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    Movies for grown-ups are in short supply. 'Ford v Ferrari' aims to prove they still work

    by Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times Sep 05, 2019 6 minutes

    TELLURIDE, Colo. - As a filmmaker, James Mangold has been behind the wheel of almost every kind of movie you can name, from the crime drama "Cop Land" to the western "3:10 to Yuma" to the Johnny Cash biopic "Walk the Line" to the comic-book blockbuster "Logan." Although the pictures have been wildly different, in each one, the basic challenge, as he sees it, has been the same.

    "The real problem I try to solve across all these genre lines is: How do I hold you as an audience?" Mangold, 55, said Saturday at the Telluride Film Festival, where his latest movie, "Ford v Ferrari," made its world premiere. "And how can I take the genre and continue to expand it?"

    Set in the high-octane world of car racing, "Ford v Ferrari" - in theaters Nov. 15 - chronicles the real-life story of pioneering automotive designer Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and maverick

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