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Composer Mac Quayle Finds Grotesque Grittiness in “The Beauty” Score
The Beauty is a blend of extreme body horror and Fincher-esque crime investigations. It’s composer Mac Quayle’s job to find the common thread between these two worlds.
Composer Craig Wedren Breaks Down LA Musical Odyssey in “Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass”
Twenty-five years ago, the rambunctious cast and crew of Wet Hot American Summer stormed Sundance. The movie was the brainchild of David Wain and Michael Showalter. When Wain was looking for someone to write music for Wet Hot American Summer, it seemed like a no-brainer to call upon his childhood friend, Craig Wedren.
Cinematographer Ashley Barron, ACS Blends Spielberg and Lynch in How to Get to Heaven from Belfast
What do you get when you mix the visual style of Twin Peaks and Steven Spielberg? The answer is Lisa McGee’s How to Get to Heaven from Belfast. In order to start the visuals of the series on the right foot, McGee called upon cinematographer Ashley Barron.
Meet the People Behind the Resurgence of Filmmaker-Focused Distribution: Billy Ray Brewton and Ryan Verrill of Antenna Releasing
Cofounded by Ryan Verrill, Francis Galluppi, and Billy Ray Brewton, Antenna Releasing is a filmmaker-focused distribution company. To Antenna Releasing, distribution means that both theatrical and physical media are done in a way that’s thoughtful and respects the effort of those who made the film.
Oscar Nominees Thomas Foldberg and Anne Cathrine Sauerberg Break Down Gruesome The Ugly Stepsister Looks
In the Best Makeup and Hairstyling Award category, another horror movie, Emilie Blichfeldt’s The Ugly Stepsister, seeks Oscar gold. Prosthetic Makeup Effects Designer Thomas Foldberg and Hair and Makeup Designer Anne Cathrine Sauerberg are the duo behind the nomination.
Helen Macdonald and Philippa Lowthorpe Talk Grief’s Journey in H is for Hawk
“When you lose someone, quite often your subconscious pushes you toward something very bad for you,” Macdonald begins. “In my case, it was a goshawk.”
Sundance ’26: Writer/Director Lily Platt Tackles Drama Addiction in Crisis Actor
The snow is falling and the final outing of the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, is upon us. Present for the festival’s final bow is writer/director Lily Platt. Her debut short film, Crisis Actor, was selected as part of the 2026 program and will screen in the Short Film Program 4 block.
VFX Supervisor Eran Dinur Brings '50s NYC to Life in Marty Supreme
VFX supervisor Eran Dinur agrees that special effects have the ability to transport the viewer to a place they could never go. In the case of his latest project, Marty Supreme, that place is the 1950s.
Composer Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch Talks Soaring Score in “H is for Hawk”
Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch’s score for the upcoming film, H Is for Hawk, has to find a balance between humans and nature through its music.
Lovell Holder Talks Time and Identity in Debut Novel “The Book of Luke”
Writer Lovell Holder is a lover of reality television, and it’s in this world of competition, identity politics, and national attention that he set his first novel, The Book of Luke.
Chase Hudson and Sara Waisglass Talk Rom Com Tropes in “How to Lose a Popularity Contest”
How to Lose a Popularity Contest is the new Tubi young adult romantic comedy starring Sara Waisglass and Chase Hudson. Waisglass plays Ellie, an academic-focused high schooler who has resigned herself to a life of unpopularity. Hudson is Nate, a popular underachiever who coasts through all his challenges with a charming smile and floppy bangs.
Rebecca Dealy Talks Casting the Teen Boys in “The Plague”
In order to make The Plague work, casting director Rebecca Dealy needed to find a group of boys capable of handling the weight of Polinger’s script.
Writer/Director Plunges into Adolescent Horror in The Plague
Writer/director Charlie Polinger returns to memories of his own adolescence in his directorial debut, The Plague. The film takes place in the early-2000s at an all-boys water polo camp and was inspired by old journals Polinger found in his parents’ house.
Aaron Eckhart and Jesse V. Johnson Talk Cow Cops in Thieves Highway
Many movies have been made about cowboys, cops, runaways, and pretty much every other type of person, but Jesse V. Johnson’s Thieves Highway, starring Aaron Eckhart, might be the first about survival from the point of view of a self-described cow cop.
Siân Richards Talks Redefining Vampires with Sinners Make-up Design
Sinners picked up seven Golden Globe nominations and leads the pack with seventeen nominations for the Critics’ Choice Awards. One of those Critics’ Choice nominations was for Best Hair and Make-up, a team led by make-up designer Siân Richards.
Ashley Zukerman and Sean Keenan Talk Giving Y2K Another Go in One More Shot
Ashley Zukerman and Sean Keenan sat down to talk about the unexpected parallels of Y2K and Covid in One More Shot, the restriction and freedom of time loop narratives, and which beverage they wish had time traveling abilities.
Composer Alex Somers Talks Broken Instruments of “Rental Family” Score
Longtime collaborators Jónsi and Alex Somers have reunited for the first time in ten years as the composers for Rental Family, and Somers sat down with Beyond the Cinerama Dome to chat about his work on the film.
Editor Page Marsella Illuminates the Voices at Heart of “The Alabama Solution”
Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman’s The Alabama Solution documentary tackles such immense, wide-spread, longstanding corruption that it would be very easy for the film to become a heavy, numbers-based piece of journalism. Editor Page Marsella’s outsider approach, however, guaranteed that The Alabama Solution became the essential, damning piece of work that it is.
Sam Feder Talks Fighting for Trans Rights in “Heightened Scrutiny”
Documentary filmmaking at its best chronicles an issue that’s misunderstood, unknown, or urgent. Director Sam Feder’s Heightened Scrutiny is the rare instance where a film deserves all of those adjectives, and more.
Sam and David Cutler-Kreutz Talk Oscar-Contending “Trapped”
With their newest short, Trapped, the two are on a path to potentially be two-time Oscar-nominated filmmakers. David and Sam Cutler-Kreutz, though, are still just kid brothers who share a love for film.
