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Exclusive Interview – Beautiful Boy screenwriter Luke Davies on masculinity, ‘manipulative’ filmmaking and more

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Alex Moreland talks to screenwriter Luke Davies about masculinity, addiction and more… First of all, could you tell us a little bit about how you got involved with this project? Yeah. My agents brought it to my attention, and I read the two books, and I absolutely loved it. I recognised, through my own history […]

Exclusive Interview – Sound Mixers Mike Prestwood Smith and Michael Keller talk Mary Poppins Returns

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Red Stewart chats with Mike Prestwood Smith and Michael Keller about Mary Poppins Returns…. Mike Prestwood Smith and Michael Keller are re-recording mixers who have been working in the film and television industries since the 1990s. Smith is best known for his work on movies like Hellboy II, Casino Royale, and The Hunger Games, while Keller is best […]

Exclusive Interview – Noomi Rapace discusses Netflix action thriller Close

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Hayden Mears chats with Close star Noomi Rapace… Arriving today on Netflix, Vicky Jewson’s action-thriller Close tells the harrowing story of an accomplished bodyguard, Sam, as she fights to protect the heiress to an absurdly large fortune. Things are not how they seem, and the two suddenly find themselves on the run from deadly men […]

Watch an exclusive clip from biker thriller Outlaws

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Director Stephen McCallum and writer Matt Nable’s Australian crime drama Outlaws is currently available on DIRECTV ahead of a U.S. theaterical release on February 1st, and we’ve got an exclusive clip from the film, which you can watch right here… When an Australian motorcycle gang leader is released from prison, he finds his former deputy […]

Exclusive Interview – Composer Vik Sharma discusses his score for WWE Studios’ Fighting with My Family

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Dwayne Johnson is no doubt one of the busiest actors in Hollywood right now, and  next up on his slate is Fighting with My Family being released by Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures (MGM Pictures) along with WWE Studios and Seven Bucks Productions. The film, for which he both stars and executive produced, is based on […]

Exclusive Interview – American Animals director Bart Layton on making more than just a fun caper, blending documentary with recreation, and the crushing fear of being average

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Harrison Abbott chats with American Animals director Bart Layton… Occupying a fascinating middle ground between documentary and – for lack of a better term – ‘’traditional cinema’’, American Animals was one of 2018’s most idiosyncratic movies. And also one of its best.  For context, the film chronicles a botched heist from 2003, in which four […]

Exclusive Interview – The Nun director Corin Hardy on his Gothic influences, finding the right rhythm for scares and his favourite shot in the movie

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Harrison Abbott chats with The Nun director Corin Hardy… Raking in a whopping $365 million at the worldwide box office, The Nun is officially the highest grossing installment in The Conjuring franchise. By extension, that also makes it one of the most successful horror movies ever made. It was therefore a great privilege to speak […]

Exclusive Interview – Cameron Monaghan on Anthem of a Teenage Prophet

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Martin Carr chats with Anthem of a Teenage Prophet and Gotham star Cameron Monaghan… Cameron Monaghan is familiar to American audiences for his recurring role as Ian Gallagher in Shameless, while others will consider Gotham’s Jerome Valeska his most memorable . In conversation he is thoughtful, grounded and above all genuinely passionate about all gamuts of his […]

Exclusive: Cameron Monaghan teases Gotham’s finale and a bold interpretation of his character

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The fifth and final season of the Batman prequel series Gotham got underway this month, and during an interview with Cameron Monaghan about his new film Anthem of a Teenage Prophet, Martin Carr managed to grab a few words from the actor about his thoughts on the final run of episodes. While he wasn’t able […]