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Santa Barbara International Film Festival Adds Two Extra Days to 40th Anniversary Fest in 2025

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival has set its 2025 dates, and there will be two extra days in celebration…

3 weeks ago
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In Dandelions, a Filmmaker Meets the Secret Russian Father He Never Knew — Camera In Hand

When Dandelions filmmaker Basil Mironer first got a Facebook message telling him he had a secret father in Russia, he…

3 months ago
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How Shayda Director Noora Niasari Balanced Joy With Darkness in Her Domestic-Abuse Drama

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4maEfaejNaY&feature=youtu.be In her feature directorial debut, Shayda, writer-director Noora Niasari expertly balances the pain of the film's heavy subject matter…

3 months ago
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Trần Anh Hùng’s Delicious Culinary Movie, The Taste of Things, Has No Soundtrack. Here’s Why

Director Trần Anh Hùng cares deeply about the sound in his movies. That's why he decided not to have a soundtrack…

4 months ago
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How to Make Stop-Motion Animation Feel Handmade, According to Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget‘s Sam Fell and Peter Lord

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBpUY7MYP80 23 years since the stop-motion animated comedy Chicken Run introduced us to a pair of scrappy chickens named Rocky…

5 months ago
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Mads Mikkelsen Channeled Silent Film Star Buster Keaton in The Promised Land

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c39yXkJo36Q Mads Mikkelsen used silent film star Buster Keaton's "less is more" approach to acting in order to convey subtle…

6 months ago
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The Bikeriders Director Jeff Nichols on Anchoring a Masculine Story Through The Eyes of a Strong Woman

Jeff Nichols' crime drama The Bikeriders is a story about some of the manliest activities of all time: motorcycles and…

7 months ago
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Santa Barbara International Film Festival Teams Up With American Society of Cinematographers

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival has partnered with the American Society of Cinematographers to bring a new award to…

9 months ago
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Triangle of Sadness Director Ruben Östlund Wanted Vomit Scene to Go ’10 Steps Further’ Than Any Before

Ruben Östlund wrote in the script for Triangle of Sadness that he wanted the film's dramatic vomiting scene to be…

1 year ago
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Cate Blanchett Voices the Monkey in Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, and She Calls It Her Spirit Animal

When Guillermo del Toro and Cate Blanchett worked together on Nightmare Alley, they had such a good time shooting that…

1 year ago
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Multiple Top Gun: Maverick Actors Got Sick While Shooting Flying Scenes, Director Says

"It's hot. It's uncomfortable. You can't go to the bathroom for a couple hours." That's how Top Gun: Maverick director…

1 year ago
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Sidney: Oprah Winfrey Says Seeing Sidney Poitier Win 1964 Oscar Gave Her Hope of ‘Something Bigger’ (Exclusive Video)

Oprah Winfrey remembers watching television and seeing Sidney Poitier win the Oscar for best actor in 1964 for his movie…

2 years ago
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Luck Director Says Main Character Was Inspired by Former Foster Children (Exclusive Video)

Apple TV+'s new animated adventure comedy Luck directed by Peggy Holmes follows Sam, a young woman who has aged out…

2 years ago
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Thor Deleted Scenes; Breaking Bad Statues; Spin Me Round Trailer

Why Taika Waititi left star-studded deleted scenes from Thor: Love and Thunder on the cutting room floor; bronze statues of Breaking…

2 years ago