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Craig Wedren is a solo artist, film composer, and the singer for Shudder to Think. Check out his latest release, On in Love, featuring Jefferson Friedman and the American Contemporary Music Ensemble <a href="https://www.facebook.com/oninloveproject" target="_blank">here</a>.&nbsp; You can follow him on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/craigwedren" target="_blank">here.</a> &nbsp; &nbsp;

Craig Wedren

Music

Best of the 2010s: Craig Wedren’s Favorite Film of the Decade is Mandy

Writer-director Michael Pearce was born and raised in Jersey, and studied Film Directing at the Arts Institute at Bournemouth and the National Film &amp; Television School, where his graduation film, Madrugada, won Best Short at The Royal Television Society Awards. His next short film, Rite, was nominated at the 2011 BAFTAs and BIFAs, and his 2013 short Keeping Up with the Joneses was nominated at the 2014 BAFTAs and BIFAs. In 2013 Michael was selected to be part of Channel 4’s Coming Up scheme, through which he made Henry, his debut TV drama. His debut feature, <a href="https://www.beastthefilm.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Beast</a>, starring Jessie Buckley and Johnny Flynn, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and is in theaters through Roadside Attractions from May 11.

Michael Pearce

Film

Best of 2018: Michael Pearce (Beast) Talks Panos Cosmatos’ Mandy

Boots Riley is the writer-director of Sorry to Bother You, one of the most acclaimed films of 2018. Growing up in Oakland, he studied film at San Francisco State University before dropping out in favor of a major label recording deal. He put in two decades as leader of The Coup, a radical funk/punk/hip-hop band, where he penned six albums to widespread critical acclaim, receiving “Pop Album of The Year” by The Washington Post and the Associated Press, and “Hip Hop Album of The Year” by Rolling Stone. His book of lyrics and anecdotes Tell Homeland Security We Are the Bomb is out now on Haymarket Press. The Coup&#8217;s seventh, as-yet-unreleased album, The Sun Exploding, is the soundtrack to Sorry to Bother You. The New York Post says, &#8220;Boots Riley ranks as some kind of genius.&#8221; Jeff Chang said, “he is one of the most influential poets and thinkers of this generation.” Stereogum says, &#8220;Boots Riley is a national treasure.&#8221; While Slavoj Zizek says “The very existence of a person like Boots Riley is a miracle.” It is his hope to be a part of creating a new movement in film.

Boots Riley

Best of 2018: Boots Riley Talks Panos Cosmatos’ Mandy

Panos Cosmatos