“What I never understood before meeting Hugo is that sci-fi, it’s a lot about philosophy.” Pella Kågerman Swedish sci fi film Aniara is based on a well-known poem written in the 1950s by Harry Martinson, who later went on to become Sweden’s poet laureate. Originally written as his response to the hydrogen bomb tests, directors Pella… “ANIARA” INTERVIEW: directors Pella Kågerman and Hugo Lilja on updating a Swedish sci fi classic for the 21st century Read More
“ANIARA” INTERVIEW: space captain Arvin Kananian
“The weight on his shoulders make him a little bit psycho after a while. But he’s doing it for you guys, he’s always doing it for you guys.” Arvin Kananian on the captain of a drifting spaceship. Arvin Kananian plays the Chefone, or Captain, of the Aniara – a shuttle spaceship taking passengers from an abandoned Earth… “ANIARA” INTERVIEW: space captain Arvin Kananian Read More
Director Mark Jenkin on “Bait”, his black and white Cornish classic-in-the-making
“There are shots in the film that I know were taken from rolls of film that I must have been processing when I was wearing a woolly jumper, because I can see the little bits of fibres.” Mark Jenkin on his film-making process. Bait, Jenkin’s beautiful and jolting film, looks at the gentrification of a… Director Mark Jenkin on “Bait”, his black and white Cornish classic-in-the-making Read More
Angel Has Fallen: interviews!
When I first watched Gerard Butler’s interview (below), I kept hearing all these strange noises, necessitating frequent pausing on my part to look accusingly at the dog and wonder if I was going to need to open a window. It turns out he’s actually sitting in the world’s creakiest chair (Gerry, not my dog). Don’t… Angel Has Fallen: interviews! Read More
William McGregor & Eleanor Worthington-Cox from folk horror “Gwen” on weather, Wales and witches
“Responding to the weather – it’s part of the film, so you have to embrace that.” William McGregor It’s a hot, sunny day in London when I meet William McGregor, writer-director of the 1850s-set gothic folk horror Gwen, and its star Eleanor Worthington-Cox, who plays the title character. Although Gwen has parallels with UK society… William McGregor & Eleanor Worthington-Cox from folk horror “Gwen” on weather, Wales and witches Read More
The Isle: Tori and Matthew Butler-Hart on their spooky, siren drama…
“On the island… when something like a force nine gale hit, or a beach disappeared due to a storm, we couldn’t just stop filming, we didn’t have the luxury of time.” Three sailors, the sole survivors of a shipwreck on the rocks, find their way to shore through the mist. This is an island that shouldn’t… The Isle: Tori and Matthew Butler-Hart on their spooky, siren drama… Read More
Director-producer Rita Osei on her journey to bring Bliss! to the big screen
“A boy at the end of the Seville screening came up and said ‘I want to be a dad now. A real dad’.” Rita Osei is the director-producer of Bliss!, set in North East England and Norway. Bliss! follows Tasha, a 16 year old girl with a seemingly indifferent mother and a violent stepdad, who… Director-producer Rita Osei on her journey to bring Bliss! to the big screen Read More
“Sometimes, Always, Never” director Carl Hunter on mods, muzjiks and his Merseyside movie
“Scrabble as a motif, order can be created, things can be put right. But you’ve just got to know the rules and be willing to play.” Carl Hunter, director of Sometimes, Always, Never. Film director Carl Hunter used to play in Liverpool band The Farm, part of the soundtrack to my 90s youth – and he was in a… “Sometimes, Always, Never” director Carl Hunter on mods, muzjiks and his Merseyside movie Read More
INTERVIEW: Stephen Koepfer, Sambo expert on John Wick: Parabellum
“The notion that Wick is a Sambo guy is super cool. Sambo players around the globe should be jazzed about that!” Stephen Koepfer The John Wick franchise is known for its creation of an underground world of assassins and fighters, an off-kilter parallel universe that carries on around us, occasionally bumping our lives. John Wick 3, as well… INTERVIEW: Stephen Koepfer, Sambo expert on John Wick: Parabellum Read More
Director Matt Wells on Kubrick, comedy in catastrophe and bringing Dr Strangelove’s chilling absurdities to a new audience
“Kubrick says it in the film, it’s an abstraction and people don’t process it. How do you deal with the idea that the world could end?” Matt Wells has just made his second short film about Stanley Kubrick: Stanley Kubrick Considers The Bomb. You can see it in cinemas with the new 4k restoration of Dr Strangelove or:… Director Matt Wells on Kubrick, comedy in catastrophe and bringing Dr Strangelove’s chilling absurdities to a new audience Read More
Keanu rides a camel! All the important behind the scenes info from the John Wick 3 cast and crew
*** My 4.5/5 star review of John Wick 3: Parabellum *** Only three weeks until John Wick: Parabellum opens, unless you’re visiting this page four weeks in the future in which case please no spoilers. (Just tell me John doesn’t die. Or the dog. Or the motherfucking camel.) Check out these interviews with some of… Keanu rides a camel! All the important behind the scenes info from the John Wick 3 cast and crew Read More
Director David O’Leske on Fred Beckey, the original “dirtbag climber”, still sleeping by the roadside at 93
“I wanted audiences to walk out of the theatre and really think about their lives and what is important to them.” David O’Leske Legendary American climber Fred Beckey spent most of his life on the road, moving from adventure to adventure, bagging first ascents and tricky routes. Along the way he acquired and lost girlfriends… Director David O’Leske on Fred Beckey, the original “dirtbag climber”, still sleeping by the roadside at 93 Read More
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