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‘Cocaine Bear’ director on tackling the R-rated horror-comedy
Director-producer Elizabeth Banks understood the challenges of making the mixed-genre horror-comedy “Cocaine Bear.”
“I knew that if we could just cr…
3 years, 3 months ago
‘This film has put my life on a rocket ship,’ ‘Navalny’ director says
Director Daniel Roher is over the moon with the Oscar nom for his bio-doc “Navalny.” “How bittersweet this experience has been for me personally, as …
3 years, 3 months ago
For director Shaunak Sen, documentary filmmaking is like ‘a fever dream’
For director Shaunak Sen documentary filmmaking is like a “fever dream,” in that when he starts he “sort of jumps off a cliff.” The same goes for his…
3 years, 3 months ago
Brendan Gleeson on Oscar nom: ‘A little affirmation is not a bad thing’
Irish actor Brendan Gleeson has received his first Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for playing Colm Doherty in the black tragicomedy “The …
3 years, 4 months ago
Michelle Yeoh on Oscar nom: ‘Shocking, overwhelming and very emotional’
Michelle Yeoh is the first Asian woman to receive a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her performance in the sci-fi action-fantasy “Everything Everyw…
3 years, 4 months ago
Jerry Bruckheimer is ‘thrilled’ to get his first Best-Picture Oscar nom
Jerry Bruckheimer has credits on some of the most successful TV shows and movies of the last five decades. One thing he’s learned is that this busine…
3 years, 4 months ago
‘Women Talking’ director on making ‘a positive, consensual experience’ for kids on set
Writer-director Sarah Polley had a successful career as a child actor. By eight, she had appeared in several TV series and films and was cast to play…
3 years, 4 months ago
‘Glass Onion’ producer on Netflix-theater experiment, partnerships
Before “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” saw a limited theatrical release last November, Producer Ram Bergman wasn’t sure if audiences would be bac…
3 years, 5 months ago
James Cameron: creating the ‘Avatar’ franchise ‘is like having kids’
With “Avatar: The Way of Water” charting a course for a $1.9 billion international gross, co-writer, producer and director James Cameron can now cont…
3 years, 5 months ago
‘Avatar’ director on his successful ‘arranged marriage’ with Disney
Filmmaker James Cameron started pre-production of “Avatar: The Way of Water” in 2014. Though sequels two and three to the 2009 “Avatar” had been gree…
3 years, 5 months ago