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House of Gucci Saves Time by Cutting Guccis
November 25, 2021
House of Gucci features Aldo Gucci (Al Pacino) Paolo Gucci (Jared Leto), and Maurizio Gucci (Adam Driver). But it leaves out some Guccis.
Jared Leto Came Up With Urination Scene in House of Gucci, Writer Says
November 24, 2021
Jared Leto thought up the urination scene in which Paolo Gucci defiles a Gucci scarf, and the Gucci name, says House of Gucci writer Roberto Bentivegna.
House of Gucci Writer Says the Key Was to 'Make It Very Ironic and Really Not Take the Characters Too Seriously'
November 24, 2021
House of Gucci writer RobertoBentivegna says the key to cracking the story was “to really not take the characters too seriously.”
Did the King Richard Drive By Shooting Really Happen?
November 20, 2021
Richard Williams has told the story of the real shooting that inspired the wild, hellish drive-by shooting scene in King Richard.
Richard Williams Checks Reporter Who Questions Venus Williams, 14, on Her Confidence
November 20, 2021
Watch the real moment in King Richard when Richard Williams stops an interviewer who challenges his daughter, Venus Williams, for being confident.
King Richard: What Really Happened in That John McEnroe-Pete Sampras Meeting
November 20, 2021
In King Richard, Richard Williams and daughters Venus and Serena Williams interrupt John McEnroe and Pete Sampras playing. Here’s what really happened.
KURT VONNEGUT UNSTUCK IN TIME
November 19, 2021
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time documentarian Robert Weide expains how unpretentiousness and financial need shaped Vonnegut’s writing style
Pamela Anderson is unhappy with the producers of Pam & Tommy
November 18, 2021
The Pam & Tommy trailer with Lily James and Sebastian Stan combines trash and tragedy; a sexy scene from 1946; maybe call it the Huey Lewis Arena?
You Mean Everything to Me trailer
November 18, 2021
You Mean Everything to Me, from Bryan Wizemann, follows a young woman (Morgan Saylor) who is coerced into the sex industry.
Tarantino NFT, Ridley Scott Is Right, David Fincher's Zodiac Killers
November 17, 2021
Ridley Scott is right; Quentin Tarantino enters a legal Battle Royale with Cheese over NFTs; David Fincher and his bold Zodiac casting.
Obi Wan Kenobi trailer
November 15, 2021
Summer of Soul wins at the Critics Choice Documentary Awards; Doctor Strange reshoots happening; Obi-Wan Kenobi returns; many people don’t like sex scenes.
Basic Instinct Paul Verhoeven Storyboards Sex Scenes; Paul Thomas Anderson's Routine; Tarantino Goes to the Movies
November 11, 2021
Paul Verhoeven says he storyboards his sex scenes; Paul Thomas Anderson’s daily routine; Quentin Tarantino wants you to be part of a collective.
House of Gucci Lady Gaga
November 10, 2021
The making of Passing; Leonardo DiCaprio looks to play cult leader Jim Jones, House of Gucci first reactions are out. Plus: Generation Wrecks.
the rock palm springs eternals
November 8, 2021
A theory about Chloé Zhao’s Eternals; Palm Springs is the kind of script that’s selling right now, Vin Diesel wants “The Rock” back for Fast & Furious 10.
How to write text messages in a screenplay
November 8, 2021
Here’s how to write or format text messages in a screenplay, with examples from Ted Lasso, Promising Young Woman and Spree.
The Beta Test Jim Cummings Virginia Newcomb
November 5, 2021
When Jim Cummings and PJ McCabe began research for their new thriller The Beta Test, about a Hollywood agent, they discovered that many agents’ lives suck.
King Richard: What Really Happened in That John McEnroe-Pete Sampras Meeting
November 4, 2021
Magic Johnson gets a docuseries that should be even better than Michael Jordan’s; meet the 14-year-old playing Serena Williams; a grizzly movie is saved.
Detainee 001 John Walker Lindh American Taliban
November 3, 2021
Detainee 001 retells the story of ‘American Taliban’ John Walker. Its director, Greg Barker, is the guest on the latest Factual America podcast.
Did Tony Soprano Die
November 3, 2021
Christopher Nolan adds to the stellar cast of Oppenheimer; making New York Ninja; David Chase allegedly finally explains whether Tony Soprano died.
Boba Fett trailer
November 1, 2021
Boba Fett trailer; Box office bounced back last month; Dune keeps it going; Vanilla Ice looks back on a movie he made 30 (!) years ago; wolf talk.
Anya Taylor-Joy in Last Night in Soho: Edgar Wright and Thomasin McKenzie on the Problem of Nostalgia
October 28, 2021
In Last Night in Soho, from director Edgar Wright, Thomasin McKenzie plays an aspiring fashion designer obsessed with the past.
Screenwriting Advice From Last Night in Soho and 1917 Co-Writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns
October 27, 2021
Last Night in Soho co-writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns, an Oscar nominee for 1917, offers the screenwriting advice that good writing is all about manipulation.
Evolution Mallorca Sandra Lipski
October 20, 2021
Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival’s slogan is Bridging Cultures-Bridging People, which reflects the background of founder Sandra Lipski.
Robert Pattinson on Why Batman's Cowl and Darth Vader's Helmet Are so Hard to Film
October 16, 2021
In The Batman trailer, Batman (Robert Pattinson) meets killer clowns, the Riddler, Penguin, Catwoman and two guys who share the names of Watergate convicts.