Rupert Friend Wants a Berlin Do-Over

Rupert Friend Wants a Berlin Do-Over

Rupert Friend is heading into the Berlinale a little anxious. The British actor, a veteran of the industry with major roles in Homeland, Pride & Prejudice and, most recently, Drew Hancock’s buzzy thriller Companion, was only a “whip of a thing” when Chéri premiered in competition at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival. “I was 25…

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Berlin: Bong Joon Ho Says ‘Mickey 17’ Villain Was Modeled on Past Dictators But May Remind Viewers of Present-Day Political Leaders

Berlin: Bong Joon Ho Says ‘Mickey 17’ Villain Was Modeled on Past Dictators But May Remind Viewers of Present-Day Political Leaders

Multi-Oscar-winning South Korean director Bong Joon Ho glided into the snow-blanketed Berlin International Film Festival on Saturday to unveil his long-in-the-making sci-fi feature Mickey 17 — and it wasn’t long before the international media in the German capital probed the auteur about the relevance of his new movie to the world’s politically fraught present. Mickey 17…

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‘Ari’ Review: An Intensely Performed if Loose-Limbed Portrait of an Emotionally Unstable French Man Trying to Fix His Life

‘Ari’ Review: An Intensely Performed if Loose-Limbed Portrait of an Emotionally Unstable French Man Trying to Fix His Life

With only a trio of films under her belt, writer-director Léonor Serraille has carved her own special niche within the overcrowded world of French arthouse cinema. Her 2017 breakthrough, Montparnasse Bienvenüe, won Cannes’ prestigious Camera d’Or while confirming the rising status of its lead actress, Laetitia Dosch. Her second effort, the moving and underrated immigrant…

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‘Clumsy’ Renée Zellweger explains why she relates to Bridget Jones’ ‘fake it ‘til you make it’ mantra

‘Clumsy’ Renée Zellweger explains why she relates to Bridget Jones’ ‘fake it ‘til you make it’ mantra

When art imitates life. Renée Zellweger admits that over the years she’s adopted some of her longtime character Bridget Jones’s most famous traits. “All the clumsy things,” she told Page Six exclusively at the New York premiere of “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy” Wednesday, “And the ‘fake it ’til you make it’ [mantra].” Renée…

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Lorne Michaels reveals his POV for handling both Dem and Republican politics on ‘SNL’: ‘Whoever is in power is probably awful’

Lorne Michaels reveals his POV for handling both Dem and Republican politics on ‘SNL’: ‘Whoever is in power is probably awful’

Call him the king of comedy, the sultan of sketch — or, as cast member Ego Nwodim has revealed she once did by mistake, “Daddy” — but Lorne Michaels will forever be the beating heart of “Saturday Night Live.” The late-night show’s creator presided over its chaotic launch on October 11, 1975, and is gathering stars…

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