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“It’s a Terrifying and Freeing Way to Work”: Marianne Jean-Baptiste on Making Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths
The Oscar nominee is a revelation as Pansy, a deeply damaged woman, in Leigh’s newest feature film, set to debut at Toronto International Film Festival.
By Chris Murphy
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The Piano Lesson First Look: How a Stage Classic Became a “Haunting” Directorial Debut From Malcolm Washington
Danielle Deadwyler, John David Washington, and Samuel L. Jackson star in the adaptation of August Wilson’s seminal play about a Black Pittsburgh family reckoning with the past.
By Chris Murphy
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Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth Olsen, and Carrie Coon Hold Nothing Back in the Wrenching His Three Daughters
The three stars exclusively share the trailer for their widely acclaimed Netflix drama, and go deep on their vulnerable powerhouse performances: “I let go so completely.”
By David Canfield
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Amy Adams Hears the Call of the Wild in Nightbitch
“When people ask me what the movie is about, I’m like, ‘It’s about motherhood and rage,’” says director Marielle Heller in this exclusive first look. “And you either get that or you don’t.”
By Hillary Busis
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In Conclave, the Pope Dies—Then the Twisty Search for His Successor Begins
Ralph Fiennes top lines the new film from the director of All Quiet on the Western Front, a thriller about both a personal and a collective crisis of faith—backed by a brilliant ensemble including Isabella Rossellini, Stanley Tucci, and more.
By David Canfield
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Inside Sing Sing, the Colman Domingo Prison Drama That Will Break Your Heart
Domingo may be headed back to the Oscars for his incandescent performance in A24’s innovative film, where he stars opposite several formerly incarcerated men.
By David Canfield
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Kevin Hart, Taraji P. Henson, and Samuel L. Jackson Bring a True Story to Wild Life in Fight Night
Peacock’s dynamic new limited series examines how an infamous heist changed the city of Atlanta forever—and reintroduces Hart as a dramatic leading man.
By David Canfield
Cannes Film Festival
Ben Whishaw on Giving the Riskiest Performance of His Career in Limonov. The Ballad
“I have no idea what this is going to be,” he tells Vanity Fair of his mammoth portrayal of a radical Russian activist. Here, an exclusive first look at the bracing result.
By David Canfield
Cannes Film Festival
Inside the “Mind Fuck” of David Cronenberg’s Grief Drama The Shrouds
Inspired by the death of Cronenberg’s wife, the film is rooted in the director’s experience of loss. For actors Vincent Cassel and Diane Kruger, that made for an uncanny, emotional, and at times plain bizarre experience.
By David Canfield
Cannes Film Festival
In The Apprentice, Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong Peer Into the Dark Heart of Donald Trump
Before Trump was Trump, he was a young striver taken under the wing of Roy Cohn. The Apprentice dramatizes their sinister bond: “I think of it as a love story, really,” Strong tells Vanity Fair.
By David Canfield
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Jesse Plemons and Emma Stone Run Wild in Poor Things Follow-Up Kinds of Kindness
Plemons’s initial reaction to Yorgos Lanthimos’s new movie: “Oh my God. What?”
By David Canfield
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Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis: An Exclusive First Look at the Director’s Retro-Futurist Epic
Adam Driver and Nathalie Emmanuel scan the horizon, and Coppola explains his sprawling influences for the utopian drama.
By Anthony Breznican
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Inside Ewan McGregor’s Enchanting Take on A Gentleman in Moscow
The best-selling novel gets a sparkling adaptation in this new limited series, to which McGregor brings a thrilling commitment—and one very particular mustache.
By David Canfield
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First Look: Andrew Scott Is a Crazy-Sexy Scammer in Ripley
Oscar-winning writer-director Steven Zaillian on casting Fleabag’s Hot Priest, the allure of black-and-white photography, and the eternal pull of Patricia Highsmith’s most insidious character: “He won’t go away.”
By Savannah Walsh
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Inside Mandy Moore and Edgar Ramírez’s Dangerous Romance in Dr. Death
The two Emmy-nominated actors take us inside Peacock’s harrowing tale of medical malpractice—and the twisted love affair at its center.
By David Canfield
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Why Anthony Hopkins’s Whole Career Led Him to Freud’s Last Session
Hopkins plays a Sigmund Freud in deep reflection over his extraordinary life and impending death—an experience that compelled the actor to look inward himself.
By David Canfield
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A Missionary Died at 26 on a Doomed Quest. A New Documentary Confronts What Led Him There
We go deep inside the revelatory documentary The Mission, which examines the tragedy of John Chau on both intimate and epic levels—and suggests a seismic cultural reckoning.
By David Canfield
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The Taste of Things: Watch the Sumptuous Trailer for France’s Oscar Submission
Juliette Binoche does some of the best on-screen cooking you’ll ever see in this lovely romantic drama. Here’s an exclusive look at the ingredients that brought it to life.
By David Canfield
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Vicky Krieps Just Won the Biggest Award of Her Career. She’s Feeling Conflicted
The star of Phantom Thread and the upcoming The Dead Don’t Hurt doesn’t mince words about her industry in a candid chat with Vanity Fair: “The game is fucked.” Fortunately, she feels ready to play it.
By David Canfield
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Nicolas Cage Haunts the Whole World in the Trippy Dream Scenario
You’ve never quite seen the Oscar-winning actor like this. Inside Cage’s transformative turn in A24’s surreal dark comedy, premiering this weekend in Toronto.
By David Canfield