Tag: Wright
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Jeffrey Wright Is Pitch Perfect and Oscar-Worthy in Cord Jefferson’s ‘American Fiction’; Possible TIFF Audience Winner?
With “American Fiction,” Cord Jefferson, best known for penning television episodes of “Succession” and “Watchmen,” helms one of the finest directorial debuts seen since Sam Mendes’ “American Beauty.” In the style that feels like an audacious blend of the screenplays of Alexander Payne’s “Sideways” and Nicole Holofcener’s “Can You Ever Forgive Me,” he shepherds an…
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Edgar Wright’s Unmade Movies, From ‘Ant-Man’ to a ‘Shaun of the Dead’ Sequel
Many, many directors have careers filled with passion projects that never got made, scripts that died in early development, or projects they were attached to briefly before departing. Edgar Wright has a lot of those misses in his back catalog, but the “Shaun of the Dead” and “Baby Driver” director can rest comfortably knowing that…
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Robin Wright Looks Back on Her Career, From ‘The Princess Bride’ Audition to Jenny Snorting Cocaine in ‘Forrest Gump’
From auditioning for “every John Hughes movie that I never got in” to having Oliver Stone yell at her in a helicopter over her pronunciation of “’Nam,” Robin Wright confesses she’s seen Hollywood from all sides over the years.Speaking to admiring crowds at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, where Wright is being honored with the…
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Robin Wright to Direct Patricia Clarkson in Comic Love Story ‘Bingo’ (Exclusive)
Robin Wright will direct Patricia Clarkson in a new film, “Bingo,” which shares some DNA with the cult classic “Harold and Maude,” she told Variety Friday at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, where both Wright and Clarkson are guests.The story is a “modernized, beautiful” take on May-December romance, said the actor, being honored this week…
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‘Bridesmaids’ Isn’t the Best R-Rated Comedy, This Is
Slapping an R-rating on a film can denote a few things to the audience. For a comedy, that usually means exhaustive swearing, nudity, and maybe a gross-out slapstick violence sequence. Generally speaking, using that kind of content can almost be a crutch, to hold up an otherwise tepid movie with not much else to offer…
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‘I’m not that geeky guy any more’: Simon Pegg on comedy, action heroes and staying at home
Simon Pegg has called time on the nerdy stuff, and says he’d rather watch Succession than sci-fi. As for his A-list status, friendship with Tom Cruise and box-office pulling power – well, he’d take Hertfordshire over Hollywood any timeLast summer, the actor and writer Simon Pegg and the writer-director Edgar Wright holed up for a…
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Robin Wright, Christine Vachon to Be Honored at Karlovy Vary Film Festival
U.S. actor Robin Wright will be awarded the President’s Award at the 57th Karlovy Vary Film Festival’s closing ceremony. In honor of Wright, it will screen “The Princess Bride.”Wright is best known for her performance in Netflix series “House of Cards.” She earned three Golden Globe nominations and a win in 2014. She earned five…
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Karlovy Vary to honour Robin Wright, Christine Vachon; selects Future Frames participants, closing film
Bobby Farrelly’s ‘Champions’ will close the Czech event.US actress and filmmaker Robin Wright will be the latest recipient of the President’s Award at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.Wright will receive the award at the closing ceremony for the 57th edition, on Saturday, July 8. The festival has also added Rob Reiner’s 1987 adventure comedy The…
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‘Asteroid City’: Adrien Brody & Jeffrey Wright on Wes Anderson’s Style
If you’ve seen a Wes Anderson film, you know he’s an auteur with a very specific style, and according to costars Adrien Brody and Jeffrey Wright, Asteroid City will deliver on more of what audiences love about his repertoire. In an interview with Collider’s Steve Weintraub, long-time collaborator Brody and Wright, who previously worked with…