INTERVIEW: Eleanor Worthington-Cox Chats About Her First Leading Role And Working With Maxine Peake in ‘Gwen’
William McGregor’s feature-length debut Gwen also marks an exciting milestone for its young star Eleanor Worthington-Cox, who makes her debut in a leading role as the titular star. It’s a terrific performance, one I called ‘simply revelatory’ in my review of the film. With roles in The…
INTERVIEW: ‘Gwen’ Director William McGregor Talks About the Resonance of Folk-Horror
Folk-horror has had somewhat of a cinematic revival of late. With big-budget, studio-backed folk terrors like The Witch, Midsommar and Apostle all resonating well with audiences and critics alike, it comes as no surprise that up-and-coming independent filmmakers are being inspired by these fables and gravitating towards similar…
INTERVIEW: The Umbrella Academy’s Cinematographer, Neville Kidd
In the latest of a series of interviews with crew members behind some of the best looking Netflix shows of the last year, including Russian Doll and GLOW, we spoke with the cinematographer behind The Umbrella Academy. This graphic novel adaptation has a unique look…
INTERVIEW: Mark Stanley Discusses His Character And Driving Skills In ‘Run’
At the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival, we sat down with Mark Stanley to discuss his upcoming film Run, where he plays Finnie, a Scottish fishery worker dissatisfied with his life who tries to reconnect with his youth by racing cars. Many of our…
INTERVIEW: Marli Siu Shares Her Experience Filming ‘Run’ And Explores Her Character
At the Tribeca Film Festival, we sat down with one of the stars of Scott Graham’s latest film, Run, which had its world premiere at the festival. Marli Siu (Anna and the Apocalypse) plays Kelly, the pregnant girlfriend of Finnie’s teen son Kid, who ends…
INTERVIEW: Beth Morgan, Costume Designer of Netflix’s GLOW
GLOW – The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling is based on the real experiences of female wrestlers in the 80s, before women properly broke through on the wrestling scene and were taken as seriously as the men, as they are today. In the 80s, women wrestlers…
INTERVIEW: Mark Worthington, Production Designer of Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy
Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy is based on the comic book by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba. It is about seven babies born around the world on the same day in extraordinary circumstances who are adopted by eccentric billionaire Sir Reginald Hargreaves. He then raises them…
INTERVIEW: Michael Bricker, Production Designer of Netflix’s ‘Russian Doll’
Russian Doll is a Netflix show from the minds of creators Leslye Headland and Natasha Lyonne (who also stars). Amy Poehler is a writer/producer on the show also. It follows a cynical New York woman, Nadia (Lyonne) who keeps dying on the day of her…
INTERVIEW: ‘Arctic’ Director Joe Penna Talks Working With Mads Mikkelsen And The Challenges Of Shooting In The Arctic
Surviving against the harshest conditions seems impossible, yet protagonist Overgard has an inner strength, courage and kindness that compels him to battle through everything to save another soul. Joe Penna’s directorial debut comes in the form of survival movie Arctic, starring the incredible Mads Mikkelsen….
INTERVIEW: ‘Maturing Youth’s Joshua St. Leger On Being On A Film Set, His Dream Role, And Future Aspirations
Here at JUMPCUT we’ve been keeping a close eye on the success of RNF’s Maturing Youth since we were offered the opportunity to review it last year. Since our review went live we’ve been lucky enough to share the short’s many successes and also chat…
