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John Magaro, Kelly Reichardt, John Magaro First Cow

Orla Smith / July 25, 2020

Playing Cookie Figowitz was ‘very liberating’ for John Magaro – an ebook preview

First Cow star John Magaro on the liberating experience of acting in a Kelly Reichardt film and how he got into character by cooking stews. This is an excerpt …

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Lily Gladstone, Kelly Reichardt, Lily Gladstone Certain Women, Lily Gladstone First Cow

Orla Smith / July 25, 2020

Lily Gladstone on Kelly Reichardt and her love of linguistics – an ebook preview

Actress Lily Gladstone discusses her two collaborations with director Kelly Reichardt, Certain Women and First Cow. This is an excerpt of our Reichardt ebook, …

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Lesley Manville, Ordinary Love

Orla Smith / February 21, 2020

Interview: Lesley Manville on Ordinary Love

Lesley Manville delves into the challenges of portraying a cancer patient's physical development, and discusses her work with Mike Leigh. It’s easy to take …

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Olla, Ariane Labed, Sundance

Orla Smith / January 28, 2020

Sundance ’20 interview: Ariane Labed on her directorial debut, Olla

Ariane Labed speaks about her background as a dancer and why she sees directing as a natural extension of her work as an actress. Olla is screening at the …

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Geraldine Viswanathan, Hala

Orla Smith / January 11, 2020

Bright Young Things: Geraldine Viswanathan’s intelligent young women

After breaking out with her comedic role in Blockers, Geraldine Viswanathan showed her stunning dramatic range in Hala. We spoke to her about the film and …

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Disco, Jorunn Myklebust Syversen, Josefine Frida

Orla Smith / October 5, 2019

Interview: Disco shows “the journey to become radical”

Director Jorunn Mykelbust Syversen and actress Josefine Frida on Disco, a dark drama about the dangers of fanatical religion. Discover more TIFF acquisition …

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