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I Love My Dad : Exclusive Interview with Actor/Writer/Director James Morosini on the SXSW Winning Film and Relationship with Dad

Synopsis : Inspired by writer, director, and star James Morosini’s true life experience, I LOVE MY DAD follows Chuck (Patton Oswalt), a hopelessly estranged father who desperately wants to reconnect with his troubled son, Franklin (Morosini). Blocked on social media and concerned for his son’s life, Chuck impersonates a waitress online and starts checking in…

Thirteen Lives : Press Conference with Director Ron Howard, Co-Producer Raymond Phathanavirangoon, Actors Joel Edgerton, Tom Bateman, James Teeradon, Pattakorn Tungupakul, Poo Sahajak, Weir Sukollowat, Viggo Mortensen and a real life diver Rick Stanton and the Real-life Water Engineer Thanet Natisri 

Synopsis : Thirteen Lives recounts the incredible true story of the tremendous global effort to rescue a Thai soccer team who become trapped in the Tham Luang cave during an unexpected rainstorm. Faced with insurmountable odds, a team of the world’s most skilled and experienced divers — uniquely able to navigate the maze of flooded,…

NYAFF : Shin Ultraman / Interview with Director Shinji Higuchi and Producer Tomoya Nishino

Q: Like your previous film, “Shin Godzilla,” you paid homage to the original “Ultraman” series by setting it in modern times. Is there any reason why you wanted it to take place in the current time for this film, “Shin Ultraman,” is it still appropriate for a generation who doesn’t even know about the original…

Luck : Exclusive Interview with Director Peggy Holmes

Synopsis : From Apple Original Films and Skydance Animation comes the story of Sam Greenfield, the unluckiest person in the world! Suddenly finding herself in the never-before-seen Land of Luck, she must unite with the magical creatures there to turn her luck around. Rating: G / Genre: Comedy / Original Language: English Director: Peggy Holmes /Producer:David Eisenmann, David Ellison, Dan…

Exclusive Video Interview: Actor Wes Studi, Actress Dale Dickey, and Writer/Director Max Walker-Silverman on Making ‘A Love Song’

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Max Walker-Silverman’s debut feature A Love Song premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this past January as a NEXT selection. Dale Dickey and West Studi anchor this poignant, quiet romance about two people navigating the possibility of a second chance at love. online pharmacy…

Not Okay : Exclusive Interview with Director Quinn Shephard

Synopsis : “Not Okay” follows Danni Sanders (Zoey Deutch), an aimless aspiring writer with no friends, no romantic prospects and — worst of all — no followers, who fakes an Instagram-friendly trip to Paris in the hopes of boosting her social media clout. When a terrifying incident strikes the City of Lights, Danni unwittingly falls…

NYAFF : Ox-Head Village : Exclusive Interview with Director Takashi Shimizu

Ox-Head Village is a 2022 Japan-Japanese language movie, directed by Takashi Shimizu and written by Daisuke Hosaka, Takashi Shimizu. Synopsis : In a so-called “spirit video”, Kanon (Kôki) is astonished to see a high-school girl who looks exactly like her. Exclusive Interview with Director Takashi Shimizu Q: What kind of place is Tsubono Kosen (Mineral…

‘Nope’: Interview with Actress Keke Palmer and Actors Daniel Kaluuya and Brandon Perea

People bearing witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery that defines their identities is the powerful message both in front of, and behind, the camera of acclaimed, Oscar-winning genre filmmaker Jordan Peele’s latest genre feature, Nope. The epic sci-fi horror movie, which marks the filmmaker’s third feature as the writer-director-producer, highlights his innate ability to…

Apple’s Animation Luck : Interview with Actress Jane Fonda

Synopsis : From Apple Original Films and Skydance Animation comes the story of Sam Greenfield, the unluckiest person in the world! Suddenly finding herself in the never-before-seen Land of Luck, she must unite with the magical creatures there to turn her luck around. Rating: G / Genre: Comedy / Original Language: English Director: Peggy Holmes /Producer:David Eisenmann, David Ellison, Dan…

Exclusive Video Interview: Douglas Booth on Playing a Bounty Hunter in ‘That Dirty Black Bag’ and Working with Visionary Directors

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. AMC+’s That Dirty Black Bag is a stylish spaghetti western that follows two equally compelling protagonists, bounty hunter Red Bill (Douglas Booth) and Sheriff Arthur McCoy (Dominic Cooper), as they navigate the treacherous environment of the wild west. Red Bill’s signature accessory – which…

Apple’s Animation “Luck” : Interview with Actor Simon Pegg

Synopsis : From Apple Original Films and Skydance Animation comes the story of Sam Greenfield, the unluckiest person in the world! Suddenly finding herself in the never-before-seen Land of Luck, she must unite with the magical creatures there to turn her luck around. Rating: G / Genre: Comedy / Original Language: English Director: Peggy Holmes /Producer:David Eisenmann, David Ellison, Dan…