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in Interviews, TVInterview: Showrunner Melanie Marnich Talks Her Binge-Worthy Show ‘Apples Never Fall’
Showrunner Melanie Marnich is one of the creative voices behind some of the most intriguing shows in the golden age of television. Marnich, who wrote for The OA, The Affair, The C Word, and more, is drawn to shows that have a moral complexity at its center, as well as plot-driven storylines that beg the […] More
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in Interviews, Tonys
Interview: J. Jared Janas On Designing Broadway Characters Down to the Hair
Setting: Seven days a week, on Broadway. The lights drop, the low roar of the audience’s rousing anticipation shifts to a light rumble as they hurriedly take their seats. In complete darkness, a final pattering of spirited whispers disperses throughout the crowd, replaced by a great stillness as the entire theater collectively holds their breath. […] More
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in Editor, Interviews
Interview: ‘Challengers’ Writer Justin Kuritzkes Discusses Bringing Tennis and These Characters to the Screen
Tennis is hard to depict on screen. So, when writer Justin Kuritzkes opted to make Challengers, he was certainly not giving himself an easy task. He also didn’t set out to make one of the sexiest films ever made, but he and director Luca Guadagnino sure did. It just speaks to the specific vision that […] More
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Joey’s Home Movies For the Week of April 22nd – ‘The Departed’ Comes to 4K and ‘Drive-Away Dolls’ Delights
Welcome back to my Home Movies! This week, we have Martin Scorsese‘s Best Picture winning classic The Departed coming to 4K, as well as Ethan Coen‘s comedy Drive-Away Dolls. It’s a massively entertaining duo hitting shelves today. What else do we have, including a new Criterion Collection release? Read on for more… Joey’s Top Pick […] More
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in Community, Editor, Op-ed, Oscars, Uncategorized
The Top 25 Best Documentary Feature Winners So Far (Updated for 2024)
Look out folks, here comes another one! Continuing a tradition I’ve been keen on for years, I’m ranking the new crop of Academy Award winners. For nearly all of the Oscar categories, you’ll see me list the top 25 recipients of that prize. Sometimes, our newest winner will appear. Other times, they’ll be relegated to […] More
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Interview: ‘Inside Out 2’ Director Kelsey Mann and Producer Mark Neilsen on Pixar’s Ambitious New Sequel
Back in March, I was at Pixar Headquarters for a preview of Inside Out 2. Shown the first half hour of the film, I was a part of a group that also experienced several elements of making a movie at the studio. The day ended with a conversation that I had with the Inside Out […] More
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Interview: Filmmaker Ned Benson Discusses His Return to Directing with ‘The Greatest Hits’
When I realized that Ned Benson was behind The Greatest Hits, I was absolutely delighted. Years prior, I’d done a few theater Q&A’s with him for the Her and Him editions of The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, his prior film. The movie is a special one, but since then, we’ve been waiting for him to […] More
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Year in Advance Oscar Predictions: What the Hell Are We in Store For This Year? (Part One)
After another longer than usual break (I think this just might be how I handle things these days), it’s time to officially begin the initial conversation about the next awards season. Go figure, a bit of good timing shows up here, as the Cannes Film Festival just recently announced their lineup, helping generate some additional […] More
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Awards Radar Podcast #185: Joey and Myles Engage in More ‘Civil War’ Discourse, Discuss the Cannes Lineup, ‘Inside Out 2’ Footage, and Early Oscar Predictions
Welcome back to the Awards Radar Podcast. In each episode, Editor Joey Magidson (that’s me!) will be joined by some of the staff of Awards Radar to talk about the latest in film, television, and entertainment in general. The show will obviously have an awards season slant to it, but we won’t forget about other […] More
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in Editor, Interviews
Interview: ‘The Greatest Hits’ Star Lucy Boynton Talks About the Pleasure of Exploring Emotions
Lucy Boynton deserves to be a star. Watching Sing Street when that first was released, it was clear then. Now, with The Greatest Hits, she’s been given a vehicle and doesn’t disappoint. As I say in our chat, the future is very bright for her. The film showcases it, as does her overall personality, as […] More
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