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James Gray on Broader Takeaways From Personal Film ‘Paper Tiger’: “What Connects Us Is What Matters”
As the crime thriller had its North American premiere at the New York Film Festival, the director spoke about how he hoped the domestic drama's open-ended resolution allows the story to continue for the audience after the credits.
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‘Paper Tiger’ Makes Its Case at NYFF Premiere: “A Labor of Love”
The James Gray film made its North American premiere to a warm reception on Friday evening, standing out as the kind of American indie that’s harder than ever to get made.
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Neon Sets ‘Paper Tiger’ Awards Categories, Plans First Real Push for a James Gray Film (Exclusive)
Miles Teller, Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver are among the contenders for Gray's crime-thriller, which premiered at the Cannes Festival in May and will open the New York Film Festival on Friday.
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Inside NYFF’s Splashy Lineup: Landing ‘Artificial,’ Weighing a Secret Screening and Opening on the “Miraculous” ‘Paper Tiger’ (Exclusive)
It’s a major year for the New York Film Festival, with world premieres from Luca Guadagnino, Tony Gilroy, Ava DuVernay and more. Here’s what to expect from the buzzy program.
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‘Joie de Vivre’ Review: Luca Guadagnino’s Marathon Doc on Bernardo Bertolucci Is Both a Feast and a Self-Indulgent Over-Abundance
Martin Scorsese, James Gray, Alfonso Cuarón and David Cronenberg are among directors chiming in on this freewheeling two-part conversation, along with actors Debra Winger and Margot Robbie.
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James Gray Rejects Men Not Being “Allowed to Engage With the Tender Side”
The U.S. auteur, during a Locarno Film Festival reporter roundtable, also explained why his "fantastic wife" and "great kids" are "not very good for drama."
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James Gray Told His Wife He Would Get an Award at Locarno. She Reminded Him to Take Out the Trash
The U.S. auteur also mentioned the Beatles and said, "I have many good films, hopefully, left," as he received the Swiss fest's Career Leopard before an outdoor screening of his 'Paper Tiger.'
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James Gray Says Actors “Dictate the Style” of Films and Explains Why, When People Talk in a Cinema, “You Want to Kill Them”
At Locarno, where he will receive the Career Leopard, the U.S. auteur shared that he is "always shocked" when an actor wants to work with him and also why movies are "the closest thing we have to a dream."
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Locarno to Honor James Gray, “the Last Great Novelist of American Cinema,” With Career Leopard
“His films form a rich body of work that echoes the Jewish diaspora, film noir, and Russian as well as North American literature,” says artistic director Giona A. Nazzaro.
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NY Film Festival Sets James Gray’s ‘Paper Tiger’ as Opening Night Film
The Neon crime drama — starring Adam Driver, Miles Teller and Scarlett Johansson — had its world premiere at Cannes.
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Why Scarlett Johansson Dodged James Gray’s Cannes FaceTime Call
The director went straight to voicemail when he tried to call Johansson during the standing ovation after the Cannes premiere of 'Paper Tiger.'
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‘Paper Tiger’ Debuts to Spirited Ovation as James Gray Tells Audience “Cinema Needs You More Than Ever”
Movie stars Miles Teller and Adam Driver were on hand for the Palais premiere.
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