Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021

When Daniel Craig first got the gig, he felt like something had gone amiss. "You've got the wrong guy," he told the producers.

But Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson insisted. No, he was the one. He was James Bond.

Craig, then a rising performer but far from the expected choice,...

Tuesday, Jul. 27, 2021

Actor Reid Miller was around 13 years old when he first heard about the death of Jadin Bell. The Oregon teenager who died by suicide in 2013 inspired a national conversation about bullying and its effects on LGBTQ youth. 

It never occurred to Miller, now 21, that in less than a decade he...

Monday, Oct. 26, 2015

Welcome to the Special Fall 2015 Edition of SHOOT’s Directors Series. Our mix of profiles consists of Lenny Abrahamson, whose feature Room won the Toronto International Film Festival’s coveted Audience Award, often a harbinger of Oscar recognition; Ridley Scott, the celebrated...

Monday, Oct. 12, 2015

The early conversations between director Cary Joji Fukunaga and Idris Elba about their child soldier drama "Beasts of No Nation" began with, Elba says, the two discussing "the level of depth that he and I wouldn't mind plunging into."

"There is a...

Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014

A number of things set "True Detective" apart.

For starters, this new HBO drama series (which premieres Sunday at 9 p.m. EST) stars Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, a pair of actors known not for TV but for features (Harrelson's "Cheers" run ended 21 years ago). And they tackle,...

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