TheWrap Screening Series
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‘Apples’ Tells the Story of a Different Kind of Pandemic, Where the Disease Is Amnesia (Video)
Director Christos Nikou and executive producer Cate Blanchett discuss the connection between technology and memory
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‘The Dissident’ Director Bryan Fogel Calls Out Hollywood’s ‘Fear, Cowardice’ Over Jamal Khashoggi Doc (Video)
“The appetite is for the money and business interests, and that takes precedence over human rights,” Oscar-winning “Icarus” director tells TheWrap
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Why Playing Dementia Was Easy for Anthony Hopkins in ‘The Father’ (Video)
Toronto Film Festival 2020: “This sounds like actor talk, but I couldn’t believe my luck at my age to be offered that,” Hopkins tells TheWrap
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‘The Boys’ Showrunner, Stars on Season 1’s Big Becca Twist and What It Means for Butcher’s ‘Path of Vengeance’ Going Forward (Video)
“Becca being alive takes away everything that was motivating Butcher in Season 1,” Eric Kripke says
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‘ZeroZeroZero’ Showrunner on How Amazon Cocaine Trafficking Series Got Its Name (Video)
Gina Gardini and actors Andrea Riseborough and Harold Torres discuss the series with “Raging Bull” screenwriter Paul Schrader for TheWrap’s Virtual Screening Series
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Why ‘Watchmen’ Director Stephen Williams Compares the Tulsa Massacre to Krypton’s Destruction (Video)
Williams describes the real-life tragedy as “the catalyst to set all the pieces of the narrative puzzle into play” for HBO series
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‘Insecure’ Star Yvonne Orji and Other Emmy Contenders on the Trap of ‘Diversity Porn’ and How Viewers Can Make a Difference (Video)
Orji was joined by “Silicon Valley’s” Thomas Middleditch, “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’s” Alex Newell, “Never Have I Ever’s” Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and “Normal People’s” Paul Mescal for the roundtable discussion
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‘Dummy’ Creator Cody Heller on Working With ‘Unwieldy,’ ‘Diva’-Like Sex Dolls for Anna Kendrick Quibi Comedy (Video)
“I salute any person who has a commitment to having a sex doll in their life because truly, it is a lot to deal with,” Heller tells TheWrap
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‘On The Record’ Trailer: Drew Dixon Says She ‘Was Reduced to Nothing’ By Russell Simmons (Video)
Documentary about sexual assault directed by Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering debuts on HBO Max on May 27
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‘The Cave’ Filmmakers Had Therapist On Call During Production of War Doc (Video)
“Some days I could only work one hour, and then I had to go home crying,” film editor Per Kirkegaard tells TheWrap
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Oscar Short Nominees Discuss Creating Fiction From Bits of Reality
This year’s short film contenders were inspired by podcasts, news reports, and unexpected encounters
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Oscar Short Doc Nominees Discuss Tackling Tough Subject Matter
This year’s field includes films about traumatized refugee children and oppressed Afghan girls who skateboard
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Director Todd Phillips: ‘Joker’ Sprang From Concern Over World Without Empathy
TheWrap Screening Series: The comic character piece emerged in discussions after Trump election
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How ‘After Parkland’ Directors Managed to Ask ‘Difficult Questions’ of Shooting Survivors
“What does life mean for you now when the person that you’ve lived for is gone,” co-director Emily Taguchi says
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Why ‘The Perfect Candidate’ Director Haifaa Al-Mansour Returned to Saudi Arabia After ‘Cinema Was Legal’
“I felt empowered to go back and make a film that is legal. But it was still really tough,” Saudi filmmaker says
