Exclusive interview with Hamnet costume designer Malgosia Turzanska… Ahead of awards season and fresh off festival season, we spoke with Hamnet’s costume designer, Malgosia Turzanska, about the response to the film, the involvement of director Chloé Zhao and crafting a unique take on a Shakespearean film. What was your starting point and how involved was […]
Exclusive Interview – Christopher Cantwell and Megan Levens discuss Star Trek: Red Shirts
Villordsutch chats with Christopher Cantwell and Megan Levens, the creative team behind Star Trek: Red Shirts… When Star Trek fans hear the phrase “red shirts,” they usually brace for the worst. Numerous jokes and memes are shared across the web tied to the hapless security personnel of Starfleet, but IDW Publishing’s comic series Star Trek: […]
Exclusive Interview – Actor Llewellyn Cordier on Commanding Presence and Subtle Power in Lost Horizon
In the high-stakes world of Epic Pictures’ Lost Horizon, explosive action and emotional depth collide. The official synopsis for the film reads: A former soldier, now working for hire, fights to rescue the innocent in a land torn by war. Facing ruthless enemies and betrayal, he struggles for survival, justice, and redemption. Lost Horizon was […]
Exclusive Interview – Christy director David Michôd
Dan Barnes chats with Christy director David Michôd… Australian director David Michôd – known for films such as Animal Kingdom, The Rover, War Machine and The King – ventures into new territory with this Christy Martin biopic, the Sydney Sweeney-led dramatisation of the boxer’s tragic life story. David chatted to us about his inspiration for […]
Billy Wilder was our North Star: Screenwriter Patrick Cunnane and producer Trevor White on Eternity – Exclusive Interview
Robert Kojder chats with Eternity screenwriter Patrick Cunnane and producer Trevor White… Selected as the official closing night film for the Chicago International Film Festival, Eternity is a high-concept blend of genres (romantic comedy and drama) that primarily takes place in a bureaucratically imagined afterlife. The story centers on Larry (Miles Teller), who is sent […]
Exclusive Interview – Enigmatown writer and letterer Alex De Luca
Brad Cook chats with Enigmatown writer and letterer Alex De Luca… The last time I talked to Alex De Luca, he was busy promoting his steampunk adventure comic book series Dragon Whisperer, whose four-issue debut was followed by a six-part sequel, The Search for Obsidian. Now he has shifted gears, sticking with his publisher, Red […]
Art is Dependent on the Receiver: Paul Mescal on Hamnet
Robert Kojder chats with Hamnet star Paul Mescal… At this point, if Paul Mescal is in a film, you might as well bring the tissues to the theater. Tear ducts will open up; there’s no way around it. Somehow, Hamnet, in which he plays a grieving William Shakespeare channeling his pain into inspiration for Hamlet, […]
The Imperfections of People, Families, and Life: Director Alexander Woo on In Your Dreams – Exclusive Interview
Robert Kojder chats with In Your Dreams director Alexander Woo… Having previously worked in Pixar’s animation department and directed animated shorts of various lengths, Alexander Woo’s Netflix-backed feature-length debut is In Your Dreams. While charming for children of all ages, the filmmaker is also interested in telling a personal, emotional story about families drifting apart […]
It’s A Life Story: Christy Martin – Exclusive Interview
At one point during David Michôd’s boxing legend Christy Martin biopic, succinctly and cleanly titled Christy, I became so overwhelmed by shock at what was transpiring on screen that I began to wonder how she was still alive, here at the screening I was attending in advance of interviews the next morning. If I weren’t […]
Creating A Polyphonic Character: Director Joachim Trier on Sentimental Value – Exclusive Interview
Robert Kojder chats with Sentimental Value director Joachim Trier… Back with Sentimental Value after turning the relatively unknown Renate Reinsve into a must-watch name with The Worst Person in the World, this collaboration once again sees her playing another messy character with her life in disarray. However, this time it’s a family affair, as Nora’s […]
