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Jesse Eisenberg Reveals TV Show Details as ‘The Debut’ Closes a Star-Studded London Film Festival

Eisenberg and lead actress Julianne Moore gushed over one another ahead of the well-received screening — and the filmmaker also told THR what his upcoming TV series is about.
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Jesse Eisenberg Relives Kieran Culkin Woes Making ‘A Real Pain’ and Says His Next Project Is a TV Show

Producer Emma Stone had to chaperone Culkin on the plane to Poland because Eisenberg didn't know if he was going to show: "She sent me a video of him going through customs saying, 'We are here.'"
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South Africa’s Oscar Entry ‘Variations on a Theme’ Was Written With Microsoft Excel

Plus, an Estonian composer also has something to do with the film’s musical vibes, co-writer and co-director Devon Delmar shared with THR at the BFI London Film Festival.
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Mahershala Ali Put His Two Oscars Into a Cabinet: “I Felt a Sense of Accomplishment, Not Fulfillment”

In London, the star also discussed playing people who "haven’t been seen," nearly going crazy on 'True Detective,' police brutality and how 'Green Book' made him feel like a "golden boy," followed by vitriol.
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Dogmatic Nordic liberals v eastern family values: culture-clash drama Fjord touches nerves in Norway and Romania

Cristian Mungiu’s Cannes winner echoes the news story of a Romanian couple whose children were taken by the Norwegian government. As it heads to London film festival, two writers explain how the film exposes real hypocrisies

When Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord was shown in Romania as a one-day preview this June, the reception was extraordinary. Across 53 towns and 96 cinemas, the film reportedly pulled in over 40,000 viewers in a single night, a number arthouse cinema rarely sees in Romania. But the response here had little to do with cinema. It felt instead like a reopening of a familiar fault line about the clash of values within the EU itself.

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© Photograph: ©Tudor Panduru

© Photograph: ©Tudor Panduru

© Photograph: ©Tudor Panduru

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