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This article contains spoilers for The Walking Dead Season 11 Part 1

Befitting any scripted drama that’s lasted 11 years filming in hot Georgia summers, The Walking Dead’s final season is a grand affair.

AMC handed its flagship zombie drama a 24-episode order for its 11th and final season back in 2020. The only catch is that those 24 episodes will come in three 8-episode installments. That’s led to a somewhat difficult situation for the show’s marketing department, which now has to hype up the end of The Walking Dead no fewer than three times…and that’s not even counting the spinoffs.

The second batch of The Walking Dead’s final 24 episodes is set to begin soon. The Walking Dead season 11 episode 9 will premiere Sunday, Feb. 20 at 9 p.m. Et on AMC. That episode, and all future episodes, will be available to stream one week prior on AMC+. Given that...

Greg Nicotero is the best kind of busy. Chugging along with the same energy that made him a multi-hyphenate in the horror field and beyond, the special effects artist has been unable to "take the ship out of the dock" when it comes to his usual gig directing the season premiere of "The Walking Dead." That time has been spent helming Shudder's "Creepshow" revival series. 

The "Day of the Dead" makeup effects wizard has directed a total of 33 episodes of AMC's long-running zombie series, but the one that has gotten the most chatter lately came in Season 11. "On the Inside" has...

The post This Was The Walking Dead's Love Letter to the Legends of Horror appeared first on /Film.

The Walking Dead has served up its share of infuriatingly repugnant characters over its 11 long years on AMC. Indeed, the show’s devoted audience is quite accustomed to seeing insufferable asshats torment and/or kill beloved characters, creating an empty, sour return on emotional investment.

But the show is saving the worst for last. Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard’s most infuriating creation of all, Sebastian Milton, is about to make his TV debut in this week’s episode. And the prospect of collectively raised blood pressure might prove to be a good thing for the series as it heads to its 2022 finish line.

Teo Rapp-Olsson has been unveiled as The Walking Dead’s on-screen rendition of Sebastian Milton, ending speculation about the character’s presence on the series—long expected as it may have been. The debut occurs in Season 11, Episode 7, titled “Promises Broken,” to which premium-paying AMC+ customers already have advance access.

Under ordinary circumstances, they probably would have thought better of entering a house with a blood-spattered welcome mat. But the circumstances in which Connie and Virgil found themselves in Sunday’s episode of The Walking Dead were anything but ordinary. As a result, they wound up being chased around by a group that was arguably even more horrifying than walkers. Who — or what — were they? Read on…

‘Not Alone’ | As “On the Inside” began, while Kelly, Rosita, Carol and Magna (not Magda, as autocorrect likes to insist!) were searching for Connie, she and Virgil were taking refuge in a home...

[Warning: The following contains Major spoilers for The Walking Dead Season 11 Episode 6, “On the Inside.”] In the end, Connie (Lauren Ridloff) and Virgil (Kevin Carroll) survived their ordeal in the feral-infested house… but to hear them tell it, surviving might’ve only been half the battle. Especially for Connie, who already had Ptsd from the cave. And there’s some question as to whether poor Virgil’s still alive?! We chatted with Carroll and Ridloff about filming those pulse-pounding sequences inside the house, a surprising connection to Rick (Andrew Lincoln) within the episode, and what Connie’s eventual reunion with Daryl (Norman Reedus) might be like. The reunion at the end of the episode was heartwarming, but I couldn’t help but think… Virgil is gravely injured! Is he alive at the end of the episode? Kevin Carroll: That’s one of the exciting parts of being part of the universe. There’s always a bit of...

[Warning: The following contains Major spoilers for The Walking Dead Season 11, Episode 6, “On the Inside.”] “On the Inside” arrived about a month too early. Had it aired in late October, this horror-infused installment of The Walking Dead would be the perfect Halloween watch. As it is, it’s still an extremely intense tale of survival for fan-favorite and at-last-returned Connie (Lauren Ridloff) and Virgil (Kevin Carroll), who find themselves very much not alone in a seemingly abandoned house. Some viewers might find the big reveal of who’s hunting them more silly than scary, but there’s no denying that the soundless scenes meant to convey Connie’s view of the world are utterly frightening. Meanwhile, Daryl (Norman Reedus) makes new enemies as he adjusts to life as a Reaper. Josh Stringer/AMC The core of the Connie-Virgil story boils down to a dilapidated house in the middle of the forest — and isn’t that how all...

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The Walking Dead Season 11 Episode 6

Clearly, writer Kevin Dieboldt and the various creative crew behind The Walking Dead are Wes Craven fans. The 1991 Wes Craven film The People Under the Stairs was one of the better movies Craven did, and it remains a lot of fun while also being shocking and still having some great scares. “On the Inside” takes that premise, combines it with Mile Flanagan’s Hush, and the end result is one of the most jaw-clenching, teeth grinding episodes of straight-out horror that The Walking Dead has done. Knb doing the special effects on that movie rubbed off on Greg Nicotero and Howard Berger, because not only does the special effects live up to that high standard, the episode itself is a full-on banger of a tribute to the late Wes Craven.

