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SXSW Exclusive Interview – Tiller Russell talks meeting with a Russian gangster, finding an international fugitive and his new documentary Operation Odessa

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Rafael Motamayor chats with documentarist Tiller Russel on how to get criminals to trust you, believing an unbelievable heist story and more… Just before I went to SXSW, I was looking through the film slate trying to build my schedule for films to see during the festival. At one point I came across the documentary […]

SXSW Exclusive Interview – Brett Haley and Nick Offerman discuss Hearts Beat Loud

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Following its SXSW premiere, Flickering Myth’s Rafael Motamayor sat down with Hearts Beat Loud director and co-writer Brett Haley and star Nick Offerman to discuss the music driven drama; watch the interview here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaIZA5UkXb8&feature=youtu.be Synopsis via SXSW:In Red Hook, Brooklyn, a father (Nick Offerman) and daughter (Kiersey Clemons) become an unlikely songwriting duo in the last […]

Watch an exclusive clip from neo-noir thriller Los Angeles Overnight

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Thanks to Freestyle Digital Media, we’ve got an exclusive clip from the neo-noir thriller Los Angeles Overnight, which you can watch below… When broke actress Priscilla (Arielle Brachfeld) overhears a bizarre riddle about hidden loot, she recruits lovelorn mechanic Benny (Azim Rizk) to help crack the code and fund her Hollywood dreams. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1BR19A0h78 Los Angeles […]

Exclusive Interview – Director Steven S. DeKnight on Pacific Rim Uprising

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The sci-fi action sequel Pacific Rim Uprising opens in cinemas tomorrow [read our review here], and Flickering Myth’s Thomas Harris got the chance to sit down with director Steven S. DeKnight to discuss how he came to be attached to the movie, the advice he received from Guillermo del Toro, the ‘Steve DeKnight Manifesto for […]

Exclusive: Steven S. DeKnight on the advice he received from Guillermo del Toro for Pacific Rim Uprising

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Having worked on the likes of Angel, Smallville, Spartacus and Daredevil, Steven S. DeKnight makes the jump to the big screen this week with the release of the blockbuster sequel Pacific Rim Uprising. Uprising sees DeKnight stepping into the shoes of Oscar-winner Guillermo del Toro, who directed the first movie back in 2013, and speaking […]

Exclusive: Star Wars: The Last Jedi’s Rian Johnson has no interest in directing a comic book movie

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After enjoying critical success with the indie films Brick, The Brothers Bloom and Looper, Rian Johnson made the jump to blockbuster filmmaking this past December as he ventured to the galaxy far, far away for Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Despite a mixed reception from fans, the movie proved a hit with critics, grossed $1.332 billion at […]

SXSW Exclusive Interview – Shana Feste, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Lewis MacDougall discuss Boundaries

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Following its world premiere at SXSW this week, Flickering Myth’s Rafael Motamayor sat down with Boundaries writer-director Shana Feste and actors Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Lewis MacDougall to discuss the road trip comedy drama; watch the interview here… SEE ALSO: Exclusive: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is “very happy” with what he has seen of Aquaman so […]

Exclusive: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is “very happy” with what he has seen of Aquaman so far

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Actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (The Get Down, The Greatest Showman) is set to join the DC Extended Universe this coming December as he takes on the role of Black Manta in opposite Jason Momoa’s Arthur Curry in Aquaman. During an interview at SXSW to discuss his new film Boundaries, Abdul-Mateen confirmed to Flickering Myth’s Rafael Motamayor that […]

Exclusive Interview – Veep creator Armando Iannucci talks The Death of Stalin, political satire, Russia ban, and casting Donald Trump

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Robert Kojder chats with The Death of Stalin director Armando Iannucci… The Death of Stalin continues to expand its theatrical reach this weekend, and to coincide with that I was given the opportunity to interview its director, the very talented Armando Iannucci. I have a feeling you will find his answers just as amusing as […]