All Features articles – Page 39
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FeaturesWim Wenders on representing Japan in the Oscar race with ‘Perfect Days’: “It was a totally unexpected thing"
Although thrice nominated (for documentary feature), Wim Wenders has never won an Oscar. Could Japanese drama Perfect Days change his fortunes? Screen talks to the revered German filmmaker
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FeaturesSundance heads talk 2024 edition, buzzy titles and strike impact
The fallout from four years of Hollywood upheaval will be top of mind when the industry gathers in Park City.
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FeaturesThe risky journey behind North Korea documentary ‘Beyond Utopia’
Madeleine Gavin’s Beyond Utopia charts two attempts at defection from North Korea and the underground network that provides vital help.
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Features16 UK films to tempt festival directors in 2024
Includes Andrea Arnold’s ‘Bird’ and fiction feature debuts from Lucy Cohen, Daisy-May Hudson, Sandhya Suri and Rebecca Lenkiewicz.
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FeaturesCinematographer Robbie Ryan on bending the rules for ‘Poor Things’: “It’s not meant to be a realistic look”
Cinematographer Robbie Ryan tells Screen how he bent the rules with Yorgos Lanthimos for Poor Things, found a familiar family vibe with Ken Loach on The Old Oak, and enjoyed the spontaneity of shooting Andrea Arnold’s next film.
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FeaturesMark Ruffalo on breaking out of his nice guy “brand” in ‘Poor Things’ and the upcoming ‘Mickey 17’
“You fall into this kind of brand. People come to see you as one thing and I was just kind of tired of it. It felt stifling to me.”
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Features‘Amerikatsi’ director Michael Goorjian and System of a Down’s Serj Tankian talk historic Armenian Oscar selection
Filmmaker and star Michael Goorjian discusses his comedic approach to a harrowing story.
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Features‘Anatomy Of A Fall’ producer Marie-Ange Luciani on embracing challenging productions and future projects
“If it’s not challenging, it’s boring,” says the powerhouse French producer
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FeaturesLudwig Göransson discusses his acclaimed ‘Oppenheimer’ score: “You want to feel what he feels”
Ludwig Göransson’s high-impact score for Oppenheimer helped turbocharge the biographical drama into a $952m blockbuster hit. Screen talks to the Oscar winner about his journey into sound.
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FeaturesNo walls and smaller cars: ‘Barbie’ team on creating the design rules for Barbie Land
A two-decade working relationship binds Barbie production designer Sarah Greenwood, set decorator Katie Spencer and costume designer Jacqueline Durran. They tell Screen how they tackled their most distinctive project to date.
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FeaturesLeonardo DiCaprio on his “unredeemable” ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ character, collaborating with Lily Gladstone
DiCaprio discusses re-tooling the script for ‘Killers’, plus his future projects.
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FeaturesMaite Alberdi on ‘The Eternal Memory’: “Alzheimer’s is a context, but this is a love story”
Shot over five years, Oscar-shortlisted ’The Eternal Memory’ depicts a prominent Chilean TV journalist’s battle with dementia. But this is really a story about the power of love, filmmaker Maite Alberdi tells Screen
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FeaturesHow 'Robot Dreams' director Pablo Berger made a dialogue-free love letter to New York
After three highly regarded live-action features, Pablo Berger makes his animation debut with a graphic-novel adaptation about a robot and a dog. Screen speaks to him about New York-set charmer Robot Dreams.
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FeaturesRobust line-ups, confident buyers expected at 2024 Rendez-Vous in Paris
This month’s Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris will give international buyers a first glimpse of the French films and television that will figure at festivals throughout the year.
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FeaturesSeven years and 151,000 computers: the epic story behind Pixar’s ‘Elemental’
Pixar set itself a big technical and creative challenge by placing fire and water characters at the heart of cross-cultural romcom ‘Elemental’.
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FeaturesScreen’s guide to the 2024 Oscar and Bafta documentary contenders
The US Academy and Bafta have whittled down the vast field of documentary contenders respectively to 15 and 10 films.
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Features‘Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget’ team on not rushing to make a sequel, refreshing the cast
Director Sam Fell had a lot to live up to when taking on the sequel to Aardman Animations’ beloved Chicken Run. Fell and the key creatives talk about crafting a rescue-mission movie with flavours of James Bond.
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FeaturesRelaunched Golden Globes ceremony throws quieter Hollywood party
Stars turned out in force for first awards bash with new owners and voters.
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FeaturesSeven talking points from the Bafta Film Awards 2024 longlists
Women directors dominate British debut; lack of racial diversity; and will it be the Barbenheimer Baftas?
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Features‘Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse’ team on going bigger and bolder for the sequel
Directors Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K Thompson, and producers Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Amy Pascal talk to Screen.