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Donald Trump biopic, Coppola's 'Megalopolis' lead Cannes lineup

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'Exorcist: Believer' posters reveal new possession

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'Master Gardener' trailer: Joel Edgerton, Sigourney Weaver star in crime thriller

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'Master Gardener' trailer: Joel Edgerton, Sigourney Weaver star in crime thriller

"Master Gardener," a new film written and directed by "Taxi Driver" writer Paul Schrader, opens in theaters in May.

Venice Film Festival: 'Last Duel,' 'Last Night in Soho' join lineup

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Venice Film Festival: 'Last Duel,' 'Last Night in Soho' join lineup

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Tiffany Haddish, Willem Dafoe join cast of 'The Card Counter'

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'Roma,' 'First Reformed' honored by NYFCC awards

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'Roma,' 'First Reformed' honored by NYFCC awards

The New York Film Critics Circle announced award winners Thursday, including best film "Roma," which also earned a best director nod for Alfonso Cuaron.

National Board of Review declares 'Green Book' Best Film of 2018

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National Board of Review declares 'Green Book' Best Film of 2018

The National Board of Review named "Green Book," a drama set in the 1960s starring Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali, as 2018's Best Film on Tuesday.

'Rider,' Ethan Hawke, Toni Collette win Gotham Awards

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'Rider,' Ethan Hawke, Toni Collette win Gotham Awards

"The Rider" was named Best Feature at the Gotham Awards ceremony in New York Monday night.

'Eighth Grade,' 'Beale Street' up for top Independent Spirit Award

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'Eighth Grade,' 'Beale Street' up for top Independent Spirit Award

"Eighth Grade," "First Reformed," "If Beale Street Could Talk," "Leave No Trace" and "You Were Never Really Here" are nominated for the top Spirit Award.

Ethan Hawke is a grieving pastor in 'First Reformed' trailer

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Ethan Hawke is a grieving pastor in 'First Reformed' trailer

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Paul Joseph Schrader (born July 22, 1946 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is an American screenwriter and film director.

His influences include Robert Bresson, Yasujiro Ozu and Carl Dreyer, whose cross-cultural similarities he examined in Transcendental Style in Film: Ozu, Bresson, Dreyer (ISBN 0-306-80335-6) in 1972. Despite his credentials as a director, Schrader has received more recognition for his screenplays directed by others.

Schrader is married to the actress Mary Beth Hurt, and they have two children, a daughter named Molly and a son named Sam. He was trained at the AFI Conservatory. His brother was a screenwriter and director Leonard Schrader, with whom he collaborated on the screenplays of Blue Collar and Mishima.

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