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Actor Michael Chiklis Talks About the Inspirational Sports Drama, ‘The Senior’ (Video Interview)

Michael Chiklis made his name as an actor from starring in two hugely popular television shows, The Commish in the early ‘90s, and then, the even more popular The Shield, in the mid-00’s. He won an Emmy in 2002 for the latter, and he’s continued to act in a variety of roles ever since. Notably,…

‘Him’ Filmmaker Justin Tipping on Creating His Frightening Football Success Story (Video Interview)

In 2016, filmmaker Justin Tipping’s feature directorial debut, Kicks, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, notably having Mahershala Ali playing an urban gangster mentor mere months before he played a similar role in Barry Jenkins’ Oscar-winning Best Picture, Moonlight. (Ali also won his first Oscar for Jenkins’ film.) Nine years later, Tipping is back with…

‘Bang Bang’ Star Tim Blake Nelson on Taking on a More Physical Role for the Boxing Drama (Video Interview)

Tim Blake Nelson is more than just a beloved character actor, having directed six feature films with another one on the way, but most people will know him more for his roles in films by the Coen Brothers (O Brother, Where Art Thou and The Ballad of Buster Skruggs), Guillermo del Toro (Nightmare Alley, Pinocchio),…

“Linda Linda Linda” : Exclusive Interview with Director Nobuhiro Yamashita

©Courtesy of GKIDS The coming-of-age film ‘Linda Linda Linda’ has been digitally remastered in 4K to mark its 20th anniversary. GKIDS has secured the U.S. release of the film, which was also shown at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. In this column, we asked director Nobuhiro Yamashita, who led the project, to reflect on the…

The Conjuring : Last Rites / Madison Lawlor & Orion Smith on How to Play Young Warrens

©Courtesy of Warner Brothers Check out more of our YouTube Channel  Nobuhiro Hosoki grew up watching American films since he was a kid; he decided to go to the United States thanks to seeing the artistry of Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange.” After graduating from film school, he worked as an assistant director on  TV Tokyo’s program…

‘Mussolini: Son of the Century’, Exclusive Interview With Director Joe Wright

@Courtesy of MUBI “Mussolini: Son of the Century” Traces the birth of Fascism in Italy and Mussolini’s ascent with an innovative approach that has sparked debate about the Fascist dictator’s legacy in Italy and abroad. Director : Joe Wright Screenwriter : Stefano Bises, Davide Serino, Antonio Scurati Network : MUBI Genre :  Biography, History, Drama Original Language : Italian…

‘The Long Walk’ Screenwriter JT Mollner on Tackling Stephen King (Video Interview)

Stephen King is having quite a year with no less than four adaptations of his work, including two features already released based on short stories, The Monkey and The Life of Chuck, with two more movies on the way, based on his earlier work under the pseudonym “Richard Bachman.” In fact, this weekend’s The Long…

‘The History of Sound’ Director Oliver Hermanus on Creating a Moving Period Piece (Video Interview)

South African-born filmmaker Oliver Hermanus has been making films for some time, but he first started getting larger international attention with his 2019 film, Moffie, which he followed by adapting Akira Kurosawa’s 1952 film, Ikiru, into 2022’s Living, which was nominated for two Oscars, including the first-ever Oscar nomination for actor Bill Nighy. Hermanus’ new…

A Savage Art : The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant / Exclusive Interview with Director Bill Banowsky & Writer/Producer Paul O’Bryan

Check out more of our YouTube Channel  Nobuhiro Hosoki grew up watching American films since he was a kid; he decided to go to the United States thanks to seeing the artistry of Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange.” After graduating from film school, he worked as an assistant director on  TV Tokyo’s program called “Morning Satellite”…

Exclusive Wednesday Interview Gwendoline Christie Opens Up

©Courtesy of Netflix Nobuhiro Hosoki grew up watching American films since he was a kid; he decided to go to the United States thanks to seeing the artistry of Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange.” After graduating from film school, he worked as an assistant director on  TV Tokyo’s program called “Morning Satellite” at the New York…

‘The Baltimorons’ Director Jay Duplass and Actors (and Co-Writer) Michael Strassner and Liz Larsen

Comedy definitely seems to be making a comeback this year, or at least it’s trying to. Going by the recent The Naked Gun and Covino and Marvin’s Splitsville, people are going back to movie theaters, because they want to laugh.  Jay Duplass was at the forefront of indie comedy going back to his 2005 film,…