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Exclusive Interview – Coralie Fargeat and Matilda Lutz on Revenge

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For writer/director Coralie Fargeat, her debut feature Revenge has been a baptism of blood.  Getting funding for a genre movie in France is never easy and, although the project received plenty of attention simply because there was a woman director at the helm, securing the money wasn’t straightforward. Nonetheless, it’s made it to UK screens, […]

Exclusive Interview – Director John Cameron Mitchell discusses How To Talk To Girls At Parties

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Rafael Motamayor chats with director John Cameron Mitchell on directing, punk and more… How did you get involved with the project? My producer from ShortBus got the rights first and he started writing a treatment with Philippa Goslett, the original writer and was wooing me along the way. Originally I wasn’t convinced because I wanted […]

Exclusive UK trailer and poster for Ismael’s Ghosts starring Marion Cotillard and Charlotte Gainsbourg

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Thanks to Arrow Films, we’ve got an exclusive UK poster and trailer for the acclaimed French drama Ismael’s Ghosts, which is directed by Arnaud Desplechin and stars Mathieu Amalric, Marion Cotillard and Charlotte Gainsbourg. Check them out here, along with the official synopsis… Ismaël Vuillard makes films. He is in the middle of one about […]

Exclusive Interview – Clive Owen and Andrew Niccol on Anon

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Andrew Niccol admits he’s been considering a story about privacy and secrecy for some time. It’s a theme that lends itself to a futuristic setting – familiar territory for the creator of Gattaca and The Truman Show – and his latest, Anon, is placed fairly and squarely in the near future. Released this Friday, 11th […]

Exclusive Interview – Actor Bill Irwin talks Legion, working for FX, and getting recognized as Mr. Noodle

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Red Stewart chats with Bill Irwin… Bill Irwin is an American actor who has been working in the film and television industry since the 1980s. He is best known for his work on Broadway, as well as his performances as Mr. Noodle on Elmo’s World, Dr. Peter Lindstrom on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Cary […]

Exclusive Interview – Mary and The Witch’s Flower director Hiromasa Yonebayashi and producer Yoshiaki Nishimura

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Jack Gracie chats with Mary and The Witch’s Flower director Hiromasa Yonebayashi and producer Yoshiaki Nishimura… When Studio Ghibli announced it was closing production of feature films in 2014 many saw it as the end of an era, even if they did take back that statement a few years later. However, director Hiromasa Yonebayashi (The Secret […]

Exclusive Interview – Andrew Haigh, director of Lean On Pete

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For Andrew Haigh, 45 Years (2015) was the film that announced his arrival.  He’d already directed Greek Pete (2009) and Weekend (2011), but it was the Tom Courtenay/Charlotte Rampling starrer which garnered the award nominations and wins and meant his next offering would be highly anticipated. Lean On Pete tackles another emotional journey, but that’s […]

Get an exclusive first look at Sideshow’s X-Men Collection

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Thanks to the lovely people at Sideshow Collectibles, we’ve got an exclusive first look video featuring a first look at the upcoming X-Men Collection, which showcases two of Sideshow’s incredible new X-Men statues in Magneto and Wolverine, as well as offering a peek behind the scenes of the design process. Check it out here, or […]

Exclusive interview with the VFX studio behind Hulu’s The Looming Tower

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Tai Freligh interviews Phosphene FX… Phosphene FX is the visual effects team behind The Looming Tower, Hulu’s 10-episode adaptation of Lawrence Wright’s 2006 book that tells the controversial story of the rivalry between the CIA and FBI during the rising threat of Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda that inadvertently might have set the stage for […]

Exclusive Interview – Actor Michael Gross Talks Returning to Tremors, Harry Anderson, and If We’ll Ever See a Family Ties Reunion

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Red Stewart chats with actor Michael Gross… Michael Gross is an American actor who has been working in the film and television industry since the mid-70s. He is best known for his roles as Steven Keaton in the sitcom Family Ties and Burt Gummer in the Tremors film series. Returning to the latter with this year’s sequel Tremors: A […]