Chris O'Falt

1 week ago | indiewire.com | Chris O'Falt

Tom Cruise did his first underwater scene for “Legend” (1985), followed by executing far more demanding scenes in “Edge of Tomorrow” (2014) and most famously “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation” (2015), where he held his breath for six-and-a-half minutes. But when writer/director Christopher McQuarrie, who has made eleven films with Cruise, was on the Filmmaker Toolkit podcast, he made clear the duo walked away from “Rogue Nation” deeply dissatisfied with the underwater set piece.

2 weeks ago | indiewire.com | Chris O'Falt

[Editor’s note: The following interview contains spoilers for the HBO movie “Mountainhead.”] In “Succession,” the cutthroat Roy family proved capable of covering up even manslaughter to protect their business, but Logan Roy (Brian Cox) himself might blush at the extremes of his tech-mogul counterparts in creator Jesse Armstrong’s HBO follow-up “Mountainhead.” While Armstrong was on the Filmmaker Toolkit podcast, he talked about not wanting to do another story of the uber-rich and powerful...

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Chris O'Falt

Generate Key Takeaways [Editor’s note: The following interview contains spoilers for the HBO movie “Mountainhead.”] In “Succession,” the cutthroat Roy family proved capable of covering up even manslaughter to protect their business, but Logan Roy (Brian Cox) himself might blush at the extremes of his tech-mogul counterparts in creator Jesse Armstrong’s HBO follow-up “Mountainhead.” More from IndieWire 'Outlander' Creators Talk Season 7 Highlights and Reveal Why They Had to Make a Big Change...

2 weeks ago | indiewire.com | Chris O'Falt

Last week, Criterion Collection announced it would be releasing “The Wes Anderson Archive: Ten Films, Twenty-Five Years” box set featuring 4K versions of the director’s first 10 feature films, starting with “Bottle Rocket” (1996) through “The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun” (2021).

2 weeks ago | indiewire.com | Chris O'Falt

On June 5, the IndieWire Honors Spring 2025 ceremony will celebrate the creators and stars responsible for some of the most impressive and engaging work of this TV season. Curated and selected by IndieWire’s editorial team, IndieWire Honors is a celebration of the creators, artisans, and performers behind television well worth toasting. We’re showcasing their work with new interviews leading up to the Los Angeles event. The three-part HBO docu-drama “Ren Faire” is unlike anything we’ve seen on TV.