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‘Conclave’ Director Edward Berger on Making an Intense Vatican Thriller… and Jason Bourne!

After his previous film, All Quiet on the Western Front, won multiple Oscars, director Edward Berger had many options ahead of him, but he decided to direct an adaptation of Daniel Harris’ bestselling book, Conclave. Adapted by Oscar nominee Peter Straughan (Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy), Conclave stars Oscar nominee Ralph Fiennes as Cardinal Lawrence, who…

NYCC : The Electric State / Q&A with Actress Millie Bobby Brown, Actor Chris Pratt and Directors Russo Brothers

©Courtesy of Netflix The Electric State is a spectacular adventure from the directors of Avengers: Endgame set in an alternate, retro-futuristic version of the 1990s. Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things, Enola Holmes, Damsel) stars as Michelle, an orphaned teenager navigating life in a society where sentient robots resembling cartoons and mascots, who once served peacefully among humans, now…

NYCC: Sweetpea Interview with Actress/Executive Producer Ella Purnell

©Courtesy of Starz Humanizing a sinister anti-hero who’s pushed to the edge after being ignored and dismissed throughout their lives can be an emotional journey for both a performer and their audience. That’s certainly the case for actress Ella Purnell‘s protagonist of Rhiannon Lewis in the new dark dramedy television show, Sweetpea. The series is…

NYFF : Emilia Pérez / Q&A with Director Jacques Audiard 

©Courtesy of Netflix Emilia Pérez : From renegade auteur Jacques Audiard comes Emilia Pérez, an audacious fever dream that defies genres and expectations. Through liberating song and dance and bold visuals, this odyssey follows the journey of four remarkable women in Mexico, each pursuing their own happiness. The fearsome cartel leader Emilia (Karla Sofía Gascón)…

‘Exhibiting Forgiveness’ Actors John Earl Jelks, Andra Day, and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (Video Interviews)

Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel Titus Kaphar’s Exhibiting Forgiveness is a powerful and moving personal story that the artist-turned-filmmaker made after having conversations with his own father. It stars André Holland (Moonlight)  as Tarrell, an artist whose estranged father La’Ron (John Earl Jelks) comes back into his life…

NYFF / Hard Truth : Q&A With Actress Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Actor Tuwaine Barrett and Director Mike Leigh

Hard Truth : Legendary filmmaker Mike Leigh returns to the contemporary world with a fierce, compassionate, and often darkly humorous study of family and the thorny ties that bind us. Reunited with Leigh for the first time since multiple Oscar-nominated Secrets and Lies, the astonishing Marianne Jean-Baptiste plays Pansy, a woman wracked by fear, tormented…

‘Exhibiting Forgiveness’ Director Titus Kaphar on His Emotional Drama (Video Interview)

Titus Kaphar has achieved quite a few high points as one of the more successful contemporary fine artists, but with Exhibiting Forgiveness, he makes his foray into feature filmmaking. The drama premiered at the Sundance Film Festival back in January, and it made enough of an impact that it was then programmed as part of…

Mediha : Exclusive Interview with Director Hasan Oswald on DOC NYC’s Winning Film

©Courtesy of Together films. Mediha : Mediha and her younger brothers, Ghazwan and Adnan, were kidnapped in August 2014 when ISIS invaded their village of Sinjar in Northern Iraq. After years of enslavement by different ISIS families, they were rescued and returned to the IDP camps in Northern Iraq. Their parents and youngest brother are…

The LAST OF THE SEA WOMEN Interview : Director Sue Kim

Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel 𝐋𝐮𝐢𝐬 𝐏𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐧 is a Director, Actor, Founder and Film Festival Director of the International Film Festival Manhattan, New York, now in its 13th edition, proudly promoting Filipino, Asian, Scandinavian and European films and presenting them in New York. 👉https://iffmusa.com/ A winner of numerous…

The 4: 30 Movie : Exclusive Interview with Director Kevin Smith

Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on 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…

‘Will & Harper’: Press Conference With Will Ferrell, Harper Steele and Director Josh Greenbaum

 @Courtesy of Netflix Will & Harper : Three years ago, Will Ferrell was filming a movie when he received a most surprising email: his‬ dear friend of nearly 30 years was coming out to him as a trans woman.‬ That friend was Harper Steele, a writer he met on his first day at‬‭ Saturday Night…