There was one cut where you went from the cows grazing to the cows being hooked up to the mechanical milking devices that I thought was just incredibly powerful. The cows in the fields look happier when they’re in their element. While researching this film, I learned so many things about them. They make good … Read more
“The Mundanes” Shorts Program #1 (Saturday, May 6, 11:45 am) opens with Nicole Daddona and Adam Wilder’s “The Mundanes,” a truly bizarre PSA that seems influenced by Joe Dante’s “Twilight Zone – The Movie” segment, as well as the “Eerie, Indiana” TV series. Here, a faceless suburban American family is depicted as the ideal life, … Read more
Ryan Murphy is the king of modern anthology television. Many of his biggest franchises are brand names that go one for years and years without a central ongoing story or cast. there’s American Horror Story and then that begat American Crime Storyand he recently had another enormous hit with DAHMER – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer … Read more
Focus Features takes the CinemaCon stage to share new footage, trailers, and details for Asteroid City, Drive Away Dolls, and more CinemaCon continues to dominate the news cycle, and Focus Features is on the main stage this evening alongside Universal Pictures to share details, footage, and trailers for their upcoming slate. During the presentation, Peter … Read more
The last PlayStation State of Play had a few games in it, but also featured a dedicated section to Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. The newly announced State of Play is going to be even more focused, as it is purely looking at one game: Final Fantasy XVI. Sony announced that this State of … Read more
Clare, two other short films you made, “Runner” and “Go Ahead, Grab Time By the Throat,” had many settings and characters. Here, much of it is confined to one room and three characters. Were there any challenges for you with this kind of limitation? CC: I honestly love limitations—I think it can be a really … Read more
After Reichardt met writer Jon Raymond through a mutual friend, she adapted one of his short stories into her breakout film “Old Joy.” Her next film, “Wendy and Lucy” was also based on a story by Raymond, who co-wrote the screenplay. This would mark her first time working with actress Michelle Williams, a partnership that … Read more