Murina: Alamat Kusijanovic on Facing Fears as an Artist: “I Needed to Make a Movie Underwater”–One of 2022 Best Films

Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović’s Murina has earned her DGA nomination for first-time feature — an honor she also won at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.

Cocaine Bear: Elizabeth Banks Risks It All for the Gory, R-Rated Movie

The dark R-rated action-comedy is loosely based on the true story of a 175-pound black bear living in the Chattahoochee National Forest in Georgia.

Hollywood Politics: Seth Rogen–What He Learned from the Infamous 2014 Comedy, “The Interview”

That 2014 movie infamously played a role in the Sony hack, in which data and emails from Sony employees were leaked online. The hackers demanded Sony withdraw the movie from theatrical release.

Oscars 2023: Gina Prince-Bythewood Talks about the Shutout of “The Woman King,” and Star Viola Davis (and other Black Female-Led Film)

The director says that “the Academy made a very loud statement, and for me to stay quiet is to accept that statement.”

Empire of Light: Interview with Director Sam Mendes

Sam Mendes knew that he was writing Empire of Light for Olivia Colman even though they’d never met. Observing her husband’s frustrations with his script, Alison Balsom, a trumpet soloist, suggested he get in touch with Colman, hoping that the actress could excavate him from the rubble of that darned wall. Eventually, Mendes reached Colman […]