With his latest offering Inception hitting cinemas this July, Trevor Hogg profiles the career of British filmmaker Christopher Nolan in the first of a three part feature… While studying English Literature at University College London, British director Christopher Nolan discovered the two loves of his life – his long-time producing partner and wife Emma Thomas, […]

Trevor Hogg profiles the career of Japanese animated filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki in the final instalment of a five part feature… read parts one, two, three and four. “Although I have thought about leaving the world of animation many times,” confessed renowned anime filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, “whenever I see a piece of work that I really […]

Trevor Hogg profiles the career of Japanese animated filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki in the fourth of a five part feature… read parts one, two and three. “I certainly do not make animated films just so they will be popular with children,” stated Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki. “I try to create what I wanted to see […]

Trevor Hogg profiles the career of Japanese animated filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki in the second of a five part feature… read part one here. “I was frankly in a dilemma after my work on From the Apennines to the Andes [1976] ended,” stated Japanese anime artist Hayao Miyazaki who found himself at a career crossroad. “I […]

Trevor Hogg profiles the career of Japanese animated filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki in the first of a five part feature… “I was an overly self-conscious boy and I had a hard time holding my own in fights with others,” recalled renowned Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, “but my classmates eventually accepted me because I was good at […]

Trevor Hogg profiles the career of filmmaker Ridley Scott in the final installment of a five part feature… read parts one, two, three and four. Reuniting with Russell Crowe (A Beautiful Mind), Ridley Scott produced A Good Year (2006). “I like to work with Russell,” said the British filmmaker, “we get on very well and […]

Trevor Hogg profiles the career of filmmaker Ridley Scott in the fourth of a five part feature… read parts one, two and three. Producing an historic epic about a disgraced Roman general who seeks to reclaim his honour by becoming a Coliseum fighter was not originally Ridley Scott’s idea. “I was approached by Walter Parkes […]

Trevor Hogg profiles the career of filmmaker Ridley Scott in the third of a five part feature… read part one and part two. Inspired by the title of a George and Ira Gershwin song (sung on the movie soundtrack by Sting, Roberta Flack, and Gene Ammons), filmmaker Ridley Scott produced his first modern-day picture Someone […]

Trevor Hogg profiles the career of director Peter Weir in the second of a two-part feature… read the first part of the article here. “I start out to tell a story,” Peter Weir responded when the acclaimed director was asked about his signature cinematic style. “All the tools at one’s command, including mood, atmosphere, and […]

Trevor Hogg profiles the career of filmmaker Ridley Scott in the second of a five part feature… read part one. Influenced by 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Dark Star (1974), and Star Wars (1977), British filmmaker Ridley Scott set about designing a science fiction tale called Alien (1979). Nostromo, a commercial-towing spaceship, intercepts a transmission […]