Tomris Laffly

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Breaking Down Clint Eastwood's Juror No. 2

The new courtroom drama, which could be the 94-year-old director's last film, reflects his preoccupations with moral gray areas and justice, down to its somber end.

By Tomris Laffly

The Men of Anora

Mark Eydelshteyn and Yura Borisov on their breakout roles in the beloved indie filmmaker's latest.

By Tomris Laffly

The Story Behind 'Will & Harper'

Longtime comedy friends Will Ferrell and Harper Steele on their new film about a road trip they took after Steele came out as a transgender woman.

By Tomris Laffly

The True Story Behind 'The Burial'

Director Maggie Betts on her courtroom drama starring Tommy Lee Jones and Jamie Foxx, based on a David and Goliath 1990s court case.

By Tomris Laffly

The Director Behind Happening on Making a 'Vital' Film About a Woman Seeking an Illegal Abortion

Winner of the 2021 Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival, writer-director Audrey Diwan’s unflinching and suspense-ridden Happening follows its young female protagonist, Anne (Anamaria Vartolomei), a helpless middle-class college student who desperately tries...

By Tomris Laffly

Drive My Car Director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi Likes Things to Be a Little Mysterious

While the 2022 Oscar nominations were being announced, Japanese filmmaker Ryûsuke Hamaguchi was on a flight to Germany to serve as part of this year’s competition jury at the Berlin International Film Festival. “When I...

By Tomris Laffly
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