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Inside Bob Dylan, Joan Baez Intimate Scene in 'A Complete Unknown'

2 months ago | hollywoodreporter.com | Hilton Dresden

James Mangold, the co-writer and director of A Complete Unknown, is no stranger to exploring the life of major musicians in the 1960s, having helmed the 2005 Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line. But in tackling Bob Dylan (played by Timothée Chalamet), Mangold approached his subject through a more narrow, intimate lens, focusing on the star’s initial rise to fame and his relationships with such contemporaries as Joan Baez (Monica Barbaro).
‘Nickel Boys’ Writer-Director RaMell Ross Talks Reinventing a Point of View

2 months ago | hollywoodreporter.com | Hilton Dresden

In adapting Colson Whitehead’s novel to make the historical drama Nickel Boys, director and co-writer RaMell Ross quite literally reinvented a form of cinema. That’s because Ross approached his fiction feature debut with a singular vision in mind: to tell the story through the eyes of the protagonist.
How a Teen-Girl Supreme Court Tackled the Timeliness of Reproductive Rights in ‘Girls State'

Aug 15, 2024 | msn.com | Hilton Dresden

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'Mr. and Mrs. Smith' Co-creator Francesca Sloane Breaks Down the Emmy-Nominated Drama's 'Couple's Therapy' Episode

Aug 10, 2024 | hollywoodreporter.com | Hilton Dresden

Francesca Sloane, writer and co-creator of Mr. & Mrs. Smith, worked with Donald Glover to reinterpret the 2005 film of the same name into a dark dramedy about two for-hire agents embroiled in a tumultuous fake marriage. Sloane selected this scene from episode six, "Couples Therapy," where John and Jane Smith (Glover and Maya Erskine) break into a scathing fight while on a spy mission in the woods, and tensions that have been simmering over the course of the season come to a head.
Behind Sofia Vergara's Drug Lord Breakdown

Jun 21, 2024 | hollywoodreporter.com | Hilton Dresden

In , Sofía Vergara leaves behind her comedic roots and steps into the violent, backstabbing world of her eponymous character, a real-life drug lord becoming increasingly deranged over the course of the six-part miniseries. Episode five sees her break her composure, pulling a gun on her estranged husband, Dario, shooting up his car and then forcing party guests to have sex in front of her at gunpoint.
"We Are Natural, We Are Normal"

Jun 19, 2024 | msn.com | Hilton Dresden

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‘We’re Here’ Drag Queens on Educating Viewers: “We Are Natural, We Are Normal”

Jun 19, 2024 | yahoo.com | Hilton Dresden

Since its inception, Max’s We’re Here has had a bold premise: Three real-life drag queens sashay out onto the streets across small-town America to coach ordinary people to perform in drag onstage, and hopefully foster some enlightenment and community along the way.
Capote vs. The Swans'

Jun 18, 2024 | hollywoodreporter.com | Hilton Dresden

The penultimate episode of Feud: Capote vs. The Swans sees Babe Paley, the New York high-society socialite played by Naomi Watts, succumb to cancer and take her dying breath on her bed, estranged from friend Truman Capote (Tom Hollander). The shot of Paley's death is a rare moment of inertness for the show, a deliberate decision from episode seven's (titled "Beautiful Babe") director Jennifer Lynch. "It's such a pivotal moment in the show," she says.
‘Palm Royale’ Director on “Iconic Moment” Laura Dern Shared the Screen With Father Bruce Dern for the First Time Ever

Jun 14, 2024 | hollywoodreporter.com | Hilton Dresden

In Palm Royale, about a woman named Maxine (Kristen Wiig) infiltrating the wealthy elite of Palm Beach, Florida, in 1969, Laura Dern plays Linda, the local feminist of the community. In episode six, titled “Maxine Takes a Step,” Dern shares the screen with her real-life father, Bruce Dern, for the first time ever. “It’s such an iconic moment on television, obviously, the two of them acting together,” says director Stephanie Laing.
In ‘The Gilded Age,’ Socialites Waged War Using Opera Houses

Jun 12, 2024 | hollywoodreporter.com | Hilton Dresden

At the end of season two of The Gilded Age, a battle between two opera houses — the Metropolitan Opera and the Academy of Music — comes to a head, with Bertha (Carrie Coon) emerging victorious at last, gazing out over the star-studded premiere she facilitated. In order to re-create the opening of the Met and capture Bertha’s triumph, cinematographer Manuel Billeter used visual effects and on-location shooting at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia.