Oscars 2026: Predicting the Shorts Shortlist, Part 2 — The Docs
Ready to settle in with some good non-fiction filmmaking?! Just like the Live Action Short Film category, I have my...
‘After Dark’ Director Iain Forbes On the Chance Encounter That Still Haunts Him
Iain Forbes' After Dark wastes no time with asking what we would do if we had the same experiences as...
Letitia Wright On the Film She Had to Make to Heal for ‘Highway to the Moon’
An act of sudden violence brings us to a peaceful limbo in Letitia Wright's Highway to the Moon. No one...
Christoffer Rizvanovic Stenbakken On Creating an Authentic Greenlandic Coming-of-Age with ‘The Thief’
If you walked outside and noticed that your dog had broken off its chain, do you know where you would...
‘Hoops, Hopes & Dreams’ to Debut on Hulu on January 19
NEW YORK, NY – December 11, 2025 — Andscape, The Walt Disney Company’s content imprint for sports storytelling rooted in Black...
Oscars 2026: Predicting the Shorts Shortlist, Part 1 — Live Action
Let's dive right into the deep end this year, shall we? Normally, I write a massive piece about all three...
Daniel Persitz On the Introduction That Changed Two Lives for ‘Key of Genius’
If you play an instrument, you probably remember the first time that you heard it or how it sunk its...
Sharon Martin On How Putrid Colors and Rotten Fruit Inspire the Makeup & Hairstyling of ‘Hedda’
Think about how you doll yourself up for a party. Do you like to try something new to impress a...
Zeberiah Newman On Reintroducing the World to a Fitness Icon for ‘Stop the Insanity: Finding Susan Powter’
The hunt for Susan Powter was quite literal and personal to director Zeberiah Newman. For those of us who grew...
Nathan Johnson On Scoring Dread and the Fight Between Darkness and Light for ‘Wake Up Dead Man’
There is a tremendous amount of dread steeped through Rian Johnson's Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. With...
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