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Exclusive Interview – Irreplaceable You composer Lesley Barber talks composing, orchestra vs. synths, and Little Bear

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Red Stewart chats with composer Lesley Barber… Lesley Barber is a Canadian composer who has been writing music for the film and television industry since the mid-90s. She is best known for her work on feature moves like Mansfield Park and Manchester by the Sea. Her latest pieces are for the documentary A Better Man, the Netflix […]

Exclusive Interview – Director and writer Philip Gelatt on working with big and low budget projects, Lovecraft and his new film They Remain

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Rafael Motamayor chats with Philip Gelatt on Lovecraftian horror, going from screenwriting to directing and more… When did you first think of adapting Laird Barron’s work? I was in a place where I knew I wanted to write and direct something. I was already a fan of Barron’s work and I was sort of looking for […]

Exclusive Interview – Composers Tom Hodge and Franz Kirmann on scoring McMafia

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Red Stewart chats with composers Tom Hodge and Franz Kirmann about McMafia… Tom Hodge and Franz Kirmann are composers who have been working in the film and television industry since the early-2000s, primarily writing scores for film shorts. Their latest project, however, is the upcoming British crime drama miniseries McMafia, set to air on AMC on […]

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

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Flickering Myth got the chance to sit down with Craig Gillespie and Steven Rogers, director and writer of the Margot Robbie-headlined I, Tonya. In the interview, we asked them about the truth-bending structure of the film and how it was conceived and constructed around two conflicting interviews, as well as how they tackled domestic violence […]

Exclusive Interview – Filmmakers Matthew and Jordan Toronto talk Face 2 Face and the impact of social media

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Red Stewart chats with Face 2 Face creators Matthew and Jordan Toronto… Matthew Toronto is an American filmmaker who has been working on independent movies since the mid-2000s. He made his directorial debut with the short subject Even Felons Fall in 2009, which he also produced. His first feature film was The Pact in 2011, which he co-wrote […]

Exclusive Interviews – Clio Barnard, Ruth Wilson and Mark Stanley talk Dark River

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One of the most distinctive and uncompromising voices in British film returns to cinemas this week.  Often described as the natural successor to Ken Loach, Clio Barnard moves from the urban setting of her much-praised The Selfish Giant (2013) to the windswept farming country of the Yorkshire Moors in Dark River.   Based on Rose […]

Exclusive Interview – Writer Tim Rose-Price on Agatha Christie’s Crooked House, writing crime drama, and more

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Alex Moreland interviews screenwriter Tim Rose-Price about Agatha Christie’s Crooked House, writing crime drama, and more… How did you first get involved with Crooked House? Right place right time.  I was working on a script called Mrs Darwin with Mike Newell, whose 50 Canon office was at Independent Talent.  Jo Abrams of Brilliant Films was […]

Exclusive Interview – Director Daniel Fitzsimmons on his new movie Native, his love of smart sci-fi, and more

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Alex Moreland chats with filmmaker Daniel Fitzsimmons about his new movie Native, his love of thoughtful science fiction, and more… How did production on Native first start? How far back do you want me to go? The very beginning! The very beginning, that’s great. To give you a brief run through chronologically of where we […]

Exclusive Interview – Director Blake Robbins on The Scent of Rain and Lightning

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Martin Carr chats with director Blake Robbins… Convivial, candid, passion and forthright are all words which describe director Blake Robbins in conversation. Openly collaborative, driven by a desire for unconventional methods of movie making and ploughing his own furrow with singular determination. It was my pleasure to talk to him early this week about his […]