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Welcome to Saltburn’s Twisted Gothic Tale
“There has to be an element of revulsion,” says Emerald Fennell of her sophomore film about desire and obsession, starring Barry Keoghan.
By Rebecca Ford
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With Maestro, Leonard Bernstein’s Legacy and Loves Finally Hit the Big Screen
His daughter Jamie Bernstein speaks for the first time about Bradley Cooper’s transformation to play her father, and the “portrait of a marriage” at the heart of the film.
By Rebecca Ford
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Inside All of Us Strangers, Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal’s Metaphysical Love Story
Andrew Haigh’s new film All of Us Strangers parallels a steamy romance between Scott and Mescal with an aching reunion of the dead and the living. Together, they make for an emotional epic.
By David Canfield
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First Look: Annette Bening Swims Toward the Role of a Lifetime in Nyad
Bening and costar Jodie Foster reveal the intensive training, tight bonding, and mental endurance that their stirring biopic required: “I don’t know how she did it.”
By David Canfield
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First Look: Love Really Hurts in the Trippy, Melancholy Fingernails
An Eternal Sunshine for the dating-app age, Fingernails throws Jessie Buckley, Jeremy Allen White, and Riz Ahmed into a love triangle that feels both warmly timeless and terrifyingly modern.
By David Canfield
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First Look: Paul Mescal and Saoirse Ronan Face a Dangerous Future in Foe
This twisty, apocalyptic marital thriller takes the two Oscar nominees on a wild ride—one that will keep you guessing until the film’s final seconds. We go inside the intense collaboration.
By David Canfield
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Lawmen: Bass Reeves First Look: David Oyelowo Brings Justice to the Old West
Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan produces this new series based on the true story of an enslaved man who became a legendary US marshal.
By Anthony Breznican
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Watch Phoebe Dynevor and Alden Ehrenreich Go to War in the Breathless Fair Play Trailer
Plus: Writer-director Chloe Domont on her actors’ on-camera explosion, that huge sale to Netflix, and conflicting opinions about her movie.
By David Canfield
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Rustin First Look: Colman Domingo Is Bayard Rustin, the Man Who Turned MLK’s Dream Into a Reality
The star and director George C. Wolfe shine a spotlight on an unsung civil rights hero: “The more I was living with Bayard, I just became overwhelmed.”
By Chris Murphy
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In The Diplomat, Keri Russell Lets Loose—And Maybe Saves the World
Filming a geopolitical epic in Europe for seven months was the last thing on the Americans star’s mind. As she tells Vanity Fair, it’s a good thing she couldn’t say no.
By David Canfield
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Citadel: Amazon’s Big Bet for a Global TV Franchise
Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra Jonas star in Amazon’s ambitious action spy series that will premiere on Amazon on April 28, with planned spin-offs around the world.
By Rebecca Ford
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First Look: Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie Promise to Light Up Babylon
The lavish showbiz epic from Damien Chazelle takes on 1920s Hollywood when “everything was just new and wild.”
By Rebecca Ford
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With The Son, Florian Zeller Wants to Make Audiences Uncomfortable
The playwright and director follows up his 2020 Oscar-winning drama The Father with a look at divorced parents struggling to save their teenage son.
By Rebecca Ford
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A Sweet Short Film About Christmas and a Cake
Italian filmmaker Alice Rohrwacher teamed with Alfonso Cuarón for Le Pupille, which plays at Telluride after a debut at the Cannes Film Festival.
By Rebecca Ford
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Tilda Swinton Takes On an Intense Dual Role in Joanna Hogg’s The Eternal Daughter
In her first film since concluding her Souvenir duology, Hogg cast Swinton in one of two lead roles. Then, they decided she should play both.
By David Canfield
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Inside Brendan Fraser’s The Whale Transformation: “I Wanted to Disappear”
In their first interviews about The Whale, Fraser and director Darren Aronofsky talk their incredibly elaborate, sensitive work on this film, about a reclusive English teacher on the verge of death.
By David Canfield
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In Bros, Luke Macfarlane Is Finally a Hollywood Leading Man
The Brothers & Sisters and Hallmark star gets a long-awaited showcase in the upcoming gay rom-com. What took so long? A lot, it turns out.
By David Canfield
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Inside The Banshees of Inisherin: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, and Martin McDonagh’s Tense, Heartbreaking Reunion
The latest film from Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’s McDonagh holds many surprises—and marks a change of pace.
By David Canfield
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Inside Only Murders in the Building’s Mysterious, Meta Second Season
Hulu’s breakout mystery-comedy is back. Vanity Fair has your exclusive on what’s next for the Arconia trio, new characters played by Amy Schumer and Shirley MacLaine, and much more.
By David Canfield
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Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston Try Something New in The Essex Serpent
Each coming off career-defining roles, the two decorated stars discuss embarking on a thrilling new challenge.
By David Canfield