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Louis Garrel: ‘When you make an action scene, there’s this tendency to think, “Let’s do it like Heat or Scarface”’

by Elena Lazic

The French star discusses The Innocent, his fourth feature film as a director and a quintessentially French hybrid of romantic comedy and heist thriller.
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Harris Dickinson: ‘It was actually quite scary improvising with Lola’

by Hannah Strong

The Scrapper star on getting into character, upsetting the make-up department and improvising opposite a tenacious 11-year-old.
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“The emotional part overwhelmed me” – Catherine Hardwicke on Thirteen at 20

by Simon Bland

Partially inspired by the turbulent home life of one of its stars, this hard-hitting coming-of-age drama still packs a punch – even for director and co-writer Catherine Hardwicke.
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Bette Gordon: ‘Between female desire and gratification lies a space full of possibilities’

by Anna Bogutskaya

As Variety returns with a 2K restoration, Bette Gordon reflects on the making of a cult classic, her love for ​‘80s New York and her friendship with Nan Goldin.
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Alice Winocour: ‘Post-traumatic memory is something very specific’

by Hannah Strong

The French filmmaker on the nuances of recreating a real-life terrorist attack in her reflective new film, Paris Memories.
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Inside the wild world of film-to-book novelisations

by Melita Cameron-Wood

Alan Dean Foster, who has adapted the likes of Alien and Star Wars for the page, explains the highly specific art of transforming sci-fi epics into page-turners.
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Jason Schwartzman: ‘Working with Wes so long, it really has become like we’re brothers’

by Hannah Strong

The long-time collaborator and star of Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City speaks on their enduring friendship, Stanley Kubrick, and learning to talk without moving your mouth.
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A conversation with Milena Canonero, Wes Anderson’s costume designer

by David Jenkins

The four time Oscar-winner talks her formative connections with Stanley Kubrick and how she’s able to fulfil Wes Anderson’s unique aesthetic visions.
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Wes Anderson: ‘I am drawn to mystery’

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The maestro behind Asteroid City leaves a voice note for LWLies, reflecting on naming conventions, sci-fi films, and working with his best friends.
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Emile Mosseri and Joe Talbot: ‘We’re just following the feeling of what we like’

by Kambole Campbell

To celebrate the release of Emile Mosseri’s new album, he sat down with old pal and collaborator Joe Talbot for a chat about Tupac, George Constanza, and swimming in LA lakes.