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  • Movie News

Tim Blake Nelson ‘Heartbroken’ Over Being Cut From Dune: Part 2

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs actor Tim Blake Nelson is "heartbroken" that his role in Dune: Part 2 was removed…

2 months ago
  • Movie News

Denis Villeneuve, Director X and Other Canadian Moviemakers Offer Advice to Their Early Selves

Dune director Denis Villeneuve has a simple response to MovieMaker's prompt regarding what advice he'd give his early self who…

2 years ago
  • Movie News

Dune Director Denis Villeneuve on Seeing Lawrence of Arabia, All Alone

Denis Villeneuve lists Lawrence of Arabia among his greatest inspirations for Dune. He's so passionate about the David Lean epic that he…

2 years ago
  • The Rundown

Denis Villeneuve Q&A; Blonde Aims for Cannes; Michael Mann’s Big Week

Denis Villeneuve talks with us about making Dune and watching Lawrence of Arabia in a theater all alone; Andrew Dominik addresses Blonde…

2 years ago
  • The Rundown

Oscars: Power of the Dog Leads With 12 Nods; Gaga and Villeneuve Denied

Jane Campion's genre-breaking Western The Power of the Dog earned 12 Oscar nominations Tuesday morning, the most of any film…

2 years ago
  • The Rundown

Lord of the Rings Tarantino Threat; Robert Rodriguez Takes on Boba Fett; Spidey Does Well in the Land of the Wet

Robert Rodriguez won't make Boba Fett look like a buffoon; Spider-Man overcomes Omicron fears overseas; James Cameron tells Denis Villeneuve…

2 years ago
  • The Rundown

Alec Baldwin Prop Gun Tragedy; The French Dispatch Design; Michael Bay is Back

A tragic incident on a Sante Fe film set involving a prop gun and star Alec Baldwin; A look inside…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

Denis Villeneuve and Dune Stars on Their Biggest Fears About Making the Sci-Fi Movie

Director Denis Villeneuve and Dune stars Timothée Chalamet, Oscar Isaac, and Rebecca Ferguson had plenty to fear going into the…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

Fully Vaxxed Sundance; Matt Damon Does ‘Not Use Slurs’; Dune Star Wants More Dune

The next Sundance will be in-person and fully vaxxed; Dune star Jason Momoa wants a very long version of Dune; Matt…

3 years ago
  • December Rundown

The Rundown: Dune ‘Hijacked’; R.I.P. Tiny Lister; 11 More Star Wars; No Black Panther 2 Recasting

In today's Movie News Rundown: Dune director Denis Villeneuve says his long-awaited film has been "hijacked"; Tiny Lister has died after…

3 years ago
  • Summer 2017

The Laws of Nature, the Study of Violence: Taylor Sheridan Takes Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen to Wind River

“There's an interesting thing about this business,” says Taylor Sheridan. “It tells you what you're supposed to be doing. A…

7 years ago
  • MM Guide 2017

Edited Yourself into a Hole? Use Arrival Editor Joe Walker’s Tricks for Getting Unstuck

It’s too slow. It’s too fast. It doesn’t resonate or just doesn’t make sense. If something isn’t working in your…

7 years ago
  • Festivals

Telluride Film Festival 2016 Line-Up: What’s Playing in the Mountains?

The 43rd Telluride Film Festival whirs into action from September 2-5, 2016, in Telluride, Colorado. As per tradition, the festival…

8 years ago
  • Interviews

“This Camera Thinks Exactly Like Me:” Cinematographer Yves Bélanger at the Peak of His Career

Yves Bélanger belongs to a coterie of French-Canadian filmmakers who’ve caught Hollywood’s attention in recent years. Joined by directors Jean-Marc…

8 years ago
  • Acting
  • Directing
  • Fall 2015

Kings of the Underworld: Denis Villeneuve, Benicio Del Toro and Emily Blunt on Sicario

“Directing is more the art of listening than of being a dictator,” says Denis Villeneuve, articulating a philosophy that has…

9 years ago
  • Articles
  • Articles - Acting
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Prisoners and Acting: An Interview with Melissa Leo

MovieMaker spoke to Melissa Leo, one of 2013's hardest-working actresses (she turned in performances in six of the year's releases,…

10 years ago