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Sundance Hot List: A Jennifer Lopez Musical and a Dev Patel Horror Top Sales Titles at Sundance
Films from veterans like Justin Lin and Ira Sachs are starring this year, alongside titles from many, many newcomers.
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Isabelle Fuhrman Talks Julia Stiles’ ‘Wish You Were Here’ Gift and the ‘Orphan 3’ Script: “It’s So Good”
Years after becoming a horror icon as a child, the industry may not have thought of Fuhrman as a romantic lead. But, as she recalls director Styles telling her: "I want people to see that you're not just this scary, creepy-kid movie actress."
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Sundance CEO Amanda Kelso on Deciding Where the Fest Is Going Next
The longtime tech exec steered Sundance through the pandemic. Now, she is helping the hard-pressed nonprofit figure out its next act (possibly in Cincinnati).
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Juliette Lewis Plays a Chair in New Sundance Movie (Yes, You Read That Right)
After a lifetime of making movies and TV, Oscar nominated actress Lewis isn’t done taking risks: "This is a return to form for me.
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Berlin Film Festival’s New Boss Wants to Bring Back the Glamour and Tone Down the Drama
Tricia Tuttle has scored big studio films, including Bong Joon-Ho's 'Mickey 17' and Richard Linklater's 'Blue Moon,' for her first Berlinale. But she wants the cinema, not politics, to be center stage.
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Sundance Doc Made by Superfan Unpacks the Legacy of Jeff Buckley
Documentarian Amy Berg used a series of extended voicemails to build a moving portrait of the mercurial ’90s singer-songwriter: “His songs got me through every difficult moment in my 20s.”
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How Director Rich Peppiatt Reinvented an Entire Film Genre With ‘Kneecap’
Off the back of six BAFTA nominations, the helmer discusses the determination that drove him to make one of the riskiest, buzziest and most audacious indie films of the year: "One way or another, I was going to make this film."
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‘Wolf Man’ Filmmaker Leigh Whannell Talks Key Deleted Scene and Why He’s Unwilling to Make ‘The Invisible Man 2’
The writer-director was partially inspired by a close friend who died of ALS, but ultimatley lost a scene involving the affliction: "That's definitely one that hurt when I took it out."
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David Lynch Was L.A.’s Dark Poet Laureate (Guest Column)
The auteur's enigmatic masterpieces capture the emotional truth of life in Los Angeles with palpable clarity.
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‘Wolf Man’ Star Christopher Abbott Talks His 7-Hour Transformation and Why He Has a Personal Stake in ‘The Brutalist’
The actor admits the prosthetics took their toll, even though they helped him get into the right headspace for the character: "you feel like you're trapped a little bit, so it's a mental marathon as well.”
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‘September 5’ Star John Magaro Talks Bob Iger’s Big Assist and How Co-Star Peter Sarsgaard Influenced His ‘The Bride’ Casting
It's hard to imagine the film without the archival footage of sportscaster Jim McKay that Iger provided: "I cringe at the thought of an actor playing Jim McKay."
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‘Gladiator II’ Production Designer Arthur Max on How Sequel’s Colosseum Expanded on Ridley Scott’s Original Vision
Max, who earned an Oscar nomination for his work on Gladiator, shares details about the iconic Roman structure that was re-created in Kalkara, Malta, and stood 46 feet high before being doubled in postproduction.
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How Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande Learned to Fly and Sing Live at the Same Time
‘Wicked’ sound mixer Simon Hayes details how the production teams came together to enable the film’s actors to sing live… all while performing the incredible stunts.
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How ‘Nosferatu’ Hair and Makeup Teams Transformed Bill Skarsgard From a “Sweet, Charming Guy” Into Count Orlok
Around 60 prosthetics were used on Skarsgard to render him unrecognizable for Robert Eggers’ reimagination of the 1922 film.
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Hollywood Flashback: 15 Years Ago, Jesse Eisenberg and Sebastian Stan Starred in Fred Durst’s First Film
'The Education of Charlie Banks' marked the directorial debut of the Limp Bizkit frontman.
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