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Are These 4 2018 Films on Your Movie Radar? They Damn Well Should Be

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Samuel Brace with four 2018 films that should be on your radar… In weeks gone by, I have made it a habit to purposefully highlight some of the smaller or lesser known films that movie fans should be aware of in the year 2018. It seems to me that we spend so much of our […]

Sexism and Racism in Hollywood: The Black Force Awakens

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Pim Razenberg on sexism and racism in Hollywood… “Alright,” he sighted, the look on his face implying that a more serious tone was to follow. Squatting down next to the dead-still body of a man lying face-down in a puddle of mud, he paused a short moment to observe the seemingly beaten down individual’s shredded […]

Exclusive interview with actress Julia Farino

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Senior Staff Writer sits down with British actress Julia Farino about her new career in the US, her upcoming role in a new version of Lady Windermere’s Fan and her aspirations for the future… Scott J. Davis: How did you get started as an actress-singer? Was it always your dream? Julia Farino: Well, I didn’t […]

Interview: Ben Trebilcook on Doomsday

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Zachary Leeman chats with Ben Trebilcook about his new film Doomsday… Ben Trebilcook is a man who doesn’t give up. An independent screenwriter and producer, he’s perhaps most widely known for writing a rather famous Die Hard fan script. The script has won him both praises and eye rolls. However, the man has kept chugging […]

Interview: Jan Bultheel Talks Cafard

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David Opie sits down with director Jan Bultheel to talk about Cafard, a Flemish animation that follows the story of a Belgian soldier during WWI. The film is currently having a successful run at film festivals worldwide and our four star review is available to read here… David Opie: Cafard is a remarkable technical achievement. Why did […]

Interview: T.J. Scott, director of Death Valley

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david j. moore chats with T.J. Scott about his new film Death Valley and his work on the small screen… Long time stuntman, stunt coordinator, and director in his own right, T.J. Scott might best be known as a director for numerous television shows such as Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess, Cleopatra 2525, […]

Interview: Guillermo del Toro talks Crimson Peak

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Guillermo Del Toro speaks to us about his new film Crimson Peak, strong female roles, Pinocchio and the much-discussed sequel to Pacific Rim… What were the seeds of the idea for Crimson Peak? Gothic romance is very important to my childhood and my teenage years and it’s been 40 years since I saw gothic romance treated […]

Thanos: The Unproven Titan

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Pim Razenberg on whether Thanos is the Avengers’ greatest foe, or just purple cookie-dough… Thanos. The Dark Lord. The Man Titan… The Great Bore? Introduced with a slight, grim smile in The Avengers, Marvel Comics’ powerful supervillain Thanos soon became Marvel Studio fans’ top 1 Google-search term. It didn’t take long before I started hearing […]

TIFF 2015: Heat 20th Anniversary with Michael Mann

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Ricky Church reports on the Heat 20th anniversary screening and Michael Mann Q&A at Toronto International Film Festival… One of the most groundbreaking crime dramas of its time, Heat celebrated its 20th anniversary at the Toronto International Film Festival with a screening of the film in a new 35mm print followed by a Q&A session […]