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Remembering Sebastián Lelio, an Auteur Who Centered Women’s Stories With Style and Sensitivity
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When it was announced, in 2017, that the Chilean writer-director Sébastian Lelio was to helm a U.S. remake of his 2013 breakout film “Gloria,” admirers of the original — and indeed of Lelio himself — had cause for concern. English-language do-overs of world cinema successes frequ
When it was announced, in 2017, that the Chilean writer-director Sébastian Lelio was to helm a U.S. remake of his 2013 breakout film “Gloria,” admirers of the original — and indeed of Lelio himself — had cause for concern. English-language do-overs of world cinema successes frequently go awry; furthermore, we had the cautionary tale of […]
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The Chilean film-maker, whose films starred Florence Pugh, Julianne Moore and Rachel Weisz, died at his home in Santiago Chilean film-maker Sebastián Lelio has died at the age of 52. He was best known for the Oscar-winning trans drama A Fantastic Woman and his English-language fi
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‘Gangs of London’ Director Kim Hong-sun Shoots Korean Martial Arts Action Film ‘The Hit List’ With Jung Woo-sung, ‘Squid Game’ Star Wi Ha-jun
Kim Hong-sun, the Korean director of “Project Wolf Hunting” and Season 3 of British crime drama “Gangs of London,” is shooting “The Hit List,” a martial arts revenge actioner set during Korea’s Joseon era, with Jung Woo-sung and “Squid Game” star Wi Ha-jun. “The Hit List” adapts
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Trump on ’60 Minutes’ Reflects on Midterm Loss, Death and Forgiveness: ‘I Do Hate Some of My Enemies’
President Trump told “60 Minutes” that he blames Republican candidates and the war in Iran for the party’s midterm defeat, and acknowledged that his mass deportation policy was “too tough.” Sitting down with correspondent Ross Douthat, Trump was also asked about corruption, UFOs
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K-Pop Concert Film ‘Twice: This Is For… You’ Acquired by Bleecker Street’s Crosswalk and Universal Pictures International
Bleecker Street’s event cinema division Crosswalk and Universal Pictures Content Group have acquired North American and international rights, respectively, to “Twice: This Is For… You.” The film captures K-pop phenomenon Twice at London’s O2 Arena during their “This Is For” world
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