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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.

‘Hard Truths’ Filmmaker Mike Leigh on Reuniting with Marianne Jean-Baptiste For Their Character Study (Video Interview)

For more than 50 years and over the course of 15 films, filmmaker Mike Leigh has become one of the most respected and praised British filmmakers with seven Oscar nominations – five for his screenplays, two for his direction – as well as 13 BAFTA nominations, winning two and receiving two special BAFTA honors. That’s…

‘Better Man’: Robbie Williams, Director Michael Gracey and Cast from the Musical Biopic (Video Interviews)

From his early days as a member of the British boy band Take That to his rise as a global superstar in the ‘90s and early ‘00s, Robbie Williams has remained a bit of an enigma, despite creating a reputation for himself as a cheeky “bad boy,” who regularly said and did whatever was necessary…

The Oscars: What to Look for in the Two Months Leading Up to Oscar Night

2024 has been quite a year for movies. Hopefully you’ve already read the Top 10 favorite movies picked by the Cinema Daily US staff, and with Sunday’s Golden Globes* in the rearview mirror, we’re well and fully into the two months leading up to Oscar night on March 2. (*Note the asterisk next to the…

‘The Damned’ Director Thordur Palsson on His Unique Take on Gothic Horror (Video Interview)

Icelandic filmmaker Thordur Palsson has made a terrifying feature directorial debut with The Damned, a period film starring Odessa Young as the widow of a fishing boat captain who takes over his duties and has to deal with an unruly crew. After they turn their backs on a sinking ship because they don’t have enough…

‘Santosh’ Filmmaker Sandhya Suri on Making a Distinctly Unique Police Drama (Video Interview)

Maybe it’s still somewhat of a foreign concept to imagine the United Kingdom submitting movies for the Oscars’ International Feature category, maybe because that category used to be called “Foreign Language Film,” and the primary language of the UK (as most will know) is English. Things are definitely changing, and with the country’s Oscar win…

‘A Complete Unknown’ Production Designer François Audouy on Recreating Iconic NYC Locations (Video Interview)

Watching James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown – starring Timothée Chalamet as the one and only Bob Dylan during the early years of his career – is like unearthing a time capsule and being transported back in time to the early ’60s of the burgeoning folk scene. This includes everything from the famed block on MacDougal…

‘Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’ Directors Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham (Video Interview)

For almost 35 years, the stop-motion animated duo of Wallace and Gromit have been a staple of family-friendly comedy, created by Nick Park and introduced in the 1989 short film A Grand Day Out, which was nominated for an Oscar. Since that time, Park has returned to the characters for a number of shorts, as…

‘I’m Still Here’ Director Walter Salles on Revisiting Brazil’s Dark History (Video Interview)

It has been 12 years since Brazilian filmmaker Walter Salles has had a narrative feature film released in the United States with his adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s On the Road. By 2012, Salles had successfully turned his acclaim from the Oscar-nominated 1998 film, Central Station, into being an in-demand director. Although his 2004 film The…

September 5 : Director Tim Fehlbaum, Producer John Palmer on Recreating a Tragic Historic Event (Video Interview)

The significance of the date, September 5, in the title of the new Paramount Pictures’ dramatic thriller may escape those who weren’t alive in 1972, but the film depicts a horrible day in history when a despicable act of terrorism hit the Summer Olympics, keeping the world frozen to their television sets. Unlike Steven Spielberg’s…

‘Nosferatu’ Video Review: Above the Line vs. Below the Line Episode 47

In the latest installment of “Above the Line vs. Below the Line,” film critics Matthew Schuchman and Edward Douglas discuss Robert Eggers’ new remake of Nosferatu, a movie that the filmmaker behind The VVitch, The Lighthouse, and The Northman has been wanting to make for thirty years.  Nosferatu stars Timothy Hoult and Lily-Rose Depp as…