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Why ‘Sly Lives!’ Is a Documentary by Artists for Artists — and for Everyone

Director Questlove and producer Joseph Patel tell IndieWire about finding the documentary balance between music nerdom and ...

The Hardest Thing for Us to Bear: How Two African Films from the ’70s Examine Postcolonial Discontent

Ousmane Sembène’s "Xala" and Souleymane Cissé’s "Baara" explore the class struggles of post-independent African nations.

Jazz Drums, Improv Buckets, and an ADR Shirt: Inside IndieWire’s Craft Celebration of ‘The Studio’

At IndieWire and Apple TV's 'The Studio' Post Production Sound Panel several Emmy nominees discussed their approach in making ...

Can ‘The Studio’ Break the Record for Most Emmy Wins by a Comedy Series — and Should It?

The Studio,' with 23 nominations, is the year's frontrunner and could break the record for most Emmy wins by a comedy in a ...

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'70s Week: Ousmane Sembène’s "Xala" and Souleymane Cissé’s "Baara" revel in caustic humor and the comeuppance of corrupt ...

‘The Captive’ Trailer: Alejandro Amenábar Tells the Story of ‘Don Quixote’ Author Miguel de Cervantes’ Imprisonment

“The Captive” is written and directed by Alejandro Amenábar. The film stars Julio Peña, Alessandro Borghi, Miguel Rellán, ...

‘Women Wearing Shoulder Pads’ Channels the Spirit of Pedro Almodóvar Into a Stop-Motion Package

Through the full eight-episode season, “Women Wearing Shoulder Pads” has plenty of laughs stemming from its absurdist fantasy ...

The 30 Best Movie Performances of the 1970s

Gene Hackman established one of the movies’ greatest ranges across four short years in the early ‘70s, a span bookended by ...

Easy Does It: Keith Carradine Looks Back on the Three ’70s Classics He Made with Robert Altman

The actor reflects on his collaboration with Altman on three 1970s classics and on working with Shelley Duvall in 'Thieves ...

Hollywood’s New Career Hack: Why Crews Are Learning to Think Like Influencers

The founders of G&B's College of Influence talk teaching Hollywood crews to think like digital content creators for our In ...

Every Sucker for Himself: How ‘Slap Shot’ Cut to the Soul of the American Character

"Slap Shot" could've been just another low-rent sports movie, but Nancy Dowd used it to give shape to a generation of nonconformist yearners.

‘Ballad of a Small Player’ Teaser: Colin Farrell Is Having a Bad Time with This Whole Gambling Thing

Edward Berger returns to Netflix, adapting a Lawrence Osborne novel into an awards season player starring Colin Farrell and Tilda Swinton.