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Edward Douglas

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Edward Douglas has been writing about movies for over 20 years. 13 of those years was at ComingSoon.net, followed by writing for outlets such as Film Journal, Den of Geek, The New York Daily News, Gold Derby, Below the Line, and many more.
Edward Douglas has been writing about movies for over 20 years. 13 of those years was at ComingSoon.net, followed by writing for outlets such as Film Journal, Den of Geek, The New York Daily News, Gold Derby, Below the Line, and many more.

‘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…

‘The Electric State’ Video Review: Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt Star in Russos’ Sci-Fi Action Flick

Marvel’s mastermind filmmakers Anthony and Joe Russo are back on Netflix with the sci-fi comedy, The Electric State, starring Millie Bobby Brown from Stranger Things and Chris Pratt from the Jurassic World and Guardians of the Galaxy. The Electric State was adapted from Simon Stålenhag’s graphic novel of the same name by Christopher Markus and…

‘Seven Veils’ Filmmaker Atom Egoyan on Melding His Passion for Opera into Latest Film (Video Interview)

It’s unclear how many fans of Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan’s film work are aware of his side project directing operas for a number of Canadian opera companies, going back to 1996 when he directed his first production of Richard Strauss’ “Salomé.”  In 2023, Egoyan returned to direct that opera for the Canadian Opera Company at…

‘Riff Raff’ Director Dito Montiel on Assembling the Cast for His Crime-Comedy (Video Interview)

Since coming onto the scene in 2006 with A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints, filmmaker Dito Montiel has made eight feature films, but his latest, Riff Raff, is a rare exception, as it’s one that Montiel didn’t also write. The ensemble crime-comedy stars Lewis Pullman as Rocco, who shows up at the home of his…

‘Last Breath’ Filmmaker Alex Parkinson on Revisiting a Harrowing Undersea Rescue (Video Interview)

In 2012, a trio of saturation “SAT” divers repairing a pipeline at the bottom of the North Sea ran into problems when the ship they were attached to began to drift off course due to a heavy storm. One of the divers, Chris Lemons, was trapped at the bottom of the sea after his umbilical…

“Ex-Husbands”: Filmmaker Noah Pritzker and Griffin Dunne on the Touching Family Dramedy (Video Interview)

It’s been a few years since Noah Pritzker’s indie dramedy, Ex-Husbands, premiered at the San Sebastian Film Festival back in 2023, but it’s now finally available to watch in theaters with its heartfelt story about an older man going through a divorce, just as his son is dealing with his own relationship crisis ahead of…

‘Becoming Led Zeppelin’: The Filmmakers Behind the Historic Doc and How It Happened (Video Interview)

In 1968, the band Led Zeppelin seemingly came from out of nowhere, branching out from the Yardbirds with a new line-up that was in the middle of their first North American tour when their first album, simply titled “Led Zeppelin.” Over the next few years, the band would tour constantly, quickly becoming one of the…

‘September 5’ – Oscar-Nominated Screenwriter Moritz S. Binder on Showcasing Historic Journalism (Video Interview)

The historic drama, September 5, has only been playing in theaters for a few months, and it’s never been released very wide so far. Those who have seen the movie have mostly been blown away by how it tells the story of the ABC Sports reporting team, who had to pivot when terrorists took the…

2025 Sundance Recap Pt 2: ‘Brides,’ ‘bunnylovr,’ ‘Love, Brooklyn,’ ‘Bubble & Squeak’

Hopefully, you’ve read and enjoyed the first part of my Sundance wrap-up which included reviews of some of the best things I’ve seen over the past few days of virtual viewing, but not everything at Sundance Film Festival can be wine and roses, and now, here are four reviews of some of the weaker offerings….

‘Heart Eyes’ Director Josh Ruben Balances Humor and Horror in New Slasher (Video Interview)

Josh Ruben has been acting in and making short films and television for almost twenty years, but directing the horror-comedies Scare Me and Werewolves Within definitely put him under far more radars as a director. That might also have been why Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) and Spyglass Media Group (Scream) came to Ruben…