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‘Living Large’ Tackles Heavy Themes with Stop-Motion Puppetry (and Real Hair)

Director Kristina Dufková tells IndieWire about her Annency Jury Award winner, which follows a teen struggling with bullies, puberty, and his weight.

 

Focus Features Picks Up AI Thriller ‘Hot Spot’ from ‘The Lure’ Filmmaker Agnieszka Smoczyńska

This marks the second English-language feature from Smoczyńska and second collaboration with Focus after releasing the biographical drama "The Silent Twins" in 2022.

 

‘The Agency’ Review: Michael Fassbender’s Slick Spy Series About How Much It Sucks to Be a Spy

With a sterling cast including Jeffrey Wright, Jodie Turner-Smith, John Magaro, and Richard Gere, Showtime's tragic-thriller reshuffles the "Homeland" paradox as an American CIA agent falls head over heels for a teacher who may or may not be a secret agent herself.

 

The Cinematography of ‘Interior Chinatown’ Cries (Dick) Wolf

Cinematographer Tari Segal tells IndieWire about the bold lighting and camera choices needed to create the different worlds that Willis Wu (Jimmy O. Yang) must navigate.

 

Simon Rex Is Still Living His Own Sean Baker Cinderella Story — Even After ‘Anora’

IndieWire Honors: The "Red Rocket" star hosts the event, taking place on December 5 in Los Angeles.

 

‘Flow’ Doesn’t Have Dialogue — But Its Sound Design Speaks Volumes

Director Gints Zilbalodis and sound designer Gurwal Coïc-Gallas tell IndieWire about maintaining the momentum of the animated animal adventure through sound.

 

Cahiers du Cinema Names Best Films of 2024, Including ‘All We Imagine as Light’ and ‘Trap’

One of cinema's most noted publications, known for starting the careers of André Bazin, Éric Rohmer, and more, named Alain Guiraudie's "Misericordia" as the best film of the year.

 

The Amazing Story Behind German Oscar Entry ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’

Mohammad Rasoulof shot his film in secret in Iran, and when he was sentenced to eight years in prison and flogging, he escaped to Germany over an arduous 28-day trek.

 

Disney’s new “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” blasts off with Colorado ties, big-name directors

The Star Wars franchise may be set in a galaxy far, far away, but it’s lately never felt closer to Colorado.

 

In ‘Gallagher,’ a Dying Prop Comic Reckons with a Legacy of Smashed Watermelons and Burned Bridges

Director Josh Forbes tells IndieWire why he felt compelled to spend months of his life following the infamous prop comedian on the road.

 

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