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Josh O’Connor On ‘The Mastermind’, ‘The History Of Sound’, His Secret Spielberg Film & How Harris Dickinson Has Inspired Him To Direct

Topnewsplus5 months ago033 mins

Josh O’Connor experienced the splendor of Cannes in 2023, when he was there with Alice Rohrwacher’s La Chimera. This year, he’s back with two movies in contention for the Palme d’Or: Kelly Reichardt’s art heist picture The Mastermind and Oliver Hermanus’ The History of Sound, in which O’Connor stars with Paul Mescal. While en route to the New…

How Alex Gibney And Billionaire Wendy Schmidt Forged A Plan To Keep “Impact Storytelling” Alive

Topnewsplus5 months ago09 mins

Pro tip: If you get an invitation to dine with Wendy Schmidt, say yes. It was over lunch in Nantucket that Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney and Schmidt, the billionaire philanthropist, discovered they shared a common cause. Both believe in the power of storytelling to illuminate urgent challenges confronting society. They continued the conversation and in…