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‘The Friend’ Filmmakers David Siegel and Scott McGehee on Pairing Naomi Watts with a Great Dane (Video Interview)

Filmmakers David Siegel and Scott McGehee have been making independent films for over thirty years, and while they might not be the most prolific filmmakers, they always tend to release thought-provoking films with a mix of original and adapted works. Their latest film is The Friend, starring Naomi Watts as Iris, a New York-based writer…

Netflix’s Gone Girl : The Long Island Serial Killer / Q&A Director : Liz Garbus 

©Courtesy of Netflix  Gone Girl : The Long Island Serial Killer : Examining the hunt for the Long Island serial killer through the perspective of his victims, their loved ones and the police. Director : Liz Garbus  Executive Producer : Jon Bardin, Anne Carey, Mala Chapple, Dan Cogan, Liz Garbus Network : Netflix Rating : TV-MA Genre : Crime,…

‘The Penguin Lessons’ Star Steve Coogan on Mixing Audience-Friendly Warmth and Humor with Politics  (Video Interview)

For 35 years, Steve Coogan has been one of Britain’s preeminent comic actors, mainly with his popular TV presenter character Alan Partridge, but he’s also regularly branched off into other genres, and even received two Oscar nominations for writing and producing 2014’s Philomena.  The Penguin Lessons puts Coogan in the role of Tom Michell, who…

‘The Actor’ : Exclusive Interview with Director Duke Johnson

©Courtesy of NEON Check out more of our Youtube Channel.  Adriano Ercolani : Italian Film Critic and TV Author living in New York since 2011. Critics Choice Association member. Graduated in History of Cinema in Rome, he works as a freelance correspondent for some of the most important Italian outlets like Hollywood Reporter Italy, Comingsoon.it,…

Hell of a Summer: Exclusive Interview with Directors Billy Bryk, Finn Wolfhard & Actors Abby Quinn, D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai and Pardis Saremi

Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel Cherishing the nostalgia and glory of adolescence is a common and essential part of many young adults’ coming-of-age journey. However, it can ultimately take a meaningful event to vitalize their maturity and growth. Not only is that the case for the arc of…

First Look 2025 / Desert of Namibia : Exclusive Interview with Writer/ Director Yoko Yamanaka

©Courtesy of Kani Releasing Desert of Namibia : 21-year-old Satsuki swaps boyfriends frequently, unconcerned with career or societal norms. Her unpredictable behavior leads to a misdiagnosis of bipolar disorder, as she navigates a rigid, patriarchal society. Director : Yoko Yamanaka Producer : Keisuke Konishi, Shinji Ogawa, Masashi Yamada, Tokuji Suzuki Screenwriter : Yoko Yamanaka Production Co : Bridgehead,…

‘Novocaine’ Directors Dan Berk and Robert Olsen on Their Wild High-Concept Action Flick (Video Interview)

Paramount Pictures’ new action movie, Novocaine, features a crazy mix of action, romance, comedy and gore, but really, it’s the high-concept premise of a man who can’t feel any pain, played by Jack Quaid, that sets it apart from any other even remotely similar action movie.  Quaid plays mild-manner assistant bank manager Nathan Caine, who…

‘Black Bag’ Screenwriter David Koepp on Soderbergh’s Spy-Thriller, Returning to His ‘Jurassic’ World (Video Interview)

Filmmaker David Koepp has long been considered one of the top screenwriters in Hollywood with a career that stretches back over 35 years and includes massive blockbusters like Jurassic Park and its sequel, the original Mission: Impossible in 1996 and 2002’s Spider-Man, as well as nine movies, which he also directed. In recent years, Koepp…

Novocaine : Interview with Actors Jacob Batalon & Amber Midthunder

  Nobuhiro Hosoki grew up watching American films since he was a kid; he decided to go to the United States thanks to seeing the artistry of Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange.” After graduating from film school, he worked as an assistant director on TV Tokyo’s program called “Morning Satellite” at the New York branch…

‘Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna‘ Director Rachel Mason (Video Interview)

On October 21, 2021, tragedy struck on the set of Joel Souza’s indie Western, Rust, as a gun that was meant to be loaded with blanks went off in the hands of the film’s star and producer, Alec Baldwin, wounding Souza and killing his cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins. It was a shocking incident that created a…

‘Dope Thief’ : Exclusive Interview with Actors Marin Ireland, Amir Arison & Creator Peter Craig

©Courtesy of Apple TV + Check out more of our Youtube Channel.  Adriano Ercolani : Italian Film Critic and TV Author living in New York since 2011. Critics Choice Association member. Graduated in History of Cinema in Rome, he works as a freelance correspondent for some of the most important Italian outlets like Hollywood Reporter…