“The Boys” Season 5: Eric Kripke Discusses the Final Series, Homelander’s Fate, and Themes of Hope in a Hopeless World
The last time Eric Kripke spoke with Creative Screenwriting Magazine was to discuss the penultimate Season 4. He knew he had one more season to bring the show to a crescendo – a logical, organicm and satisfying conclusion. He previously said, “The television graveyard is littered with the corpses of bad finales. We feel a […]
Mark Kassen Explores Political Thrillers in a Modern Context in “PH-1”
In an era fraught with political tension and ideological media landscapes, Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated actor and filmmaker Mark Kassen has focused his talents on the political thriller genre. Kassen aims to stimulate thoughtful discourse on the insidious role of media in his film PH-1. Known for movies like Puncture and Bernard and Doris, Mark has built […]
“Hijacking The Attention Economy” Daniel Goldhaber & Isa Mazzei on ‘Faces Of Death’
This interview contains mild spoilers. Faces Of Death is one of the original video nasties in the 70s. Widespread censorship and banning the film by John Alan Schwartz for overly-graphic depictions of human deaths ensured Faces Of Death remained an underground cult favorite. Decades later, the film is reimagined for a modern audience by Shudder. […]
Prestige TV and Film Explained: Meaning, History & What Makes Shows ‘Prestige’
Prestige is a term the film and television industry uses to define material with elevated cultural ambition much like tasting a fine wine. It is not a specific genre so much as a set of creative intentions: to be taken seriously, to be argued about and discussed among film critics and students, and to accrue […]
Matthew Shear on “Fantasy Life”: Creating the SXSW Audience Award-Winning Rom-Com/ Dramedy
A law school dropout Sam (Matthew Shear) with anxiety takes on a job as a manny to his psychiatrist’s (Judd Hirsch) daughter Dianne’s (Amanda Peet) three boisterous girls who ask way too many awkward questions. This might sound like the setup to a New York romantic comedy. Dianne’s marriage to musician David (Alessandro Nivola) is […]
