All posts by Tim Molloy
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Why Bombshell Was Originally Called Lucite Desk
Bombshell was originally titled Lucite Desk, a reference to a type of furniture that symbolized Fox News chief Roger Ailes objectification of his female hosts....
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NightShift: Watch the Trailer for Yam Laranas’ Morgue Horror Story
Writer-director Yam Laranas is a moviemaker’s moviemaker: A Hitchcock devotee from the Philippines who makes genre films that look gorgeous despite lean-and-mean budgeting. His latest,...
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Margot Robbie Interview: On Bombshell (Podcast)
Margot Robbie found a sneakily brilliant way to research Kayla, the young Fox News employee she plays in the new film Bombshell. “I just started...
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How Bombshell Writer Charles Randolph Cracked Roger Ailes’ Secret Society
Charles Randolph, writer of the new Fox News sexual-harassment drama Bombshell, had a special insight into the conservatives he writes about in the film: He...
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How Does Baby Yoda Already Have Jedi Powers in The Mandalorian?
The Mandalorian dropped a proton bomb in its second episode by revealing that Baby Yoda has pretty formidable Jedi powers for a child who is...
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Here’s How Old Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci Are Supposed to Be in Key Scenes in The Irishman
The Irishman, in which Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci are de-aged by decades, is a serious step forward in CGI-assisted moviemaking. It’s...
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The Joe Pesci Role That Links The Irishman and JFK
One of the most surreal moments in The Irishman comes when Joe Pesci’s character uses a homophobic slur to reference David Ferrie, a character Pesci...
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The Irishman Slang Explained: Your Guide to the Vig, Candy, Going to School, and Painting Houses
The Irishman, even more than past Martin Scorsese films, immerses itself in the language of gangsters. Frank “The Irishman” Sheeran, the main narrator, refers to...
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Amelia Wren, Felicity Jones’ Character in The Aeronauts, Is Based on Two Real Heroes of the Sky
Was Felicity Jones’ The Aeronauts character, Amelia Wren, a real person? No, but The Aeronauts director Tom Harper says she was inspired by someone just...
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Is The Irishman a True Story? Does It Matter?
Frank Sheeran, the mob enforcer Robert De Niro plays in The Irishman, isn’t anyone’s idea of a believable narrator. He’s an admitted criminal with a...
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Inside the Issue: Acting
Taylor Russell on Waves and Why She’s OK With Being an Adult Who Plays High School Students
In director Trey Edward Shults’ Waves, Taylor Russell plays the younger sister of Kelvin Harrison Jr., even though she’s five days older than him in real life. In fact,...
Inside the Issue: Directing
Rob Zombie: Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker
Rob Zombie still can’t let go of some of his past off-screen nightmares. “After I finished Halloween II, I was so beat up by the process that I hated...
Inside the Issue: How To
Edward Norton Walks Us Through Every Part of Making Motherless Brooklyn
Edward Norton is the best possible person to explain each stage of the moviemaking process for his new drama Motherless Brooklyn—he’s the film’s writer, director and lead actor. For...