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Anne Thompson

Anne Thompson was raised on movies on New York's Upper West Side, where she embraced her father's fave war flicks and Westerns as well as the French New Wave. She ran the film society at Hamilton College before transferring to NYU Cinema Studies, and launched her film industry career in the publicity bullpen at United Artists, promoting “Rocky,” “Network,” “Bound for Glory,” “Carrie,” “Annie Hall,” “Manhattan” and more. She joined editor Richard Corliss at Film Comment before following her future husband, critic David Chute, to Los Angeles. She delivered the LA Weekly syndicated column Risky Business for seven years, supplied regular stories to The New York Times and The London Observer, and took staff jobs at Entertainment Weekly, Premiere, The Hollywood Reporter and Variety before taking her blog Thompson on Hollywood to IndieWire, where she has happily served as Editor at Large since 2016 and cohosts the weekly Screen Talk podcast. In 2014, Harper Collins published “The $11 Billion Year: From Sundance to the Oscars,” an Inside Look at the Changing Hollywood System.
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HIT MAN, from left: Adria Arjona, Glen Powell, 2023. © Netflix / courtesy Everett Collection
After a brief stint in theaters, the Richard Linklater film hits Netflix on June 7. IndieWire's "Screen Talk" discusses the new comedy and more in the latest podcast episode.
Run Lola Run
Thompson on Hollywood
Potente was 21 when she ran through her breakout movie. 25 years later, the 4K restoration hits theaters June 7.
Issa López photo with yellow outline and blue background
IndieWire Honors
Issa López, who will accept the Auteur Award at this month's IndieWire Honors, explains how she advanced Season 4 of the storied HBO franchise, let stars Jodie Foster and Kali Reis fly, and added "corpsicle" to the show.
Anora
On the latest episode of "Screen Talk," we also bring Tribeca Festival director Cara Cusumano on the show to preview another festival hitting New York City this June.
Emma Stone wins Best Actress for "Poor Things" at the 96th Annual Oscars held at Dolby Theatre on March 10, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)
Thompson on Hollywood
AMPAS CEO Bill Kramer appoints new Academy Museum President Amy Homma to replace departing Jacqueline Stewart.
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 25: Sean Baker poses with the 'Palme D'Or' Award for 'Anora' during the Palme D'Or Winners Photocall at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 25, 2024 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)
Thompson on Hollywood
Genre fare could alienate Oscar voters amid many likely submissions for International Feature Film.
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 19: (L-R) Dennis Quaid, Coralie Fargeat, Margaret Qualley and Demi Moore attend the "The Substance" Red Carpet at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 19, 2024 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Victor Boyko/WireImage )
Cannes
Cannes: IndieWire's "Screen Talk" podcast went live at the festival.
'Lula'
Cannes
Cannes: The director spoke to IndieWire at Cannes about how he hopes his leftist Brazilian political documentary "Lula" will be "instructive for audiences in the U.S."
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 18: Donna Langley attends Kering Talks Women In Motion during the 77th Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2024 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images for Kering)
Thompson on Hollywood
Cannes: At a wide-ranging Kering Women in Motion conversation at Cannes, NBCUniversal Content Chief Donna Langley got real.
Kevin Costner and Taylor Sheridan at TCA in 2018.
Interview
Another possibility: We've all seen a lot of Westerns.
Kevin Costner at Cannes 2024
Thompson on Hollywood
The filmmaker and star tells IndieWire he's spent $100 million of his own money (so far) to shoot two of his four stories of the Western frontier — to their conclusion, whenever that is, and however much it will cost.
Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons at Cannes 2024
Thompson on Hollywood
Cannes: Yorgos Lanthimos' three-parter is a strong Competition entry. Its stars unpack it for IndieWire.
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