As the conflicted patriarch of the Blake family, Jenkins spends most of the film holding in a terrible truth. For the veteran actor, it’s just a new way to navigate honesty.
Reinaldo Marcus Green’s biopic might get its title from the father of the iconic Williams sisters, but it’s Ellis’ turn as their mother Oracene Price that feels like a revelation.
“I am actually surprised at how many entertainment journalists I’ve met who are dicks,” the actor told IndieWire, but his new movie helped him understand the process.
The actor lied about his citizenship, taught himself how to conduct, and got cozy with a puppet for his turn in the Leos Carax musical. But as he tells IndieWire, that was the easy part of a cinematic high-wire act.
Cumberbatch used to take on demanding roles to avoid being pigeonholed. For “The Power of the Dog,” the impulse was different.
The filmmaker and star Jonathan Majors spoke to IndieWire about building a new spin on the genre around real — and often under-explored — people of the American West.
For nearly a decade, the actress-turned-filmmaker tried to get her ambitious Nella Larsen adaptation made. As she tells IndieWire, she knew there was only one way to make it happen.
The filmmaker’s long-gestating project finds him tackling his riskiest subject.
With the Olivia Munn-starring “Violet,” the veteran actress finally let herself become a filmmaker. As she tells IndieWire, both the film and the process of making it were all about overcoming fear.
Momoa also revealed to IndieWire that a particular gesture reserved for Timothée Chalamet’s character is actually meant for his real-life son.
Two years after wrapping Denis Villeneuve’s epic, the actress tells IndieWire that she’s still passionate about the film that showed her “true equality.”
After winning the Grand Jury Prize for his first (and so far, only) film, Harris expected a more traditional career rise. Thirty years later, he’s still feeling the regrets of what came next.
