After ‘Fantasy,’ Kukla Is Writing a Film About Women Stopping to Have Sex With Men

After ‘Fantasy,’ Kukla Is Writing a Film About Women Stopping to Have Sex With Men

Slovenian director Kukla, whose debut feature Fantasy world premiered at the 78th edition of the Locarno Film Festival in the Filmmakers of the Present lineup on Friday, is working on a new project that promises to bring her unique voice to a story about sex, war, TikTok, and the relationship between women and men. “My next film is about a potential threat…

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Emma Thompson on Getting a “Stalking” Call From Donald Trump and Why ‘Harry Potter’ Is “Not Really an Important Part of My Creative Endeavor”

Emma Thompson on Getting a “Stalking” Call From Donald Trump and Why ‘Harry Potter’ Is “Not Really an Important Part of My Creative Endeavor”

Emma Thompson discussed her career, including getting a call from Donald Trump, her days doing stand-up comedy, including jokes about herpes and Margaret Thatcher, Sense and Sensibility, and the Monica Lewinsky scandal playing out during the Primary Colors shoot in Locarno, Switzerland on Saturday. She appeared in front of a huge and hugely excited crowd…

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Emma Thompson on Pulling “Every Single Muscle” Playing “a Real Heroine” in Action-Thriller ‘The Dead of Winter’ — and What “Really Scared” Her

Emma Thompson on Pulling “Every Single Muscle” Playing “a Real Heroine” in Action-Thriller ‘The Dead of Winter’ — and What “Really Scared” Her

Emma Thompson has gone from snowy landscapes to sunny pastures. The star plays a widowed fisherwoman who travels alone through snowbound northern Minnesota and interrupts the kidnapping of a teenage girl, portrayed by Laurel Marsden (Ms. Marvel), in her latest film, The Dead of Winter, directed by Brian Kirk (21 Bridges, The Day of the…

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Willem Dafoe on Playing a Billionaire in ‘The Birthday Party’ and Not Being Afraid to Get Naked

Willem Dafoe on Playing a Billionaire in ‘The Birthday Party’ and Not Being Afraid to Get Naked

Willem Dafoe stars as a Greek billionaire in Miguel Ángel Jiménez‘s The Birthday Party, which celebrates its world premiere at the 78th edition of the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland on Thursday evening.  His megalomaniacal shipping magnate may remind people of Aristotle Onassis, but Dafoe didn’t model his character after anyone specific, the star shared mid-day Thursday ahead…

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