All Features articles – Page 169
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Features‘Booksmart’ filmmakers on its 10-year journey to the big screen
The filmmakers behind Booksmart recall its journey to the big screen.
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Features'The Irishman’ writer Steven Zaillian talks reuniting with Scorsese, the film's epic running time
Four-time Oscar-nominated screenwriter Steven Zaillian returns with another bold reality-based adaptation: crime epic The Irishman.
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FeaturesWord of Mouth - Grainne Humphreys: “I get suspicious of later reviews at bigger festivals”
Grainne Humphreys, the festival director at Dublin International Film Festival, reveals who she trusts for film and TV recommendations.
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Features12 Asian, Middle Eastern and African titles to tempt festival directors in 2020
Includes new films from Ann Hui, Mohamed Diab and Kaouther Ben Hania.
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FeaturesFrance’s Daniela Elstner sets out her priorities as new Unifrance chief
She talks about increasing support for producers, advising on the overhaul of France’s audiovisual laws and a code of conduct to support victims of sexual harassment.
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Features‘Back To Life’ could be new ‘Fleabag’, says Showtime chief
Jana Winograde optimistic about content opportunities within ViacomCBS.
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FeaturesOscar nominations analysis: '1917' moves into pole position
No female director made it on to Monday’s list.
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FeaturesOscar nominations 2020: the key talking points
Another bad year for diversity; an intriguing international film category; Netflix tops distributor chart.
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Features“It was obviously mad on set”: Fast-rising star Florence Pugh on ’Little Women’
Florence Pugh’s sizzling power and confidence persuaded Greta Gerwig to cast her as hot-headed Amy March in Little Women.
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FeaturesA stellar year: Margot Robbie talks ‘Bombshell’, ‘Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood'
The actress explains why appearing in ‘Bombshell’ was ”a no-brainer from a professional point of view.”
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Features42 European films to tempt festival directors in 2020
The hot productions from France, Benelux, Nordics, Italy, Germany, Spain, Greece, Central and Eastern Europe, and Russia.
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FeaturesWarnerMedia's Jessica Kam on finding the best local-language content in Asia
How does a producer decide on what content to focus in a region as diverse as Asia?
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FeaturesSix talking points for the UK film industry in 2020
The BFI, distribution and Brexit will take centre stage this year.
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FeaturesPaul Walter Hauser on his breakout dramatic role in ‘Richard Jewell’
Paul Walter Hauser discusses his breakout dramatic role in Clint Eastwood’s Richard Jewell.
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FeaturesEddie Murphy on making a comeback with ‘Dolemite Is My Name’: “I sat on the couch for years”
The actor earned a Golden Globe nomination playing cult comic Rudy Ray Moore and his outrageous fictional stage persona.
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FeaturesWord of Mouth - Nina Menkes: “I sometimes find film tips on Twitter”
The Los Angeles filmmaker Nina Menkes reveals who she trusts with film recommendations.
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FeaturesGeorge MacKay on filming ‘1917’: “No-man’s land was really hard”
The actor spent seven months rehearsing and filming for his lead role in Sam Mendes’s 1917.
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FeaturesBafta nominations 2020: the key talking points
A lack of diversity; intriguing British nominees; strong showings for ‘Parasite’ and ’For Sama’.
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FeaturesHow Sam Mendes reinvented the First World War movie with ‘1917’
“The idea of setting something that was going to be a propulsive, exciting movie against that backdrop just seemed a really tough ask.”
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Features15 UK films to tempt festival directors in 2020
Beyond Sundance and before Toronto: new films from Clio Barnard, Francis Lee, Andrea Arnold, Edgar Wright, Sally Potter and Joanna Hogg.