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Julia Stiles’ feature directorial debut, <a href="https://www.lionsgate.com/movies/wish-you-were-here" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wish You Were Here</a>, is out now in theaters through Lionsgate. Called “one of the most fearless and talented actresses in Hollywood” by the Los Angeles Times, SAG, Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Stiles starred in the 2019 film Hustlers alongside Jennifer Lopez, Lili Reinhart, Constance Wu and Cardi B. In 2011, Stiles received Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for her work on Dexter, opposite Michael C. Hall. She has played iconic roles in films such 10 Things I Hate About You, Save the Last Dance, Mona Lisa Smile and the Bourne franchise alongside Matt Damon. Additional credits include Silver Linings Playbook, State &amp; Main, Hamlet and O. Stiles starred in the Hulu web series Blue for the WIGS network, with whom she teamed to create the web series Paloma, which she wrote and directed for two seasons. Stiles also wrote and directed the short film Raving, starring Zooey Deschanel, for Elle magazine’s film series, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and on the Sundance Channel. She is a graduate of Columbia University. (Photo courtesy Lionsgate.)

Julia Stiles

Film

Best of 2024: Julia Stiles (Wish You Were Here) on Nightbitch

Neil Burger is the director, writer and producer of the new thriller <a href="https://www.ifcfilms.com/films/inheritance" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Inheritance</a>, starring Phoebe Dynevor, which is now in theaters through IFC Films. His recent feature directing credits include Lionsgate’s The Marsh King’s Daughter starring Daisy Ridley and Ben Mendelsohn; and The Upside, starring Bryan Cranston, Kevin Hart and Nicole Kidman, which grossed over $100 million in North America and was Burger’s third number one opening in a row. He also directed Divergent, starring Shailene Woodley and Kate Winslet; Limitless, starring Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro; and the critically acclaimed The Illusionist starring Edward Norton and Paul Giamatti. His directorial feature debut, Interview With the Assassin was nominated for three Independent Spirit Awards. Burger directed and executive produced the pilot and the final episode of Billions, the Showtime series starring Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti that ran for seven seasons. He also directed the first season finale of Showtime’s The Agency starring Michael Fassbender, Richard Gere, and Jeffrey Wright. (Photo by Chris Chapman.)

Neil Burger

Best of 2024: Neil Burger (Inheritance) on Nosferatu

Jharrel Jerome is currently playing the lead role in the biopic of wrestler Anthony Robles, Unstoppable, also starring Jennifer Lopez, Don Cheadle and Bobby Cannavale. He had his breakout role in Barry Jenkins’ Academy Award-winning film Moonlight and won many awards, including an Emmy Award for Lead Actor in a Miniseries, for his performance in Ava DuVernay’s minseries When They See Us. His additional film credits include Selah and the Spades; Monster, opposite Jennifer Hudson, Jeffrey Wright, Tim Blake Nelson and Nas; Concrete Cowboy, alongside Idris Elba and Caleb McLaughlin; and First Match, with Colman Domingo. Last year, Jerome starred in the lead role of the Prime Video absurdist realism comedy series I’m a Virgo, from writer-director Boots Riley, and was also seen in the limited drama series Full Circle, from director Steven Soderbergh, for which he was nominated for an NAACP Image Award. Jerome is also a hip-hop artist, who in 2023 released with his debut project, Someone I’m Not. (Photo courtesy Amazon Studios.)

Jharrel Jerome

Best of 2024: Jharrel Jerome (Unstoppable) on The Penguin

Diane Warren, the subject of the new documentary <a href="https://greenwichentertainment.com/film/diane-warren-relentless/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Diane Warren: Relentless</a> (which is in theaters from tomorrow and streaming on MasterClass starting January 23), is one of the most prolific and celebrated songwriters of all time, with a four-decade track record of writing mega-hits for industry giants. Boasting 15 Academy Award nominations, an Honorary Oscar along with Grammy, Emmy, and Golden Globe Awards, Diane has etched her name on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame and is responsible for some of the most iconic songs of our time. She has penned nine #1 and thirty-three top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and is tied for having written the most #1 songs as a sole writer in Billboard history. Her distinguished catalog features beloved songs including “Only Love Can Hurt Like This,” “Un-Break My Heart,” “If I Could Turn Back Time” and “Rhythm of the Night.” She is the sole owner of her publishing company Realsongs, the most successful female-owned and operated business in the music industry.

