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‘American Symphony’: Matthew Heineman talks funding challenges and the dramatic finale
Best known for documentaries in conflict zones, Matthew Heineman competes for a Bafta with a film about musician Jon Batiste and his wife Suleika Jaouad.
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UK special effects guru Neil Corbould on staging key scenes from ‘Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning’ and ‘Napoleon’
Double Oscar-winning special effects supervisor Neil Corbould is Bafta-nominated this year for both Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning and Napoleon. He tells Mark Salisbury about how his team staged two key scenes in each film
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Berlin 2024: Screen’s guide to the Competition titles
Includes new films from Mati Diop, Bruno Dumont, Claire Burger, Gustav Möller, Olivier Assayas and Hong Sangsoo.
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How make-up legend Kazu Hiro transformed Bradley Cooper into Leonard Bernstein for ‘Maestro’
Screen talks to Kazu Hiro about character work, and how he got a second chance at this career.
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Does a decent Sundance suggest a strong EFM?
Last month’s Sundance Film Festival saw a decent flow of acquisitions and one all-night bidding contest.
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‘The Zone Of Interest’ sound team on recreating the overheard horrors of Auschwitz
Sound designer Johnnie Burn and production sound mixer Tarn Willers talk about their imaginative, detail-rich approach.
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Can UK independent distributors take any lessons from event cinema's success?
Event cinema grossed over £37m in the UK and Ireland last year, with £12m from Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour alone.
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Andrew Haigh breaks down four key scenes from ‘All Of Us Strangers’: "Half the crew were crying"
The present and past collide in All Of Us Strangers, Andrew Haigh’s audacious mix of contemporary gay romance, emotional family drama and metaphysical fantasy. Screen talks to the writer/director about the choices he made in four pivotal scenes
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‘Rye Lane’ star Vivian Oparah on her Bafta nomination, shooting the film’s “painful” karaoke scene
London romantic comedy Rye Lane premiered at Sundance in 2023, turbo-charging the career of Vivian Oparah thanks to her joyful, exuberant performance. Neil Smith speaks to the Bafta-nominated actress about a year to remember
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How Tony McNamara wrestled “crazy” source material ‘Poor Things’ into an Oscar-nominated screenplay
Writer Tony McNamara has made his mark — on stage, on film and on television — with attention-grabbing stories about women.
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Carey Mulligan: Bradley Cooper asked me to go “all in” for ‘Maestro’ role
Carey Mulligan says she had never allowed herself to let go fully as an actor before playing Felicia Bernstein in Maestro. She tells Screen why this role was different.
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Six films from Australia and New Zealand to tempt festival directors in 2024
Screen highlights the films from Australia and New Zealand that will be ready for high-level festival debuts this year.
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How a personal prop helped Da’Vine Joy Randolph craft her career-changing performance in 'The Holdovers'
Da’Vine Joy Randolph anchors Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers with warmth and wisdom, all the while seeping in a profound parental grief. She talks to Demetrios Matheou about the multifaceted, award-winning role.
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'The Color Purple' breakout Danielle Brooks on paying homage to Oprah Winfrey and finding her "happy place as an actor”
Danielle Brooks made her name on stage in Broadway musical The Color Purple — and nearly a decade later the big-screen version sees her contending for major film awards.
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Why Emma Stone’s ‘Poor Things’ role required a physical and emotional transformation
In Poor Things, Emma Stone delivers her most vivid performance yet, spiralling from oversized toddler to empowered woman. She tells Screen about the immersion that took her on a riotous ride.
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Paul Mescal on romancing Andrew Scott in ‘All Of Us Strangers’: “It felt fizzy when we were acting”
Mescal also discusses his upcoming roles in ‘Gladiator 2’ and Oliver Hermanus’s ‘The History Of Sound’.
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Sophia Bösch on her Rotterdam premiere ‘Milk Teeth’: “I try to bring a female experience of the world to film”
Dystopian drama set in an isolated rural community is debut feature of the Swiss filmmaker.
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How can Dutch films and talent find greater international success?
Netherlands Film Fund’s Sandra Den Hamers spotlights upcoming titles and the Fund’s new strategy.
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Colman Domingo on ‘Rustin’, ‘The Color Purple’ and giving himself “permission to create”
Civil-rights activist Bayard Rustin was a man ahead of his time. Colman Domingo tells Screen why the role of the gay political organiser — who was challenged by the homophobia of his era — was one he was born to play.
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Screen critics’ top films from Sundance 2024
The best reviewed titles out of this year’s Sundance Film Festival.