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Alex Jennings and Maggie Smith in "The Lady in the Van"

Interview: Sir Nicholas Hytner & Alex Jennings on Making History with “The Lady in the Van”

The director and star of the new comedy talk about doing justice to their friend, the legendary playwright Alan Bennett, both by his words and his person in this "mostly true" autobiographical story.

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Max Lowe on How Filmmaking Could Capture — and Facilitate — His Family Rebuilding Itself in “Torn”

Rex Miller on Celebrating the Transcendence of Arthur Ashe in “Citizen Ashe”

Ryusuke Hamaguchi on Delivering the Definitive Double Feature of 2021 with “Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy” and “Drive My Car”

DOC NYC 2021 Review: Holly Morris’ “Exposure” Charts an Expedition That Can’t Be Measured in Miles

DOC NYC 2021 Review: A Football Team Has Plenty to Tackle Off the Field in “Messwood”

DOC NYC 2021 Review: What’s In a Name Leaves a Lot to Answer For in “Grandpa Was an Emperor”

Matt Damon: A Career in Cameos

Five Movie Marketing Miscues That Blew Up in All the Wrong Ways

Justin Lin on “Tokyo Drift” and the Four Hours That Saved the
“Fast & Furious” Franchise

How Joan Micklin Silver’s “Hester Street” Transcended the Idea of Hollywood Being a One-Horse Town

“Every Day Was Like, ‘How Do We Pull This Off?'” Martin Brest on “Midnight Run”

How to Be a Los Angeles Cinephile in 2020 – Even If You’re From Outside of Town

Rex Miller on Celebrating the Transcendence of Arthur Ashe in “Citizen Ashe”

Torquil Jones and Nirmal Purja on a Life Moving Mountains in “14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible”

Interview: Benjamin Ree, Barbora Kysilkova and Karl-Bertil Nordland on Shifting Perspectives with “The Painter and the Thief”

Jessica Earnshaw on Exploring the Roots of Generational Trauma in “Jacinta”

Christopher Frierson on Carrying the Weight of the World on His Shoulders with “DMX: Don’t Try to Understand”

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Interview: Sir Nicholas Hytner & Alex Jennings on Making History with “The Lady in the Van”

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Joe Carnahan Talks About the Alternate Ending He Shot For “The Grey”

Interview: Nancy Buirski and Peggy Loving on Finally Getting to Tell “The Loving Story”

Playing God: 13 Actors Who Dared To Be the Deity in Movies