Mark Salisbury

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In conversation: First-ever nominees for new Oscars casting category discuss a changing industry and AI actors Gabriel Domingues, Nina Gold, Cassandra Kulukundis, Francine Maisler and Jennifer Venditti talk to Screen.

I had a blast chatting with the five casting directors up for the inaugural best casting Oscar.

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Delighted to have written the introduction to this amazing book on the incredible LAIKA Studios.

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If they'd updated the panel on the regular AS display, I'd have ordered one today. But it's the same panel as 2020, which was old then. Yes, it's got Thunderbolt 5 and "new" speakers. But £1600 is ridiculous. And the XDR one, which does have the new features, is double the price. Madness.

I was finally going to take the plunge and buy one, but £1600 for a 12 year old panel is insane. Not sure what Apple was thinking. Major disappointment.

I know there are many things wrong with the world right now, but this display for this price and this spec is a joke. Way to go Apple.

Why John Carney struggled to finance ‘Power Ballad’ until Paul Rudd joined The comedy drama made its world premiere at the Dublin film festival this weekend.

Spoke to director John Carney about his latest, Power Ballad, which had its world premiere in Dublin last night.

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THE CHRISTOPHERS | Official Trailer (2026) 4K YouTube video by JoBlo Movie Network

I've not been on socials much these days. But I'm very proud of this little movie - in particular because of the utterly spectacular performances of Ian McKellen and Michael Coel. It was a small film, written and shot on spec. It opens in NY and LA April 10.
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Kleber Mendonca Filho breaks down four key scenes from ’The Secret Agent’: "The film has multiple layers of storytelling" Kleber Mendonca Filho has poured his experiences growing up in Recife, northern Brazil into political thriller The Secret Agent. He talks to Screen about four key sequences in the film.

I interviewed writer/director Kleber Mendonca Filho about four key scenes in the Oscar-nominated The Secret Agent.

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Thank you. Glad you enjoyed them. And if any publishers out there want a second volume, I’m always open to writing one.

Although Reece, Steve and I wanted to do a second volume, the publisher didn’t. It was one reason why we did the documentary.

Steven’s Selects: indie champion Steven Soderbergh on his favorite films across nine decades • Journal • A Letterboxd Magazine To celebrate his Nitehawk Cinema season, Steven Soderbergh tells Isaac Feldberg how he selected nine films to program, why Spike Lee should have beaten him for the Palme d’Or, how Ernst Lubitsch inspi...

Soderbergh always has interesting things to say and this interview is no exception. Can't wait for his Jaws book, too.

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Paul Thomas Anderson, DoP Michael Bauman break down four key scenes from ‘One Battle After Another’: “I knew people would have a good reaction” One Battle After Another combined meticulous planning with a flexible, open filmmaking approach.

I spoke with Paul Thomas Anderson and One Battle After Another DP Michael Bauman about four scenes in their excellent movie.

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Ha!

Samara Weaving.

Sight and Sound: March 2026 On the cover: Multi-award-winning filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson on One Battle After Another and his life in the movies. Inside the issue: Tributes to the late Béla Tarr; Kristen Stewart finds new ex...

Very good PTA interview in this month's Sight and Sound.

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Stripwire Presents A 100 page A4 anthology featuring a selection of classic and some unseen strips taken from Tripwire's Stripwire section.

hey @marksalisbury.bsky.social as a comics fan any chance of a repost for our unique indie comics anthology on kickstarter? thx
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What a shame. Elevated every film/TV show he appeared in. RIP

And Apple!

It’s on Amazon and Sky to rent/buy in the UK.

Robert Duvall as THX 1138 sitting in an all white void

RIP

RIP Robert Duvall

The Godfather parts 1&2, To Kill A Mockingbird, Network, Apocalypse Now, The Apostle, Colours, Rambling Rose, the list goes on.

Duvall was one of THE great actors of his generation, never better than when playing characters going against their own morality. He was immaculate.

Bon voyage Robert Duvall. You were a goodun.

Small Prophets is a delight. Mackenzie Crook (who lives up the road) is a genius. Roll on series two.

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I can still remember the thrill of this moment the first time I saw CE3K. Blew my young mind.

Wow. That's great news. Many congratulations.

Why?

Gore Verbinski Sounds Off on AI as He Launches ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’ The ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ filmmaker is back after nearly a decade, and is ready to skewer how technology has taken over our lives (even more) in that time: “Why is AI helping me write a song or t...

“Why is AI helping me write a song or tell a story? Send some shit through a black hole; do something that we can’t do. Or dig a ditch; do the shit we don’t want to do. Why is it coming after the stuff that we essentially need to do to be human beings?”

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