There’s no shortage of Last House on...

It's rare for long-running series to offer up something perfect, but The Walking Dead Season 11 Episode 6 was one of the best of the entire series.

Lauren Ridloff had some time away from the franchise to shoot scenes for Marvel's Eternals. Her highly anticipated return during "On The Inside" delivered fans with a gut-punch that zeroed in on the horror instead of action.

If you watch The Walking Dead online, you know we've encountered many villains throughout the series, but this feral family was chilling.

Even more chilling? The house looked empty yet somewhat lived in, and Connie and Virgil were led there with the aim of being served up as the family's meal.

There are slim pickings 11 years into the apocalypse, and if this universe has taught us anything, it's to expect the unexpected.

When a part of the wall came loose to separate Connie and Virgil, I was terrified.

Even Taylor Swift’s cover stories are a riddle!

Instead of a traditional interview, the 27-year-old pop star penned an original poem for the January issue of British Vogue. Titled “The Trick to Holding On,” the poem touches on the people Swift has loved and lost in her life.

“Let go of the ones who hurt you /Let go of the ones you outgrow/Let go of the words they hurl your way as you’re walking out the door,” the poem begins.

Films about modern warfare tend to face an uphill battle. Current conflicts are hardly box office gold, so to find an audience, you need to have a very specific appeal. In the case of Thank You For Your Service, filmmaker Jason Hall finds an entry point with the mental battle being fought by the troops. Opening tomorrow (or tonight, depending on when you read this), the film will tug at your heart, potentially bring you to tears, and leave you invested in the plight of our wounded warriors. It’s one of the better films of 2017 so far and deserves to find a wide audience. Having seen it twice already, it will challenge you in all the right ways. This movie is an adaptation of the David Finkel book of the same name. Focusing mainly on a pair of soldiers as they return home from Iraq and adjust to civilian life,...

Sarah Wright Olsen got up close and personal with Tom Cruise in their latest movie.

The two star as husband and wife in American Made, a wild, real-life tale about a former airline pilot who is recruited by the CIA to help take down the Colombian drug cartel in the ’80s. And Olsen’s Lucy and Cruise’s Barry have a lot steamy love scenes.

“The montage sex scenes were all scheduled on day one — which is terrifying,” Olsen, 34, tells People in the latest issue on stands Friday. “But I’m sure that they did that to get it out...

A permanent fix! Kylie Jenner and Tyga are dunzo in the romance department, and the 19-year-old cosmetics queen wants the world to know it.

Watch: Kim Kardashian Says There Hasn't Been 'Any Drama' Since Kylie Jenner and Tyga's 'Easy' Split -- Watch!

Jenner stepped out on Monday for a night out in London, England, with her new boyfriend, Travis Scott.

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And though she was rocking tight leather pants and a T-shirt, all eyes were on her left ankle.

On the inside of Jenner’s ankle was some visible new ink, or rather, some altered ink.

Prior to this sighting, Jenner’s ankle had a cursive “T” tattooed on the inside, but it has since been changed to read, “La.”

This comes after Jenner debuted her matching ankle ink with boyfriend Scott on Snapchat in June. She got a tiny butterfly on the inside of her right ankle while he got the same tattoo on his left...

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Doctor Who series 10 remains in fine form with Smile - and we've been hunting for nerdy Easter eggs and spots in the episode. Spoilers!

This article contains lots of spoilers.

See related Better Call Saul season 3 episode 2 review: Witness Better Call Saul season 3 episode 1 review: Mabel The subtle rise of good prequels

Smile, folks - it’s that time of the week again where we take tonight’s episode of Doctor Who and shake it repeatedly until all of its hidden secrets fall out of its pockets - as well as callbacks and generally interesting observations. And if you think we’ve missed something, let us know in the comments below!

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ed got a galway girl tattoo and it actually says 'galway grill' :)) pic.twitter.com/yQ0jUSJZVY - amy ÷ (@leg0_h0use) April 16, 2017 Ed Sheeran's vast collection of tattoos just got a little more colorful. In addition to the giant lion he has on his chest and the big lizard on his arm, the British singer-songwriter now has a typo of one of his latest hits, "Galway Girl." While performing in Glasgow on Sunday, the 26-year-old told the crowd he'd recently been filming the music video for the song in Ireland with Oscar-nominated Irish actress Saoirse Ronan. "When we were filming it, I meant to get a tattoo of her handwriting saying Galway Girl," he revealed to his fans. "It actually says Galway Grill. G-r-i-l-l. Like, full on, she really took the piss out of me with this one." This isn't the first time Ed has gotten some...

It's safe to say that Girls Season 6 Episode 8 is one of my favorites out of the series' entire six-year run.

Unlike many other installments, the three separate plots of "What Will We Do This Time About Adam?" wove together perfectly, and I was equally invested in each of them. The lack of Marnie certainly didn't hurt things either.

The biggest development, as indicated by the title, was Adam's spur of the moment decision to break up with Jessa and reunite with Hannah. Say what now?

