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Dec 2019
1h 12m

Lorene Scafaria (‘Hustlers’) and Lulu Wa...

Entertainment Weekly
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EW’s Shana Naomi Krochmal, David Canfield, and Clarissa Cruz share two in-depth conversations with acclaimed female filmmakers: Lorene Scafaria, who fought hard to adapt the screenplay for ‘Hustlers’ – and then even harder to get to direct the movie – talks about working with Jennifer Lopez, why there’s so little nudity even in the film’s strip club scenes, ... Show More
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