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Kathryn Bigelow’s unnerving nuclear disaster film A House of Dynamite is a true ensemble. There are primary characters, but no ...
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‘Dust to Dreams’ Producer Mo Abudu On How the Strenghth of Family Can Overcome Anything
Family is everything, but sometimes that love can be tested. Idris Elba's Oscar-qualified short, Dust to Dreams, centers on Millicent, ...
Oscars 2026: Are A House of Dynamite’s Oscar Chances Blown?
When the first female director to win a Best Director Oscar (for 2008’s The Hurt Locker) makes her first feature-length ...
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As a Casting Director, Alexa Fogel has the kind of resume that makes your eyes widen and your jaw go ...
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There have been many films made about the possibility of nuclear war, but none have ever felt quite as urgent ...
Bye Bye Kicking Bird
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