'In The Heights' Director Jon M. Chu On Why He Can Relate To The Latino Community In The Movie

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CRAZY RICH ASIANS director Jon M. Chu helms Lin-Manuel Miranda's movie adaptation of his hit play IN THE HEIGHTS. While he may not have grown up in the Latino community where the story is based on, the themes are very familiar to him as a Chinese American. 

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Exclusive: 'The Batman' Makeup Artist Mike Marino On Transforming A Certain Character

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Makeup artist Mike Marino is currently working in London for Matt Reeves' THE BATMAN production starring Robert Pattinson, Colin Farrell, Zoe Kravitz, Andy Serkis, Jeffrey Wright and others. One of these actors is getting a full on makeover courtesy of Marino who spills the tea about the transformation.

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'Stray' Director Elizabeth Lo Documents A Day in the Life of Stray Dogs in Turkey

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Director Elizabeth Lo took to the streets of Instanbul, Turkey to follow stray dogs who are free to roam cities and rely on the generosity of humans for food. Zeytin is the star of the film as she goes about her business while Elizabeth follows closely behind. We talked to the director about how she went about shooting a dog in motion while following close behind. 

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'Raya and the Last Dragon's' Martial Arts Fights Realistically Choreographed For Female Warriors

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The hero and the nemesis in Disney's RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON are both women so director Carlos Lopez Estrada and screenwriter Qui Nguyen discuss hiring a female martial arts choreographer to bring a realistic style to the martial arts fights between the two warriors.

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'Coming 2 America' Director Craig Brewer On Directing Eddie Murphy and Wesley Snipes Again

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Director Craig Brewer (HUSTLE & FLOW, Empire) worked with Eddie Murphy and Wesley Snipes in DOLEMITE IS MY NAME. He reteamed with the duo for COMING 2 AMERICA. The director talks about tackling a sequel to the classic 80s comedy with comedic geniuses like Murphy, Tracy Morgan, Leslie Jones and others. 

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'Coming 2 America' Makeup Artist Michael Marino on Taking Over Stan Baker Characters

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Michael Marino worked on Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall’s many characters for COMING 2 AMERICA, taking over the work the legendary Stan Baker created in the original. Murphy reprised at least eight of the original characters from the 1988 movie while Hall donned prosthetics for three of the characters. Marino also reveals what Murphy does in the makeup chair for hours as the prosthetics are applied. 

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National Geographic's Enric Sala of 'Pristine Seas' Series Says Oceans are Dying

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Conservationist Enric Sala is featured in Nat Geo WILD's Pristine Seas. CineMovie talked to the former university professor turned photojournalist about why he quit his day job to establish his Pristine Seas project which has helped create 22 marine reserves around the planet.

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Benedict Cumberbatch Is Right-Wing Conservative Hero In 'The Mauritanian' Says Director Kevin Macdonald

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THE MAURITANIAN director Kevin MacDonald helms the true story of Mohamedou Ould Salahi who was imprisoned at Guatanamo Bay for 14 years without a trial after 9/11. The film stars Jodie Foster, Benedict Cumberbatch, Shailene Woodley and Golden Globe best actor nominee Tahar Rahim as Salahi. The Scottish director says it's not a political film that judges but a story of forgiviness. 

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