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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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The Beauty Problem – Film Review
In Zara Woolf’s latest production, she tackles something fictional characters have faced through her short films, and that’s how women are often only looked at through their beauty or society’s opinion on their lack of. The Beauty Problem is a short documentary that combines the personal stories of a group of women working in the creative industries…
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Close-Up: An Interview With Netflix TV Personality Xanthi Perdikomatis
Netflix TV personality Xanthi Perdikomatis has starred on hugely popular shows such as The Circle and Perfect Match. Xanthi joins us on Close-Up Culture to talk about her reality TV experiences, her favourite memories from The Circle and Perfect Match, her exciting plans for the future, and much more. IG: @xanthijoanna Hi Xanthi, welcome to Close-Up Culture. What was…
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Close-Up: An Interview With Hotel Cocaine Actor Erniel Baez
Actor Erniel Baez speaks to Close-Up Culture about his role in the crime drama series, Hotel Cocaine. Hi Erniel, you play Ray Dorado in Hotel Cocaine. What excited you about this project? In all honesty, there were many things that excited me about this project! I keep saying that Hotel Cocaine was a dream project for me because it…
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Close-Up: An Interview With Actor Clark Moore
Actor Clark Moore speaks to Close-Up Culture about his role in the true-crime movie, Gaslit By My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story. The movie follows the true story of the Metzers, Morgan and Rodney, who were childhood sweethearts and married at 21. When tensions begin to arise for this picture-perfect family, Rodney starts to ‘gaslight’…
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Filmmaker Zara Woolf On The Beauty Problem
Filmmaker Zara Woolf returns to Close-Up Culture to talk about her new documentary, The Beauty Problem, which is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. The documentary is a look into how women are valued in society based on their appearances, exposing superficial scrutiny in creative industries. The short documentary combines five personal stories from women in these…
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Close-Up: An Interview With Filmmakers Levi Wilson & Lisa Hammer
Writer-director and award-winning playwright Levi Wilson and award-winning filmmaker-producer Lisa Hammer bring humor, heart, and biracial issues to AMC+ with their celebrated coming-of-age short film, Luke and Emma and A Gas Station On Franklin Ave. Now streaming in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, AMC+ is featuring the film as part of a special “Future of Film:…
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Close-Up: An Interview With Forty-Seven Days With Jesus Star Joshua Triplett
Actor and recording artist Joshua Triplett stops by on Close-Up Culture to talk about his work on Forty-Seven With Jesus. The film tells the story of a disconnected family who find hope and unity through a cinematic retelling of Jesus’ final 47 days on Earth. Hello Joshua, welcome to Close-Up Culture. What interested you about the film…
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Throwback Interview: La Chimera Cinematographer Hélène Louvart
French cinematographer Hélène Louvart is one of the best in the industry. In this interview from 2018, Louvart talks about her collaboration with Mia Hansen-Løve for romantic-drama Maya. Louvart has since gone on to work on Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Wild Flowers, The Lost Daughter, and most recently Alice Rohrwacher’s La Chimera. I believe ‘Maya’ is…
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Actor Bryan McClure On The Great Lillian Hall
Actor Bryan McClure joins us on Close-Up Culture to talk about his role in the new HBO original movie, The Great Lillian Hall. The film centers on Lillian Hall (Jessica Lange), a beloved Broadway star who, after pouring her heart, soul, and time into preparing for her next big role, finds herself blindsided by confusion and forgetfulness.…
