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K-Pop Idols : Exclusive Interview with Blackswan

©Courtesy of Apple TV+ K-pop Idols : Backstage pass to artists from around the world; through trials and triumphs, Jessi, CRAVITY and BLACKSWAN give everything they have got to an art form that demands nothing less than perfection. Executive Producer : Bradley Cramp, Chris Kasick, Todd Lubin, Jay Peterson, Jack Turner, Eric Yujin Kim, Elise…

The Crow : Interview with Actor Bill Skarsgård & Actress FKA twigs

Bill Skarsgård is a Swedish actor. He is best known for portraying Pennywise in the horror films It (2017) and It Chapter Two (2019), based on Stephen King’s novel of the same name. Other horror appearances were the series Hemlock Grove (2013–2015) and Castle Rock (2018–2019) and the film Barbarian (2022). Skarsgård has also appeared…

Shogun : Exclusive Interview with Producer Eriko Miyagawa on Working with Hiroyuki Sanada to Create an Authentic Period Piece

© 2024, FX. All Rights Reserved. Shogun : Set in Japan in the year 1600, Lord Yoshii Toranaga is fighting for his life as his enemies on the Council of Regents unite against him, when a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby fishing village. Producer : Hiroyuki Sanada, Eriko Miyagawa, Erin Smith, Tom…

The Crow : Exclusive Interview with Stunt Coordinator, Adam Horton on Working with Bill Skarsgård

Adam Horton was born on May 13, 1972 in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK. He is a stunt performer for Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023), Ready Player One(2018), Jason Bourne (2016) and World War Z(2013), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Dredd(2012), Endgame(2009), and stunt coordinator for Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard(2021), Rambo : Last…

‘Strange Darling’: Willa Fitzgerald on Making the Complex Thriller with JT Mollner, Kyle Gallner (Video Interview)

If there’s one thing that anyone who sees JT Mollner’s dark thriller, Strange Darling, it’s that Willa Fitzgerald’s performance as a character merely referred to as “The Lady” is one that is going to turn a lot of heads.  So far, Fitzgerald is best known for her TV work on shows like “Reacher,” “Scream: the…

‘The Killer’: Nathalie Emmanuel, Omar Sy on John Woo’s Return to His Action Classic (Video Interview)

Back in 1989, legendary Hong Kong filmmaker John Woo was coming off the back-to-back success of A Better Tomorrow and its sequel when he reteamed with Chow Yun-fat for The Killer, a movie that helped both the Asian superstars to crossover and start making films in the United States. Cut forward 35 years and Woo…

‘Industry’ Season 3: Press Conference with Creators Michael Down and Konrad Kay, Actors Marisa Abela, Myha’la, Kit Harrington, Sagar Radia

©Courtesy of HBO Industry : Graduates from all walks of life compete for a limited number of available full-time employment opportunities at Pierpoint, a top investment bank in London; the graduates include Harper Stern, a Black upstate New York native who uproots her life in pursuit of success, despite having lied about the university she…

‘Strange Darling’: Filmmakers JT Mollner,  Giovanni Ribisi, Z Berg on the Violent Action-Thriller (Video Interview)

JT Mollner’s new action-thriller Strange Darling is another example of the insanely original genre films that have been coming out all year, following the likes of Longlegs, Cuckoo, Immaculate, and more. It’s a very different take on the serial killer genre, as it follows Kyle Gallner (Smile) and Willa Fitzgerald (Scream: The TV Show) in…

‘My Spy the Eternal City’: Press Conference with Actors Dave Bautista, Chloe Coleman and Ken Jeong

@Courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios My Spy the Eternal City : Back by popular demand, My Spy’s dynamic duo, veteran CIA operative JJ (Dave Bautista) and his 14-year-old stepdaughter and protégé Sophie (Chloe Coleman), reunite to save the world when a high school choir tour of Italy is interrupted by a nefarious nuclear plot targeting…

Loot : Press Conference with Actor/Executive Producer Maya Rudolph

©Joel Kim Booster, Ron Funches, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Maya Rudolph, Meagen Fay, Nat Faxon and Stephanie Styles in “Loot,” now streaming on Apple TV+. After divorcing her husband of 20 years, Molly Novak must figure out what to do with her $87 billion settlement; she decides to re-engage with her charitable foundation and reconnect with…

The Good Half : Director Robert Schwartzman on His Nick Jonas Indie Dramedy (Video Interview)

Most people will know Robert Schwartzman for his music, particularly his rock band Rooney, which recently scored the opening slot for the final tour of Jeff Lynne’s legendary Electric Light Orchestra. In recent years, Schwartzman, part of one of Hollywood’s prolific filmmaking families – his mother is Talia Shire, part of the Coppola family –…