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Iain Softley on entering a strange world in The Shepherd
Okay not to be okay
by Jennie Kermode
Misan Harriman on the creative process behind The After
Action with impact
by Jennie Kermode
Renny Harlin on keeping it real in The Bricklayer
Beside the seaside
by Jennie Kermode
Andy Edwards on the magic of the seaside, British horror and making Punch
Animated magic
by Jennie Kermode
Daniel Snaddon and Samantha Cutler discuss The Smeds And The Smoos
Unconscious symbolism
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Wendy Chuck on Alexander Payne’s multiple Golden Globe-winning The Holdovers
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by Amber Wilkinson
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Kevin Macdonald on Afghan music, an extraordinary orchestra and Last Song From Kabul
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A difficult age
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Taking flight
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Alexander Payne on WC Fields, Artie Shaw and The Holdovers composer Mark Orton
Layers of mystery
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llker Çatak in conversation on Oscar shortlisted The Teachers’ Lounge, Wim Wenders, and the films that inspired him
Setting the record straight
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Mick Harvey with Ed Bahlman on British bands of the 1980s, Nick Cave and Mutiny In Heaven: The Birthday Party
Urban life and the movies
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James Sanders on Billy Wilder, Spike Lee, Blake Edwards and Celluloid Skyline: New York And The Movies
Evolution of The New Boy
by Amber Wilkinson
Warwick Thornton on gender flipping his film, religion and spirituality and the slippery significance of snakes
Stepping into character
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Glenn Howerton on character creation and learning to like his work in BlackBerry
Stay-at-Home Seven: Bumper festive special
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The world builder
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VFX wizard Marcus Taormina on Rebel Moon: Part One – A Child Of Fire
What’s in a name?
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Alexander Payne on Paul Giamatti, Carrie Preston, Westward The Women and The Holdovers
The cost of truth
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Tamara Denic, Christian Siée, Nika Rozman and Milica Vuksanovic on Istina
Natural-born storytellers
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Kaouther Ben Hania on Tunisia’s Oscar shortlisted Four Daughters
The hidden lighthouse
by Paul Risker
James Rowe on leaving something to the imagination in Breakwater
'A lot of the filming was very cathartic for me'
by Amber Wilkinson
Tom Stuart on Good Boy, 'a love letter' to his mum
A moment of discovery
by Jennie Kermode
Ary Zara, Ivo Canelas, Frederico Serra, Andreia Nunes and Elliot Page on An Avocado Pit
Stay-at-Home Seven: December 18 to 25
by Amber Wilkinson
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From the inside out
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Wendy Chuck on Alexander Payne’s multiple Golden Globe-nominated The Holdovers
Out of this world
by Jennie Kermode
Chad Stahelski on stunts and fantasy in John Wick: Chapter 4
Breaking free
by Paul Risker
Zeno Graton on youth detention, love without shame, and The Lost Boys
Hitchcock heroine style
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Catherine Breillat on Léa Drucker, Kim Novak, Tippi Hedren and Last Summer
Animated activism
by Amber Wilkinson
Ryan Westra and Vishavjit Singh on the making of and motivation behind American Sikh
Command performance
by Amber Wilkinson
Naqqash Khalid on modern masculinity, blank slates and 'anti-acting' in his debut In Camera
Stay-at-Home Seven - December 11 to 17
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to stream or catch on telly this week
Coming out in the wash
by Jennie Kermode
Ahmad Alyaseer and Rana Alyaseer on Our Males And Females
Enjoy the trip
by Amber Wilkinson
Uri Marantz on making King Khat.. and why it's not a documentary
In reality, in truth
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Bernard-Henri Lévy on returning to Ukraine and Glory To The Heroes
The believers
by Jennie Kermode
Jenn Wexler on exploring her favourite horror tropes in The Sacrifice Game
Resilient and brave
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Bernard-Henri Lévy on Ukraine's defenders and Glory To The Heroes
Space and time
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Stefanie Kolk on her approach to the grieving process in Melk
Stay-at-Home Seven: December 4 to 10
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Films to catch on telly this week
Out of the ruins
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Um Tae-hwa and Lee Byung-hun discuss South Korean Oscar submission Concrete Utopia
Holding on to the magic
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Thomas von Steinaecker on Werner Herzog – Radical Dreamer
A bygone era
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Jeff Zimbalist on Germaine Greer, Betty Friedan, Susan Sontag, Gloria Steinem, Gore Vidal and How To Come Alive With Norman Mailer
Fit for a spy
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The new James Bond Scalextric set for those who don't like to be taken for a ride
You see it and feel it
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Liv Ullmann on Ingmar Bergman, Tove Ditlevsen, Laurence Olivier and Faithless
In the service of the story
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Matteo Garrone on fairy tales and Italy’s Oscar submission, Io Capitano
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Speaking out
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