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‘Paper Tiger’ Director James Gray Says He Doesn’t ‘Want to Preach’ Politics To Audiences: ‘Art Is Not Sunday School’
“Paper Tiger” director James Gray says he doesn’t “want to preach” about politics while making the festival rounds for his latest film, starring Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson and Miles Teller. “All movies are political in one way or another, but I like movies that exist with subtext,” Gray told Variety at the film’s New York […]
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“Paper Tiger” director James Gray says he doesn’t “want to preach” about politics while making the festival rounds for his latest film, starring Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson and Miles Teller. “All movies are political in one way or another, but I like movies that exist with subtext,” Gray told Variety at the film’s New York […]
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According to Variety’s source item, ‘Paper Tiger’ Director James Gray Says He Doesn’t ‘Want to Preach’ Politics To Audiences: ‘Art Is Not Sunday School’, “Paper Tiger” director James Gray says he doesn’t “want to preach” about politics while making the festival rounds for his latest film, starring Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson and Miles Teller. “All movies are political in one way or another, but I like movies that exist with subtext,” Gray told Variety at the film’s New York […]
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