It was a drastic decision and seemingly out of left field – Adam was completely, 100% into Jessa for all of Girls Season 5 and had, by all appearances, forgotten all about Hannah. But looking at the show's most recent installments, it's not actually as random as it appears.

The biggest indicators, of course, would be all of the many times that Adam has brought up his love of babies.

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Dafne Keen was the breakout star of Logan, but where could Laura go next? Some thoughts...

This article contains Logan spoilers, lots of them.

It seems fair to say that Dafne Keen blew the bloody doors off of Logan, making a huge impression in her first performance as Laura, Aka X-23, Wolverine’s clone daughter who was cooked up in a lab by Richard E Grant. Keen’s performance began quiet and neatly understated, but soon exploded with a berserker rage that would make Hugh Jackman’s clawed crusader proud to be her dad.

It’s been well established that Jackman’s Wolverine and Patrick Stewart’s Charles Xavier will not return after the events of Logan, leaving Keen’s X-23 as our only hope for a follow-up. Let’s have a look at the chances of that happening, and what it might look like if it does.

Channing Tatum is going into the spirits business with his new brand of vodka, called Born and Bred, and he’s as excited about it as you would be if you had your own liquor. “On the inside label, once you drink it down, or if you get your eye really close to the bottle, it […]...

Channing Tatum is going into the spirits business with his new brand of vodka, called Born and Bred, and he's as excited about it as you would be if you had your own liquor.

"On the inside label, once you drink it down, or if you get your eye really close to the bottle, it says, 'Cross my heart and hope for mischief,'" Tatum told Bon Appetit. "That's just what I want when I pour myself a drink. I want to just cause a little havoc, get into some trouble, get into some safe, manageable mischief."

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The Hail, Caesar! actor sat down with the food publication for a recent one-on-one interview, in which he revealed how he got the idea to team up with the Idaho-based Grand Teton Distillery to develop his own line of alcohol.

"It was me and my buddy Jack, we...

Channing Tatum has ventured into the liquor business, a path he says shouldn’t shock anyone.

The star has announced the launch of Born and Bred Vodka — a move which, back when he was stripping at the age of 19, “would have seemed more feasible than becoming an actor,” he tells Bon Appetit. “Now, I’m a stripper that became an actor that I guess is working in vodka. Nothing surprises me anymore.”

Tatum has been open about his past experience in the male entertainment business — which later inspired his Magic Mike films. “I can’t change the fact that I did this in real life,...

Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger officially become ‘The Archers’ for this sterling morale-propaganda picture lauding the help of the valiant Dutch resistance. It’s a joyful show of spirit, terrific casting (with a couple of surprises) and first-class English filmmaking.

One of Our Aircraft is Missing

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1942 / B&W / 1:37 flat Academy /103 82 min. / Street Date November 15, 2016 / available through the Olive Films website / 29.98

Starring Godfrey Tearle, Eric Portman, Hugh Williams, Bernard Miles, Hugh Burden, Emrys Jones, Pamela Brown, Joyce Redman, Googie Withers, Hay Petrie, Arnold Marlé, Robert Helpmann, Peter Ustinov, Roland Culver, Robert Beatty, Michael Powell.

Cinematography Ronald Neame

Film Editor David Lean

Camera Crew Robert Krasker, Guy Green

Written by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

Produced by The Archers

Directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

Reviewed by Glenn Erickson

There are still a few more key Powell-Pressburger ‘Archer’ films waiting for a quality disc release, Contraband and Gone to Earth for just two.

Ten years after Anthony Minghella optioned Liz Jensen‘s The 9th Life of Louis Drax to develop cinematically, it was his son Max who saw it begin production. The younger Minghella’s first credited screenplay, probably brought to director Alexandre Aja on set of their previous collaboration Horns, it would ultimately take another two for the finished film’s release. If I were to wager a guess as to why I’d say the distributors found themselves painted in a corner unable to figure out how to sell it. Rated R for reasons that probably could have been cut to earn a PG-13 if desired, the story arrives from the viewpoint of a nine year-old boy—his dark fantasy delivered in a way that feels perfectly primed for teenagers rather than adults.

Young Louis Drax (Aiden Longworth) is an original. He’s smart, perceptive, and extremely accident-prone from the womb.

Cadence Schutter just started kindergarten, but the pageant princess and reality star has already survived a tough battle with cancer.

Diagnosed with neuroblastoma (cancer formed in immature nerve cells) when she was still in utero, Schutter had to undergo cancer treatment as an infant.

Shocked by the devastating news, her parents Julie Dimit and Amy Schutter (who conceived using donor sperm) were in disbelief at the time.

"I tried to be strong, but there's so much fear," recalls Dimit. "On the inside I was freaking out. My world was crumbling."

When she was 3 months old, doctors successfully performed surgery on...

