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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.

2025 Sundance Recap Pt 1: ‘Atropia,’ ‘André is an Idiot,’ ‘Ricky,’ ‘East of Wall,’ ’Train Dreams’

The 2025 Sundance Film Festival will be wrapping up this weekend, although for those of us covering it virtually, we’ve gotten a bit of a late start. There have been quite a few themes with the movies at this year’s festival, including many films written and directed by actors starring in their own films, as…

‘Companion’ Filmmaker Drew Hancock on Protecting the Film’s Secrets (Video Interview)

Filmmaker Drew Hancock’s Companion is a difficult movie to describe and an even harder movie to categorize, but that’s because it’s a movie that’s full of twists and turns as it defies being lumped The movie stars Jack Quaid from “The Boys” and Sophie Thatcher, star of last year’s Heretic, as Josh and Iris, a…

‘I’m Still Here’ Stars Fernanda Torres, Selton Mello on Walter Salles’ Brazilian Drama (Video Interviews)

Walter Salles’ I’m Still Here has been making waves both in his home country of Brazil, where it’s been a massive box office hit, and across the world, where it’s already been shortlisted for the Oscars’ International Feature category. The film’s star, Fernanda Torres, even won a Golden Globe for her performance a few weeks…

‘Wolf Man’ : Exclusive Interview with Director Leigh Whannell

After co-creating hugely popular horror franchises, “Saw” and “Insidious,” Australian-born Leigh Whannell eventually started directing himself, first with Insidious: Chapter 3 in 2005, then his original sci-fi thriller Upgrade. In 2020, Whannell’s The Invisible Man, starring Elisabeth Moss, a very different take on the classic Universal monster. Now, Whannell is back with Wolf Man, a…

‘Wolf Man’ Video Review – Above the Line vs. Below the Line Episode 48

In 2020, Saw and Insidious co-creator Leigh Whannell created on a new take of The Invisible Man with Elisabeth Moss, and for his follow-up, Whannell is back with Wolf Man, another film that pays tribute to another classic Universal horror monster.  In the film, Christopher Abbott (Poor Things) plays Blake, a man who has to…

‘September 5’ Actors Leonie Benesch and Ben Chaplin on the Historic Drama (Video Interviews)

Paramount Pictures’ drama September 5, co-written and directed by Swiss filmmaker Tim Fehlbaum, takes a detailed look at the events of September 5, 1972, when the Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany were disrupted by a terrorist action as a Palestinian group kidnapped the Israeli athletes, leading to a 24-hour nightmare. On hand from the United…

‘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…