Thompson On Hollywood
- Set 50 Years Ago, ‘The Janes’ Shows the Horror of Abortion Being Illegal
Tuesday - 06/28/2022 - 08:30 AM"As bad as it was during the era of 'The Janes,'" co-director Tia Lessin told IndieWire, "we're looking at something even more sinister."
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - As Sundance Faces Cutbacks, the Directors Lab That Launched Tarantino and Zhao Holds On
Thursday - 06/23/2022 - 02:30 PMBy staying vulnerable and not seeking perfection, filmmakers find themselves and their films.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - ‘Leo Grande’ Helped Emma Thompson Accept Who She Is: ‘I’ve Judged Myself All My Life’
Wednesday - 06/15/2022 - 04:30 PMOnly by channeling her character, she told IndieWire, was Thompson able to stand in front of her naked body in a mirror and accept herself.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Academy Museum Chief Bill Kramer Is New Academy CEO
Tuesday - 06/07/2022 - 04:45 PMThe Academy is turning to the executive who successfully launched the Academy Museum as its new CEO.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - ‘Squid Game’ Creator Planted S2 Clues ‘Just in Case’ There Was Another Season
Tuesday - 05/31/2022 - 05:30 PMSeason 2 will mark the return of Lee Jung-jae as a wealthy survivor on a mission to destroy the Squid Game.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Baz Luhrmann Knows Kids Don’t Care About ‘Elvis.’ He’s Ready to Change Their Minds.
Thursday - 05/26/2022 - 02:00 PMThe "Elvis" director tells IndieWire that he believes bringing all audiences back to the theater is "my mission."
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< - George Miller Tells Us How He Made Idris Elba Even Bigger While Tilda Swinton Was Happy to Feel Small
Monday - 05/23/2022 - 04:30 PMCannes: In "Three Thousand Years of Longing," how did Miller make a Djinn tower over Tilda Swinton?
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Tom Cruise Doesn’t Change His Narrative for Anything, Not Even Cannes
Wednesday - 05/18/2022 - 01:54 PMCannes called it a MasterClass Conversation, but the mastery on display was Tom Cruise's unflagging ability to reveal nothing.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - At This Year’s Cannes Market, Star Power Will Drive the Top 10 Hottest Titles for Sale
Monday - 05/16/2022 - 10:00 AMThere's a few titles left for sale in the Official Selection, but market packages are where the real action is.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - ‘Happening’: How Audrey Diwan Crafted a Classic Abortion Drama for Our ‘Scary’ Times
Wednesday - 05/04/2022 - 09:00 AMThe writer-director tells IndieWire how she built an immersive, claustrophobic, and (unfortunately) quite timely journey for her intrepid heroine.
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- This Is Not Your Father’s Western
Friday - 06/24/2022 - 03:00 PMIn the nonfiction "Bitterbrush," two women on the range turn "cowboy" into a verb.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Oscar Isaac Discusses His Big Year: ‘Having More Ownership of the Creative Gave Me More Energy Back’
Tuesday - 06/21/2022 - 03:30 PMThe “Moon Knight” and “Scenes from a Marriage” actor tells IndieWire about his recent creative triumphs on TV.
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< - Netflix Movies in Theaters First: Here’s Why Ted Sarandos May Go Back to the Future
Wednesday - 06/08/2022 - 02:30 PMNetflix has never committed to the theatrical business, but there are some very compelling reasons (hello, Apple) why that could change.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - How ‘Bridgerton’ Showrunner Upped the Ante with Sexy Season 2
Friday - 06/03/2022 - 03:30 PM"Bridgerton" S2 brings back a "world of excess decadence and beauty and glamor," showrunner Chris Van Dusen tells IndieWire.
