Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor SPOILER ALERT:Do not read if you haven’t watched “Wide Net,” Episode 5 of FX’s “Reservation Dogs” Season 2, now streaming on Hulu. FX’s “Reservation Dogs” continues to be one of the funniest shows on TV, breaking storytelling ground with its largely Indigenous cast and crew. It is representation that both Native Americans and non-Natives alike have been craving to see on TV — multi-dimensional roles within the Indigenous community. This week’s episode, “Wide Net,” is written and directed by Indigenous director Tazbah Rose Chavez. It follows Sarah Podemski’s Rita, who takes a girls’ trip with Bev (Jana Schmieding) and Teenie (Nathalie Standingcloud) to the Indian Health Services Conference, and their attempts to snag men and bust moves at the conference dance floor.
‘Prey’ Composer Sarah Schachner on Balancing Gory Action With an Emotional Storyline
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Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor“Prey” composer Sarah Schachner factored in two elements when scoring the 1700s-set entry in the “Predator” franchise. “We were making a ‘Predator’ film with all the fun gory action and suspense you’d expect, but the music had to simultaneously tell Naru’s emotional story and her evolution,” she says.The action thriller, set in the Comanche nation, follows Naru, played by Amber Midthunder.
Naru is hungry to prove her abilities as a hunter, but she gets more than she bargained for when a deadly dreadlocked alien makes contact and begins to hunt for sport.Schanchner’s biggest challenge, she says, was to find the balance of the score feeling equally large and expansive as well as intimate and raw to match the 18th-century natural setting. Says Schachner, “The key was to not be afraid to say something in a film with so little dialogue.” The composer performed and recorded almost all of the string instruments featured in the score.
When it came to the “Predator” theme, she says, “That came about almost in full form right away. I have a voice note of me playing it and working it out for the first time on the double bass.” Schachner adds, ” I tend to channel my own emotions directly into my playing, so writing and performing all the increasingly aggressive iterations of the ‘Predator’ motif was like therapy for me.”For Naru’s theme, Schachner collaborated with the film’s director Dan Trachtenberg.
“Dan and I spent a while collaborating on Naru’s theme. He was adamant that it should feel like a journey; that it starts small and really take you somewhere.”She didn’t write the score to picture and the version of Naru’s theme that features on the soundtrack is longer than in the film.
Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir and Screenwriter Sally El Hosaini to Receive TIFF Honoree Awards
Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor The Toronto Film Festival will honor composer Hildur Guðnadóttir with the Variety Artisan Award at this year’s Tribute Awards. Along with Guðnadóttir, Welsh Egyptian filmmaker and screenwriter Sally El Hosaini will receive the TIFF Emerging Talent Award presented by MGM at the annual TIFF Tribute Awards. This awards season, Guðnadóttir composed the scores for two films, Todd Field’s “Tár” and Sarah Polley’s “Women Talking.” Guðnadóttir cemented her place in Oscar history when she became only the fourth woman to win an Academy Award for original score for “Joker.”
‘SEAL Team’ Embarks on Northern Syria Mission in Season 6 Trailer
“SEALTeam” is headed to Northern Syria in the heart-pounding trailer for Season 6 of the Paramount+ series, which dropped Friday.In addition to the trailer, which shows Clay (Max Thieriot) in bad shape, the streamer announced the 10-episode season will premiere Sept. 18.The military drama follows the professional and personal lives of the “most elite unit of Navy SEALs as they train, plan and execute the most dangerous, high stakes missions our country can ask of them.
‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan’ Renewed for Season 3 at Starz
Selome Hailu “Power Book III: Raising Kanan” has been renewed for its third season at Starz. Announced at the Television Critics Association 2022 summer press tour, the news comes ahead of the Aug. 14 debut of Season 2.“Raising Kanan,” the third series in the “Power” universe, it set in the early ‘90s and tells the origin story of Kanan Stark (MeKai Curtis) and his entry into the criminal world through his mother, Raquel (Patina Miller) who ruthlessly runs the family’s drug empire.
The Predator Speaks: ‘Prey’ Alien Is a 6-Foot-8 Athlete Who Says ‘A Lot of Nuance Goes Into Playing a Monster’
Zack Sharf Dan Trachtenberg’s “Predator” prequel “Prey” has dominated social media buzz since debuting Aug. 5 on Hulu, and the horror-action film has since become the streamer’s biggest original film or TV launch in history. The movie has made instant stars out of Amber Midthunder and Dakota Beavers.
20th Century Studios’ Action-Thriller ‘Prey’ Lands #1 Premiere On Hulu To Date Across Film & TV
20th Century Studios announced today that its Predator spinoff Prey has notched the #1 premiere on Hulu to date, across all of the streamer’s films and television series. The film also registered as the most-watched premiere on Star+ in Latin America and Disney+ under the Star Banner in all other territories, based on hours watched in the first three days of its release. Specific stats as to its viewership have not been disclosed.
Prey's Amber Midthunder Reveals How Important It Was To Have The Film Dubbed in Comanche
Amber Midthunder gets sandwiched between co-stars Dakota Beavers and Dane DiLiegro at the Prey screening at Beyond Fest held at Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, Calif, on Thursday (August 4).
‘Prey’ Commended by ‘Predator’ Star Jesse Ventura: ‘Great, Great Film’
J. Kim Murphy Jesse Ventura thinks “Prey” star Amber Midthunder “ain’t got time to bleed.”The actor, who starred alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in the original 1987 “Predator,” expressed his praise for the franchise’s latest entry, calling the prequel a “wonderful film.”“Great, great film,” Ventura wrote in a Twitter post Saturday evening, highlighting the performance by Midthunder. “Welcome to the Predator family.
