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Edward Norton on career choices, ‘A Complete Unknown’ and bonding with Timothee Chalamet
Four-time Oscar nominee Edward Norton showcases a benevolent side as folk singer Pete Seeger in A Complete Unknown. Just don’t tell him he’s playing against type.
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‘The Wild Robot’ creators on creating its impressionistic look, a potential sequel
Screen talks to director Chris Sanders and producer Jeff Hermann about creating the island adventure.
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‘The Brutalist’ composer Daniel Blumberg talks close bond with Brady Corbet: "It’s like a weird kind of osmosis"
“I’m used to living with Brady,” says Blumberg. “For me it’s all about the director, trying to be an extension of Brady’s instincts.”
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UK film awards campaigners talk Bafta nominations, jury changes and new family award
“If I were a betting man, I would bet on Conclave,” suggests one. “It’s an easy-to-like film, and I don’t mean that as a diss.”
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Bespoke jewellery and "a claustrophobic mood": creating the visual look of 'Conclave'
The Conclave crafts team trod a line between Vatican reality and creative imagination.
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Sundance head previews 2025 line-up: “a programme that is ready to meet an audience”
Festival is ready for what could be its second-to-last year in Park City.
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10 talking points for the US and international film industry in 2025
Topics include AI, the Trump effect on M&As, US vs international production hubs, and continued cuts to public funding.
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Jon M Chu breaks down four key scenes from ‘Wicked’: "everything had to have a little spin on reality"
Universal’s two-film adaptation of hit stage musical Wicked is a gamble that has already paid off, creatively and commercially. Director Jon M Chu tells Screen about the choices he made in four key scenes.
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Brady Corbet on the seven-year journey to make ‘The Brutalist’: “I was pretty relentless”
Art and commerce clash in Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist. The filmmaker, who battled for years to realise his vision for the epic drama, can relate personally — as he tells Screen.
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‘Emilia Pérez’ designers on the film's collision of reality and fantasy
The film was a studio-based shoot at Bry-sur-Marne studios in the Paris suburbs.
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“Hard to comprehend”: Screen’s LA team reflect on their own experiences of the devastating wildfires
A city with a reputation for storytelling now has thousands of new tales of woe.
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11 hot topics from the Bafta nominations: voters embrace genre films, Cannes premieres, Gen Z stars
It is also a mixed year for UK talent and women are missing in many key categories.
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“The future is about multi-territory rights”: Curzon’s Philip Knatchbull reveals his priorities
Knatchbull has returned to Curzon following its acquisition by US investment group Fortress.
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How James Mangold avoided “standard biopic tropes” in Bob Dylan film ‘A Complete Unknown’
The writer/director tells Screen about the film’s own five-year journey.
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Buyers head to Paris Rendez-Vous, eager to be part of French cinema’s success story
Unifrance’s Rendez-Vous with French Cinema is a key event for international distributors.
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‘September 5’ filmmakers on taking inspiration from ‘Das Boot’ and collaborating with Sean Penn
The film shows the Munich massacre of 1972 from the perspective of an American news crew covering the event.
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Eight talking points for the UK film industry in 2025
Key questions include: will the indie tax credit be transformative? How will cinemas adapt? And what is going on with James Bond?
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How Payal Kapadia blended documentary and fiction for ‘All We Imagine as Light’
All We Imagine as Light writer/director Payal Kapadia talks to Screen about her her Mumbai-set scripted feature debut.
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Robert Eggers on taking his time making ‘Nosferatu’ and changing Bill Skarsgard's role
Robert Eggers has been fascinated with Nosferatu for more than three decades. The filmmaker tells Screen why he’s glad he waited until now to mount his own version.
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Jesse Eisenberg on how his own family history inspired ‘A Real Pain’
Jesse Eisenberg tells Screen why he felt compelled to explore his personal experiences with his second feature as writer/director, mismatched-buddy comedy A Real Pain.