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Interview With "Alice, Darling" Star, Anna Kendrick Dec 30, 2022

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"Alice, Darling" had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and is now being released in Los Angeles with a 2022 awards qualifying run before expanding into AMC Theaters nationwide on January 20th, 2023. The film features one of Academy Award-nominee Anna Kendrick's best performances to date as a woman looking to spend time with her closest friends on a weekend vacation but cannot escape her psychologically abusive boyfriend. Anna was kind enough to spend some time with us talking about her role in the film in preparation for its screening at this year's Palm Springs Film Festival. This interview was originally conducted for the Desert Sun, and we thank them for the use of it. Please take a listen down below and enjoy! Thank you.

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Interview With "Decision To Leave" Cinematographer, Kim Ji-yong Dec 29, 2022

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Much has been written about "Decision To Leave's" direction by Park Chan-wook, but a lot of what makes his work stand out is the collaboration with cinematographer Kim Ji-yong. Some of the year's most vivid compositions and haunting images have come from South Korea's official submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film this year. Kim Ji-yong was kind enough to spend a few minutes talking with us about his work on the film, which you can listen to below. Thank you. Please enjoy!

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Interviews With "Living" Director Oliver Hermanus & Writer Kazuo Ishiguro Dec 28, 2022

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"Living" has had one of the most extended lives of any film this awards season, premiering all the way back at Sundance and then going on to also screen at Venice, Telluride and TIFF before opening in limited release a few days ago from Sony Pictures Classics. A remake of Akira Kurosawa's classic film "Ikiru," the film stars Bill Nighy in a rare showcase leading role for the respected British actor, which has generated Oscar buzz for his performance and Nobel Prize-winning writer Kazuo Ishiguro's screenplay. Ishiguro and director Oliver Hermanus were kind enough to spend some time with us talking about their work on the film, which you can listen to down below. Thank you, and enjoy!

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Interviews With "Broker" Director/Writer Hirokazu Kore-eda & Star, Song Kang-ho Dec 27, 2022

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World-renowned director Hirokazu Kore-eda's ("Shoplifters") latest film "Broker" had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, where actor Song Hang-ho ("Parasite") won the festival's Best Actor prize. The South Korean film was later picked up by NEON and is now playing in New York and will be opening in Los Angeles on December 28th. Both director/writer Hirokazu Kore-eda and actor Song Kang-ho were kind enough to spend time with us separately talking about their work in the film, which you can listen to down below. Thank you for listening. We hope you enjoy it!

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Interview With "Bardo" Co-Screenwriter, Nicolás Giacobone Dec 26, 2022

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"Bardo, False Chronicle Of A Handful Of Truths" had its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival, where it initially had a nearly three-hour runtime. The film was re-edited after its Telluride screening and received a critical bump from the initial negative reviews, and is now available to stream on Netflix. Academy Award-winning director Alejandro G. Iñárritu ("The Revenant") co-wrote the screenplay with Nicolás Giacobone ("Birdman" & "John And The Hole"), who was kind enough to spend a few minutes talking with us about how he and Alejandro work together, the personal nature of the story, the many shapes it has taken and more. Please take a listen down below and enjoy. Thank you!

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Episode 325 - Oscar Shortlists, The Holidays & The "Oppenheimer" Trailer Dec 25, 2022

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For Episode 325, I am joined by Josh Parham, Dan Bayer, Meredith Loftus & Alyssa Christian. For this week, we talk about the Oscar shortlists, give our reactions to the trailer for Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer," answer fan-submitted questions, and give each other the Christmas gift of a movie recommendation! We also have some exciting news to announce at the top of the show! We hope whether you listen to this episode on your long drive to see loved ones or tomorrow (or whenever), it fills you with as much joy as it does us. Happy Holidays from all of us here at NBP to the entire NBP Film Community. Thank you. Stay warm and enjoy!

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"Babylon" Dec 24, 2022

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For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Eve O'Dea, Dan Bayer, and guest Nathaniel Rogers from The Film Experience. This week we're reviewing the latest film from Damien Chazelle, "Babylon," starring Margot Robbie, Diego Calva, Brad Pitt, Jean Smart, Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li & Tobey Maguire. A mammoth three-hour-long film about Hollywood's transition from silent films to talkies, the movie is a wild, entertaining, and confounding deconstruction of a time of excess and debauchery, which has triggered a lot of mixed responses. What did we think of it, though? Please tune in for our SPOILER-FILLED review as we discuss the themes, characters, performances, crafts, and the film's Oscar prospects in our review below. Thank you so much for listening over this holiday weekend, and enjoy!

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Interviews With "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" Star Janelle Monáe & Director/Writer Rian Johnson Dec 23, 2022

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Like the 2019 original film that came before it, the latest Benoit Blanc murder mystery from director/writer Rian Johnson, "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery," had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it tore the roof off the building, providing audiences with another clever, entertaining and bitingly relevant whodunnit. The film had a one-week limited run in theaters over Thanksgiving and is now available to stream on Netflix. Johnson was kind enough to spend some time talking with Will Mavity about his latest film, while I had the pleasure of speaking with the film's star, Janelle Monáe. Both have been nominated for Critics Choice Awards for their work, and the film is up for your consideration for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actress. Please take a listen, and we hope you enjoy watching the film and obsessing over its many twists and turns with your friends and family over the holidays! Thank you.

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Interview With "Matilda The Musical" Director, Matthew Warchus Dec 22, 2022

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"Matilda The Musical" had its world premiere at the London Film Festival and is now coming to Netflix on December 25th. Based on the 2011 stage musical of the same name, which is based on the 1988 novel by Roald Dahl (which was turned into the popular 1996 film by Danny DeVito), the film has drawn a positive response for its musical numbers, performances from breakout star Alisha Weir, Emma Thompson and Lashana Lynch and adaptation from the screen to the stage. Director Matthew Warchus was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about his work on the film, which you can listen to below. Please enjoy, and thank you!

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"Bardo, False Chronicle Of A Handful Of Truths" Dec 21, 2022

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For this week's second podcast review, I am joined by Ema Sasic, Eve O'Dea, Josh Parham, Tom O'Brien and guest Ryan McQuade to talk about the latest film from Academy Award-winning director Alejandro G. Iñárritu, "Bardo, False Chronicle Of A Handful Of Truths," starring Daniel Giménez Cacho, Griselda Siciliani, Ximena Lamadrid, Iker Sanchez Solano, Andrés Almeida & Francisco Rubio. Described as a state of mind, the nearly three-hour arthouse film originally premiered at the Venice International Film Festival to negative reviews and has since been received more favorably after it got re-edited and is now streaming on Netflix. What did we think of the dream-like imagery, the messages Iñárritu wanted to convey, the performances, and the gorgeous cinematography from Darius Khondji? We discuss all of this and the film's Oscar prospects in our review below. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!

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