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Accessing the Armenian Genocide: Christian Bale on Tapping Into Historical Suffering For The Promise
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Punch For Punchline: Watch How Jackie Chan’s Unique Brand of Action Comedy Hits Harder Than Others’ (Video)
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Flash Forward: Everybody Loves Somebody Star Karla Souza Has Ambition to Spare
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Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2017: La La Land Stars Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling are the Perfect Team
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Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2017: Maltin Modern Master Denzel Washington Reflects on His Career
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MovieMaker Minute: Bitch’s Jason Ritter and Marianna Palka on Getting Acting Feedback
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Upstaged by Injustice: The Salesman Is About More Than Its Titular Character, Says Actor Shahab Hosseini
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Scant Screentime, Huge Impact: Liam Neeson Looms Large in A Monster Calls and Silence
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How to Get More From Actors: Rainbow Time’s Linas Phillips Asked Jay Duplass, Melanie Lynskey and More
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Quick Change Artist: Costume is the Key to Accessing and Discarding Character, Says the Star of Hunky Dory
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“It’s A Statement”: Director Ewan McGregor and Jennifer Connelly Talk Politics and Parenting in American Pastoral
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Delving into Trauma: Natalie Portman Navigates Imitation and Real-Life Horror in Jackie
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