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Film4 Appoints Farhana Bhula as Director
Farhana Bhula has been named director of Film4. Bhula had been serving as interim director since July following the news of Ollie Madden’s…
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‘100 Nights of Hero’ Director on Giving Charli Xcx Her First Movie Role and Casting Singer Before ‘News Had Broken That She Was Interested in Acting’
Brat Summer isn’t going away anytime soon. After being officially labeled the Fifth Greatest Pop Star of 2024 by Billboard, Charli XCX’s…
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Greek Director Evi Kalogiropoulou Brings Genre-Bending, Dystopian, Female-Empowerment Debut ‘Gorgonà’ to Venice Critics’ Week
Rising Greek filmmaker Evi Kalogiropoulou brings her long-awaited feature debut, “Gorgonà,” to the Venice Film Festival this week, where…
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‘Memory of Princess Mumbi’ Director Damien Hauser on Using AI to Make a Movie That ‘AI Could Never Make’
If AI is coming for filmmakers, don’t tell that to director Damien Hauser. In his latest feature, “Memory of Princess Mumbi,” which…
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‘Late Fame’ Director Kent Jones and Writer Samy Burch on Casting Willem Dafoe as a Forgotten Poet and Paying Homage to a Lost New York Art Scene: ‘It’s a World That Was There, and Then It Was Gone’
For Kent Jones and Samy Burch, nearly everything about making their new Venice-premiering drama, “Late Fame,” was kismet. The two had…
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Funeral director Amie Upton 'robbed our daughter of her dignity'
A couple who found the body of their baby daughter lying on the sofa at a funeral director's home say their child was "robbed of her…
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‘Elvira Notari: Beyond Silence’ About Italy’s First Female Film Director Acquired by First Hand Films Ahead of Venice Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Switzerland-based distributor First Hand Films has taken world sales on “Elvira Notari: Beyond Silence,” which reconstructs the overlooked…
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Why ‘Ballad of a Small Player’ Director Edward Berger Wanted to Create a ‘Pop Opera Full of Humor, Drama and Contradictions’
Edward Berger has left the secret hallways of the Vatican in “Conclave” for the glitzy world of Macau in his latest film, “Ballad of a…
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‘The Toxic Avenger’ Director on Concerns It Would Get Shelved, Luring A-List Talent Into an Unrated Splatterfest and Sequel Hopes
Macon Blair saw the controversial 1984 film “The Toxic Avenger” as many Millennials did: on a contraband videotape courtesy of a friend’s…
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Slovak Director Tereza Nvotová Shocks with ‘Father’ Inspired by ‘Hundreds of Cases All Around the World’: ‘This Happens to Good People’
Slovak Director Tereza Nvotová didn’t want to make “Father.” “To be honest, I thought: ‘I can’t do it. I don’t know how.’ These kinds of…
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Trump Picks Nightmare Peter Thiel Acolyte to Replace CDC Director
During a Thursday CNN appearance, Daskalakis advised senators to ask Kennedy at his appearance before the Senate Finance Committee next…
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‘No Other Choice’ Director Park Chan-wook on Why It Took 20 Years to Make the Twisted Black Comedy: ‘One Word: Money’
Park Chan-wook‘s latest film “No Other Choice” follows a middle-aged man (“Squid Game” star Lee Byung-hun) who goes to desperate lengths…
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Money Diary: A Deputy Director On £80,000
Occupation: Deputy Director Industry: Civil Service Age: 36 Location: Birmingham Salary: £80,000 Joint income: N/A Assets: I have a…
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‘Rose of Nevada’ Director Mark Jenkin on Navigating Shifting Time in a Ghostly Fishing Tale (EXCLUSIVE)
Authenticity is key for BAFTA-winning director Mark Jenkin, whose “Rose of Nevada” premieres in Venice Film Festival‘s Horizons section…
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White House’s Argument on Ousted CDC Director Gets More Unbelievable
Then came the Q&A portion, beginning with a question about whether Moore believes consumers pay for Trump’s tariffs. “So, right now, what…
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What’s happening at the CDC? Director Susan Monarez ousted after clashes with HHS Secretary RFK Jr.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Wednesday night that Susan Monarez has been removed from her position as…
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Now We Know Why RFK Jr. Wanted to Fire This CDC Director
Stunningly, the lawsuit also names Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the Board of Governors as defendants. Trump on Monday fired…
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Trump administration fires CDC director Susan Monarez and other agency leaders resign
The director of the nation’s top public health agency has been fired after less than one month in the job, and several top agency leaders…
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‘Son of Saul’ Director László Nemes Goes Personal in ‘Orphan’ and Still Dreams of Making Next Film in English
Oscar-winning “Son of Saul” and “Sunset” director László Nemes takes a personal story to the Venice competition. In “Orphan,” he’s…
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CDC director Susan Monarez is out after less than a month on the job and other agency leaders resign
The director of the nation's top public health agency is out after less than one month in the job, and several top agency leaders have…
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CDC Director Remarkably Ousted After Less Than a Month on the Job
The Defense Department lost the most workers—more than 55,000 federal civilian employees were given the chop, HuffPost reported. The…
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‘Home Alone’ and ‘Harry Potter’ Director Says ‘I Was Fired’ From 2005’s ‘Fantastic Four’ Movie After Criticizing Concept Art; Studio Said ‘I Had Too Much of an Opinion’
Chris Columbus has directed some of the most enduring blockbusters of all time, from “Mrs. Doubtfire” and the “Home Alone” films to the…
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‘Eternals’ Director Chloé Zhao Says the Marvel Misfire Had ‘Unlimited Money and Resources’ and ‘That’s Actually Quite Dangerous’
Chloé Zhao recently told Vanity Fair there weren’t a lot of “limitations” when she was directing her Marvel movie “Eternals,” which she…
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Original ‘Harry Potter’ Director Saw Photos of the New Hagrid ‘Wearing the Exact Same Costume We Designed’ and Thought: ‘What’s the Point? It’s More of the Same’
Chris Columbus, who originally brought “Harry Potter” to the big screen as the director of 2001’s “The Sorcerer’s Stone” and 2002’s “The…