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Paul Schrader Talks ‘Bermuda Triangle of Streaming,’ the Frank Sinatra Biopic That Got Away and Being in ‘Awe’ of Taylor Swift
The 78-year-old filmmaker talks about the Sinatra biopic that was killed by the singer's estate and why Taylor Swift's 'Shake It Off' inspires him.
Schrader, who received a lifetime achievement award from the Bosnian fest in 2022, is also in town to promote his latest film, “ Oh, Canada,” which reunites the “American Gigolo” writer-director with leading man Richard Gere after 40 years. He cited “Mothers’ Instinct,” starring Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway, as an example of a film that received “no support whatsoever” after its streaming release on Prime Video. Schrader also opened up about the movies that got away, including a Frank Sinatra biopic that was killed after the late singer’s daughter refused to sign off on the script, as well as a Hank Williams project that was squashed after the filmmaker “ran into problems” with music publisher Acuff-Rose.
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