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2020 has been a difficult year on every front, and even deeply affecting cinema releases and how we consume films. Streaming services and...

Benjamin Wiessner is a producer. His credits include Thunder Road, The Wolf of Snow Hollow, Beast Beast, and The Grief of Others. I spoke...

Jim Cumming’s feature debut, 2018’s Thunder Road, had sat dormant for a while on my watchlist before finally being nominated as one of...

Sam Bain is a BAFTA award-winning writer and co-creator of Peep Show, Fresh Meat, and Babylon. He has also co-written acclaimed films...

Eva Habermann is an actor and producer known for her work on Lexx, Dr Klein, Deichbullen, and Trolls World. I spoke with Eva about...

Alena Von Stroheim is an actor known for her work on Hacker’s Game, Found Footage 3D, and The Activist. I spoke with Alena about her...

Jakob Ihre is a cinematographer known for his work on films including Louder Than Bombs, Thelma, Oslo, August 31st, Reprise, The End of...

Elizabeth Marmur is an actor known for her work on Peep Show, Coupling, Black Books, Doctors, and My Family. I spoke with Elizabeth about...

I don’t know that I have much (particularly profound) to add to the conversation… this film has such a wildly storied history; thank you...

Florian Hoffmeister is a cinematographer known for his work on Official Secrets, A Quiet Passion, The Deep Blue Sea, In Secret, Great...

Ulf Brantås is an acclaimed cinematographer. He has shot films including Show Me Love, Together, Lilya-4-Ever, We are the Best, and The...

Kate Magowan is an actor and producer known for her work on Stardust, 24 Hour Party People, Spotless, A Lonely Place To Die, and Dream...

Mark Harelik is an actor known for his work on series including The Morning Show, Preacher, Wings and The Big Bang Theory. He has also...

Jeffrey Jur is an acclaimed cinematographer. He has shot films including The Last Seduction, Dirty Dancing, Panic and My Big Fat Greek...

Alejandro Edda is an actor known for his work on acclaimed series such as, Narcos: Mexico, Fear the Walking Dead, and The Bridge, as well...

Julie Christie is one of cinema’s most legendary and iconic actresses. Having won the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in...

Nicolas Roeg’s haunting masterpiece retains its place in cinema as one of the greatest horror films ever made. Adapted from Daphne du...

Dean Cundey is an Academy Award nominated cinematographer. From his early collaborations with John Carpenter, to his collaborations with...

It is the year of our lord 2020 and a mooted sequel to Halloween [2018] beckons with all the audience enthusiasm of a whimpering corpse...

Kate Isitt is an actor. Her credits include, Coupling, Is It Legal?, Philophobia, Half Light, Strictly Confidential, Jonathan Creek, Last...