Duke Johnson Left Film School Assumptions Behind for His Hypnotic Live-Action ‘The Actor’
Anomalisa' director Duke Johnson discusses the transition from stop-motion animation to working with actors on his Donald ...
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Duke Johnson on Charlie Kaufman’s Advice and the Philosophies of Identity That Guide The Actor
After co-directing 2015’s Anomalisa with Charlie Kaufman, Duke Johnson's solo follow-up is an adaptation of the Donald E. Westlake's novel Memory. Paul Cole (André Holland) is the eponymous actor––or ...
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Director Duke Johnson Talks ‘The Actor,’ Learning From Charlie Kaufman & André Holland As Collaborator For Life [Exclusive]
Check out The Playlist's exclusive one-on-one interview with "The Actor" director Duke Johnson about his new film.
‘The Actor’ Review: André Holland and Gemma Chan Star in a Pretty but Distancing Romantic Noir
A theater star loses his memory after a love affair gone wrong in Duke Johnson's adaptation of Donald E. Westlake's novel.
Gemma Chan Gets Joni Mitchell’s ‘Blue’ More as She Gets Older
The actress, now starring in “The Actor,” talks about Schubert, “In the Mood for Love” and other art, food and pets that she ...
'The Actor' review: André Holland is a man with amnesia trying to find himself
In "The Actor," André Holland plays a man with amnesia in a visually stunning adaptation of Donald Westlake’s posthumous book ...
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André Holland and Gemma Chan Talk Director Duke Johnson's 'The Actor'
Moviefone speaks with André Holland and Gemma Chan about 'The Actor'. There's a sweetness to her, but also a strength inside, ...
‘The Actor’ Review: ‘Anomalisa’ Co-Director’s Muddled Donald E. Westlake Adaptation Loses the Plot
It can be difficult to step out of the shadow of a creative collaborator, which Duke Johnson does fitfully with “The Actor,” ...
‘The Actor’ Review: André Holland’s Stranded Amnesiac
Duke Johnson’s film stars the performer as a traveling thespian who suffers memory loss after an attack and finds himself ...
‘The Actor’ Review: André Holland Forgets His Lines in a Slight but Beguiling Amnesia Noir from ‘Anomalisa’ Co-Director Duke Johnson
A theater star loses his identity and has to find a new one in this Kafkaesque Donald Westlake adaptation co-starring Gemma ...
‘The Actor' Director Duke Johnson on Embracing the Film's ‘Theater Troupe Energy' and Why André Holland Is ‘Such an Intuitive Actor'
Duke Johnson knows he doesn't have any of the answers. But that doesn't stop him from asking "the same questions that a lot ...
Director Duke Johnson Dissects His Surreal Film 'The Actor' and Ryan Gosling's Involvement
Duke Johnson ('Anomalisa') discusses his mysterious, moody masterpiece with André Holland and Gemma Chan, the book it's based ...