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David Wain’s Wet Hot American Comedy
There are two ways to describe what “Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass” is about. One is, What if someone actually tried to use…
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Milo Ventimiglia to Star in Cop Drama Pilot ‘American Blue’ at HBO Max With David Ayer Directing
Milo Ventimiglia has been set as the star of “American Blue,” a cop drama pilot at HBO Max. Additionally, David Ayer has joined the…
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Benicio Del Toro on ‘One Battle After Another,’ Latino Representation, Directing Aspirations and Wanting to Host ‘SNL’
Twenty-four years after winning his Oscar for “Traffic,” Benicio Del Toro is back in the awards conversation with a performance that…
Culture
Juliette Binoche Says Directing Comes With ‘Natural Authority’ in Hainan Festival Masterclass
Juliette Binoche delved into the craft of acting and her emerging voice as a director during a packed masterclass at the 7th Hainan Island…
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Former Korean Film Council Chair Park Ki-yong Returns to Directing With ‘Ghost Island’ at JAFF Future Project
Park Ki-yong, who stepped down as chair of the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) last year and directed “Motel Cactus,” which won the New…
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James Gunn Already Knows Which Unannounced DC Projects He’s Directing Next
James Gunn’s DC Universe is in full swing with the latest entry, John Cena’s Peacemaker Season 2, making major revelations while leaving…
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‘Good Fortune’ Review: Keanu Reeves’ Brainless Angel Runs Away With Aziz Ansari’s Clever Directing Debut
It wasn’t meant as a joke when a Hollywood studio cast Nicolas Cage as an emo angel who risks his wings to save Meg Ryan, a mortal with…
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‘Secret Garden’ Musical Revival Set at York Theatre Royal With Tony Winner John Doyle Directing (EXCLUSIVE)
York Theatre Royal has unveiled a major revival of “The Secret Garden — The Musical,” with Tony Award-winning director John Doyle set to…
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Ethan Hawke on Directing the Merle Haggard Doc ‘Highway 99’, Playing Lorenz Hart in the Oscar Contender ‘Blue Moon,’ and Being Telluride’s King for a Day
Among the many men and women of the hour during this weekend’s Telluride Film Festival in Colorado, Ethan Hawke was soaring arguably…
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Emmy Nominee and DGA President Lesli Linka Glatter on the Evolution of TV Directing and Her Hopes that the Biz Will ‘Build Back Up’
We’ve been talking a lot about groundbreaking Emmy nominations this year, like Kathy Bates as the oldest-ever drama actress nominee for…
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‘Trainspotting’s’ Robert Carlyle Directing Short Film ‘Three,’ Starring Victoria Hamilton, Isaac Gryn and Nicholas Rowe (EXCLUSIVE)
“Trainspotting” and “The Full Monty” star Robert Carlyle is returning to the director’s chair with the short film “Three.” The short is…
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Peter Jackson Says ‘I’m Not Retired’ When Asked About Not Directing a Feature Film in 11 Years: ‘I’m at the Moment Writing Three Different Scripts’
“Lords of the Rings” Oscar winner Peter Jackson has not directed a feature film in more than a decade. His last feature, “The Hobbit: The…
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Denis Villeneuve Spent Years Chasing His James Bond Dream, Saying Directing 007 Would Be “Pure Cinematic Joy”
Denis Villeneuve‘s booking as the next James Bond director should come as no surprise to followers of the Dune director’s work — he has…
Culture
Barbra Streisand on “The Secret of Life”
Listen and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Wherever You Listen Sign up for our daily newsletter to get the best of The New Yorker in…
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Kevin Williamson on Why He Returned to Directing, Reuniting With Neve Campbell in ‘Scream 7’: ‘It Needs to Be About Sydney’
Kevin Williamson is opening up about working with Neve Campbell again on “Scream 7.” Williamson, who wrote the original script for 1996’s…
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‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Emmy Plans: Elisabeth Moss’ Surprise Directing Episode Choice, Alexis Bledel Goes for Guest Actress Despite New Rules (EXCLUSIVE)
Blessed be the Emmys rulebook, but it needs some serious updating. Even though “The Handmaid’s Tale” has taken its final bow, Hulu has…
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‘A Simple Favor’ Writer Jessica Sharzer Directing Adaptation of Sian Gilbert’s ‘She Started It’ for Lyrical Media, Ryder Picture Company (EXCLUSIVE)
Lyrical Media and Ryder Picture Company will adapt Sian Gilbert’s debut thriller “She Started It” for the screen. Jessica Sharzer, the…
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Trump signs order directing DOJ to probe critics Miles Taylor, Chris Krebs
President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday directing the Justice Department to investigate two officials from his first…
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Ami Canaan Mann on Directing Natalie Dormer as a Heroic Real-Life Doctor in ‘Audrey’s Children’ and What She Learned Watching Her Dad Direct ‘Heat’
“Audrey’s Children” — in theaters Friday via Blue Harbor Entertainment — tells the true story of pediatric oncologist Dr. Audrey Evans…
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‘Ghosts’ Star Rose McIver On Directing Her First TV Episode, Filled With Mafioso and 1980s Twists
SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers from “Ghostfellas,” the Season 4, Episode 13 of CBS’s “Ghosts.” “Ghosts” star Rose…
Culture
Danny Ramirez Soars as First Latino Avenger and Balances Acting With Upcoming Directing Debut
For most, walking the Willy Chavarria show during Paris Men’s Fashion Week would be a major enough event. For Danny Ramirez, it was just…
Culture
‘We Have Been Preparing Our Whole Lives to Make this Film Without Even Realizing it,’ Says Eva Libertad of Directing Her Deaf Sister on Berlin Title ‘Sorda’
Vying for the Berlinale Panorama’s prestigious audience award, Eva Libertad’s “Sorda” (“Deaf”) sheds light on the world of deaf women and…
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Rebecca Lenkiewicz on Moving From Writing to Directing With ‘Hot Milk’: ‘I’d Been Feeling a Sadness in Giving Scripts Away’
There are numerous first time directors at this year’s Berlinale, but few come with the sort of indie film credits on Rebecca Lenkiewicz‘s…