Pam Grady, Author at 48 hills

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Constructing the period-perfect look of ‘The Brutalist’

January 19, 2025

From employing a classic VistaVision format to assembling a Colonial furniture store, the film's makers wrestled with each detail.

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Revisiting the crisis that made media modern in ‘September 5’

January 18, 2025

Writer-director Tim Fehlbaum and actor John Magaro dive into the pivotal 1972 Munich Olympics broadcast that changed TV.

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When it comes to playing a pop star, he’s more monkey than man

January 12, 2025

How actor Jonno Davies and writer-director Michael Gracey went ape on superstar Robbie Williams for 'Better Man.'

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‘Nickel Boys’ has a horrific backstory, but ‘love is at the core of it’

January 9, 2025

Director RaMell Ross on adapting Colson Whitehead's novel of systematic racism and abuse into a highly subjective film

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When Tamagotchis attack! Kyle Mooney on raucous horror-comedy ‘Y2K’

December 5, 2024

Period-perfect New Millennium details shine in tale of technology gone haywire. Just don't forget the Herbal Essence.

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Trapped with Cate Blanchett and the G7 on a zombie island? Must be ‘Rumours’

October 17, 2024

Directors Guy Maddin and Evan and Galen Johnson on world leaders, man buns, polycrises, and their gloriously weird new movie

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In ‘Dìdi (弟弟),’ a Fremont coming-of-age tale from a fresh film voice

August 1, 2024

First-time director Sean Wang drew from skate video experience for award-winning movie starring Joan Chen.

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Acclaimed ‘Sing Sing’ is a ‘dance’ between two Bay Area favorites

August 1, 2024

Colman Domingo and Sean San José talk about their decades-long friendship and collaboration—now manifested in new movie.

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Director Luke Gilford on ‘National Anthem’: Not his first queer rodeo

July 12, 2024

'It’s been 20 years since Brokeback Mountain and it’s time for more authentic representations of rural queerness.'

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At 94, ‘Thelma’ star June Squibb is ‘breaking every rule ever made’

June 23, 2024

'I wanted to do as much as I could,' says feisty film and stage veteran of first solo starring role in action movie.

Pam Grady

Constructing the period-perfect look of ‘The Brutalist’

Revisiting the crisis that made media modern in ‘September 5’

When it comes to playing a pop star, he’s more monkey than man

‘Nickel Boys’ has a horrific backstory, but ‘love is at the core of it’

When Tamagotchis attack! Kyle Mooney on raucous horror-comedy ‘Y2K’

Trapped with Cate Blanchett and the G7 on a zombie island? Must be ‘Rumours’

In ‘Dìdi (弟弟),’ a Fremont coming-of-age tale from a fresh film voice

Acclaimed ‘Sing Sing’ is a ‘dance’ between two Bay Area favorites

Director Luke Gilford on ‘National Anthem’: Not his first queer rodeo

At 94, ‘Thelma’ star June Squibb is ‘breaking every rule ever made’

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