Interviews
Interviews with stars, directors and VOD professionals.
Interview: Alan Jones talks FrightFest Presents
October 31, 2015 | David FarnorFrightFest is one of the big names in horror – particularly in the UK. Every year, thousands of people descend upon London’s Leicester Square to scream, shriek and squeal in a darkened room packed with fellow fans for the August … Read More
Interview: Jonás Cuarón on Desierto, digital distribution and Gravity
October 18, 2015 | David FarnorDesierto received its European premiere at the London Film Festival in 2015 (read our review here). The action thriller, which is as gripping as it is political, sees a group of illegal immigrants (led by Gael García Bernal’s Moises) stranded … Read More
Interview: Meet Abraham Attah, star of Beasts of No Nation
October 16, 2015 | David FarnorBeasts of No Nation is remarkable for many reasons. It’s Netflix’s first original film. It’s the first movie by Cary Fukunaga since True Detective. And it could be the movie that earns Idris Elba his first Oscar nomination. Most of … Read More
Interview: Joshua Oppenheimer (The Look of Silence)
October 13, 2015 | Matthew TurnerJoshua Oppenheimer delivered one of 2012’s most powerful films with The Act of Killing, which asked the perpetrators of the supposed anti-Communist killings in Indonesia to re-enact their crimes. Now, he has returned to the same subject with The Look … Read More
Interview: David Gelb, director of The Lazarus Effect
October 8, 2015 | Matthew TurnerThe Lazarus Effect arrives on VOD this week, ahead of its DVD release on Monday 19th October. The horror movie marks a big shift in subject for director David Gelb, who previously helmed Netflix’s first ever documentary series, Chef’s Table. … Read More
Interview: Adeel Akhtar (Convenience)
October 2, 2015 | Matthew TurnerTwo shop robbers screw up the crime and end up working there for the rest of the night in Convenience. The BAFTA Cymru-winning comedy, which stars Adeel Akhtar, Ray Panthaki, Anthony Head and Verne Troyer, is released in UK cinemas … Read More
FrightFest interview: Isabel Coixet, director of Another Me
August 29, 2015 | Matthew TurnerGame of Thrones’ Sophie Turner turns her hand to horror in Another Me. Co-starring Rhys Ifans and Jonathan Rhys Meyers, the story of a teenage girl who discovers she has a sinister double heads straight to VOD on Monday 31st … Read More
Interview: Andrew Haigh, writer and director of 45 Years
August 25, 2015 | Matthew TurnerFour years ago, Andrew Haigh caught the world’s eye with the intimate Weekend, a story of a two-day romance between two men. The film won two British Independent Film Awards, as well as the attention of HBO, who commissioned him … Read More
Interview: Behind the scenes of White God with dog trainer Teresa Ann Miller
August 13, 2015 | David FarnorWhite God is now on Netflix UK (read our review here). The film, which follows the relationship between a young girl (Lily) and her dog (Hagen) during a canine uprising in Budapest, is unlike any other film you’ve seen – … Read More
Interview: David Gordon Green (director of Manglehorn)
August 5, 2015 | Matthew TurnerDavid Gordon Green is one busy man. After Eastbound and Down and the Nic Cage-starring Joe in 2014, he’s now got a film starring Al Pacino – Manglehorn – out in cinemas and on VOD this week. And he’s working … Read More