Film, Film & TV, Interview

Interview: Filmmaker Fran Kranz on Making Mass and the Most Honorable, Important Thing People Can Do Right Now

Mass

One of the most talked-about films of this year’s Sundance Film Festival was Mass, the writing/directing debut of actor Fran Kranz, which thoughtfully examines the journey of two sets of […]

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Film, Film & TV, Interview

Interview: Martha Plimpton on Making Mass, the Rhythm of the Script, and Midwestern Pragmatism

Mass

We continue a series of interviews for one of the most talked about films of this year’s Sundance Film Festival: the writing/directing debut of actor Fran Kranz, Mass.  The film thoughtfully […]

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Film, Film & TV, Interview

Interview: Ann Dowd on Making Mass and What She Learned from Years Working in Chicago Theater

Mass

One of the most talked-about films of this year’s Sundance Film Festival was the writing/directing debut of actor Fran Kranz, Mass, which thoughtfully examines the journey of two sets of […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: Parents Reckon with Unthinkable Tragedy in Emotional, Challenging School Shooting Drama Mass

Mass

Known primarily as an actor who pops up in a lot of Joss Whedon TV and film properties, Fran Kranz has now proven himself to be a surprisingly effective writer/director […]

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Film, Film & TV, Film fest

Dispatch: Award Winners and A Few More Films as Sundance Film Festival Wraps

My Name is Pauli Murray

The Sundance Film Festival wrapped last week, and even though it was entirely virtual this year, it turns out it still takes just as long to recover from long days […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: Despite Impressive Animated Artistry, The Chemistry Cools in Disney’s Frozen 2

Frozen 2

Does knowing why Frozen’s Elsa has magical power make the Frozen universe or the character any more appealing or deep in any way? See, I don’t think so, but finding […]

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