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“Last Flight Home” : Exclusive Interview with Director Ondi Timoner 

Synopsis : Behind a white picket fence, on an unremarkable suburban street, we discover Eli Timoner, who founded Air Florida, the fastest growing airline in the world in the 1970’s. During his final days, we discover his extraordinary life filled with incredible success and devastating setbacks, and most importantly, an innate goodness which won him…

Exclusive Video Interview: David Arquette on ‘The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry’ and Highlights of His Career

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. The new film The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, adapted by and based on Gabrielle Zevin’s novel of the same name, tells the story of a disgruntled and recently widowed bookstore owner on a small island struggling to find purpose in his life. Among…

New York Film Festival Exclusive Video Interview: Director Carla Simón on the Golden Bear Winning Film, ‘Alcarràs’

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Director Carla Simón returns with her second feature film, Alcarràs, following her successful debut, 2017’s Summer 1993. Inspired by her own personal connection to peach cultivators in the village of Alcarràs, Simón created a fictionalized story about what changes over the course of generations…

New York Film Festival : Till / Press Conference with Director Chinonye Chukwu, Producer and co-writer Keith Beauchamp, actors Danielle Deadwyler, Whoopi Goldberg, Jalyn Hall, John Douglas Thompson, Sean Patrick Thomas

Synopsis : Till is a profoundly emotional and cinematic film about the true story of Mamie Till Mobley’s relentless pursuit of justice for her 14 year old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was brutally lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi. In Mamie’s poignant journey of grief turned to action, we see the universal…

New York Comic Con: Vampire Academy Interview with Co-creator/Showrunner Julie Plec

Finding a sense of belonging and subsequently fighting for that life they want to lead is a vital rite of passage for adolescents in any society. The teen protagonists of the new fantasy horror television show, Vampire Academy, are no exception; they’re struggling to determine and accept their true personalities at their titular school, despite…

Project Wolf Hunting : Exclusive Interview with Writer/Director Kim Hong-sun

Synopsis : During transport from the Philippines to South Korea, a group of dangerous criminals unites to stage a coordinated escape attempt. As the jailbreak escalates into a bloody, all-out riot, the fugitives and their allies from the outside exact a brutal terror campaign against the special agents onboard the ship. Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller…

White Noise : Press Conference with Noah Baumbach, Greta Gerwig, Raffey Cassidy, May Nivola, Sam Nivola, Danny Elfman, James Murphy

Synopsis : At once hilarious and horrifying, lyrical and absurd, ordinary and apocalyptic, White Noise dramatizes a contemporary American family’s attempts to deal with the mundane conflicts of everyday life while grappling with the universal mysteries of love, death, and the possibility of happiness in an uncertain world. Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror Original Language: English Director:Noah Baumbach…

Exclusive Video Interview: Actresses Elsie Fisher, Amiah Miller, Cathy Ang and Rachel Ogechi Kanu on Starring in My Best Friend’s Exorcism

Interview with Elsie Fisher & Amiah Miller  Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Enduring such typical adolescent angst as balancing school with family dynamics, friendships and crushes is difficult enough for most teenagers. But those challenges are becoming even more amplified for the young female protagonists in the new horror…

Catherine Called Birdy : Q&A with Writer/Director Lena Dunham 

1290. In the Medieval English village of Stonebridge, Lady Catherine (known as Birdy) is the youngest child of Lord Rollo and the Lady Aislinn. Her playground is Stonebridge Manor, a house that, like the family, has seen better days. Financially destitute and utterly greedy, Rollo sees his daughter as his path out of financial ruin…

Exclusive Video Interview: May Calamawy and Laith Nakli on ‘Ramy’ Season 3

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Hulu’s Ramy returns for its third season, following its protagonist (Ramy Youssef) as he struggles to find his footing after a series of setbacks and to figure out his purpose. Enticing opportunities in the jewelry industry bring new challenges and fresh clashes with his…

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…