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“Pleasure” / Interview : Writer/Director Ninja Thyberg and Actress Sofia Kappel Looked Back on Their Incredible Journey of Provocative and Challenging Film

Synopsis : Bella Cherry arrives in Los Angeles with dreams of becoming an adult film star, but she soon learns that fame won’t come easy as she harnesses her ambition and cunning to rise to the top of this mesmerizing and singular world. Writer/Director Ninja Thyberg and Actress Sofia Kappel Q: You were an anti-porn…

Interview: Rose Leslie, Theo James: ‘Time Traveler’s Wife’ Reminds Us to Live in the Moment

Downton Abbey veterans Rose Leslie and Theo James say their new romantic drama, The Time Traveler’s Wife, is a reminder to live in the moment and appreciate the time we have with those we love. The heart-warming, tragic, yet often hilarious six-episode HBO series debuted Friday. Adapted by former Doctor Who and Sherlock writer-producer Steven Moffat…

Exclusive Interview: Writer-Director Russell Owen and Actor Tom Hughes on the Horror Film Shepherd

No matter what dreams people have for their futures, they still often end up being influenced by the past. That’s certainly true for London-based filmmaker Russell Owen and the protagonist in his new supernatural horror thriller, Shepherd. The filmmaker, who wrote, directed and produced the feature, was inspired to pen the script early in his…

Exclusive Video Interview: Pablo Schreiber and Timothy Simons on Playing Devoted Husbands in Hulu’s ‘Candy’

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Happening : Exclusive Interview with Audrey Diwan, Award-Winning Director of the Venice Film Festival

Synopsis : France, 1963. Anne is a bright young student with a promising future ahead of her. But when she falls pregnant, she sees the opportunity to finish her studies and escape the constraints of her social background disappearing. With her final exams fast approaching and her belly growing, Anne resolves to act, even if…

Tokyo Vice : Exclusive Interview with Executive Producer/Director Alan Poul 

Synopsis : In 1999, American journalist Jake Adelstein has relocated to Tokyo and must pass a written exam in Japanese to have the chance to join the staff of a major Japanese newspaper. He succeeds in becoming their first foreign-born journalist and starts at the very bottom. Taken under the wing of a veteran detective…

Exclusive Video Interview: Auliʻi Cravalho and Rowan Blanchard on Anchoring Hulu’s Queer Romantic Comedy ‘Crush’

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Over the course of cinematic history, most films about love or romance have featured a man and a woman. While there are a number of examples of same-sex relationships anchoring such movies, they are much rarer and often emphasize the triumphant nature of what…

The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes : Exclusive Interview with Director Emma Cooper

Synopsis : Anthony Summers, the author of the book Goddess (1985), explains he began researching Marilyn Monroe after he learned that the Los Angeles County District Attorney was reopening the case of her death. Summers subsequently spent three years collecting 650 tape-recorded interviews with people who either knew Monroe in her lifetime or had knowledge…

Interviews: Jamie Bell, Wagner Moura Tout Twists and Thrills of ‘Shining Girls’

A screen adaptation of Lauren Beukes’ best-selling sci-fi/horror/mystery novel, Shining Girls, is now streaming on Apple TV+. Written by Silka Luisa and produced by Michelle MacLaren, the series follows Kirby Mazrachi (Elisabeth Moss from The Handmaid’s Tale), a Chicago newspaper archivist whose memory is rendered unreliable after she survives a horrific assault at the hands of Harper…

The Offer : An Exclusive Interview with Actor Patrick Gallo on “The Godfather” Writer Mario Puzo

Synopsis : The Offer is based on Oscar®-winning producer Albert S. Ruddy’s extraordinary, never-revealed experiences of making “The Godfather.” The all-star cast includes Miles Teller as Albert S. Ruddy, Matthew Goode as Robert Evans, Juno Temple as Bettye McCartt, Giovanni Ribisi as Joe Colombo, Dan Fogler as Francis Ford Coppola, Patrick Gallo as Mario Puzo, Burn Gorman…

Exclusive Video Interview: Director Barry Levinson and Actor Ben Foster on Telling Harry Haft’s Story in ‘The Survivor’

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Harry Haft led an incredible life. He was forced to compete in a ring for the twisted entertainment of Nazi soldiers to survive when he was sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp and later had a career as a boxer in the United States….