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Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma: So, What Did You Think?
Jane Schoenbrun’s Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma left me both captivated and slightly disoriented. I walked out of the cinema thoroughly entertained, even exhilarated at points – one bloody sequence set to the drifting sounds of Counting Crows’ A Long December stands out as a particular highlight. Yet, I was also entirely unsure…
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Inside The Absurd World of ‘PHAB’ at Camden Fringe
Producer Martin Szalla joins us on Close-Up Culture to preview his show, PHAB, which will have its world premiere at Camden Fringe. What inspired you to bring together such a wide range of absurd, surreal and sometimes grotesque ideas in PHAB? It just happened because of the people: if a bunch of absurd, surreal and sometimes grotesque…
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All Aboard: The 10 Greatest Train Films
The history of cinema has always been tied to trains – and sometimes, in the unfortunate case of damsels in distress, quite literally to the train tracks themselves. The Lumière brothers’ Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat helped establish the extraordinary power of moving images to make an everyday event feel like a spectacle. Just a…
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Congratulations To New SNL Cast Member Veronika Slowikowska
Close-Up Culture would like to extend our congratulations to the talented Veronika Slowikowska for earning a spot as a cast member on Saturday Night Live. Veronika joined us on the site back in 2019 to talk about her burgeoning career, where she even referenced SNL… I’m a sucker for the film version of ‘What We…
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Close-Up: An Interview With Amanda Golka
Creator Amanda Golka joins us on Close-Up Culture to chat about her work on Swell Entertainment and her exciting future projects. Hi Amanda, how would you describe Swell Entertainment to someone who has never encountered it before? Swell Entertainment is a Youtube channel where I cover and break down niche social media-based topics and review…
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ZupaNova Unveils New Single “Holiday”
ZupaNova Unveils New Single “Holiday” Featuring Young Retro, Set for Global Release in July via Tazmania Records “Holiday” by ZupaNova featuring Young Retro is the theme song for the upcoming film A Heart Full of Hope, scheduled for release in November 2025. The track was produced by Davy Brown and written collaboratively by Roycel Cooks, Davy Brown, Young Retro, and Iakopo. Heart Full of…
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Close-Up: An Interview With Who Is Claude Cahun? Actor Lilit Lesser
Actor Lilit Lesser talks to Close-Up Culture’s Claire Sloan about the poignant new production, Who Is Claude Cahun? This powerful play portrays the extraordinary true story of trailblazing Jewish lesbian artist, Claude Cahun, who defied the Nazi regime through acts of artistic resistance on the occupied island of Jersey during the Second World War. What…
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Producer Scott Ihrig On The Ghost And Mrs. Muir
Producer Scott Ihrig joins us on Close-Up Culture to talk about the exciting new musical adaptation of The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir is clearly a timeless story with universal themes of love and loss. How do you see the show evolving ahead of its 2026 production? The Ghost and Mrs Muir…
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Tribeca 2025: Director Tony Mucci On Money Talk$
Tony Mucci is an emerging writer and director from New York City. Accumulating over 2 billion views across all his work, he’s directed music videos for artists like Justin Bieber, Juice WRLD and Drake. Tony joins us on Close-Up Culture to talk about his directorial debut, MONEY TALK$, which will premiere at Tribeca Film Festival…
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Close-Up: An Interview With Sofia Yepes
Writer, producer, and actor Sofia Yepes joins us on Close-Up Culture to talk about her film, The Low End Theory. It tells the story of a traumatized vet-turned-money-launderer who steals from her drug dealer boss to pay off debts owed by the beautiful woman with whom she is having an obsessive affair. Hi Sofia, You’ve said The…
