Wrap Magazine
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‘The First Wave’ Director Hopes His COVID Doc Inspires Compassion and Catharsis
TheWrap magazine: “It’s a film about human beings coming together in crisis. And in the face of this awful virus, that was a beautiful thing to witness,” Matthew Heineman says
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Inside ‘Zátopek’ Director’s 15-Year Journey to Spotlight a Forgotten Czech Olympic Hero
TheWrap magazine: “People say to me, ‘He must have been a star when you were young,’ but nobody spoke of him,” director David Ondricek says of runner Emil Zátopek
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How Sparks Followed a Hit Documentary by Messing With Movie Musicals in ‘Annette’
TheWrap magazine: “I don’t want to sound arrogant, but we’re trying to reinvent the modern movie musical,” Ron Mael says of their work on “Annette”
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Why ‘Drive My Car’ Director Rewrote Haruki Murakami for His Surprise NY Film Critics Winner
TheWrap magazine: “There wasn’t enough material to fill a two-hour film,” director Ryusuke Hamaguchi says of the celebrated Japanese novelist’s short story he adapted
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Kenneth Branagh on How the Story of ‘Belfast’ Echoes Today, From Brexit to Washington
TheWrap magazine: “This position of ‘Either with us or you’re against us’ doesn’t allow for understanding or movement,” the writer-director says
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How Finnish Oscar Entry ‘Compartment No. 6’ Rewrote the Ending After a Surprise Snowstorm
TheWrap magazine: “Our catering tent flew away to the sea. It was a crazy moment,” director Juho Kuosmanen says
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Why Tilda Swinton Headed to the Colombian Jungle to Make Her Weirdest Movie Ever
TheWrap magazine: “It was a place where we could build a dreamscape,” says Swinton of “Memoria,” her collaboration with Thai visionary Apichatpong Weerasethakul
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How Rufus Wainwright Wrote a Sexy Song About Nuns – That’s Now an Oscar Contender
TheWrap magazine: “It’s a seductive call to go out and be a part of humanity,” the singer-songwriter says of “Secret Sister” from the documentary “Rebel Hearts”
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How Ariana Grande, Kid Cudi and Team Wrote a Love Song for the End of the World in ‘Don’t Look Up’
TheWrap magazine: “It’s a time capsule kind of song,” lyricist Taura Stinson says of the lush doomsday ballad “Just Look Up” from Adam McKay’s film
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Director of Oscar Entry ‘Hive’ Explains Why Kosovo Has Become a Hotbed for Strong Female Filmmakers
TheWrap magazine: “It’s a case of being inspired by one another,” says Blerta Basholli, the third woman in four years to represent the country at the Oscars
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Lin-Manuel Miranda Details His ‘Hectic’ 2021: 4 Movies and a Bunch of Oscar Song Contenders
TheWrap magazine: “I can withstand a certain amount of hectic, but it all kinda got crushed into one year,” the prolific actor, director and songwriter says
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How Billie Eilish Overcame ‘Performance Anxiety’ to Write a James Bond Song
TheWrap magazine: “The pressure we put on ourselves was pretty crazy,” says Eilish of writing the Grammy-winning song for “No Time to Die” with her brother Finneas
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Inside Brian Wilson’s Autobiographical Song for the Doc ‘Long Promised Road’
TheWrap magazine: Co-writer James explains how he based the lyrics to “Right Where I Belong” on old interviews Wilson had given
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How Costa Rican Drama ‘Clara Sola’ Became Like ‘Carrie Meets Cinderella in Latin America’
TheWrap magazine: “Both films have a very juicy release or explosion,” director Nathalie Álvarez Mesén says
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With ‘Lingui, the Sacred Bonds,’ Chad’s Top Director Hopes to Change How His Country Views Abortion
TheWrap magazine: “I’m used to making films about men, but I knew I had to become a spokesman for these women,” Mahamat-Saleh Haroun says
