Tag: Traffic
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Steven Soderbergh Called the Warner Bros. Exec Who Disliked ‘Memento’ and Told Him to Consider Christopher Nolan for ‘Insomnia’: ‘Take the Meeting’
Steven Soderbergh recently spoke to Rolling Stone while promoting his new series “Command Z” about the origins of his friendship with fellow filmmaker Christopher Nolan. According to the “Traffic” and “Ocean’s Eleven” director, a Warner Bros. executive refused to meet with Nolan about a potential directing gig for the studio’s thriller “Insomnia.” The exec allegedly…
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George Clooney Put Himself Through The Wringer To Prepare For Syriana
Stephen Gaghan’s 2005 film “Syriana” is a gritty and intense espionage thriller based on the 2003 book “See No Evil,” and it came at a time in cinema history — specifically, in the eight years following 9/11– when such thrillers became more interested in the on-the-ground violence and byzantine bureaucracy of lies that goes into…
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Steven Soderbergh Thriller ‘Kimi,’ Starring Zoë Kravitz, Reveals HBO Max Release Date
“Kimi,” the latest twisty thriller from director Steven Soderbergh, will debut exclusively on HBO Max Feb. 10.Soderbergh is no stranger to the streamer. His most recent film “No Sudden Move,” which starred Don Cheadle, Benicio del Toro, David Harbour, Jon Hamm and Brendan Fraser, hit HBO Max in July. Soderbergh’s “Let Them All Talk,” a…
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Benicio del Toro Threw Out ‘Sicario’ Dialogue During Filming, Surprising Roger and James Deakins
Benicio del Toro earned widespread critical acclaim for his supporting turn in Denis Villeneuve’s “Sicario,” a performance in which the “Traffic” Oscar winner builds nerve-wracking tension through long silences and intimidating gazes. Del Toro’s assassin character is a man of few words, and it turns out part of the reason is because the actor felt…
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Lin-Manuel Miranda, Blake Lively, Richard Gere, Diane Keaton to Star in ‘The Making Of’
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Blake Lively, Richard Gere and Diane Keaton are attached to star in the romantic comedy “The Making Of,” with Endeavor Content handling sales at the upcoming Toronto Intl. Film Festival.Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz are producing through their Bedford Falls Company banner with production planned for the spring. The duo is also writing…
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Here’s What’s Coming to Hulu in May
Hulu has announced the titles they’re adding next month. One of the biggest additions is the first seven movies in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, so if you’re like me and have been looking to give these movies a spin, now you finally have a cheap and easy way to do so. And…
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Cannes: Benicio Del Toro to Head Un Certain Regard Jury
Benicio Del Toro has been named president of the jury for Un Certain Regard in Cannes.Hailing him as “not only a film lover but a brilliant actor,” the Cannes Film Festival said Wednesday that Del Toro was “an artist who knows no boundaries” and a performer who “throws himself like no other into his roles.”…