‘Prey’ Star Amber Midthunder Auditioned for the ‘Predator’ Film in English and Comanche
Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorHollywood newcomer Amber Midthunder stunned at Tuesday’s Los Angeles premiere of Hulu’s “Prey.”“This is from the Sky-Eagle Collection,” she told me about her dress on the arrivals carpet at the Village Regency Theatre in Westwood. “Throughout this whole press tour, it’s been very important to me to incorporate always having an Indigenous designer or jewelry or something like that. So every look that I’ve had, there’s been something Indigenous.”“Prey,” the fifth film in the “Predator” franchise, takes place in the Comanche Nation in 1717.
How to Watch ‘Prey': Is the New ‘Predator’ Movie Streaming or in Theaters?
early screening in July, if you’re wondering where to watch the fifth film in the franchise, here’s everything you need to know about how to watch “Prey.”No, the action flick will not be playing in theaters and will be available to watch on streaming.Yes, the Hulu Original film will be streaming on Hulu exclusively. Fans of the sci-fi action series can also watch “Predator” (1987), “Predator 2” (1990), “Alien vs.
‘Only Murders’ Cinematographer on Show’s Visual Motifs and Directing Pair of Episodes for Season 2
Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor“Only Murders in the Building” cinematographer Chris Teague got a chance to step behind the camera to direct two episodes of the Emmy-nominated Hulu series.According to showrunner John Hoffman, the episodes had “two of the biggest visual challenges in them”: one dealt with a blackout and the other James Caverly’s character Theo going to Coney Island.Here Teague talks about how he frames the show’s true-crime-obsessed heroes Mabel (Selena Gomez), Charles (Steve Martin) and Oliver (Martin Short). He also discusses how he approached his directorial episodes and going deep into the secret passageways of the Upper West Side residency the Arconia.It is a real challenge for any series to stay fresh in a second season.
Austin Butler to star in 'The Bikeriders' with Tom Hardy and Jodie Comer
Austin Butler just played the legendary musician in the movie "Elvis" and will now star in director Jeff Nichols' next movie "The Bikeriders" with Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy. According to Variety, "The Bikeriders" is named after the 1967 Danny Lyon photography book and "tells an original story about a '60s Midwestern motorcycle club as it evolves over the course of a decade from a community for outsiders into a far more sinister gang." The movie has brought Sarah Green and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones onboard to produce with Fred Berger as the films executive producer. It will begin to film in Ohio in the fall. Austin Butler previously starred as Elvis Presley in the biopic about the singer's life. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) "The Bikeriders" will mark the sixth movie on Nichols' directorial resume.The other movies that he has directed over the years are "Shotgun Stories," "Take Shelter," "Mud," "Midnight Special" and "Loving." So far, Butler, Hardy and Comer are the only three cast members who have been announced.
‘Prey’ Star Dakota Beavers Talks Upending Traditional Native Representation in His First Acting Role
Carson Burton “Prey” may be an entry in the “Predator” saga, but it stands on its own by taking on-screen representation to the next level. In his first-ever acting role, actor Dakota Beavers looks at the film as a step in the right direction for an industry that has been historically fraught with problems regarding the representation of Native American identities.“Being Native is a part of who I am,” Beavers said. “Being able to represent Native people as accurately as you can with [producer] Jhane Myers — who is a Comanche woman herself — as the producer on this project, just meant the absolute world to me.
Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, Tom Hardy to Star in Jeff Nichols Film ‘The Bikeriders’
Wilson Chapman editorAustin Butler, Jodie Comer and Tom Hanks will star in “Loving” and “Take Shelter” director Jeff Nichols’ next feature, Variety has confirmed.Titled “The Bikeriders” after the 1967 Danny Lyon photography book, the film tells an original story about a ’60s midwestern motorcycle club as it evolves over the course of a decade from a community for outsiders into a far more sinister gang. The film will be Nichols’ sixth directorial effort, and his first since “Midnight Special” and “Loving” premiered in 2016.
Amber Midthunder discusses ‘Prey’ & the importance of indigenous representation
Amber Midthunder stars in “Prey,” a prequel to one of the most notorious monster movies of all time. Set 300 years before the events of 1987’s “Predator,” “Prey” follows the titular monster alien and its encounter with one of its first foes on Earth — Naru, a young Comanche woman trained to survive the harshest environments and conditions.In an interview with Native Media Theory, Midthunder talked about the making of “Prey” and the all too rare experience of working on a big budget film where the plot is intrinsically linked to indigenous culture and its people.Mira Sorvino gives an update on awaited ‘Romy and Michele’ sequelLea Michele to star in ‘Funny Girl’: ‘A dream come true is an understatement’A post shared by Predator (@predator)“I try to be very intentional when I take a native-specific role because representation is hugely important and impactful to native communities in so many different ways,” said Midthunder.
‘The Bikeriders’: Tom Hardy, Jodie Comer & Austin Butler To Star In Jeff Nichols’ New Biker Drama
Believe it or not, it’s been six years since we’ve last seen a Jeff Nichols film. Sure, back in 2016, we were lucky enough to get the release of “Midnight Special” and “Loving,” but since then the filmmaker has been a bit silent.
'Prey's Amber Midthunder Calls 'Predator' Prequel Groundbreaking for Indigenous Representation
Amber Midthunder wears a chic floral halter gown for the premiere of her new film, Prey.
‘Prey’ Review: Dan Trachtenberg Crafts A Solid ‘Predator’ Thriller That’s Limited By The Franchise
Hunt or be hunted, says the new “Predator” prequel film, “Prey,” but don’t underestimate the threat level either, the movie often reminds us. It’s a movie, like the original, ultimately about survival and outwitting your would-be slayer.