Interviews
Interviews with stars, directors and VOD professionals.
Interview: Miguel Gomes talks Arabian Nights
April 27, 2016 | Nathanael SmithThe Arabian Nights trilogy is not a naturally easy series of films to watch. Over three films, spanning roughly six hours, director Miguel Gomes spins a number of different yarns in the style of Scheherazade to comment on the state … Read More
Interview: Eric Bana discusses Netflix’s Special Correspondents
April 26, 2016 | Victoria CuratoloThis week sees the worldwide Netflix release of Special Correspondents, the latest project from writer-director and actor Ricky Gervais. This time, the comedian teams up with Australian national treasure Eric Bana to play an odd couple on a special journaistic … Read More
Interview: Richard Loncraine looks back at Richard III
April 25, 2016 | David FarnorOn Thursday 28th April, the BFI is hosting a screening of Richard III, followed by an on-stage discussion between Ian McKellen and director Richard Loncraine, beamed live into cinemas around the country.
We catch up with Loncraine ahead of the … Read More
Interview: Hirokazu Koreeda on Our Little Sister
April 16, 2016 | David FarnorIn a modern age where mainstream directors often seem to be competing to see who can blow the biggest thing up, Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda has made an art of conquering tiny things.
His latest, Our Little Sister (read our … Read More
Interview: Pandorica director Tom Paton talks turning music record label tactics into digital movie distribution
April 10, 2016 | David FarnorThis month sees the release of Pandorica in UK cinemas and on VOD. The indie sci-fi is notable for its impressive visuals on a micro-budget, but is even more so for its release model, which sees the film hit Vimeo … Read More
Interview: Terence Davies on Sunset Song
April 7, 2016 | Nathanael SmithSunset Song is both Terence Davies’ most lavish film and an adaptation of one of Scotland’s most beloved books. It’s a rich, lyrical film, with some of the finest cinematography of the year. This being a Davies film, however, it … Read More
Interview: Branden Kramer talks Ratter, hackers and the FBI
March 25, 2016 | Josh Slater-WilliamsAfter last year’s Unfriended offered a vision of tech terror told entirely through Skype on a laptop screen, Ratter, the feature debut of writer-director Branden Kramer, ups the unsettling factor by placing viewers in the shoes of a stalker capturing … Read More
Interview: How Blue Eyes writer Alex Haridi predicted the future of politics
March 24, 2016 | David FarnorRead our spoiler-free review of Blue Eyes’ first two episodes here.
In 2010, Sweden Democrats became the first far-right political party to win seats in Swedish parliament. The party took 20 seats in the country’s general election – something that … Read More
Interview: Sarah Bolger talks FrightFest Presents’ Emelie
March 13, 2016 | Matthew TurnerThe Thompsons are the very definition of a normal family. But on the eve of their 13th wedding anniversary, their usual babysitter has to cancel, leaving Dan and Joyce to call upon a new girl who seems like a dream … Read More
Interview: Titus Welliver talks Bosch Season 2
March 9, 2016 | David FarnorEveryone’s favourite jazz-loving LA detective, Harry Bosch, returns to Amazon Prime Video on Friday 11th March. The second season of Amazon’s original crime series is based on Michael Connelly’s books The Last Coyote, Trunk Music and The Drop and raises … Read More