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In 2007, director Richard Kelly released a follow-up to his metaphysical head-scratcher/late-bloomer cult classic Donnie Darko — a paranoid satire titled Southland Tales that was so weird and staggeringly dense that it made his previous film look like a sitcom. The plot, if you can call it that, involved an energy crisis, the ongoing War on Terror and an impromptu sing-along of the Killers' "All These Things That I've Done"; the cast included several Saturday Night Live alumni, Justin Timberlake, a spit-curled Wallace Shawn, and Kevin Smith playing, naturally, a wizard.

Maybe you’re a podcast obsessive, filling every spare moment of your commute to catch up on your favorites. Or a single-subject listener, only keeping up with a subject or issue that means most to you. The beauty of podcasts is that they can cater to completists and dabblers alike.

Regardless of your preferred way to enjoy these stories and conversations, it can be daunting to track the latest from every show. To highlight some of the year’s best, here are 10 quality episodes we suggest adding to your listening queue.

Beautiful Stories from Anonymous People – 1. Ron Paul’s Baby

Airdate: March 15th

Why It’s Worth the Listen: In all its various broadcast homes, “The Chris Gethard Show” has been one of the most thrilling weekly experiments on TV. So it makes sense that a Gethard-hosted podcast would have the same comedic blend of empathy and honesty. The show is built on conversations between Gethard and anonymous callers, governed only by two rules: the phone line closes after an hour, but Gethard can’t hang up before then. The host has a keen sense for the unspoken questions, the topics that each caller wants to discuss but can’t quite figure out how to broach. Not afraid to let callers turn the questions onto him, these talks have a way of culminating in a common understanding between strangers, which can be as therapeutic for a listener as it is for the two parties involved. And there’s no better place to start than the premiere, which ends with a moment so cathartic, it’ll make you an instant fan of both the individuals involved.

Listen to These Episodes Next: “2. Passport, Exodus,” “4. The Most Amazing Destruction”

Embedded – The House

Airdate: March 30th

Why It’s Worth the Listen: As an NPR production, Kelly McEvers and the staff of “Embedded” demonstrate one of the essential values of great journalism: the power to use specific stories to generate empathy for groups of people often discussed in the abstract. “Embedded” is a ground-up approach to documenting various cross-sections of communities, highlighting the individuals to present an alternative to the group characterization that often befalls them. The premiere episode finds McEvers profiling the residents of a shared home in Austin, Indiana, where opioids have become an inescapable addiction for its residence. The details are stark, unsettling and unadorned. Perhaps the best proof of the value of a show like “Embedded” is that the people at the center of these stories don’t end after a half hour: an Austin resident was the subject of their first follow-up story.

Listen to These Episodes Next: “The League”

Extra Hot Great – 114: Blindly Watching Game of Thrones

Airdate: April 26th

Why It’s Worth the Listen: Extra Hot Great has been offering its special brand of TV observations over multiple podcast feed and co-host roster iterations. Now well past 100 episodes into its resurrection, the television discussion show has refined its dependable format, complete with a weekly consideration of a TV episode for induction in their Canon (spoiler alert: they don’t always make it, as is the case with the “30 Rock” episode discussed here). But what sets #114 apart is the episode’s installment of the weekly Game Time feature. The gang plays an round of a listener-submitted game called TV Typos (basically, the round-robin game show version of #ChangeALetterRuinATVShow). What follows is 25 minutes of brilliant, dumb wordplay with enough built-in momentum to have each co-host sobbing by the end. It’s a testament to the co-host’s deep bench of TV minutiae that they’re able to anticipate some of these before they come. The seconds between when you can tell they have the answers and the moment they give them are some of the simplest joys you’ll find anywhere.

Listen to These Episodes Next: “75: Ew Detective,” “103: The People Vs. The People Vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story,” “105: Ringing in a New Season of Better Call Saul”

I Was There Too – Raiders of the Lost Ark with Martin Casella

Airdate: February 16th

Why It’s Worth the Listen: Matt Gourley’s interview show takes a biweekly look at the actors on the periphery of some of most beloved films of the past few decades. While the actor interviews give some choice fly-on-the-wall observations from set, the show’s most compelling episode this year is the talk with Martin Casella, who served as Steven Spielberg’s assistant during the production of “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” From impromptu costume decisions to the director’s TV viewing and nutritional regimens, this firsthand account adds a new angle to an established classic. (And for anyone who’s ever obsessed over an Indiana Jones costume, Jeremy Carter’s post-interview discussion of the search for the perfect Indy leather jacket might do the same.)

Listen to These Episodes Next: “Field of Dreams with Dwier Brown,” “Aladdin with Gilbert Gottfried”

Keepin’ It 1600 – Ep. 7: Cruz-Kasich Alliance and Special Guest Jon Lovett

Airdate: May 6th

Why It’s Worth the Listen: Amidst an election season that’s alternated between chaotic and soul-crushing in equal measure, it’s been fascinating to filter each week’s craziness through the perspective of two individuals who’ve been buried deep within the past two major presidential cycles. Former speechwriter Jon Favreau and Strategy and Communications Advisor Dan Pfeiffer (both of whom worked on President Obama’s national campaigns and in the White House) are each invested insiders and passionate outside observers of 2016’s descent into madness. A weekly look at the current state of political media, it’s also a dependable repository for great White House anecdotes. Alongside fellow former speechwriter Jon Lovett, the show’s seventh episode featured the trio recounting the choicest lines from the President’s various Correspondents Dinner appearances (particularly those delivered in the immediate wake of ordering the Bin Laden compound strike).

