TheWrap Screening Series
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‘Dummy’ Creator Cody Heller on Working With ‘Unwieldy,’ ‘Diva’-Like Sex Dolls for Anna Kendrick Quibi Comedy (Video)
“I salute any person who has a commitment to having a sex doll in their life because truly, it is a lot to deal with,” Heller tells TheWrap
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‘On The Record’ Trailer: Drew Dixon Says She ‘Was Reduced to Nothing’ By Russell Simmons (Video)
Documentary about sexual assault directed by Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering debuts on HBO Max on May 27
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‘The Cave’ Filmmakers Had Therapist On Call During Production of War Doc (Video)
“Some days I could only work one hour, and then I had to go home crying,” film editor Per Kirkegaard tells TheWrap
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Oscar Short Nominees Discuss Creating Fiction From Bits of Reality
This year’s short film contenders were inspired by podcasts, news reports, and unexpected encounters
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Oscar Short Doc Nominees Discuss Tackling Tough Subject Matter
This year’s field includes films about traumatized refugee children and oppressed Afghan girls who skateboard
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Director Todd Phillips: ‘Joker’ Sprang From Concern Over World Without Empathy
TheWrap Screening Series: The comic character piece emerged in discussions after Trump election
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How ‘After Parkland’ Directors Managed to Ask ‘Difficult Questions’ of Shooting Survivors
“What does life mean for you now when the person that you’ve lived for is gone,” co-director Emily Taguchi says
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Why ‘The Perfect Candidate’ Director Haifaa Al-Mansour Returned to Saudi Arabia After ‘Cinema Was Legal’
“I felt empowered to go back and make a film that is legal. But it was still really tough,” Saudi filmmaker says
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John Travolta Swears His Fans Aren’t Like His Character in ‘The Fanatic’ (Video)
Actor discusses why he “believes in fandom” and how he’s become a big fan of Pitbull
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Why ‘Invisible Life’ Director Was Compelled to Make a Portrait of His Mother’s Generation
“It talked about women that probably today who are 90 or 80 years old, and it was important to tell their stories while they are still here,” filmmaker Karim Aïnouz says
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‘I Lost My Body’ Director Didn’t Want Animated Story of a Living Severed Hand to Be Scary or Funny
“You don’t want to make ‘Addams Family,’” Jérémy Clapin says of award-winning film
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‘System Crasher’: Helena Zengel Says Being Able to Cuss Drew Her to Wild Child Role
“I thought, I’m never gonna find a girl who can play that role,” director Nora Fingscheidt tells TheWrap
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‘Les Misérables’ Director Ladj Ly on Gritty Paris Drama’s Real-Life Inspirations
“I want to tell about life there from the inside, without casting any judgement and without taking sides,” Ly said at a screening of the film
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How ‘Queen of Hearts’ Director Made a Feminist Story About a Bad Person
“What can be seen as radical or controversial about that is that we don’t have enough female characters,” filmmaker May el-Toukhy says
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‘And Then We Danced’ Filmmaker Levan Akin on Russia’s Protest of His Historic Gay Love Story
“When they offered me the role I was a little bit intimidated because of this fear from society,” star Levan Gelbakhiani said.
