Television was where you had your freedom. You could really almost do anything. Nobody would shut you down. Discuss any topic, be as crazy as you want. It was fantastic for that. Cinema is a lot more conservative.
Card Counter, The: Tye Sheridan–Next Big Thing
September 17, 2021 by
Tye Sheridan was an 11-year-old kid from Texas when he was cast in Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life, an experience he compares to “summer camp.” He wasn’t expected to learn lines or even give a performance, but Malick’s set put him on a trajectory towards Jeff Nichols’ Mud and David Gordon Green’s Joe, which cemented his decision to become an actor.
Mainstream: Gia Coppola on her Venice Fest Film and Social Media
September 16, 2021 by
Venice: Gia Coppola on Her “Satirical Fable” ‘Mainstream’ and the Perils of Social Media Inset: Mike Coppola/FilmMagic Maya Hawke, Nat Wolff, and Andrew Garfield star as outsiders who become unlikely social media celebrities in Coppola’s follow-up to her critically-acclaimed debut ‘Palo Alto.’ It took Gia Coppola a while to join the family business. The […]
A Hero: Asghar Farhadi’s Fable for the Cancel Culture Age
September 6, 2021 by
When Farhadi was last nominated, he declined to attend the Oscar ceremony in protest of the just-passed Trump travel ban, which prohibited most visitors from Muslim countries, including Iran, from coming to the U.S.
Promises: French Icon Isabelle Huppert, Star of Thomas Kruithof’s Political Thriller (Venice Fest 2021)
September 1, 2021 by
Isabelle Huppert on “showing ambition and malevolence” on screen Share this:
