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Fantastic Fest / “Living With Chucky” : Exclusive Interview with Director Kyla Elise Gardner 

Synopsis : Filmmaker Kyra Elise Gardner explores the enduring appeal of the “Child’s Play” franchise and its iconic killer doll Chucky. Genre: Documentary Original Language: English Director: Kyra Elise Gardner Producer: Jason Strickland Writer: Kyra Elise Gardner Runtime: 1h 40m Exclusive Interview with Kyla Elise Gardner  Q: Tony Gardner, your father, is the puppeteer for Chucky and a…

God’s Creatures / Exclusive Video Interview with Directors Anna Rose Holmer and Saela Davis

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. In a perfect world, people who make the effort to see God’s Creatures, the Ireland-set drama co-directed by Anna Rose Holmer (The Fits) and Saela Davis, will start a conversation about the meaning of “right” and “wrong” after seeing what one mother goes through…

Fantastic Fest : King on Screen / Exclusive Interview with Director Daphné Baiwir

Synopsis : 1976, Brian de Palma directs Carrie, the first novel by Stephen King. Since, more than 50 directors adapted the master of horror’s books, in more than 80 films and series, making him now, the most adapted author still alive in the world . What’s so fascinating with him that the directors can’t stop adapt…

Toronto International Film Festival / Muru : Exclusive Interview with Actor Cliff Curtis and Director Tearepa Kahi 

Synopsis : MURU is the story of a local Police Sergeant ‘Taffy’ Tawharau (Cliff Curtis), who must choose between his badge and his people, when the Government launches an armed raid through his Ruatoki community, on a school day. Inspired by actual events, when the New Zealand government set up two unlawful road blocks in Ruatoki…

Exclusive Interview: Michael Lombardi on Starring in The Retaliators

Being the target of a horrific crime is a devastating experience for not only young victims who can’t defend themselves, but also their loved ones, who will do whatever it takes to ensure justice is served for them. The new horror thriller, The Retaliators, serves as a powerful underground revenge service for the family members…

Toronto International Film Festival : We Are Still Here / Exclusive Interview with Directors

Synopsis : Australian-New Zealand Anthology Film released in 2022. Created as a response to the 250th anniversary of the second voyage of James Cook to Australia in 1772, the project consists of ten linked short films by each of ten Indigenous Australian and Māori filmmakers about the impact of settler colonialism on the region’s indigenous cultures….

RIOTSVILLE, USA : Exclusive Interview with Director Sierra Pettengill

Synopsis : Welcome to RIOTSVILLE, USA, a turning point in American history where the protest movements of the late 1960s came into conflict with increasingly militarized police departments. Focusing on unearthed military training footage of Army-built model towns called “Riotsvilles,” where military and police were trained to respond to civil disorder in the aftermath of…

Clerks III : Exclusive Video Interview with Actors Brian O’Halloran, Jeff Anderson and Jason Mewes

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel Clerks III is a 2022 American comedy film written, produced, directed, and edited by Kevin Smith. It serves as the sequel to the 1994 and 2006 Clerks films, and is the ninth overall feature film set in the View Askewniverse. online pharmacy buy azithromycin…

Exclusive Video Interview: The Cast and Producers of Hulu’s ‘Tell Me Lies’

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Based on the novel of the same name by Carola Lovering, Hulu’s new series Tell Me Lies follows two people over the course of eight years of a rocky relationship. Their antics begin in college when they are first introduced and continue as they…

Growing Up: Exclusive Video Interview with Directors and Heroes

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. In the ever-changing social environment in contemporary society, it’s more important than ever for young people from all racial and economic groups and sexual orientations to be given a public platform to share their very different experiences. Disney+’s new innovative hybrid docu-series, Growing Up,…

Exclusive Video Interview: Mathieu Amalric and Vicky Krieps on ‘Hold Me Tight’

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Mathieu Amalric’s new film Hold Me Tight follows a mother, Clarisse (Vicky Krieps), dealing with a separation from her family. As she processes what she has lost, audiences are invited on a rollercoaster ride that navigates truth, emotion, and reality and the way in…