March 16, 2018
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The Death of Stalin Writer/Director Armando Iannucci On Finding Humor in the Horror of Politics

...The Death of Stalin has its’ basis in reality. Adapted from a graphic novel, the feature focuses on the events in Russia following Joseph Stalin’s demise. After the dictator passed, there was...

January 10, 2019
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Dermot Crowley as Kaganovich, Paul Whitehouse as Mikoyan, Steve Buscemi as Krushchev, Jeffrey Tambor as Malenkov, and Paul Chahidi as Bulganin. Photo by Nicola Dove. Courtesy of IFC Films. An IFC Films release.

Exclusive Video: Oscar Short-Listed The Death of Stalin Composer on Scoring Lunacy

When we interviewed composer Christopher Willis about writing the now Oscar short-listed score for Armando Iannucci‘s hilarious, bleakly resonant dark comedy The Death of Stalin, he told us that one of his...

August 28, 2017
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Composer Christopher Willis on Mickey Mouse Shorts, The Death of Stalin & More

...a soundtrack to a Disney ride is so tricky, and what one learns while researching Stalin’s favored composers for The Death of Stalin, which comes out later this year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPpXFnHoC-0 You have...

March 6, 2018
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Composer Chris Willis on Scoring Armando Iannucci's Darkly Hilarious The Death of Stalin

...Steve Buscemi as Krushchev, Adrian McLoughlin as Stalin, Jeffrey Tambor as Malenkov, Dermot Crowley as Kaganovich, and Simon Russell Beale as Beria in Armando Iannucci’s THE DEATH OF STALIN. Photo by Nicola...

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April 27, 2018
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Tilda Swinton and Hugh Laurie Join Star-Studded David Copperfield Cast

Charles Dickens’ favorite novel is getting a modern twist in The Personal History of David Copperfield. Armando Iannucci (Veep, The Death of Stalin) will be directing the contemporary retelling and his cast...

September 11, 2019
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Johan Renck on the set of 'Chernobyl. Photo credit Liam Daniel HBO

Chernobyl's Emmy-Nominated Director on Capturing Catastrophe

...death and decay figure into Chernobyl and also played an important role in the music videos you made with David Bowie in the months before his death. What did you take away...