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Deep Dive #6 | Judas and the Black Messiah

Local 600/ICG Magazine’s “Deep Dive” #6 highlights one of the key creative partnerships at the heart of the six-time Oscar-nominated drama (including Best Picture and Best Cinematography), “Judas and the Black Messiah.” This virtual panel brings together co-writer/director, producer Shaka...

Home, Sweet Home

Jess Hall, ASC, BSC, gets his domestic groove on for WandaVision, the most surprising new entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.  by Kevin H. Martin / Photos by Chuck Zlotnick and Suzanne Tenner, SMPSP / Marvel Studios   With Avengers:...

Deep Dive #5 | One Night In Miami…

Local 600/ICG Magazine’s “Deep Dive” #5 visits with the team behind one of this year’s most-talked-about Oscar contenders, “One Night in Miami…” The Amazon Studios feature, set in 1964 and centered on the fictionalized meeting of four Civil Rights icons,...

Regina King – One Night in Miami…

One business breakfast – back when we could still have those – Regina King met with ICM Partners’ Harley Copen: “He asked me very pointed questions about the types of stories that I wanted to tell,” recounts King now (via...

Virtually Compelling

Despite a global pandemic tearing the film festival circuit apart, Sundance 2021 (and Local 600 Sundance filmmakers) stay relevant – and entertaining – with a dynamic slate of new independent content. by David Geffner / Photos Courtesy of Sundance Institute...

Fight Of Their Lives

Tami Reiker, ASC, helps Director/Producer Regina King take One Night in Miami from stage to screen by Valentina Valentini / Photos by Patti Perret / Amazon Studios   In 1964, Cassius Clay – soon to be Muhammad Ali – defeated...

Silent Running

The Amazon Studios feature, Sound of Metal, shot by Daniel Bouquët and directed by Darius Marder, takes a musical journey unlike any other. by Pauline Rogers / Framegrabs Courtesy of Amazon Studios   During a series of adrenaline-fueled one-night gigs,...

Deep Dive #4 | The Mandalorian

Local 600/ICG Magazine’s “Deep Dive” #4 visits with the creative team behind the recent Emmy-winning “The Mandalorian.” The Disney + megahit (the first live-action Star Wars TV series), established a revolutionary workflow in Season 1 that included volumetric capture, large-screen...