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Ottawa directing CRTC to change course on online streaming act

Culture Minister Marc Miller says Ottawa is directing the CRTC to back down on its recent decision to triple streamers’ financial contributions to Canadian content, and will instea…

How Sean Baker went from high school AV guy to Oscar-winning director

From his humble beginnings to winning a bevy of big awards, including four Oscars, the filmmaker has forged a successful career by staying true to his guiding principles.…

Predator-triggered orange tails may help tadpoles survive by redirecting deadly bites

John Travolta on Taking Lessons From Quentin Tarantino and Mike Nichols for Directorial Debut

The superstar is in the director's chair for an hour-long adaptation of his 1997 children's novel 'Propeller One-Way Night Coach.'…

Hot mics catch Victor Wembanyama directing teammates to 'hard foul' in Game 5

Bismack Biyombo and Mason Plumlee laid a couple hard fouls late in Game 5. Here's the backstory.…

Supreme Court sets aside order directing Reliance Industries to disgorge ₹447 crore

Supreme Court overturns order for Reliance Industries to repay ₹447 crore, challenging SEBI's findings on RPL share trading.…

Guillermo Del Toro Praises Boots Riley’s “Hand-Made” Effects In ‘I Love Boosters’

With 'I Love Boosters' approaching it second weekend at the box office, Boots Riley has made a fan out of at least one of his peers.…

Mark Duplass Slams Rumor Kane Parsons Didn’t Direct ‘Backrooms’: “Kane Was 100% In Control”

Although some of the cast and crew got lost on the set of 'Backrooms', writer/director Kane Parsons apparently knew where he was going.…

‘Task’ Emmy Submissions: Mark Ruffalo For Lead Actor In A Drama Series, Tom Pelphrey Among 9 Supporting Contenders, Writing, Directing & More

'Task' Emmy Submissions: Mark Ruffalo is up for Lead Actor In A Drama Series, Tom Pelphrey is among 9 supporting contenders, writing, directing, more.…

Backrooms Actor Mark Duplass Defends Kane Parsons Following Claims He ‘Didn’t Direct’ The Film

Duplass stated that the 20-year-old director 'didn't need' help from any of the producers working on the project and was '100 percent in control' during filming…

Mark Duplass Denies Rumor That Kane Parsons Didn’t Really Direct ‘Backrooms’ at 19: ‘Was 100% in Control’ | Video

"He didn't need any of us," Duplass said in an Instagram video about "Backrooms." "He was intensely prepared"…

‘Backrooms’ Star Mark Duplass Slams Rumor That Kane Parsons Didn’t Actually Direct Horror Movie: ‘Kane Was 100% in Control’

'Backrooms' star Mark Duplass defended Kane Parsons from rumors that he didn't actually direct the A24 horror movie.…

Mark Duplass Defends ‘Backrooms’ Director Kane Parsons Amid Speculation About 20-Year-Old Filmmaker’s Role

Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve also star in the A24 horror feature hitting theaters Friday.…

Game of Thrones: Hold the Door. Clip from "The Door" (Season 6, Episode 5), broadcast ten years ago on May 22, 2016. For this episode, Jack Bender was nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series.

Shaw Festival’s Sleuth is a highly spoilable thriller – and an auspicious directorial debut for Peter Fernandes

Anthony Shaffer’s text shows its age in places, but the Shaw Festival’s production is dandy and tight…

‘Backrooms’ Creator Kane Parsons On Becoming A24’s Youngest Director Ever, Adapting His YouTube Series: “A Weird Dream Come True”

Born in 2005, the year YouTube launched, 'Backrooms' director Kane Parsons has "always taken that for granted," having the platform at his disposal.…

Skeletor was supposed to wear a 'gold mask' in Masters of the Universe. Then Travis Knight showed up.

'I was outraged because he doesn't wear a mask. He's got a skull for a face!'…

Why Director Boots Riley Embraced ‘Jankiness’ and an Indie Spirit to Make ‘I Love Boosters’

Writer and director Boots Riley tells IndieWire why "pulling a Peter Greenaway" is important to creating the visual stories he wants to tell.…

‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’: Jon Favreau on Pulling Off the Oner During the AT-AT Fight Sequence

“The Mandalorian and Grogu” : How Jon Favreau pulled off the AT-AT fight sequence.‘Mandalorian and Grogu’: How Jon Favreau Pulled Off AT-AT Oner…

California is directing state agencies to prepare workers for potential AI job disruption

Hamaguchi Ryusuke on Cannes Palme d’Or Contender ‘All of a Sudden’: ‘What I Was Moved By Was What Was in the Book Itself’

Hamaguchi Ryusuke discusses his Cannes competition entry 'All of a Sudden,' a French-Japanese co-production starring Virginie Efira and Okamoto Tao.…

‘Slow Horses’ Star Antonio Aakeel Makes Directorial Debut With Short Film ‘Lessons in Pretending’ (EXCLUSIVE)

'Slow Horses' actor Antonio Aakeel wrote, directed and stars in 'Lessons in Pretending,' a darkly comic short.…

Supriya Pathak Kapur Makes Directing Debut With India-Australia Co-Production ‘Our Story’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Supriya Pathak Kapur will direct 'Our Story,' an India-Australia biographical feature co-written with her daughter Sanah Kapur, unveiled at Cannes.…

Matt Damon Eyes ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Directing Duo’s Next Movie After Ryan Gosling Drops Out

Matt Damon is in talks to start in the next film from “Everything Everywhere All at Once” directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert.…

Andy Garcia Says He Pitched Cannes Competition Title ‘Diamond’ To HBO & Other TV Networks Before Adapting The Story For Cinemas: “Nobody Bought It”

Andy Garcia debuted 'Diamond,' his latest feature as a director, last night in Cannes. The film is screening Out of Competition.…

I Built Belink in a Month with Manus — And Why I’m Redirecting My Old AI Logo Site

A few years ago, I built an AI logo maker called Ailogomakerr.com. It did well. The site grew...…

‘Ben’imana’: Marie-Clementine Dusabejambo On Directing Rwanda’s First Cannes Title & How Haile Gerima And Lee Isaac Chung Helped To Launch Her Career

'Ben'imana' is Dusabejambo’s first feature credit as a director…

Christopher Nolan Says ‘The Odyssey’ Is “The Most Extreme Version” of the Story He Could Make

"I think we pushed pretty hard on this one and maybe found some limits," he said of his upcoming film on Sunday's '60 Minutes.'…

Why "The Odyssey" was shot entirely on IMAX film

Correspondent Scott Pelley and director Christopher Nolan visited Fotokem, the last motion picture lab in the world that makes 70mm prints, to see finishing touches being made to "…

Christopher Nolan imagines every movie is the last he'll ever make

Director Christopher Nolan imagines every movie is the last he'll ever make. He brought that mindset to "The Odyssey."…

Christopher Nolan directs to make "most extreme version of a story possible"

Christopher Nolan, director of "Oppenheimer," "Inception," "Interstellar," and "The Dark Knight," imagines every movie is the last he'll make, leading him toward an ambitious plan …

Paz Vega to Direct ‘Ana No,’ Sold by Film Factory (EXCLUSIVE)

Vega will direct Molina, who broke out in Luis Buñuel’s ‘That Obscure Object of Desire’…

‘The Beloved’ Review: Javier Bardem Is Powerful as a Filmmaker Directing His Estranged Daughter in Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s Making-of-a-Movie Drama

Javier Bardem and Victoria Luengo in a movie that echoes "Sentimental Value," though this one has serious fun with the filmmaking process.…