Tag: Boogie Nights
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As PTA’s New Film Circles Move to MGM, What We Know About His Ninth Feature
Reports have emerged that Paul Thomas Anderson’s ninth movie, a comedy-drama set in the 1970s in the San Fernando Valley, is moving from Focus Features to MGM. While MGM declined to comment to IndieWire on the report that first emerged in Deadline, the production is said to be leaving Universal-owned specialty label Focus Features, which…
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Why Judd Apatow Hired ‘There Will Be Blood’ Dp Robert Elswit to Shoot a Comedy
Judd Apatow makes big commercial comedies, and “The King of Staten Island” is no exception. However, while developing the project with Pete Davidson and drawing on the comic actor’s personal life, Apatow decided he needed to capture the rough-and-tumble nature of the character’s experiences. As a result, the movie has a more naturalistic quality than…
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Paul Thomas Anderson’s Longtime Cinematographer Says They Probably Won’t Work Together Again
Robert Elswit has shot six films for Paul Thomas Anderson and won an Academy Award for his work on “There Will Be Blood,” but the cinematographer doesn’t expect to work with Anderson again. During an appearance on the Light the Fuse podcast, Elswit didn’t have great things to say about their working relationship: “God, I…
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Julianne Moore Remembers Working With Burt Reynolds on ‘Boogie Nights’ and an ’80s TV Show
Audiences may remember Julianne Moore being in “Boogie Nights” with Burt Reynolds, but it turns out that wasn’t the first time they worked together.“I loved Burt. I loved him,” Moore said while promoting “Gloria Bell” at the Toronto International Film Festival ‘s Variety Studio (presented by At&T). “Not only did I work with him in…
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Interviewing Burt Reynolds was a revelation which still shocks me today | Hadley Freeman
I interviewed Reynolds three years ago ready to be wooed by his breezy charm. Instead, his pain, pills – and professionalism – left me deeply movedBurt Reynolds dies aged 82Burt Reynolds – a life in picturesIf ever there was proof that fame does not guarantee a lifetime of happiness, then Burt Reynolds offered it up…
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Burt Reynolds, Star of ‘Deliverance,’ ‘Smokey and the Bandit,’ Dies at 82
Burt Reynolds, one of Hollywood’s most popular leading men during the ’70s and early ’80s in such films as “Deliverance,” “Smokey and the Bandit, “The Longest Yard” and “Semi-Tough,” has died. His rep confirmed that he died Thursday in Jupiter, Fla. He was 82.He later earned an Oscar nomination as best supporting actor in Paul…
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Film Review: ‘Krystal’
With a hangdog face unforgettable from such films as “Fargo” and “Boogie Nights” — and easily one of his generation’s most gifted character actors — William H. Macy made his feature directing debut some 30 years ago with a savvy TV-news parody called “Lip Service” for HBO. For some reason, it wasn’t until starring in…
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Bill Hader and Alec Berg on How ‘Fargo’ and ‘Boogie Nights’ Influenced ‘Barry’ [Interview]
Imagine you’re staring down the barrel of a gun, and the man pulling the trigger is the guy who played Stefon on Saturday Night Live. Of course in the world of Barry, no one knows Bill Hader from TV and he’s playing Barry, a professional hitman. On a job in L.A., Barry discovers an acting…