Chris Willman
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Telluride: Joyce Maynard Slams ‘Salinger’ Doc, Says Author Was a ‘Victimizer’ of Young Women
Maynard, who began a relationship with Salinger when she was a teenager, tells TheWrap she finds omissions in Shane Salerno’s film “very troubling”
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Bruce Dern’s ‘Nebraska’ Victory Lap Runs Through Telluride
After playing “Fifth Cowboy From the Right” for 30 years, the veteran character actor “left myself the hell alone” in Alexander Payne’s beloved movie
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Telluride: T Bone Burnett Says He’s Taking ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ Concert on the Road
The last time Burnett hit the road with a Coen brothers soundtrack, "O Brother Where Art Thou" sold 8 million albums
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Alfonso Cuaron’s ‘Big Miscalculation’ ‘Gravity’ Wows Telluride
Cuaron says his drama with Sandra Bullock and George Clooney in space was a four-and-a-half year nightmare to make
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’12 Years a Slave’ Stuns Telluride: Do We Have an Oscar Front-Runner?
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Lupita Nyong'o leap to front of awards conversation after first screening of Steve McQueen's brutal historical drama
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Word From Telluride: Jason Reitman’s Earnest ‘Labor Day’ Gets Split Reactions
Positive reaction to the Coens brothers’ look at an unlucky folksinger in 1961, "Inside Llewyn Davis"
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Why Utah Mormons Are Obsessed With Jane Austen
British cast members hail "Austenland's" Utah creators for their over-the-top take on American Anglophilia, at TheWrap's Indie Screening Series
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‘The East’ Filmmakers Go From Dumpster-Diving to Sundance Darlings
The filmmakers went on the road with itinerant anarchists for their new eco-terrorist suspense film
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‘Invisible War’ Producer Tells How Oscar-Nominated Documentary is Bringing Change to the Military
At TheWrap screening series, the producer of "The Invisible War" explains how the film is shedding light on the epidemic of sexual assault in the military
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How Action-Packed ‘Skyfall’ Showed the Quieter Side of James Bond
Nine-time Oscar nominee Scott Millan pumped up the volume for James Bond's more explosive moments, but as a longtime Sam Mendes collaborator he relished embellishing 007's no-frills dialogue scenes
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‘Lincoln’ Mixer Had to Balance Sound of Clock Ticks With Congressional Blowhards
Now on his 17th Oscar nomination, frequent Spielberg collaborator Gary Rydstrom loved delicate work on "Lincoln" — he's glad he got to remix his old T. rex roar for "Jurassic Park 3D," too
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‘Argo’ Sound Mixers Pumped Up the Tense Tehran Volume, Kept Things Quiet for Tinseltown Titters
The "Argo" sound team faced some very different challenges going for 1980 audio realism than they did going back to the future on their Oscar-winning "Matrix" mix
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‘How to Survive a Plague’ Has a Message for the Young: AIDS Isn’t Over
At the finale of TheWrap's awards screening series, the "Plague" filmmaker told of whittling through hundreds of hours of ACT UP footage to preserve a historical record
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How ‘Life of Pi’ Animators Visualized Ang Lee’s Blank Slate
At TheWrap's Oscars screening, the effects and animation supervisors on "Life of Pi" said director Ang Lee gave them free rein to create the story's virtual effects
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‘Silver Linings’ David O. Russell on How Jennifer Lawrence Skyped Her Way to Oscar Front-Runner
At TheWrap's screening series, director David O. Russell explained the convoluted casting process that led to one of the year's most acclaimed movie ensembles