All Features articles – Page 379
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FeaturesMichelle Williams
The actress tells Jeremy Kay how she avoided Marilyn Monroe’s “wiggles and winks” to focus on the character at the heart of the blonde bombshell in My Week With Marilyn.
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FeaturesGlenn Ficarra and John Requa
The Crazy, Stupid Love. co-directors talk about working with Steve Carell and keeping a story emotional.
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FeaturesWill Reiser
50/50 writer Will Reiser tells Jeremy Kay about seeing the funny side of cancer — and balancing laughter and tears.
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FeaturesOlivia Colman
The break-out star of Paddy Considine’s Tyrannosaur tells Louise Tutt why she enjoyed playing such a harrowing role.
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Features2012 preview: Best of British
2011 saw a slew of UK movies connect with audiences at home and abroad, including The King’s Speech, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Senna and The Inbetweeners Movie. Which of this crop will do the same in 2012?
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FeaturesThe pick-up Artists
Sales agent Wild Bunch adopted a unique strategy when pitching The Artist to international buyers. Melanie Goodfellow tracks the film’s history from sales mystery to global smash
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FeaturesPrivate view in Paris
New films from Tony Gatlif, Lucas Belvaux and actor-turned-director Mélanie Laurent will be unveiled for the first time at the Rendez-vous with French film in Paris.
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FeaturesSteven Zaillian
A-list screenwriter and a film-maker in his own right, Zaillian tells Screen how he adapted Stieg Larsson’s epic novel The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo into the pacy Sony Pictures movie.
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FeaturesGary Oldman
To play the disenchanted spy hunter at the centre of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Gary Oldman went back to the classic novel and used its author, John le Carré, as a template.
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FeaturesThe Pope’s European tour
One film, 15 different campaigns across Europe. At the Les Arcs Co-production Village in December, several distributors revealed their release strategies for Habemus Papam. Wendy Mitchell reports
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FeaturesThe Liability
Producer Richard Johns and director Craig Viveiros talk about shooting North East based road trip thriller The Liability starring Tim Roth and Peter Mullan.
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FeaturesBrad Pitt and Bennett Miller
Brad Pitt and Bennett Miller tell Jeremy Kay how Moneyball withstood several curveballs in development before leaving the dugout as an awards contender.
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FeaturesInternational hits of 2011
What are the highest-grossing films of 2011 in the worldwide market? And which titles have fared better internationally than in North America? Louise Tutt crunches the numbers
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Features2011's hits and rising stars
Screen highlights some of the new actors and directors from around the world who shone in 2011, while a selection of industry figures describe their stand-out films for the year.
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FeaturesThe inbetweener
To be European or not to be European? That is the question facing the UK industry as it debates whether to re-enter the Eurimages co-production fund. Geoffrey Macnab considers the issues at stake.
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FeaturesArthur Christmas dominates UK box office on Christmas weekend
Sony’s animation continues to impress on £2m, seeing off holdovers Sherlock Holmes and Alvin and the Chipmunks
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FeaturesKenneth Branagh
The actor-director tells Leon Forde about recreating Laurence Olivier’s on-set relationship with Marilyn Monroe in My Week With Marilyn.
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FeaturesSteve McQueen
The Shame director tells Screen why he made a film about one of society’s biggest taboos.
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FeaturesChristopher Plummer
Christopher Plummer tells Screen about playing the septuagenarian widower who comes out of the closet in Beginners and why casting is the key for a good director.