Steven Soderbergh
Producer Jon Landau, James Cameron’s Right-Hand Man on ‘Titanic’ and the ‘Avatar’ Films, Dies at 63
Jon Landau, the Oscar-winning producer who made the dreams of James Cameron come to life by overcoming extreme logistical challenges to bring the filmmaker’s Titanic and Avatar blockbusters to the big screen, has died. He was 63. Landau’s son Jamie Landau confirmed his death to The Hollywood Reporter. He died Friday in Los Angeles after […]
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Steven Soderbergh on Struggles for Control, Why Sex Scenes Are “Ridiculous” and Taylor Swift
Steven Soderbergh has been all over the Czech spa town of Karlovy Vary in recent days. On Monday, he shared his takes and insights on such topics as AI, sex scenes, movie release windows, Hollywood’s current “correction,” new projects and even the success of Taylor Swift with a group of reporters. The prolific director, producer, screenwriter and […]
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Orson Welles to Steven Soderbergh: Karlovy Vary Curators on Hollywood’s “Kafkaesque” Cinema
When it comes to celebrated Czech writer Franz Kafka, filmmakers the world over have long been inspired to either adapt his work outright or make movies that are decidedly “Kafkaesque,” filled with the kind of angst, alienation and absurdity the made the novelist one of the most prominent and distinctive figures in 20th century literature. […]
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Viggo Mortensen, Daniel Brühl, Clive Owen to Receive Karlovy Vary Film Festival Honors
Viggo Mortensen, Daniel Brühl and Clive Owen will receive Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) honors at the Czech fest’s 58th edition this year. Organizers revealed on Wednesday that actor-director Mortensen will receive the KVIFF President’s Award on opening night, June 28, and also present his feminist western The Dead Don’t Hurt, which he wrote and directed, […]
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Coleman Hough, Screenwriter on Two Steven Soderbergh Films, Dies at 62
Coleman Hough, who received solo screenplay credit on the quirky Steven Soderbergh-directed improvisational films Full Frontal and Bubble, has died. She was 62. Hough died Feb. 24 at the Actors Fund Home in Englewood, New Jersey, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease, her friend Jennifer Romine told The Hollywood Reporter. She was diagnosed with […]
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‘Cold Wallet’ Review: Raúl Castillo Is Compelling as a Desperate Financial Scam Victim in Tense Vigilante Thriller
Melonie Diaz, Tony Cavalero and Josh Brener also star in Cutter Hodierne’s account of a Robin Hood heist and the crypto criminal playing mind games with his assailants.
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Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Black Bag’ Lands at Focus
Focus Features has it in the bag. The studio had landed the rights to Black Bag, a Steven Soderbergh package that hit the town last week. As The Hollywood Reporter previously revealed, the movie will star Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender. Jurassic Park screenwriter David Koepp penned the script for the spy thriller. Casey Silver […]
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Sundance at 40: The Most Infamous Fistfights, Freak-outs, Walk-Outs and Firsts
How a broken movie projector almost ruined "Reservoir Dogs," why Harvey Weinstein lost his temper in an Italian restaurant, what that camel was doing in Utah and other unforgettable events.
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Sundance: Julia Fox Admits She “Hadn’t Even Read the Script” for Steven Soderbergh’s Ghost Story ‘Presence’
Julia Fox didn’t have much to say during the post-premiere Q&A of Steven Soderbergh’s ghost story Presence on Friday night, but the brief comments that came out of her mouth got a ton of laughs inside the Library Center Theatre — and maybe a few raised eyebrows. After the credits rolled well past 11 p.m., […]
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‘Presence’ Review: Steven Soderbergh Spins a Nail-Biting Ghost Story, Working Magic in a Single Setting
Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan and newcomer Callina Liang star in this haunted house chiller about a family that appears on the brink of falling apart.
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Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender Attached to Star in Steven Soderbergh Spy Thriller ‘Black Bag’ (Exclusive)
Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender are attached to star in Black Bag, a hot spy thriller package from Steven Soderbergh that has hit the Hollywood market. Soderbergh is on board to direct the feature project, which has a script by David Keopp. This is the latest team-up between the director and writer, who have the […]
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‘sex, lies and videotape’: THR’s 1989 Sundance Review
In honor of the Sundance Film Festival’s 40th Anniversary, The Hollywood Reporter is looking back at the reviews of some of the festival’s biggest premieres. Steven Soderbergh’s sex, lies and videotape established him as a filmmaking force and premiered at the fest when it was still called the United States Film Festival. THR’s original review is below: […]
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