All posts tagged "Stephen Frears"
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Janelle Monáe, Ruth Negga, Dev Patel and More: Eight Rising "Virtuosos" Dropped Serious Wisdom in Santa Barbara
Through characters as eclectic as a kindhearted drug dealer, a woman heading to court for love, a young man searching for his... -
Shot for Shot: DP Danny Cohen Discusses Three Key Scenes from The Program, Room and The Danish Girl
“For me, what’s exciting is doing a wide variety of work and trying to tell stories in images that help the narrative... -
An Interview with Director Stephen Frears: on Strong Women, William Wyler, and Philomena
On the occasion of the U.S. release of Philomena, starring the ever-formidable Judi Dench as its classically-named heroine, MovieMaker writer Jeff Meyers... -
2013 Toronto International Film Festival Diary, Day Three: Unforgiven, Dallas Buyers Club, Enough Said, The Double
MovieMaker’s latest dispatch from the Toronto International Film Festival 2013, courtesy of Jeff Meyers. On Day Three, our intrepid correspondent discusses critical... -
“I Make Populist Entertainment Films:” Mike Leigh on Naked
Like his movies, British filmmaker Mike Leigh is confrontational and acerbic, with a dark wit and strong opinions. But Leigh, who first...
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Flash Forward: Grace Van Patten Takes a Leap into the Unknown in David Robert Mitchell’s Under the Silver Lake
Many actors will tell you that when you read a great script, you just know. But for Grace Van Patten, it was actually not knowing that...1Inside the Issue: Directing
Success in Succession: Matteo Garrone Shot Dogman Entirely in Sequence to Put Viewers in His Character’s Shoes
I wrote the script for my new film, Dogman, 12 years ago, and during those years I changed it many times, arriving at six or seven...Inside the Issue: How To
Journalism Plus: How Hail Satan?, The Brink, and Leaving Neverland Blend Truth-Seeking With Cinematic Storytelling
“Journalism Plus” is how Academy Award-winning moviemaker Laura Poitras (Citizenfour) characterizes making documentaries. If you’re a documentarian, you may not have a degree or credentials in...8