All posts tagged "William Wyler"
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“It Took Me 20 Years to Become an Actor”: A Conversation with the Late, Great Eli Wallach
Eli Wallach is revered as one of the greatest character actors in cinema history. With a film, television and stage career spanning several decades, through...
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15 Essential Empathetic Films: Movies to Change Minds, Mold Moral Consciousness and Heal the World
In Steve James’ beautiful documentary Life Itself (2014), these are the first words we hear from critic Roger Ebert, whose life and death will be...
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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 attempts to pry...
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Taylor Russell on Waves and Why She’s OK With Being an Adult Who Plays High School Students
In director Trey Edward Shults’ Waves, Taylor Russell plays the younger sister of Kelvin Harrison Jr., even though she’s five days older than him in real life. In fact,...
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Rob Zombie: Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker
Rob Zombie still can’t let go of some of his past off-screen nightmares. “After I finished Halloween II, I was so beat up by the process that I hated...
Inside the Issue: How To
Edward Norton Walks Us Through Every Part of Making Motherless Brooklyn
Edward Norton is the best possible person to explain each stage of the moviemaking process for his new drama Motherless Brooklyn—he’s the film’s writer, director and lead actor. For...