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Ruben Östlund on Why He Feels Awards Make Filmmakers “More Insecure”
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Crazy Frog Returns for Netflix’s ‘Axel F’ Promo, Two Decades After Topping Charts With Theme Song
Crazy Frog had a No. 1 hit in 2005 with a dance version of the Eddie Murphy-led franchise's catchy tune.
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‘Mother, Couch’ Director Niclas Larsson Recalls the Day Ewan McGregor Cried for 12 Straight Minutes
The cerebral Swedish filmmaker also admits he's a little jealous he isn't directing 'Freaky Friday 2.'
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‘Twisters’: Mother Nature Is the Biggest Draw for Audiences
According to a new survey, Hollywood man-of-the-moment Glen Powell and star Daisy Edgar-Jones are helping to drive interest in seeing the Universal tentpole, but tornado action is the top draw.
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‘MaXXXine’ Filmmaker Ti West on Capping Off His Unexpected Trilogy and Receiving Calls About Superman
Ti West went into 2020’s pandemic with a script for a slasher called X, and he came out on the other side with two-thirds of a trilogy, the best reviews of his career and newfound supporters such as one Martin Scorsese. Since the mid-2000s, West has made a name for himself through low-budget genre fare, […]
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The Best Slasher Movies of the Decade
Men in masks. Final girls. A steadily increasing body count. A memorable weapon (a knife, a chainsaw, a hook, a… salt shaker). And then, of course, there’s the blood. Lots and lots of blood. Mix them, bend them, subvert them however you wish — these are the core elements of the slasher movie, one of […]
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Nicole Holofcener on Her Leading Ladies and Why You’ll Never Catch Her Yelling on Set
Nicole Holofcener makes films that are about the high drama and inherent comedy in everyday life. The writer-director has long turned what could be seen as a plot point in a larger story — a best friend moving in with a fiancé (Walking and Talking) or a husband lying about liking his wife’s first novel […]
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Nicolas Winding Refn’s Restored Cult Classic ‘Pusher’ to Premiere in Venice Classics
A newly-restored version of Nicolas Winding Refn’s 1996 Danish cult classic Pusher will be featured at this year’s Venice Film Festival in the Venice Classics Competition Restored Films section. The Danish crime drama, which featured a break-out performance by a young Mads Mikkelsen alongside co-star Kim Bodnia, will premiere at the 81st Venice Festival, which […]
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Bulgarian Rapper Fyre Realized He Played Himself, Kind of, in Claustrophobic Family Drama ‘Windless’
“After years away Kaloyan returns to his native Bulgaria in order to sell his late father’s flat. What at first seems like a routine task devoid of emotion gradually develops into a journey to the depths of his being, where he is confronted with distant traumas, yet he also strikes a new path towards self-discovery.” […]
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Penn Badgley, Brittany Snow Have “Gotten No Call” for ‘John Tucker Must Die’ Sequel Reportedly in the Works
Penn Badgley and Brittany Snow may not be returning for the John Tucker Must Die sequel, which is reportedly in the works. During an episode of the You star‘s podcast, Podcrushed, the former co-stars revealed they haven’t been approached about reprising their roles for the second film. “Penn, I don’t know if you’ve had a […]
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‘Despicable Me 4’ Director on Spoofing Superheroes, GentleMinions and Those Crowd-Pleasing Cameos
Despicable Me 4 introduces a new bundle of joy to the popular animated franchise, along with some long-planned Minions shenanigans that have finally come to fruition. The fourth installment in Universal’s movie series that hails from Illumination Entertainment opened in theaters Wednesday ahead of the Fourth of July weekend. Will Ferrell, Sofía Vergara, Joey King, […]
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‘Cabo Negro’ Review: A Wispy, Morocco-Set Tale of Youth, Sex and Boredom
Two young people encounter various strangers while spending time in a beach resort in Abdellah Taia's sophomore feature.
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Box Office: ‘Despicable Me 4’ Heads for Sparkly $120M July 4 Opening, ‘Inside Out 2’ Crosses $500M in U.S.
Gru and his mischievous minions are hoping to fulfill their patriotic duty and once again set off major fireworks at the Fourth of July box office. Illumination and Universal’s Despicable Me 4, which opened Wednesday in theaters across the U.S., posted an opening day gross of $27 million for an estimated five-day holiday debut of […]
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Daniel Brühl on His Role in HBO’s ‘The Franchise,’ a Horror Movie Idea, and Embracing His Midlife Crisis
There was no rain after a morning drizzle. Instead, German-Spanish star Daniel Brühl (Becoming Karl Lagerfeld, All Quiet on the Western Front) was showered with love, appreciation and much applause as he arrived on the red carpet at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) on Thursday afternoon. The love fest continued inside when he […]
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Lego Unveils ‘Jaws’ Set Timed for Summer Season
Cue the famous John Williams score, because it’s time to not go into the water. Instead, it’s time to head to a fine table to build with bricks. Lego has unveiled a new set based on Jaws, the Steven Spielberg blockbuster that changed summer moviegoing and made countless people afraid to go into the ocean. […]
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Clive Owen on Picking Roles “That Scare Me a Little Bit” and Being Keen on a “Really Good Comedy”
Clive Owen has never been interested in being comfortable. From Spike Lee’s Inside Man and Alfonso Cuarón’s Children of Men to Robert Altman’s Gosford Park and Steven Soderbergh’s The Knick, the actor has worked with a range of filmmakers across an expanse of projects spanning film, television and the stage. “I like to choose things […]
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