall

Songwriter and Composer Mark Sonnenblick on His Fantastic Work for Searchlights’ “Theater Camp”

Dave Merlino & Dustin Sweet on the Journey and Inspiration Behind “Apache Blues: Welcome Home”

Film Review: Godzilla Minus One

Film Review: Rustin

Patricia Clarkson Enters the Oscar Race with A Career-Crowning Turn in IFC Film’s “Monica”

Composer & Songwriter Mark Evitts On Apple TV+’s “Frog And Toad” Animated Adaptation & His Musical Heritage

Composer-Songwriter Alex Geringas on Scoring DC’s “Batwheels” & Writing “My Kind of Monster”

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