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Teen Spirit has plenty of it
In 2010, while promoting The Social Network, Max Minghella revealed that before he wanted to act, his original teenage…
How Marius de Vries helped turn Elle Fanning into a pop star for Teen Spirit
Billed as a “stylish spin on the Cinderella story,” Teen Spirit follows a shy teenager with a passion for singing who…
Elle Fanning on Teen Spirit and growing up watching American Idol
Billed as a “stylish spin on the Cinderella story,” Teen Spirit follows a shy teenager with a passion for singing who…
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Mélanie Laurent makes an uneven but urgent crime drama from Nic Pizzolatto’s Galveston
In the decade (nearly) since Inglourious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino has directed two films—three, if you want to count…
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Peter Dinklage and Elle Fanning spin their wheels in the hollow post-apocalyptic drama I Think We’re Alone Now
For the first 15 or so minutes of I Think We’re Alone Now, the sophomore feature from acclaimed The Handmaid’s Tale…
Elle Fanning is really into magic
Disclaimer: This video was filmed in September 2017 before the rape allegations against David Blane came to light.
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200 years after Frankenstein, a tired biopic tries to breathe life into Mary Shelley
Frankenstein, Or The Modern Prometheus, an exceptional piece of moody teenage fiction that the young Mary Shelley (née…
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Wannabe punks meet real aliens in the vapid Neil Gaiman adaptation How To Talk To Girls At Parties
How To Talk To Girls At Parties, John Cameron Mitchell’s fourth feature and first in seven years, tries to be many,…
Elle Fanning and the cast of Mary Shelley didn’t know much about the author before reading the script
Haifaa al-Mansour’s new film Mary Shelley tells the story of the world-famous novelist when she was know as Mary…
MĂ©lanie Laurent, Ben Foster, and Elle Fanning on the dark allure of Galveston
Best known for her roles in Inglourious Basterds and the French drama Don’t Worry, I’m Fine, Mélanie Laurent is also a…
Elle Fanning and Selena Gomez join the cast of Woody Allen’s latest movie
Woody Allen has found his latest infusion of life-giving young people blood to perk up his cinematic forays, with Variet…
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Sofia Coppola twists an old Clint Eastwood vehicle, The Beguiled, into arty pulp
Beneath the incessant chirp of crickets, explosions rumble like distant thunder. Somewhere nearby, cannons are firing…
Elle Fanning visits Earth in first teasers for How To Talk To Girls At Parties
A24 has released a series of brief but enticingly strange and funny teasers for How To Talk To Girls At Parties. Conside…
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3 Generations of good actors are let down by this long-shelved family drama
The Weinstein Company has one of the largest and most accommodating shelves in the movie business, able to bear the…
Meet 20th Century Women early and for free
Mike Mills’ 20th Century Women is an emotionally vibrant film about a teenage boy in Santa Barbara circa 1979 and the…
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Mike Mills writes more memoir-in-montage with the intoxicating 20th Century Women
20th Century Women proves that Mike Mills is the real deal, that his previous success story was not a fluke but the…
Sofia Coppola’s The Beguiled remake begins filming
Get ready for some dreamy-ass visuals, because Sofia Coppola has started on her first movie since 2013’s The Bling Ring.…
New trailer for 20th Century Women perfectly evokes the late ’70s
The first trailer has been released for 20th Century Women, an Annapurna film from writer-director Mike Mills (Beginners
Menacing models and farty boner corpses make it a weird weekend for movies
This weekend, moviegoers can celebrate the 4th of July a few days early with Independence Day: Resurgence, Roland…