Interviews (Film)

Director Petra Volpe and Actress Leonie Benesch on Maintaining Tension in Their Night Nurse Drama ‘Late Shift’Director Petra Volpe and Actress Leonie Benesch on Maintaining Tension in Their Night Nurse Drama ‘Late Shift’

Director Petra Volpe and Actress Leonie Benesch on Maintaining Tension in Their Night Nurse Drama ‘Late Shift’

Petra Volpe’s third feature film Late Shift – after The Divine Order and Dreamland – covers a crisis. There is… Read More

March 6, 2025
Interview: Todd Solondz on the 4K Restoration of ‘Palindromes,’ the State of Independent Filmmaking, and his Approach to ComedyInterview: Todd Solondz on the 4K Restoration of ‘Palindromes,’ the State of Independent Filmmaking, and his Approach to Comedy

Interview: Todd Solondz on the 4K Restoration of ‘Palindromes,’ the State of Independent Filmmaking, and his Approach to Comedy

Todd Solondz has long embraced his persona as a cinematic agitator and provocateur. He seems to follow a pattern: as… Read More

March 5, 2025
Interview: ‘The Brutalist’ Director Brady Corbet on Examining the American Myth, Generational Power, and Using a Purposeful IntermissionInterview: ‘The Brutalist’ Director Brady Corbet on Examining the American Myth, Generational Power, and Using a Purposeful Intermission

Interview: ‘The Brutalist’ Director Brady Corbet on Examining the American Myth, Generational Power, and Using a Purposeful Intermission

“Brady is an exceptional talent and definitely someone to watch, no question.” Right at the start of his interview with… Read More

February 12, 2025
‘A Different Man’ Director Aaron Schimberg on Changing How Disability is Captured on Screen Through a Personal Lens‘A Different Man’ Director Aaron Schimberg on Changing How Disability is Captured on Screen Through a Personal Lens

‘A Different Man’ Director Aaron Schimberg on Changing How Disability is Captured on Screen Through a Personal Lens

“All I can do is be true to my own experience and what I feel is ethical and right in… Read More

January 20, 2025
Sebastian Stan on How ‘The Apprentice’ and ‘A Different Man’ Tackle Comfort, Curiosity, and Confronting Our FearsSebastian Stan on How ‘The Apprentice’ and ‘A Different Man’ Tackle Comfort, Curiosity, and Confronting Our Fears

Sebastian Stan on How ‘The Apprentice’ and ‘A Different Man’ Tackle Comfort, Curiosity, and Confronting Our Fears

It’s an embarrassment of riches to have two transformative, awards-worthy roles in one career. But what does it mean when… Read More

January 10, 2025
In ‘Hard Truths,’ Marianne Jean-Baptiste Reunites with Mike Leigh and Finds the Humanity in Pansy’s MisanthropyIn ‘Hard Truths,’ Marianne Jean-Baptiste Reunites with Mike Leigh and Finds the Humanity in Pansy’s Misanthropy

In ‘Hard Truths,’ Marianne Jean-Baptiste Reunites with Mike Leigh and Finds the Humanity in Pansy’s Misanthropy

It was the reunion that set the hearts of cinephiles aflutter. In September, British filmmaker Mike Leigh returned to the… Read More

January 3, 2025
Interview: ‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’ Directors Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham on Bringing Back Two of Animation’s Most Beloved Characters [VIDEO]Interview: ‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’ Directors Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham on Bringing Back Two of Animation’s Most Beloved Characters [VIDEO]

Interview: ‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’ Directors Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham on Bringing Back Two of Animation’s Most Beloved Characters [VIDEO]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pveuW8e5TmE More than 30 years ago, Nick Park introduced the world to an affable and eccentric inventor named Wallace and… Read More

December 20, 2024
Interview: Vivian Kerr and Anthony Rapp Unwrap How ‘Scrap’ Went from a Short to a FeatureInterview: Vivian Kerr and Anthony Rapp Unwrap How ‘Scrap’ Went from a Short to a Feature

Interview: Vivian Kerr and Anthony Rapp Unwrap How ‘Scrap’ Went from a Short to a Feature

Vivian Kerr is no slacker. For her feature directorial debut Scrap, she’s not only in charge behind the camera, she… Read More

December 20, 2024
Interview: How Adrien Brody Built a Monument to His Mother with ‘The Brutalist’Interview: How Adrien Brody Built a Monument to His Mother with ‘The Brutalist’

Interview: How Adrien Brody Built a Monument to His Mother with ‘The Brutalist’

Adrien Brody has been waiting twenty years for The Brutalist. Well, not exactly waiting, moreso striving, yearning for a part… Read More

December 19, 2024
Interview: Director Robert Eggers (‘Nosferatu’) on the Consequences of Temptation, Training Hundreds of Rats, and Playing with Vampire LoreInterview: Director Robert Eggers (‘Nosferatu’) on the Consequences of Temptation, Training Hundreds of Rats, and Playing with Vampire Lore

Interview: Director Robert Eggers (‘Nosferatu’) on the Consequences of Temptation, Training Hundreds of Rats, and Playing with Vampire Lore

It took some time for Robert Eggers to bring his version of Nosferatu to the big screen, a project he… Read More

December 18, 2024