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Exclusive Interview – Craig Gillespie and Steven Rogers discuss I, Tonya

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Bringing the infamous story of one of the athletic world’s greatest falls from grace to the big screen must have seemed a daunting task. The controversial clash of personalities which culminated in a ruthless attack on one of the leading lights of the U. S. Figure Skating world was well publicised at the time. Everyone […]

Exclusive Interview – Composer Hauschka talks Patrick Melrose, realism v. mysticism, and his return to classical piano

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Red Stewart chats with composer Hauschka… Volker Bertelmann, better known by his artist name Hauschka, is a German pianist and composer who has been working in the film and television industry since the mid-2000s. He is best known for his work on films like In Dubious Battle, Lion, and The Current War. His latest compositions were for the Showtime […]

Exclusive Interview – Broken Lizard discuss Super Troopers 2

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Ahead of its UK release this Friday, Flickering Myth’s Sam Kitagawa was fortunate enough to get to sit down with comedy troupe Broken Lizard – a.k.a. Paul Soter, Steve Lemme, Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan and Erik Stolhanske – to discuss their new film, the long-awaited sequel Super Troopers 2. In the interview, the cast talk about […]

Exclusive Interview – Ari Aster on writing and directing Hereditary

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2018 is already shaping up to be another great year for horror. Less than half of it is over and it’s already a safe bet that one of the genre’s biggest hits will be Ari Aster’s Hereditary, which opens in UK cinemas this Friday. Aster’s debut feature as director and writer, it examines the effect […]

Exclusive Interview – Jennifer Fox on her harrowing feature debut The Tale

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Easily the most challenging and emotional film of this year’s Sundance London was Jennifer Fox’s The Tale. Based on her own, personal story, one of sexual abuse while a teenager, it left audiences speechless with its confrontational approach and inherent courage in addressing what is still something of a taboo subject. Shocking, but not sensationalist, […]

Exclusive Interview – Director Rob Cohen on his career, making The Hurricane Heist, and Dragonheart legacy

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Red Stewart chats with filmmaker Rob Cohen… Rob Cohen is an American filmmaker who has been working in the film and television industry since the 1970s. He is best known for his feature length movies The Fast and the Furious, xXx, and Dragonheart. His latest film was the action thriller The Hurricane Heist, which came out in March […]

Exclusive: Nick Park would love to revisit Wallace and Gromit

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Aardman Animation’s latest feature film Early Man received its home entertainment release in the UK this week, director Nick Park has been chatting about the film, as well as teasing the possibility of further adventures for his beloved characters Wallace and Gromit. “I always miss Wallace and Gromit, they’re kind of part of my DNA […]

Exclusive Interview – Composer James Edward Barker talks Lean on Pete and the relationship between music and sound

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Red Stewart chats with composer James Edward Barker… James Edward Barker is an English composer who has been working in the film and television industry since the mid-2000s. He is best known for his work on the movie Heist. His latest score was for the British indie drama Lean on Pete, which opened in the United Kingdom […]

Exclusive Interview – Legendary developer Kevin Toms talks about Football Manager

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Kevin Toms has been in the gaming industry since the late 70s and is considered a legend to many gamers of a certain age.  As with many developers in the 8bit days Kevin worked a full time job and focused on his passion for creating great games in his spare time.  In 1982 it was […]