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Berlin Hidden Gem: China’s Jing Yi Taps Memories of Xinjiang for Enigmatic Feature Debut ‘The Botanist’
The young filmmaker had little access to cinema growing up in remote rural China, but thanks to a friend's cache of classics and mentorship from art-house star Bi Gan, he's making his debut at Berlin.
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‘Vision Quest’ at 40: Matthew Modine Explains How the Coming-of-Age Classic Landed Him ‘Full Metal Jacket’
The surprising origin story involves an F-bomb wielding Val Kilmer, who Modine says once told him, "I'm sick of you. I'm tired of you getting all the jobs in town."
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Todd Haynes on Resistance, Reinvention and the Art of Letting Go
This year's Berlin Film Fest jury president talks about Donald Trump, the challenges for indie cinema, and what the AIDS crisis taught him about activism: "We have to really be careful about not yielding."
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Shining a Light on the Benefits of Shooting in Basque Country
Launched at the Berlinale, Film Basque Country aims to capitalize on the region’s cachet and hefty new incentives to promote this innovative community of Spain as a thriving creative hub.
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Color Me Dead: How Beetlejuice Got His Ghostly Look
Hair and makeup designer Christine Blundell tells THR about her eureka moment during Tim Burton’s latest flick.
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Malcolm Washington Finds His Place Among the OGs
The ‘Piano Lesson’ director on taking on August Wilson, directing his brother and what his father taught him about awards.
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How Rising Star Julia Franz Richter Went From Nativity Plays to Starring in Two Berlinale Movies
After roles in the likes of 'Ghost Trail,' 'Peacock' and 'Rubikon,' she shines in 'Welcome Home Baby,' which opened Berlin's Panorama sidebar, and the competition film 'Mother's Baby.'
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Hollywood Flashback: When a Spanish-Language Song First Won at the Academy Awards
Uruguayan singer-songwriter Jorge Drexler made history when he won the best original song Oscar for 'Al Otro Lado del Río' from the Che Guevara biopic 'The Motorcycle Diaries.'
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What Were Bob Dylan and Joan Baez Like in Bed? Ask James Mangold
The Oscar-nominated director of ‘A Complete Unknown’ details the on-screen dynamics between Timothée Chalemet and Monica Barbaro in the latest installment of THR’s Script to Scene series
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Ben Whishaw on Becoming Peter Hujar in Ira Sachs’ Vivid Snapshot of ’70s Manhattan
The British actor discusses paying tribute to the photographer in 'Peter Hujar's Day,' spending time with Linda Rosenkrantz, and making do without a single video of Hujar to base his performance off of.
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Rupert Friend Wants a Berlin Do-Over
After facing a major career setback at his first Berlinale in 2009, the star discusses heading to this year's fest with two films: "It could be triggering, but you gotta get over yourself."
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Fiona Shaw Lives in the Moment: “I Don’t Believe in Playing a Character”
The Irish actress unpacks the simmering tension of Rebecca Lenkiewicz's 'Hot Milk', in which she plays opposite Emma Mackey, and how she is more excited than anyone for the Berlinale.
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Fernanda Torres Has Already Won
All of Brazil will tune in on Oscar night — “It will be like the moon landing“ — to see if she takes best actress. But for the 'I’m Still Here' star, bringing the world's attention to a long-suppressed national trauma is the ultimate triumph.
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The Body Politic: Meet the Female Filmmakers Who Are Shaping the Future of Horror
Following in the bloody footsteps of Coralie Fargeat’s 'The Substance,' a new wave of female filmmakers is reinventing body horror, melding grotesque transformations with sharp critiques of beauty standards.
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Maria de Medeiros Catapulted to Cult Stardom in ‘Pulp Fiction’ — but Her Heart Was in Europe
With de Medeiros' newest film 'Reflection in a Dead Diamond' premiering in Berlin, THR catches up with the Portuguese actress on what she's been up to since 1994, the year Quentin Tarantino uncovered a star.
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Chinese Director Vivian Qu on Crafting Her Female-Led Neo-Noir ‘Girls on Wire’
The indie filmmaking veteran behind 2014’s Golden Bear-winning 'Black Coal, Thin Ice' discusses returning to Berlin with a new thriller and the recent steep ups and downs at China's theatrical box office.
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