When Lisa Taddeo’s non-fiction book “Three Women” hit shelves back in 2019, it became an immediate hit. Featuring the intimate stories of–you guessed it–three women Taddeo followed over years of their lives, the novel gave readers an in-depth and startlingly intimate look into the lives of women who, while so singularly different, are all connected … Read more
Set in a nondescript working-class suburb of Sweden, “Paradise is Burning” focuses on three sisters whose mother is terminally absent. When the school begins to suspect their mother has taken off (again) a meeting with social services looms. This ticking clock adds tension as the eldest girl Laura (Bianca Delbravo) searches for someone to stand … Read more
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice star Jenna Ortega isn’t interested in a female James Bond: “We should have our own… I want to see another badass.” Now that Daniel Craig has hung up his Walther PPK, we’re on the cusp of yet another actor being tapped to play James Bond. Some believe that the time has come for … Read more
As you were working with your editors over the many years that you worked on this film, how did you know this was the moment we wanted to end the film on? NR: I think there were many ways it could end. But, I remember one day in DC, Troy was reviewing footage, messaged us, … Read more
Minnie Driver will voice a female version of the Penguin in Batman: Caped Crusader. Batman: Caped Crusader is an upcoming DC animated series that is premiering on Amazon Prime Video this coming August. Per Variety, Driver has been cast as a gender-swapped version of the notorious Dark Knight villain. She will be named Oswalda Cobblepot … Read more
Well, that forest is very beautiful. The people living there, and all of Poland, are very proud of that forest. It’s the oldest forest in Europe, and it has a lot of very natural spots that are untouched by mankind, as well as a lot of wild animals and everything. So tourists go there a … Read more
So come get your film. Yeah. They said I needed to come and get my negative. That just sent me on a whole existential journey because I thought, “I can’t properly preserve that negative. I don’t know what to do.” But they were great. They were like, “Think about archives.” So, of course, the first … Read more
Shot in dreamy, textured 16mm, the intimate and desire-filled Lithuanian film “Slow” is not your typical romance. Sparks fly when passionate contemporary dancer Elena (Greta Grinevičiūtė) meets ruminative sign language interpreter Dovyda (Kęstutis Cicėnas). Their chemistry is so immediate and so intense, Elena tells her friends she feels like they’ve known each other forever. Despite … Read more
I wanted to ask you about capitalism’s role in the film. Obviously, they’re removing these antiquities, not just to have that connection with history, but they are then selling them on the black market. You have that great scene on the boat with your sister Alba. I’d love to hear your thoughts on how capitalism … Read more
Born in London, Glass grew up in Essex where she always knew she wanted to make films, cutting her cinematic teeth using her parents’ video camera. While attending the London College of Communication she worked as a runner on various film sets, and made her proper debut short film “Storm House.” She graduated from the … Read more