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Noir City DC: AFI Silver’s Noir Film Festival. With an exclusive interview with host Eddie Muller
By Duran Aziz The lights dimmed. The projector fired up. The picture settled in the frame. I was suddenly watching a film few have seen...
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oliverjlwebb
- Oct 19, 2021
- 2 min
An Interview with Carter Glade
Carter Glade is an actor known for Freaky, Her Deadly Secret and American Animals. I spoke with Carter about his background in acting...
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oliverjlwebb
- Oct 9, 2021
- 9 min
An Interview with Rita Tushingham
Having launched her career in the 1961 British New Wave film, A Taste of Honey, Rita Tushingham has starred in iconic films including,...
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oliverjlwebb
- Oct 6, 2021
- 8 min
DP Sam Levy on Mayday
Karen Cinorre’s directorial feature debut, Mayday is a beautifully choregraphed fantasy-action tale of an alternate universe where an...
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oliverjlwebb
- Sep 28, 2021
- 8 min
An Interview with Emmanuelle Chaulet
Emmanuelle Chaulet is an actor, director and founder of Emmanuelle Chaulet studio and creator of the Voice Dialogue Acting technique...
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oliverjlwebb
- Sep 26, 2021
- 2 min
Comedies and Proverbs: Eric Rohmer’s Boyfriends and Girlfriends (1987)
The sixth film in Eric Rohmer's Comedies and Proverbs series, Boyfriends and Girlfriends is a beautiful tale of friendship and...
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oliverjlwebb
- Aug 20, 2021
- 3 min
An Interview with Jenny Runacre
Jenny Runacre is an actor known for her work on films such as The Passenger, Husbands, Jubilee, and The Witches. Having starred in the...
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Alex Harper
- Aug 16, 2021
- 5 min
New Series of the Week: The White Lotus
The staff of a luxury Hawaiian resort come under siege by a bunch of “rich, f—ed up white people” in Mike White’s glorious social satire.
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Alex Harper
- Aug 12, 2021
- 4 min
New Film of the Week: Zola
Janicza Bravo wants you to hear a story about how Zola and a “white bitch” fell out. It’s kind of long, but it’s full of suspense…
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oliverjlwebb
- Aug 5, 2021
- 7 min
An Interview with Hans Fromm
Hans Fromm is an acclaimed cinematographer known for his work on Jerichow, Barbara, Phoenix, Transit and Undine. I spoke with Hans about...
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oliverjlwebb
- Aug 2, 2021
- 4 min
Christian Petzold’s Love in Times of Oppressive Systems Trilogy
Christian Petzold’s trilogy, (aptly named by Petzold himself), consisting of Barbara (2012), Phoenix (2014) and Transit (2018), captures...
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oliverjlwebb
- Jul 27, 2021
- 5 min
DP Yann Maritaud on Slalom
Yann Maritaud is a cinematographer known for his work on Un Triomphe, Ceasefire, and Stars by the Pound. Having previously collaborated...
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Alex Harper
- Jul 25, 2021
- 4 min
Film of the Week: Slalom
In Charlène Favier’s beautiful but endlessly horrifying feature debut, a teenage skiing prodigy is derailed by abuse from her coach.
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oliverjlwebb
- Jul 22, 2021
- 3 min
An Interview with Matt Cimber
Matt Cimber is a director, writer and producer. Starring Jayne Mansfield, Matt’s first feature film Single Room Furnished was released in...
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oliverjlwebb
- Jul 4, 2021
- 7 min
An Interview with Dale Hendrickson
Dale Hendrickson is a character designer and visual effects artist known for his work on The Simpsons, Rugrats, Silver Surfer and He-Man...
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oliverjlwebb
- Jun 27, 2021
- 10 min
An Interview with Christian Vit
Christian Vit is an actor known for Game of Thrones, Holby City, and Crossing Lines. I spoke with Christian about pursuing a career in...
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oliverjlwebb
- Jun 4, 2021
- 4 min
An Interview with Vera Graziadei
Vera Graziadei is an actor and director known for her work on Peep Show, The Book of Vision, and Children of Men. I spoke with Vera about...
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oliverjlwebb
- May 30, 2021
- 11 min
An interview with Peter Avanzino
Peter Avanzino is a storyboard artist and animation director. He is known for his work on Futurama, The Ren & Stimpy Show, The Simpsons...
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oliverjlwebb
- May 21, 2021
- 10 min
An Interview with Tom Schulman
Tom Schulman is an Academy-Award winning screenwriter known for Dead Poets Society, 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag and What About Bob? I spoke...
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oliverjlwebb
- May 15, 2021
- 3 min
An Interview with Jasper Cole
Jasper Cole is an actor, producer and radio host. With over 112 Film and TV credits, Jasper is known for his work on MacGruber, Everybody...
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