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“Sinners” filmmaker Ryan Coogler tells IndieWire about his reverence for Irish music and its narrative importance in his vampire film.
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In a recent interview, Coogler told IndieWire, "You're talking to somebody who went back to the continent of Africa to connect with his ancestors, but I skipped over the American South.”
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The co-creators and directors of "The Studio" explain why it was so tricky casting Martin Scorsese, Zoë Kravitz, and many more Hollywood luminaries on their show business satire.
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Christopher Landon talks to IndieWire about how he approaches his unique blend of humor, thrills, and social commentary to create movies that are as thoughtful as they are escapist.
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Danny McBride tells IndieWire how Stanley Kubrick and George A. Romero's very different classics influenced the latest episode of his HBO comedy.
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The veteran director of everything from "St. Elsewhere" and "Beverly Hills 90210" to "Tracker" and the "Law & Order" franchise tells IndieWire about her career and process.
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Producer Alex Saks breaks down the financials of making an indie film in 2025, and why even Sean Baker and Brady Corbet struggle to make ends meet.
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Was it really one 25-minute take or did they stitch? Is that house real? Is Seth Rogen really driving? "The Studio" team takes IndieWire behind the scenes of this year's must-see episode.
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Director Duke Johnson tells the Filmmaker Toolkit podcast how his work with an actor who ultimately left the project made his live-action feature debut come to life.
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Directors Dan Berk and Robert Olsen tell IndieWire's Filmmaker Toolkit podcast about mixing humor, character, and action to create a genre movie in the tradition they grew up on.
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The "Anomalisa" director tells IndieWire what he learned on his first foray into live-action feature filmmaking, and why he cast each actor in multiple roles.
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The "Mickey 17" director tells IndieWire about how wanting raw and real performances can conflict with meticulously planned shots, and missing actors now that he's working in animation.
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