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Catholic Church Experts Weigh In on What’s Real vs Hollywood
For anyone who’s seen Conclave, questions abound. Do the Cardinals really scheme like the Plastics in the cafeteria? Can a…
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Resurrecting ‘Rust’: How Alec Baldwin’s Ill-Fated Flick Got Finished
In the spring of 2023, about 18 months after a live bullet passed through cinematographer Halyna Hutchins’ chest and lodged in writer-director…
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Rami Malek and James Hawes Talk ‘The Amateur’ and Reimagining the Hero
In an age where everyone wants their own John Wick, The Amateur’s Rami Malek and James Hawes were eager to…
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‘Don’t Move’ Directors and the Gamble of Their Hit Netflix Survival Thriller
It’s exceedingly rare for a directing duo to come out of the Gopher State. But in the case of Don’t…
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The Real Reason We Care About Oscar Season
I attended my first Toronto International Film Festival in 2006. At a midnight screening on the city’s then-Ryerson University campus,…
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How the Race Responds to Donald Trump’s Election
For left-leaning Hollywood, the stakes of the Oscar race might seem moot in light of the widespread panic around Donald…
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‘Heretic’ Directors on the Ending, Casting Hugh Grant as Villain
[This story contains some mild spoilers for Heretic.] The heavens have smiled on Scott Beck and Bryan Woods’ Heretic. Critics…
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‘The Magic Faraway Tree’ Director Knows How Good His Cast Is
Before production had begun on the anticipated film adaptation of Enid Blyton‘s The Magic Faraway Tree, director Ben Gregor worried…
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Bringing an “Unforgettable Movie Monster” to Life in ‘Grendel’
The word “epic” gets thrown around a lot, but in the case of Grendel, a live-action retelling of John Gardner’s 1971…
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Ainu Puri Director Takeshi Fukunaga On Raising Awareness of the Ainu
As Shogun was bathing in the glory of its record 18 wins at the Emmy Awards ceremony at Los Angeles’…
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