Filmmaker Derek Cianfrance’s 2012 crime and family drama, “The Place Beyond The Pines,” starring Ryan Gosling, Eva Mendes, and Bradley Cooper, was one of our favorite films of 2012, but it almost didn’t happen. Or at least, it almost didn’t happen the way it was intended to.

In a recent IndieWire Screen Talk live at the New Directors/New Films festival, Cianfrance, who was there in attendance in a conversation as part of the festival, revealed that following some heavy script changes, Bradley Cooper tried to exit the ‘Pines’ movie at the last minute.

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Months before the 2016 presidential election, Alternet writer Adam Johnson used the term “copraganda” to describe any media story that “that uncritically advances a police department’s image or helps undermine reform efforts.” The same label can be applied to the way film and television have carefully sculpted the way we view law enforcement for nearly a century. Rookie cops, hero cops, crooked cops, buddy cops, supernatural cops, even a series devoted to a “Maniac Cop.” Filmmakers like David Ayer have practically built careers out of rehashing the “dirty cop” story in films like “Training Day” and “End of Watch.” Networks have flooded our TV screens for decades with stories like “Dragnet,” “Law & Order,” NYPD Blue,” “C.S.I.,” and enough spin-offs, reboots, and copycats to fill its own streaming channel (please, don’t actually do this).

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The finale of HBO’s celebrated mini-series “I Know This Much
Is True” starring Mark Ruffalo airs tomorrow night at 9pm ET. The
series, directed by indie filmmaker Derek Cianfrance (“Blue Valentine,”
“The Place Beyond The Pines”), features Mark Ruffalo in a dual
role playing twins, Derek and Thomas Birdsey. Based on the bestselling
novel by Wally Lamb, this limited series follows Dominick as he
struggles to care for his schizophrenic twin Thomas, while discovering the
truth about his own family history.

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It might be a holiday invented to cynically replicate the commercial success of Mother’s Day, and it might not have its own Garry Marshall movie yet (this is a good thing, now that we think about it), but Father’s Day is still an actual thing. An actual thing that’s coming up on Sunday, in fact. And it seemed to us like a good opportunity to examine one of cinema’s most resonant themes — fatherhood.

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Frame By Frame: The Best Shots Of 2013

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Watch: 3 Deleted Scenes From 'The Place Beyond The Pines' Starring Ryan Gosling

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Contest: Win 'The Place Beyond The Pines' Starring Ryan Gosling On Blu-ray

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Podcast: Cancelling The Apocalypse! The Playlist Assesses The 2013 Summer Movie Season, So Far

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Ray Liotta Says 'The Iceman' Is Better Than 'Place Beyond The Pines,' Calls Brad Pitt "A Hack" (Jokingly?)

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Box Office: Moviegoers Fall Into 'Oblivion' As Studios Prepare For Start Of Summer

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Box Office: '42' Rounds The Bases With All-Time Biggest Baseball Movie Opening

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Dane DeHaan Talks Building A BMX Bike For ‘The Place Beyond The Pines,’ Impending ‘Spider-Man’ Fame & More

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Eva Mendes Talks Convincing Her 'Place Beyond The Pines' Director That She Was The Real Deal, Her Research & Her Goal To Keep Things Weird

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Derek Cianfrance Talks Cinematic Violence, Face Tattoos, Falling In Love With Eva Mendes & More From ‘Place Beyond The Pines’

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Watch: The Dazzling Opening Shot From 'The Place Beyond The Pines' Plus Derek Cianfrance's Trailer Commentary

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Ryan Gosling Talks Bank Robbing In 'Place Beyond The Pines,' Working With Terrence Malick, Nicolas Winding Refn & More

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Contest Giveaway: 'The Place Beyond The Pines' Prize Packs With Soundtrack & T-Shirt

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Derek Cianfrance Convinced Bradley Cooper Not To Drop Out Of ‘Place Beyond The Pines’; His DP Nearly Died On Set & More

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Derek Cianfrance Talks About His Epic Drama 'The Place Beyond The Pines' & Almost Making Two Movies Out Of 'Blue Valentine'

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What Are You Seeing This Weekend? 'The Host' & 'Place Beyond The Pines' May Spark 'Retaliation' Or 'Temptation'

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Review: 'The Place Beyond The Pines' A Searing Tale Of Fathers, Sons & The Legacy Of Sins

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Ryan Gosling Says 'Only God Forgives' Is A "Nightmare"; Says Terrence Malick Currently Editing Five Films

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Ryan Gosling Explains How Christina Hendricks' Death In 'Drive' Inspired 'How To Catch A Monster' Plus New 'Pines' Poster

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Visit 'The Place Beyond The Pines' With Pics, Behind-The-Scenes Snaps & U.K. Posters

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New Photos & Behind-The Scenes Looks From 'Place Beyond The Pines'

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