All articles by Ben Dalton – Page 18
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NewsKaouther Ben Hania talks high-profile EPs, ethical concerns in ‘The Voice Of Hind Rajab’
“When you amplify the voice of Palestinians, you are accused of being exploitative,” said Ben Hania.
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NewsJulian Schnabel on Gal Gadot, Gerard Butler controversy: “No reason to boycott artists”
“I selected those actors for their merits as actors,” said Schnabel at Venice Film Festival.
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NewsGus Van Sant’s cast discuss his “guerilla filmmaking” style for ‘Dead Man’s Wire’
“It was hard on our bodies,” says Myha’la Herrold.
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NewsSeth Rogen spotted at Venice Film Festival researching season two of ‘The Studio’
The series creator has been attending premieres, parties and the press room.
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NewsDwayne Johnson: “Chasing box office can push you into a corner”
Johnson said he’d “been scared to go deep, intense, raw” until ‘The Smashing Machine’.
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NewsAmanda Seyfried, Mona Fastvold talk changing “male-dominated” film business
“I’m always trying to create a community on set that’s a bit different,” said Fastvold.
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NewsJim Jarmusch “disappointed and disconcerted” by Mubi Sequoia Capital funding
Jarmusch said Mubi CCO Jason Ropell called him “immediately” about the issue.
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NewsJude Law on danger of being “obsessive” in researching Vladimir Putin
Law said he didn’t fear “repercussions” in playing the Russian president: “We weren’t looking for controversy for controversy’s sake.”
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News“I always want more of everything”: Guillermo del Toro on ‘Frankenstein’ cinema release
“It’s a fluid dialogue, and I’m very happy,” said del Toro of the release plans.
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NewsCannes, IFFR winners ‘I Only Rest In The Storm’, ‘Fiume o morte!’ acquired for UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: Distributor will release both titles in cinemas this autumn.
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News“We are stirring it up for you,” says Julia Roberts of #MeToo themes in ’After The Hunt’
“We are challenging people to have conversations and be excited or infuriated by that,” said Roberts in Venice.
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News‘Sermon To The Void’: first trailer for Hilal Baydarov’s Venice official selection title
EXCLUSIVE: Film follows a man who searches for the Water of Life as the world comes to an end.
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NewsLevelK’s ‘Checkered Ninja 3’ sells wide including France, Germany, Spain
EXCLUSIVE: Animated title recorded third-largest opening weekend in Danish history.
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NewsYorgos Lanthimos says it is getting “more and more difficult” to make independent films
“It’s a very complicated landscape. I wouldn’t rush to separate everything into categories.”
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NewsLaszlo Nemes says “losing cinema” is connected to “conflict in civilisation”
“If we stop telling big stories, we condemn ourselves to downfall as a civilisation.”
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NewsVenice opens with Francis Ford Coppola tribute to “encyclopaedia” Werner Herzog
Ceremony host Emanuela Fanelli landed a joke about Venice and Cannes.
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NewsVenice head Alberto Barbera says festival won’t disinvite guests for political views
“We’ve been asked to turn down invitations to artists – we will not do that, if they want to be here they will be here.”
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NewsGaza protests begin at Venice Film Festival red carpet
Political and grassroots organisations gathered on the festival’s first day.
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NewsChristian Petzold’s Cannes title ‘Miroirs No. 3’ acquired for UK-Ireland release
EXCLUSIVE: Film will head to Toronto and New York film festivals this autumn.
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NewsTotem teams with Studiocanal for Venice Critics’ Week title ‘Cotton Queen’
EXCLUSIVE: Two companies will collaborate on international sales.