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Oscars 2015: Best Film nominees
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Screen January 23 2015
Browse the digital version of Screen International here including interviews with Benedict Cumberbatch and Stephen Daldry; and special reports on the VFX of Interstellar, the Goteborg Film Festival and short films.
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Golden Globes winners: analysis
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Women of substance
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Globes nods champion 'indie' cinema
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IFC Films debuts Boyhood featurette
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The file cabinet at the heart of Interstellar
Chris Nolan and the Interstellar team talk about the down-to-earth solutions for their out-of-this-world film.
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BIFAs show spirit of collaboration
Champagne, and some fun chaos, while championing independent filmmaking.
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Burton and Waltz on art snobbery and Big Eyes
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The price of success
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The time traveller’s life
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Johann Johannsson moves from composing to directing
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Paddington: Bear essential
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Paul Thomas Anderson, Inherent Vice
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Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Writer-director Richard Linklater was surprised by how emotional he found shooting Boyhood, his ballad of family life. Jeremy Kay reports.
Xavier Dolan, Mommy
At the age of 25, Xavier Dolan has already made five features. He tells John Hazelton why Mommy is illustrative of the kind of storytelling he’s most interested in and why he finds the female psyche so compelling.
Michael Keaton, Birdman
Michael Keaton tells Jeremy Kay he’s not that similar to Birdman’s washed-up Riggan Thomson.
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory Of Everything
Eddie Redmayne tells Wendy Mitchell about the emotional and physical challenges of playing theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking.
Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler
Jake Gyllenhaal tells Jeremy Kay why it was important for him to get under the skin of Nightcrawler’s sociopathic anti-hero, Lou Bloom.
Boyhood: A family portrait
When Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette and Ellar Coltrane were cast in Richard Linklater’s audacious coming-of-age film, Boyhood, they soon realised each had the role of a lifetime. Jeremy Kay reports.
EFAs: European champions
The European Film Awards’ 2014 contenders show off a breadth of work. Sarah Cooper reports.
BIFA: Night of the independents
This year’s Moët British Independent Film Awards will toast the best of 2014’s independently produced home-grown titles. Ian Sandwell reports.
Phil Lord & Chris Miller, The Lego Movie
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Don Hall & Chris Williams, Big Hero 6
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Jorge Gutierrez, The Book of Life
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Dean DeBlois & Bonnie Arnold, How To Train Your Dragon 2
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The perfect Paddington
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AWARDS COUNTDOWN: INTERVIEWS
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Benedict Cumberbatch reveals how he broke down with emotion during his last day playing Alan Turing in The Imitation Game. Elbert Wyche reports
The VFX of Interstellar
Double Negative’s Paul Franklin talks to Ian Sandwell about keeping the VFX for Interstellar grounded in reality while exploring the wonders of the universe
Stephen Daldry, Trash
Stephen Daldry tells Andreas Wiseman how he hopes his comedy thriller Trash will help change established perceptions of Rio’s favelas
Tomm Moore, Song Of The Sea
Oscar-nominated Irish animation Song Of The Sea draws on ancient folklore and traditional animation techniques to tell a universal family story. Wendy Mitchell talks to director Tomm Moore about the inspirations for the film
Alejandro G Inarritu, Birdman
The Mexican director of Birdman talks to Jeremy Kay about his tortured creative process and his original vision of a man floating in his underwear.
Robert Elswit, Nightcrawler
Cinematographer Robert Elswit talks to Elbert Wyche about the challenges of shooting dozens of late-night locations for Dan Gilroy’s Nightcrawler.
Adam Stockhausen, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Production designer Adam Stockhausen tells Andreas Wiseman about the ‘extreme’ move from 12 Years A Slave to The Grand Budapest Hotel and the challenges of capturing Wes Anderson’s unique vision.
Alexandre Desplat, The Imitation Game
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Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
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Julianne Moore, Still Alice
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David Oyelowo, Selma
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Alicia Vikander, Testament Of Youth
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Mike Leigh, Mr. Turner
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Ruben Ostlund, Force Majeure
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Steven Knight, Locke
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Wim Wenders & Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, The Salt of the Earth
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André Singer, Night Will Fall
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Timothy Spall, Mr. Turner
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Steve James, Life Itself
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Nick Broomfield, Tales Of The Grim Sleeper
Nick Broomfield tells Wendy Mitchell why his doc Tales Of The Grim Sleeper is about a whole neighbourhood, not just one killer.
AMPAS’s global reach
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Britdoc: truth in the telling
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Laura Poitras, Citizenfour
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Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Two Days, One Night
Belgian auteurs Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne talk to John Hazelton about casting their biggest star yet, Marion Cotillard, in the workplace drama, Two Days, One Night — Belgium’s foreign language Oscar entry.
Abderrahmane Sissako, Timbuktu
The spread of Islamic fundamentalism across Africa has flung many ordinary Muslims’ lives into turmoil. Timbuktu director Abderrahmane Sissako tells Elbert Wyche why he wanted to express their story
Pawel Pawlikowski, Ida
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Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
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Oscars 2015: Best Film nominations in pictures
Slideshow of Best Film nominations at the 87th Academy Awards.
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Slideshow of actors up for leading and supporting Academy Awards.
BAFTAs 2015: Best Film nominations in pictures
Slideshow of Best Film and Outstanding British Film nominations.
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