King: Interview with Oscar-Winner Timothee Chalamet
David Michod’s King world premieres at the 2019 Venice Film Fest. Casting a New Generation Michôd wanted to make a film with a young cast: “Not only does it bring a certain energy to a movie, but it’s also historically authentic. The dirt and disease of the time period meant that people died much younger […]
Cannes Film Fest 2019: Frankie–Interview with Director Ira Sachs
Ira Sachs makes his Competition debut at the 2019 Cannes Film Fest with Frankie, starring Isabelle Huppert in the title role as a terminally ill actress who gathers family and friends around her for one last vacation, among them characters played by Marisa Tomei, Brendan Gleeson and Greg Kinnear. After Love Is Strange and Little […]
Cannes Film Fest 2019: Pippa Bianco’s Share
Pippa Bianco world premiered her debut feature, Share, at the 2019 Sundance Film Fest, where it won two prizes, one for Bianco’s script and another for her actress (special jury prize). Earlier, at the 2015 Cannes Film Fest, Share had won the Cinefondation prize for best short, and this year she’s eligible for the Camera […]
Carpenter, John: Making Halloween, Cult Horror Film of 1978
I was just trying to make a little horror movie. We had very little money and a very young cast except for Donald Pleasance–John Carpenter
Cannes Film Fest 2018: Nadine Labaki on Capernaum
Lebanese Nadine Labaki made history back in May, when her film Capernaum won the Jury Prize at the 2018 Cannes Film Fest. (The Jury president was two-time Oscar winner, Cate Blanchett). Capernaum is on the shortlist of nine foreign-language films, nominated for Oscar this year. On January 23, the Academy will announce its nominations in […]
Girl (2018): Interview with Director Lukas Dhont about his Award-Winning Transgender Film
Nora was assigned male at birth. As she grew and became aware of who she is, she understood she wanted to live her authentic life and realized her dream of becoming an artist as a ballerina. The fact that a 15-year-old had the courage to be true to herself above the opinion (and objection) of others both shocked and inspired me.
Favourite, The: Interview with Director Yorgos Lanthimos and Stars Emma Stone, Olivia Colman, Nicholas Hoult, and Joe Alwyn
Yorgos Lanthimos‘s latest feature, The Favourite, world premiered in competition at the 2018 Venice Film Fest. Dominated by women, the film offers strong roles for three great actresses, Olivia Colman, Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz, and secondary one for Nicholas Hoult and Joe Alwyn. YL: Yorgos Lanthimos ES: Emma Stone OC: Olivia Colman NH: Nicholas […]
Oscar Actors: Kingsley, Ben–Portrait of a Serious Artist (Part 2)
Interview with Brilliant Actor Ben Kingsley, Oscar Winner for Gandhi and Multiple Oscar Nominee Role of Music BK: Sometimes music helps me in unexpected ways. I can recognize a certain cadence of notes that is appropriate to my character. When I played Dmitri Shostakovitch we did play his music on set and that was immensely […]
Cannes Film Fest 2018: Gaspar Noe on Climax, the Boldest Film at This Year’s Edition
Gaspar Noe’s Climax is one of the boldest and most thrilling films at this year’s Cannes Film Fest. The drama follows a group of street dancers, who live a seemingly normal existence until they are all drugged one night in a club, after which they go through a bloodbath of psychedelic hallucinations. With the exception […]
Cannes Film Fest 2018: Solo–Star Wars Story, Interview with Star Alden Ehrenreich
It just meant to world to me, first of all that Harrison Ford really loves the movie and I think he’s seen it twice. And having his blessing going into it was important to me and this is even more meaningful. It was very emotional and very exciting–Alden Ehrenreich
