‘The Pitt’: Season 2 – Dr. Robby & the Suicide Machine
Unlike its multi-award-winning first season, this year’s model of The Pitt didn’t build up to an exterior crisis that nearly...
‘Drops of God’ Season 2 is a Full Pour, Will Emmy Notice?
When the first season of Apple TV’s Drops of God came to a close, I thought, “Perfect. Stop right there....
Reframe: ‘The Dead Zone’
David Cronenberg’s 1983 film, based on the Stephen King novel, is something of an anomaly for Cronenberg and his leading...
Thank You, ‘Miss Teschmacher’
Tall, blonde, blue-eyed, and buxom, Valerie Perrine never intended to be an actor, but she did have her eye on...
There Goes ‘The Bride!’
The headlines today in the trades that track box office results will all tell you the same thing: The Bride!...
‘Industry’ Editor & Associate Producer Kyle Traynor on the Extreme Rewards of HBO’s Most Entertaining Drama
When Kyle Traynor (The White Lotus, House of Cards) was first asked to come aboard HBO’s Industry as an editor...
Michel Franco and Jessica Chastain’s Shattering ‘Dreams’
Mexican director Michel Franco has been making feature-length films for over fifteen years. For the most part, his work has...
‘Undercard’ Director Tamika Miller on Casting Wanda Sykes in Rare Dramatic Role
Writer/director Tamika Miller’s new film, Undercard, boasts an unlikely dramatic lead in the form of the gifted comedian, Wanda Sykes....
Tom Noonan & the Way to Get Back
A towering presence at 6 feet 5 inches, with an aggressively balding pate that left even the hair on the...
Eric Dane: “McSteamy” and Then Some
When Eric Dane first appeared on Grey’s Anatomy as Dr. Mark Sloan in its second season (episode 18), way back...
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