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< - Who Won Big at Cannes, from ‘Triangle of Sadness’ to Vicky Krieps
Saturday - 05/28/2022 - 07:22 PMCannes sets up audience hits and award winners for global box office success; some will even make it to the Oscar race.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Cannes Market Is Hot! Unless It’s Not: Here’s the Winners and Losers So Far
Wednesday - 05/25/2022 - 04:45 PMHollywood math is always fuzzy at best, but this year's Cannes market is particularly unpredictable because no one knows how to assess value.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - How James Gray’s Cannes Hit ‘Armageddon Time’ Found Its Heart in Anthony Hopkins
Friday - 05/20/2022 - 10:30 AMCannes: With the right handling, this could be Gray's best-received film to date.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Cannes 2022 Launches Amid Controversy, War, and Optimism
Tuesday - 05/17/2022 - 07:35 PMCannes always blends art cinema with brazenly commercial Hollywood fare like "Top Gun: Maverick." This year's biggest star on the red carpet is Tom Cruise.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Cynthia Nixon Escapes from Politics with Two Hit Emmy Contenders, ‘The Gilded Age’ and ‘And Just Like That…’
Wednesday - 05/11/2022 - 03:30 PM"And Just Like That..." offered Nixon a chance to be vulnerable and brave, sexy and insecure, bond with her girlfriends, and fight with them too.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Amazon’s Sophie Marceau Rom-Com ‘I Love America’ Lampoons L.A. and Tinder
Friday - 04/29/2022 - 05:00 PM"Who keeps her bra when she's making love?,” filmmaker Lisa Azuelos told IndieWire. "No, no.
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- Academy’s New 2022 Invites Push Members Pass 10,000 Mark
Tuesday - 06/28/2022 - 03:00 PMThe Academy class of 2022 includes Oscar winners Ariana DeBose, Billie Eilish, and Troy Kotsur, and executives Scott Foundas and Dana Walden.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Warner Bros. and DC Should Ditch Ezra Miller as ‘The Flash’ — Here’s Why
Friday - 06/17/2022 - 04:30 PMA not-funny thing happened on their way to becoming a superhero: Ezra Miller is now a toxic asset.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Johnny Depp’s Hollywood Comeback? It’ll Take More Than His Fans
Thursday - 06/09/2022 - 05:00 PM“Johnny is great for Dior ads and the occasional rock concert,” wrote one manager in an email, “but Mel Gibson status is about right.”
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The New Boss of Warner Discovery’s Movie Studio Bears a Striking Resemblance to the Old One
Wednesday - 06/01/2022 - 06:16 PMExecutives Michael De Luca and Toby Emmerich share the same New Line Cinema DNA, but the new boss holds a key advantage.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Brett Morgen Had a Heart Attack Making ‘Moonage Daydream’ — and Credits David Bowie for His Recovery
Monday - 05/30/2022 - 03:00 PMThe documentarian opens up to IndieWire about the film — which he says is best seen in IMAX.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - ‘Triangle of Sadness’: Behind the Ruben Östlund Comedy’s Big Sale to Neon at Cannes
Wednesday - 05/25/2022 - 08:30 AMPalme d'Or winner Ruben Östlund ("The Square") loves making us laugh, no matter how long it takes.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Vicky Krieps Should Be in the Cannes Competition for Best Actress
Saturday - 05/21/2022 - 12:30 PMShe stars in Un Certain Regard title “Corsage,” an irreverently feminist drama that should have been in the official competition.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Asghar Farhadi Denies He Plagiarized ‘A Hero’: ‘My Film Is Not Based on the Documentary’
Tuesday - 05/17/2022 - 10:23 AMThe Iranian Oscar-winner was grilled at the Cannes Jury press conference.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Inside Blockbuster Super-Producer Frank Marshall’s Other Filmmaking Career: Making Music Docs
Friday - 05/13/2022 - 11:30 AM"Jazz Fest" brings a message of hope: "that we can get through these disasters and pandemics and whatever else is thrown at us, with music."
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Only Exhibitor That Grew in the Pandemic Has Thoughts About What Theaters Must Do Next
Thursday - 04/28/2022 - 04:45 PMAs theaters recover, Cinepolis CEO Alejandro Ramirez Mangana tells IndieWire how he maps the road ahead.
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