Listen to These Episodes Next: “Ep. 1: Drumpf and the Media and Rubio’s Missteps,” “Ep. 5: Bill Clinton’s Finger-Wagging and Special Guest Kal Penn,” “Ep. 9: ‘Meet the Press’ Host Chuck Todd, Drumpf’s ‘Pivot,’ Polling Mayhem, and More”

Modern Love – 3: Not So Simple Math

Airdate: January 28th

Why It’s Worth the Listen: Sarah Paulson’s central role as Marcia Clark was one of the main reasons the “American Crime Story: The People vs. O.J. Simpson” grabbed the public’s attention in the year’s early months. But Paulson also gave another 2016-best performance in a venue where no one could see her face. Wbur’s Modern Love enlists notable performers like Paulson to perform entries from the regular New York Times column that highlights love in all its forms. Paulson reads Amy Seek’s story of navigating an open adoption with a gentleness that conveys the underlying heartbreak without being manipulative. While other episodes usually succeed on the strength of the performance, this one features a conversation with Seek herself, whose recollection of the events she details in her piece and the six years since is a powerful addendum to a story beautifully told.

Listen to These Episodes Next: “7: In Darkness and In Light,” “9: Seesawing Libidos”

More Perfect – Cruel and Unusual

Airdate: June 1st

Why It’s Worth the Listen: Some of the best new podcasts of the year have focused on institutions, whether they’re more abstract (American Public Media’s The Uncertain Hour focuses on policies and practice within America’s welfare system) or more defined, as with More Perfect’s close examination of the Supreme Court. In its pilot episode, this Radiolab presentation trains its microphones on the pivotal individuals at the center of multiple states’ capital punishment programs. Layered with the trademark attention to atmospheric sound design that makes its parent podcast such a reliable listen, More Perfect should provide a healthy perspective amidst a judicial branch currently in flux.

Listen to These Episodes Next: Once you’ve listened to this and Episode 2, “The Political Thicket,” go back and listen to the Podcast Hall-of-Fame-worthy Radiolab episode “Stochasticity.”

Reply All – #64-67: On the Inside

Airdate: May 11th-June 9th

Why It’s Worth the Listen: This Gimlet show has been the best podcast in existence for the better part of a year now, so to pick just one standout episode is particularly difficult. But the edge goes to the four-episode arc centered on Paul Modrowski, whose blog written from inside prison (where he’s currently serving a life sentence) first attracted the attention of producer Sruthi Pinnamaneni last year. What begins as an investigation of the logistics behind the posting of Modrowski’s expansive online diary eventually uncovers questions surrounding his incarceration. Like the best true crime stories, it balances the details of the central murder cases with a careful consideration of the individuals who allegedly inhabited its timeline. Most popular true crime podcasts keep the perspective of a single narrator, but Pinnamaneni sprinkles in just enough input from regular hosts Alex Goldman and Pj Vogt to add a conversational, illustrative layer to Modrowski’s story. Pinnamaneni’s reporting is extensive and forthright, the kind that will make you want to do your own outside research as soon as the last chapter ends.

Listen to These Episodes Next: “#3 We Know What You Did,” “#44 Shine on You Crazy Goldman,” “#56 Zardulu”

Skillset – #3: This is Bringing Up Weird Feelings for Me

Airdate: May 12th

Why It’s Worth the Listen: Amy Nicholson’s first-person podcast for MTV News is an intriguing blend of below-the-line education and critical insight. Between her forgotten film history written intros and the specificity of her interview subjects, Nicholson helps Skillset feel more like a series of audio profiles than regular taped conversations. These episodes highlight movies not just as a vital art form, but a gateway to the rest of what the world has to offer. (How many other film podcasts would have jazz trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire as their inaugural guest?) This particular episode features a window into the practical, unenhanced feline training that let the cats of “Keanu” steal the spotlight against some comedic heavyweights. And if you’re wondering what a real punk band thought of Jeremy Saulnier’s latest genre triumph “Green Room,” Nicholson enlists The Muffs for some authentic opinions. It’s this kind of extra-layer digging that has this fresh batch of MTV shows (“The Stakes” takes a similarly fascinating route to addressing the unspoken side of politics) already off and running at full speed.

Listen to These Episodes Next: All six episodes so far all have quality hooks, but the Sharlto Copley episode from the pilot is particularly worth a listen.

Start Up – Season 3, Episode 4: Dear Music Fans…

Airdate: May 12th

Why It’s Worth the Listen: Season 1 of Start Up was a rare glimpse inside the creation of its podcasting parent company Gimlet Media, right as the medium was becoming mainstream. Season 2 stayed nested inside a company’s origin story, this time as an outside observer of a dating site’s early months. For their most recent set of episodes, Start Up managed to compress the roller coaster of entrepreneurship in a more compact form. Profiling the unexpected rise and publicly unceremonious end of Grooveshark, Eric Mennel reports on the music streaming site’s early troubles, serendipitous success and eventual replacement in the entrepreneurial space. It’s a familiar arc for the biographies of these kinds of businesses, but through the Start Up lens, these triumphs and tragedies reach further toward each pole than you might expect.

