indieWIRE INTERVIEW | “Tell No One” Director Guillaume Canet - indieWIRE
It’s not exactly clear when the trend started, but French filmmakers are currently making the best old-style Hollywood thrillers. The caffeinated pace, requisite chase scenes, intricate plots are all there. But Gallic filmmakers bring something more to the party: distinctive camera work along with a social critique and complex characters who resonate with the over-thirteen crowd. Claude Lelouche’s recent thriller “Roman de Gare” plumbed the darker corners of the fame game and a writer’s ego…
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Hollywood has serious problem, and stars opt for short programs, he says.
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Director Chris Nolan says he got exactly what he wanted when he hired Heath Ledger to portray a frightening villain whose chaotic life threatens audiences.
Movie characters we hate loving and love hating
Hollywood has a history of giving us characters who manage to simultaneously drive us crazy and win us over. “Hancock” is just the latest example of odious movie characters who worm their way into our hearts
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Publicist confirms: Thurman is engaged to Busson - AP
It’s official: Uma Thurman will marry financier Arpad “Arki” Busson.
Dutch anti-Islam politician won’t be charged - AP
Dutch legislator Geert Wilders will not be prosecuted for inciting hatred of Muslims with his film denouncing the Quran, prosecutor said Monday.
Western extras play bit parts in new Egyptian film - AP
A motley group of foreigners English teachers, students of Arabic, even a journalist gathered on a recent chilly night in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria, brought together by a love of cinema, curiosity and a furtive hope of catching a glimpse of Omar Sharif.
SAG president doesn’t want to hear strike talk
The head of the Screen Actors Guild doesn’t want to hear the s-word as a deadline for contract expiration looms.
SAG president doesn’t want to hear strike talk
The head of the Screen Actors Guild doesn’t want to hear the s-word as a deadline for contract expiration looms.