Director Julian Schnabel has been doing press for “At Eternity’s Gate,” his Vincent Van Gogh biopic, which is about to be released in the U.K. In one particularly noteworthy interview with The Guardian, the eccentric and controversial filmmaker of such impressive films as “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” and “Before Night Falls” had a few choice words for the notion that only a black filmmaker can tell black stories:
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As expected, Snyder's latest is being torn apart by TIFF attendees. No mercy given. The film, which had its world premiere this evening, is being called by some one of the worst movies to ever premiere at the festival.