Listen to These Episodes Next: Season 1 launched the entire company, but Season 2’s 10-episode arc on Dating Ring is still great.

Honorable Listens also highly worthy of your time: the aforementioned The Uncertain Hour and The Stakes; 99% Invisible’s ode to trash truck tunes; Mortified’s tale of pining after the vice principal; Lauren Lapkus helps to tackle kids’ impossible questions on The Longest Shortest Time; Candidate Confessional talks to the recipient of one of local politics’ most infamous viral booing sessions; Five Thirty Eight Politics’ audio doc on the Rev. Jeremiah Wright week of the ’08 presidential campaign; the episode of the Washington Post’s Presidential that proves James Monroe was everywhere in early American history; Making the Sausage’s in-depth conversation about music licensing; The First Annual Blank Check Awards (one of the best 2015 year-end wrap-ups you’ll hear); the ongoing You Must Remember This series chronicling the Hollywood Blacklist is a given for a list like this; The Dollop’s overview of the truly unbelievable Fed Ex Flight 705; Buzzfeed’s Internet Explorer compendium of workplace email/chat catastrophes; You’re the Expert’s hilarious panel show with a leading psychologist who studies nightmares; the Planet Money profile of an infuriating-yet-textbook Internet scamming scheme; The Memory Palace’s cryptic look at an American pariah-turned-wrestler; a careful consideration of the future of animation/CGI via Fighting in the War Room; The Gist and Chris Molanphy remember Prince.

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Set against the backdrop of war or the rigor of religious parameters, several of the Academy Award-nominated shorts this year aim to dissect larger ideas within their limited scope. Yet, one of the five selected works, Benjamin Cleary’s “Stutterer,” is a character study that centers its attention on a regular individual and how his idiosyncratic struggles shape his interpersonal interactions. Cleary’s film is a intimate portrait of a young man eager to express a myriad of ideas and complex emotions, but who is unable to do so by a speech impediment that traps him in his own thoughts. Through evocative voiceover, expertly executed sound design, and a delightful musical score that’s hard to ignore, Greenwood (Matthew Needham), the protagonist, comes alive on the screen, insecurities an all, in a way that goes beyond mere words.

“Stutterer” is Cleary’s first short film and it proudly represents the independent filmmaking spirit. Its production was a true labor of love that had only a couple thousand dollars to bring it all together and relied on the filmmaker and his team’s willingness to go to great lengths to bring it to fruition. An Oscar nomination for a film like this exemplifies that sometimes passion for the craft and an intimate, character-driven premise are the right weapons to stand out and reach unimaginable recognition.

We had the pleasure to chat with Cleary about his fascination with communication, renting out his apartment to finish the film, and what the Oscar nomination changes in his career.

Carlos Aguilar: The film is centered around Greenwood, this peculiar young man who finds it challenging to communicate verbally, how was this character born and why did you find his situation so captivating?

Benjamin Cleary: One day I was online and I came across this guy who was talking about his own stutter. He’d kind of gotten to the point where he was able to speak to people face to face relatively fine, but when he got the phone he just found it very difficult to communicate. I think he was talking about how hard it was because it was just his voice and he didn’t have anyone there to make eye contact with. It was a real barrier for him. That image just really struck a chord with me. It stayed with me and I started thinking about what it would be like for someone in this world dealing with that sort of disadvantage in terms of communication. That was really were the character was born from. A friend of mind growing up had a bad stutter when we were younger and I also started thinking about that. I remember that was very difficult for him. It’s hard enough growing up and navigate life as a boy and then into your teens without having this additional thing, so I supposed it was something that was personally close to me as well. These two things combined.

CA: Tell me about the idea of Greenwood's internal voice. We hear his thoughts and get to know him that way, but he can translate them into spoken words and that alienates from mainstream society.

Benjamin Cleary: I can’t remember exactly at what point that came into play but I think that was one of the things that really interested me as I started developing the idea because in reality I think that’s exactly how it can be. Someone who has this stutter finds it hard to get the words out, but the words are there. They are completely there. I just really wanted to try, in someone way, to represent that on film and the voiceover seemed like the best way to show the disparity between his inner and outer existences. On the inside he is this quite wonderful, charismatic, witty, and intelligent person. On the outside he is shies away from actually speaking to anyone. For me that was one of the things that really hooked me into the idea and kept me really interested going for it. Hopefully it represents what it actually would be like in someway. I can’t speak from personal experience, but in a lot of the research I did that was something people talked about.

CA: He also has an online voice, which is humorous and sarcastic. Online he can be truly himself without fear.

