Tag: Flora
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‘Flora and Son’ Director John Carney Wants Movie Musicals to Push Past Atmosphere and the ‘Best Songs’
“Flora and Son” was an impossible movie three years ago. From “Once” to “Sing Street,” director John Carney has found different ways to bring not just song but the joy of creating music to characters who desperately need it. But he also continually wants to complicate what music is and can be to someone —…
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‘Flora and Son’ Will Submit Original Song ‘High Life’ for Oscar Consideration, Joseph Gordon-Levitt for Supporting (Exclusive)
John Carney’s musical-comedy “Flora and Son,” which was acquired by Apple Original Films after its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, is one of the streamer’s multiple awards contenders this year, most notably for best original song.With 18 original songs in the feature, deciding which one to put up for Academy consideration was a daunting…
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Christopher Nolan Cast His Daughter in ‘Oppenheimer’ as a Girl Who Gets Blown Up in Nuclear Explosion
Christopher Nolan cast his eldest daughter in a gruesome role for his forthcoming feature “Oppenheimer.”Speaking with the Telegraph, Nolan revealed that his daughter, Flora, visited the “Oppenheimer” set, alongside his wife and producer Emma Thomas, while the film was still in production. Nolan then had the idea to cast Flora in a then-open role: a…
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Christopher Nolan Explains Why He Cast His Daughter as a Burn Victim in ‘Oppenheimer’
Sure, the “Oppenheimer” cast features just about everyone in Hollywood, but writer-director Christopher Nolan also opted to keep it all in the family for the ensemble film.Nolan revealed to The Telegraph UK that he cast his own college-aged daughter Flora Nolan as a nameless woman who, according to the piece, appears in “a hellish, conscience-pricking…