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Lou Taylor Pucci currently stars in Apple TV’s new series Physical as Tyler, a videographer with a background in porn who ends up directing protagonist Rose Byrne’s aerobics video. Pucci emerged as one of the most promising young actors of his generation with award-winning performance in Mike Mills&#8217; 2005 film Thumbsucker, and his other notable film credits include Rebecca Miller&#8217;s Personal Velocity (his first feature), the horror reboot Evil Dead, Beginners (re-teaming with Mike Mills) and Richard Linklater&#8217;s Fast Food Nation. On TV, he’s had memorable recurring roles on American Horror Story, You&#8217;re The Worst and as tortured hipster Benji in Netflix’s You. Pucci grew up in central New Jersey and had little interest in acting until his aunt bribed him to try out for community theater at age 10; Two years later, he appeared on Broadway as Friedrich in The Sound of Music.

Lou Taylor Pucci

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Three Great Things: Lou Taylor Pucci

Michael Koresky is a film critic and filmmaker, and editorial director at New York’s Museum of the Moving Image. He has held staff editorial positions for Film at Lincoln Center and The Criterion Collection, where he continues to work as a freelance programmer. He has been named one of the “100 Most Influential People in Brooklyn Culture” by Brooklyn Magazine. His book<a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/films-of-endearment-michael-koresky?variant=39307419254818" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Films of Endearment: A Mother, a Son and the &#8217;80s Films That Defined Us</a> is out now through Hanover Square Press.

Michael Koresky

Exclusive Book Extract: Home Movies

Twins Jonathan and Josh Baker were born in Australia, lived in New York for a decade, and now reside in Los Angeles. The directing team&#8217;s debut feature film, the sci-fi thriller Kin, comes out August 31 through Lionsgate. It stars Jack Reynor, Zoe Kravitz, Dennis Quaid, James Franco and newcomer Myles Truitt, and was adapted from the Bakers&#8217; short film Bag Man, which debuted at the SXSW Film Festival in 2015 to rave reviews. Also known as TWIN, the Baker Brothers have over 15 years of filmmaking experience and are well established in the commercial game, directing ads for such brands as Nike, Beats By Dre, Google, Sony and HP.

Jonathan and Josh Baker

How a Broken TV Led to Us Becoming Hollywood Filmmakers

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