Benjamin Cleary: Totally, and I’m fascinated with how we communicate online. It’s something that’s relatively new to us, and it's still very much developing and it really interests me. Early on in the development of the character it occurred to me that maybe he would have an online relationship whereby he was completely fluent. Both the way he talks and the way Ellie responds to him are very quick. They don't take much time to respond. There is a real fluency and a real quick conversational nature to them online, that was something that I was keen to get across. This is were Greenwood feels comfortable to express himself with her. Tying this in with social media or online communication was an interesting thing to explore.

CA: The ending caught by surprise. Greenwood has trouble communicating, yet he is putting so much effort into learning a new skill that will allow him not to feel lonely. Where did the idea for this subtle twist come from? It definitely emphasizes the theme of communication.

Benjamin Cleary: When you set up a twist I guess you want it to feel organic and not to feel contrived. That’s hard to do and a lot of it comes down to the writing of it first and then the editing of it. You got to make sure that in the edit you put in these little clues or these little things that are going to feed into the end. You have to do it as subtly as you can, but it’s a fine line. I think some people have definitely said, “Oh I saw that coming,” but hopefully most people don’t see it coming. It’s hard to say where that came from but it just felt right and it was something I got in my head very early on. I think that, in general, the scripts that I really stay with are ones where the ending has come quite early on in the writing process. It’s like, “Ok, I know how I can end this. How do I get there?” rather than writing it and seeing where it goes. That ending was something I had quite early on in the process.

CA: He also makes quick observations, or "snap judgements" as he calls them, about people he sees on the street, would you say that the fact that he can’t communicate verbally as easily as most people makes this observations sharper?

Benjamin Cleary: Totally and I think it ties in with how quick he is online with his communication. I think he is on a “snap judgment” 1200 and something and this point. He’s become a seasoned pro at it. For me it’s showing that quickness of mind, but there is a sadness to it as well. He sees these people and he makes these, either funny or touching, observations, but in reality he's never going to go up to them to say these to them. That was something quite emotional for me. I think it’s something a lot of us can in some way empathize with.

CA: Sound, particularly near ending, is a key element in the film and how we learn about Greenwood's internal state. Was sound and the the atmosphere is creates something that was part of the story early on?

Benjamin Cleary: Definitely. That was all in the script. I come from a sound background. I did sound engineering and music technology for a few years prior to getting into film. I really think about the audio very much so in the script. The idea of that rising cacophony towards the end was something that I was really excited about, but also nervous about how we were going to pull it off. Luckily we had a really good guy, Gustaf Jackson, who did our sound mix for us. He and I just got it all together. Matthew Needham, the actor, was amazing when we brought him into the studio. I got him to read a huge page of stuff I’ve written, I stitched it all together in the edit, then Gustaf help me make it all feel slightly seamless. Audio was a massive consideration from very early on. I’m really please with how it worked for the film.

CA: Tell me about working with Matthew Needham, there are two parts to his performance, the one we see on screen and the one hear as voiceover. He definitely carries the film single-handedly.

Benjamin Cleary: Yes that was an interesting one because he is playing two parts in a sense. Within a couple of minutes of meeting Matthew Needham I just thought, “Yes, this guy’s got it.” He was talking about the script with real insight and passion. He really liked it and he really got it. He was a pleasure to work with. For me, he is the film and I think he gives a really touching performance. Then going into the post and having to do the voiceover, I think it was incredible how he was able to represent a completely different side to the character, I personally think, very effectively. That was a lot of fun actually, having the stuff we did on set and then in post having to come with this other feeling for the performance. I think he did a great job.

CA: Tell me the trials and tribulations of making "Stutterer." I've read that you really sacrifice comfort and financial stability in order to make it a reality.

Benjamin Cleary: Obviously the budget was really low and it was self-funded. When it got to the point that we just needed a little bit more money to finish I subletted my room in my flat for a couple of months. I was able to do that thanks to the great generosity of a big group of friend who would let me couch surf in different houses. When a bed would come up they’d me on the phone, “Hey we are going to be away for a few days, come over and stay.” It was great and we used that money that I would have used to pay rent for the film instead. All the people that helped out were just amazing. It was a really nice team effort in that way.

CA: You really have to believe in the idea and its potential in order to be willing to sleep on a different couch every night in order to finish the project.

Benjamin Cleary: [Laughs] Yes, but let me tell you, there were some days at 6 in the morning sitting in the studio that I just thought, “What am I doing? Should I just stop and not go any further?” But something kept us going and the people around me were amazing, my producers Serena Armitage and Shan Christopher Ogilvie, Michael Paleodimos our Dp, and Nico Casal the musical composer. Those people kept me going and kept me believing in the film in those dark moments. Luckily it all worked out in the end.

CA: Do you have any plans to turn "Stutterer" into a feature-length project? It seems that's a common occurrence now, for a filmmaker to adapt his short into a larger version of the story.

Benjamin Cleary: Yes that seems to be quite a common thing happening these days, but “Stutterer” was always its own story. I got a feature in development that’s linked to it thematically. I’m fascinated by the theme of communication and I’ve got a film that’s linked in that sense but not specifically to any of the elements in the short film. I think “Stutterer” is just going to stay as is it, but thematically I’ll be exploring similar things.

