Arts

Simon Pegg Talks Isolation, Mental Health and Luck
In Simon Pegg’s latest project, Luck, the new film from Skydance Animation and AppleTV+, we learn how he’s made it all possible: Pegg has nine lives. … read more

The Zion King Returns Home with Jewtah
Jeremy Rishe, writer and star of Jewtah, grew up in Utah in the ’80s and ’90s, raised in Mormon-centric culture, as a practicing Jew. … read more

Looking Beneath The Surface with Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Oliver Jackson-Cohen
Gugu Mbatha-Raw has had a career full of memorable experiences; now she stars in Surface, a series that explores memories, and what happens when they are gone. … read more

How Chris Williams Conquered The Sea Beast
When Chris Williams pitched the concept for The Sea Beast to Netflix Animation, the streaming giant was sold on his creative vision. … read more

Dennis Lehane and Paul Walter Hauser on Black Bird
Dennis Lehane, who adapted the true-crime miniseries Black Bird for television, speaks to the difficulties in adapting nonfiction stories for the screen. … read more

Emma Holly Jones on Mr. Malcolm’s List
Emma Holly Jones, the producer and director of Mr. Malcom’s List, was born and raised in England and grew up watching BBC adaptations of Austen’s books. … read more

Home is Where the Heart is For Davey Fest
The idea of kicking off the 2022 edition of the Davey Fest with a screening of My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell it To felt right to the Cuartas brothers. … read more

Interview: Makeup Designer Donald Mowat
Donald Mowat, the Oscar-nominated makeup designer on Dune, No Time To Die and Moon Knight, grew up to be the guy who makes our heroes look good. … read more

Interview: Love, Algorithms and Ted Lasso Intersect in Pragma
Pragma, a short film from Lucy Heath, Ellie Heydon and Phil Dunster, is a clever British comedy making a world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 10. … read more

Willow Skye-Biggs’ Indeterminate Film Abstractions
After making ambient music and avant-pop, local artist Willow Skye-Biggs shifted her focus to filmmaking during the early days of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. … read more