One of the critical sticking points of the 2023 dual strike by the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA was how AI would be used in the future. Artificial intelligence is evolving at an incredible pace, ready to substitute for human interaction in a number of different spheres. While that offers an endless realm of…
@Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Nominations for the 96th Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, January 23rd. There are many precursors, including critics’ groups and guilds prizes, the Golden Globes, and BAFTA, the British equivalent of the Academy Awards, to consider when making predictions, and we’ve taken all of that into account…
The art of storytelling has evolved over time, especially in recent history, with home audiences once attentively glued to the sounds emanating from their radios. While music remains popular and people may still tune in to listen to their local radio station while commuting, the visual art of film and television has largely replaced that…
Making art is a very personal process, and it’s often hard to capture how someone else works. The best way to do so can be to simply watch them doing what they love and to inquire about what motivates them. It’s especially interesting to see if those two approaches match up, or if there are…
It’s been twenty years since the release of Mean Girls, adapted by Tina Fey from Rosalind Wiseman’s book Queen Bees and Wannabees. It has become increasingly quotable, with lines like “You can’t sit with us,” “she doesn’t even go here,” and “stop trying to make fetch happen” referenced and repeated often. The success of the…
Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Nikki Giovanni is not a typical subject, and so it makes sense that a film about her wouldn’t be typical either. Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson’s Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project is officially on the Oscar shortlist for Best Documentary Feature (read…
Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Actress Carla Gugino has been regularly working in film and television since the late 1980s. She has anchored numerous series over the years, including Karen Sisco, Threshold, Jett, and Leopard Skin, in addition to high-profile recurring roles on Entourage and Californication. Her latest part…
Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Kaouther Ben Hania earned an Oscar nomination three years ago in the category of Best International Feature for The Man Who Sold His Skin, a thought-provoking exploration of the meaning of autonomy, identity, and nationality. Now, Ben Hania is back on the Oscar shortlist…
Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Kevin MacDonald is an accomplished director, winning an Oscar for his 1999 documentary One Day in September and acclaim from BAFTA for The Last King of Scotland and The Mauritanian. He splits his time between narrative and documentary filmmaking, including nonfiction films about Mick…
Sensational stories are often adapted into films or television series. While they can be quite good and pay tribute to lives lost or tragedies endured, they can also be seen as appropriating and trivializing trauma for entertainment purposes. Making a film that manages to be enthralling and powerful while not losing sight of the real-life…
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