CA: The Oscar nomination is already a major achievement in your career. How does this change things for you as a filmmaker going forward?

Benjamin Cleary: We are all still in mild shock. We never thought the film was going to get anywhere near here. It’s quite lovely and quite amazing, and a great tribute to all of the people who worked on it and did such a good job. In terms of what it changes, hopefully it’s going to open some doors. It’s my first film, so I’m really starting out my career and I hope that this is going to be a good springboard. I’m already meeting some really great people and hopefully it’s going to be great for everyone who was involved in the film.

You can watch "Stutterer" as part of Shorts HD's theatrical release of the 2016 Oscar Nominated Short Films - Live Action playing in theaters across the country now.

Chicago – Voiceover artist Alex Borstein is familiar to TV audiences as the legendary Lois Griffin of “Family Guy,” but she also is a stellar character actress, recently in a role on the HBO series “Getting On.” She is back in the animation saddle with a couple of voiceover parts in the new Fox Network show ‘Bordertown.’

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The latest Star Wars: The Force Awakens TV spot offers more new footage and music from the highly-anticipated film. The new clip features narration from Supreme Leader Snoke (Andy Serkis) and shows Oscar Isaac's pilot Poe Dameron in great distress.

Even more exciting than that, however, is the release of the Star Wars soundtrack track listing, by no one other than John Williams. For anyone who can't fight their curiosity, the track listing may give way to some spoilers. While the score is titled by key moments in the film, there's still plenty left to the imagination. We'll have to see it all unfold when the film--which still manages to keep its details under wraps--hits theatres on December 18th.

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens Soundtrack

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On August 7th, A24 is planning on taking viewers to some Dark Places, and we’ve got a handful of movies arriving in mid-month including the thriller Cop Car starring Kevin Bacon and the stylized revenge tale Final Girl featuring the always great Abigail Breslin. A few days later, SpectreVision’s The Boy arrives on VOD and one of my personal favorite films of 2015, the spunky post-apocalyptic action adventure tale Turbo Kid, will be released on August 28th.

From intern to Oscar nominee, Jonas Rivera has certainly made a mark on Hollywood.

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TV has a new superhero. Marvel’s Daredevil follows the journey of Matt Murdock, who was blinded as a young boy but imbued with extraordinary senses, now fighting against injustice by day as a lawyer, and by night as the super hero Daredevil in modern day Hell’s Kitchen, New York City.

Starring Charlie Cox (Matt Murdock), Rosario Dawson (Claire Temple), Elden Henson (Foggy Nelson) and Vincent D’Onofrio (Wilson Fisk), Marvel’s Daredevil remains faithful to the long-running comic’s reputation as a realistic crime drama.

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For the adventurous American moviegoer, many are the joys of a touring Hou Hsiao-hsien retrospective. We’ve been stoked on mystique, routinely instructed that Hou is the greatest of all living filmmakers, and that our chances to behold his greatness are rare. The latter point seems incontrovertible: Only four of Hou’s 17 features have ever been distributed in the Us, and home-viewing options also are hard to come by, although not impossible. As of this moment there is at least a region-free Dust in the Wind (1986) DVD for sale on Amazon for $500.

For less money and more context, the retrospective is recommended. If nothing else, it poses a sporting challenge to determine exactly where and when this elusive but exalted director made the leap from obedient studio functionary to peerlessly humane, historically astute Taiwanese New Wave pioneer.

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Backstage University is bringing you a screenwriter, director, and acting coach to teach you how to get your story idea down into a working script. The upcoming webinar, “How Actors Can Start Writing Their Own Projects,” will teach you how to get to work on writing your own projects to further your career, and will be taught by D.W. Brown. Brown is an actor, writer, director, Backstage Expert, and studio co-owner and head teacher of The Joanne Baron/D.W. Brown Studio in Santa Monica, Calif. He is the writer-director of the feature film “On the Inside” (starring Olivia Wilde and Nick Stahl), and the short films “One Clean Move” with Harry Hamlin and “Chloe” with Peter Facinelli. Brown is also an author of the acclaimed acting guide “You Can Act” and a second book, “2500 Years of Wisdom: Sayings of the Great Masters.” He is currently writing his third book, a...

Ok geek girls, this Doctor Who Tardis wallet is the perfect companion for you, your money, and whatever else it is you put in your wallets.

On the outside, this Tardis-blue Doctor Who Tardis Ladies Wallet looks like the Doctor's time machine. On the inside of the bi-fold wallet, you'll find plenty of room and slots for your ID, credit cards, and other important stuff. If the Doctor was a lady, he'd buy one of these!

The wallet is available for purchase for $14.99 at Entertainment Earth.

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It's always an event when a Stephen King book is adapted into a movie or miniseries. With Under the Dome, we now have an ongoing television show from the master of suspense and horror. Although it's more sci-fi than terrifying, it still manages to keep you on the edge of your seat at times. After binge-watching the entire first season, I have to say I was expecting a little more than what I got.

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