Interview: Alexander Payne on Creating ‘The Holdovers’ and Making It Good til the Last Drop
“Do you want to go outside? It’s a nice day, let’s talk out there.” This was my first bit of direction from Academy Awards nominated... Read More
Interviews (Film)
Interview: Celine Song on Making a Personal Story Universal, Capturing Time Within Silence, and Creating Her Own Cinematic Language with ‘Past Lives’
Since the film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, Celine Song’s Past Lives has captured the collective heartstrings of... Read More
Interview: Cailee Spaeny on Saying Yes to Sofia Coppola, Finding her Character in the Costume Design, and the “Alice in Wonderland whirlwind” of ‘Priscilla’
Cailee Spaeny is a force to be reckoned with. After supporting turns in Devs, Mare of Easttown, and Bad Times at the El Royale, Spaeny... Read More
Interview: Cinematographer Oren Soffer on Creating ‘The Creator,’ DVD Extras and Karaoke
Gareth Edwards is no stranger to Fantastic Fest. His 2010 film Monsters was accepted into the festival so it is a full circle moment for... Read More
Interview: John Carney on Coming Back to Dublin and the Home Viewing Experience in ‘Flora and Son’
Since his 2007 breakout hit Once, which won an Oscar for its signature song “Falling Slowly,” writer-director John Carney has been a reliable provider of... Read More
Interview: Emma Seligman on Making the Queer Teen Comedy She Could Have Seen in High School with ‘Bottoms’ [VIDEO]
Writer-director Emma Seligman is a veteran of SXSW, premiering her short film Shiva Baby there in 2018 before debuting the feature-length version online in 2020.... Read More
Interview: Emmy Nominated Composer John Powell on Finding the Right Note of Hope in ‘STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie’
High are the chances that a tune from John Powell has been, or still is, the music of an aspect of your life. Finishing a... Read More
Interview: Director Ángel Manuel Soto Embraces Specificity to Bring an Authentic Latino Experience to ‘Blue Beetle’
Representation has been a hot topic in recent years in Hollywood. Not only representation in front of the screen but behind-the-scenes. Blue Beetle is the... Read More
Interview: Elizabeth Banks avoids whammies but embraces contestants’ happy tears on ‘Press Your Luck’
Emmy-nominated actress, producer and director Elizabeth Banks is many things but she’s a lover of classic television game shows first. After cutting her teeth on... Read More
Call Her Mother: ‘Drag Race’ Season 15 winner Sasha Colby on Her Evolution, Trans Representation and Boy Drag [Interview]
Every December, RuPaul’s Drag Race announces its cast for the upcoming installment of the flagship series that will premiere the subsequent month, beginning a months-long... Read More
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