Inside the Mission of Utah Film Center: A Conversation with Mariah Mellus

Inside the Mission of Utah Film Center: A Conversation with...
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Mariah Mellus doesn’t just hope for the future of the Utah Film Center, she hopes people can feel like they can make their film from start to finish in Utah. … read more

Director Geeta Gandbhir on The Perfect Neighbor

Director Geeta Gandbhir on The Perfect Neighbor
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The Perfect Neighbor chronicles the shooting of a Black woman by her white neighbor. For Gandbhir it’s been a fight for accountability and a vessel for healing. … read more

How Savannah Ostler Went Through Hollywood and Back with Buster Brooks

How Savannah Ostler Went Through Hollywood and Back with Buster...
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With Buster Brooks, Ostler tells a story about chasing Hollywood dreams while proving that those dreams don’t have to be confined to a single zip code. … read more

Teresa Sanderson and the Spell Cast by Becky Nurse of Salem

Teresa Sanderson and the Spell Cast by Becky Nurse of...
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When Pygmalion Productions chose to stage Becky Nurse of Salem, it was more than a season selection — it’s part of an ongoing mission. … read more

James Whitaker Brings an AI Apocalypse into Focus in Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die

James Whitaker Brings an AI Apocalypse into Focus in Good...
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Whitaker brings sensibility to Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die, shaping a film that balances satire, science fiction and uneasy realism. … read more

Noah Wyle’s Direct Approach to The Pitt Season Two

Noah Wyle’s Direct Approach to The Pitt Season Two
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It’s fair to say that 2025 was at best a mixed year for many of us, though it was certainly a significant one for Noah Wyle, thanks to his HBO Max series The Pitt. The medical drama, which follows a 15-hour shift in a Pittsburgh emergency department in real time, emerged as a television phenomenon.

Matthew Robinson on Writing Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die

Matthew Robinson on Writing Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die
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Robinson is a writer-director who is less interested in directing himself than in making sure his films have great direction. … read more

How Louis Paxton Came Into His Own with The Incomer

How Louis Paxton Came Into His Own with The Incomer
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The Incomer represents both a culmination and a beginning for Louis Paxton: it’s a film rooted in childhood memory, shaped by years of craft, and confident to embrace its own oddness. … read more

Why Cinematographer David McFarland Took a Shot on Bedford Park

Why Cinematographer David McFarland Took a Shot on Bedford Park
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For cinematographer David McFarland, Bedford Park arrived at exactly the right moment — not just as a project, but as a kind of distillation of how he thinks about visual storytelling. The 2026 drama premiered at Sundance Film Festival 2026 and was written and directed by Stephanie Ahn in her feature debut. Bedford Park is

Alysa Nahmias On Being a Tagalong with Girls Scouts For Cookie Queens 

Alysa Nahmias On Being a Tagalong with Girls Scouts For...
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In Nahmias’s hands, cookie booths become stages where modern girlhood is rehearsed in real time. … read more

I Want Your Sax: Will Bates On Scoring Tuner and Knife

I Want Your Sax: Will Bates On Scoring Tuner and...
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These films showcase the range of Bates’ work, from romantic, saxophone-led themes to quietly hopeful textures shaped by trauma and resilience. … read more

Andrew Orkin and Joseph Shirley Bring Musical Artistry to The Gallerist

Andrew Orkin and Joseph Shirley Bring Musical Artistry to The...
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For Orkin and Shirley, the music doesn’t just underscore The Gallerist’s madness — it sells it, frame by frame, note by note, just like the art at its center. … read more