The typical scene in a movie will run anywhere between 1.5 and 3 minutes. One of the highlights of Digger, a feature starring Tom Cruise and directed by multiple Academy Award winner Alejandro G. Iñárritu, is the 10-minute monologue performed by Digger (Cruise) in front of a room of angry Norwegian politicians. Ten minutes is a long time for a character to talk without much interruption in a movie, an accomplishment for any actor memorizing approximately 1,000 words, especially when it’s to...

A lone survival movie is unlike any other type of genre. It often has no elaborate villain but rather the protagonist must fight against the environment that find themselves in or something threatening that has no face and no agenda. They’re often “man vs. nature” or “man vs himself.” Heart of the Beast follows that same model as James (Brad Pitt), a former Army Special Forces soldier, and Odin, his military dog, find themselves stuck in the rugged Alaskan wilderness with the only means of...

If you take a look at the 16 Emmy-nominated series this year, you’ll find something quite intriguing about these shows – there doesn’t seem to be a formula to creating an Emmy-nominated TV series. Outstanding Comedy Outstanding Drama Abbott Elementary The Diplomat The Bear The Gilded Age Hacks A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Margo’s Got Money Troubles Paradise Nobody Wants This The Pitt Only Murders in the Building Pluribus Shrinking Slow Horses Widow’s Bay Your Friends and Neighbors From...