Diane Warren

Best of 2024: Diane Warren on Movies About Animals and Serial Killers

Josephine Network is an NYC project fronted by multifaceted singer/songwriter Josephine. Her music is a fluid mix of power pop, glam rock, and bubblegum, with touches of twang (“No One’s Rose”) and AM Gold (“Music is Easy”).” In 2021, the title track from Music is Easy was featured on an episode of NPR’s This American Life. Her eight-piece ensemble has been called “the quintessential New York bar band… then you accidentally hear enough of the lyrics and it changes your life” (Hell Gate). The Network’s hook-heavy harmony-laden rock has led them to tour with notable acts such as Shannon and the Clams and The Lemon Twigs. The band&#8217;s latest EP, Tall Buildings, is out now on House of Feelings. 
(Photo Credit: Loren Lenox)

Josephine Network

Music

Best of 2024: Star Moles Was the Soundtrack to Josephine Network’s Winter Wonderland

Dinahfire is a New York-based femme producer and DJ bridging elements of electronica, house and punk/alternative to create a transgressive open format experience. She is releasing her first single, &#8220;sen•si•tive,&#8221; as part of the full-length LP for 2025 on Brooklyn micro-label DEADDHOTTRECORDS, and a music video self-directed with assistance by Brik Olson and Dominique Shaw. She is also a writer with pieces published in Club Curran and Playthey Magazine U.K. You can find her on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/futuredeadwoman/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://soundcloud.com/dinahfire" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Soundcloud</a>.

Dinahfire

Best of 2024: For Dinahfire, the New Ms. Boogie Record Is Brooklyn

fantasy of a broken heart is a Brooklyn-based band formed by Al Nardo and Bailey Wollowitz. Their debut record, Feats of Engineering, is out September 27, 2024 via Dots Per Inch.

fantasy of a broken heart

Best of 2024: Bailey Wollowitz (fantasy of a broken heart) Got Back Into Vampire Weekend This Year

Wishy is an indie rock band from Indianapolis, Indiana. Their debut record, Triple Seven, is out now on Winspear. 
(Photo Credit: Conor Shepherd)

Wishy

Best of 2024: The New 22º Halo Record Was So Good It (Almost) Made Kevin Krauter Mad

Sheer Mag is a rock band from Philadelphia. Their latest record, Playing Favorites, is out now on Third Man.

Sheer Mag

Best of 2024: Sheer Mag’s Favorite Record of the Year Was Made By Their Friends

Allegra Krieger was born a selkie in the Atlantic Ocean in 1845. Taking a more conventional corporeal form, she moved to New York City, where she maintains a residence on the sixth floor of a hotel in East Midtown. She writes songs, bad checks, love letters, and poorly formatted emails and trusts that terrible things can have extraordinary outcomes.
QVC has been playing on the small rectangular TV in her room at a low volume for 13 years straight. She drinks a lukewarm beer on blue cotton sheets and watches two women hawk a tropical blouson sleeve top for three easy payments of $15.99 on the distant screen before drifting into a fitful sleep. How remarkably human! 
Her new album, Art of the Unseen Infinity Machine, will be out on September 13 via Double Double Whammy.

Allegra Krieger

Best of 2024: Le Bonheur Was Allegra Krieger’s Favorite Piece of Art This Year

Katy Kirby is a singer-songwriter based in Brooklyn. Her latest record, Blue Raspberry, is out now on ANTI-.

Katy Kirby

Best of 2024: Katy Kirby Will Associate Allegra Krieger’s Record with 2024 Forever

Asif Kapadia is an Academy Award-, four-time BAFTA Award-, Grammy Award- &amp; European Film Award-winning director, writer and producer. His latest film, <a href="https://neonrated.com/films/2073" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2073</a>, starring Samantha Morton, Naomi Ackie and Hector Hewer, is in theaters from December 27. Kapadia is best known for the acclaimed trilogy of documentaries Amy, Senna and Diego Maradona. His seminal film Senna was a huge hit around the world, winning BAFTAs for Best Documentary and Best Editing, the universally acclaimed Amy is the most successful theatrical British documentary of all time, winning Academy, BAFTA, European and Grammy awards. Kapadia’s debut feature, The Warrior, starring the late Irrfan Khan won two BAFTA film awards for Outstanding British Film of the Year and Special Achievement by a Director, Writer or Producer in their Debut Film as well as being nominated for Best Film Not in the English Language. Kapadia directed episodes of the hit series Mindhunter for David Fincher, the Series Directed and Exec Produced the critical hit music series 1971: The Year Music Changed Everything, and also co-directed and executive produced the mental health series The Me You Can’t See.

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