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...trying to impress. Playfultouches such as this are a hallmark ofFurtado’s films.“Houve” follows two teenage boys,Chico and Juca, over the course of twosummers at the beach near Porto Alegre,Brazil. Furtado was inspired to write thescript for his son, actor Pedro Furtado(who plays the character of Juca) and Pedro’sfellow classmates in drama school.“For class projects, Pedro and hisfriends would do renditions of WoodyAllen films and other scripts with adultcharacters,” he said. “It was so strange tosee...
...this is Pecci’s fi rstever directorial role. “It is hard to directyourself,” Pecci says, adding that his inexperiencemade relying on his co-directorscrucial.“We worked more on instinct than adirector would and were more analyticthan an actor would be,” Renaud says.The trio rarely had to call on a fourthset of eyes during rehearsals, in part dueto the actors’ openness to one another’ssuggestions—what Renaud calls gettingto know people’s rhythms.“If someone wants...
...role, but there is also a historyof identification that people have withhim which also makes him a star, makeshim pop,” Sachs said in an interviewwith The Crimson, at which Cooper wasalso present. Cooper remained reservedthroughout the interview, belying his statusas one of the best character-actors inHollywood.In fact, Sachs believes that Cooper’sinvolvement is the primary reason for thesuccess of “Married Life.” “We built thecast around Chris,” Sachs said. “He is theheart of the film. People have empathy forhim...
...speaking only of McNulty does a disservice to the show’s remarkable ensemble of brilliant detectives, cunning drug dealers, beleaguered bureaucrats, and heartbreaking street victims—not to mention the show’s breakout character, Omar Little, a drug thief/Robin Hood figure who has made actor Michael K. Williams one of the show’s true stars...
...high schooldropout. I just thought I’d be clean withyou guys.” Though her demeanor wasplayful throughout the Pudding roast,she was more thoughtful and seriouswhen discussing her new movie, “Sleepwalking,”in which she plays the dual roleof actor and producer.“I don’t think of acting and producingas separate,” she said in an interviewwith The Crimson. “When I say ‘yes’ toa film, I go and make a film...