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NICK TAYLOR Brings the Life, Monsters, Madness, and Mayhem of Steve Johnson to the Screen with RUBBERHEAD – Exclusive Interview

debbie lynn elias — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:43:45 +0000

An endlessly fascinating, wildly entertaining, often hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking, and ultimately moving portrait of acclaimed creature creator and special effects master Steve Johnson.

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PHILIP BYRON Takes Us for a Ride Through Ambition, Betrayal, Toxic Sweat, and a Killer Playlist with SPIN WARS – Exclusive Interview

debbie lynn elias — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 07:27:03 +0000

Philip Byron used to teach 6 a.m. spin classes. I exercise by perfectly balancing a glass filled with ice while lifting it from the bar.

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TYLER SHIELDS: Experiencing Cinema through CHAPTER 51 – Exclusive Interview

debbie lynn elias — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 02:13:00 +0000

Curiosity is contagious. As Shields himself put it: "Everybody on this movie learned everything."

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TOMMY JACKSON builds a world from the ground up with LAND OF WOLVES – Exclusive Interview

debbie lynn elias — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:09:41 +0000

TOMMY JACKSON's LAND OF WOLVES comes from an unfiltered voice fueled by ambition.

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Director/Co-Writer BLAIR MOORE Crafts a Character-Driven Thriller with BADLAND RISING – Exclusive Interview

debbie lynn elias — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 03:51:56 +0000

For writer/director BLAIR MOORE, BADLAND RISING is "a character-driven film with complementary action that suits those characters."

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Writer/Director J.T. WALKER Brings Personal History to Life in BROKEN LAND – Exclusive Interview

debbie lynn elias — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:34:42 +0000

"We are capable of bringing our dreams into the world...I feel a lot more capable, and I feel that other people who don't believe that they're capable are capable."

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Director/Co-Writer JONATHAN ZUCK and Producer EAMON O’ROURKE Navigate Love, Loss, and Open-Water Chaos in CHUM – Exclusive Interview

debbie lynn elias — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:34:14 +0000

“Constraints lead to creativity.” Those constraints ultimately became one of the film’s greatest strengths.

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EMMY FYC: Editor PATRICK TUCK Shapes the Rhythm, Chaos and “Tulsa Noir” Soul of THE LOWDOWN – Exclusive Interview

debbie lynn elias — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:00:23 +0000

“We always put the characters first,” Tuck explains. “The plot brings our characters together, and we become attached to those people...The plot is secondary."

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From Dancing Hippos to Deadly Predators: Writer/Director JAMES NUNN Reinvigorates the Creature Feature with HUNGRY – Exclusive Interview

debbie lynn elias — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:03:12 +0000

“I was googling, ‘What are the most deadly animals on Earth?’" Nunn recalled with a laugh. “Hippos came up as one of the deadliest. It’s wild — they kill upwards of 500 people a year, more than sharks, lions, elephants combined.”

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EMMY FYC: Supervising Sound Editor CARY STACY Transforms Sound into Emotional Architecture with THE LOWDOWN – Exclusive Interview

debbie lynn elias — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:00:12 +0000

For CARY STACY, the true joy of episodic storytelling isn’t simply the individual moments. It’s the opportunity to develop a long-form sonic identity across an entire season.

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