INTERVIEW: ‘The Favourite’ Production Designer Fiona Crombie Talks Working With Yorgos Lanthimos, Hatfield House, And Period Pieces
Locking in ten Oscar nominations, The Favourite has already left its mark on the film world. Not only is it littered with incredibly quotable lines, gorgeous camera work, and brilliant performances, it also dawns some of the most lavish and detailed production design of 2018….
INTERVIEW: Celebrating Women In Horror Month With ’30 Miles From Nowhere’ Director Caitlin Koller
To celebrate Women In Horror Month, it was a pleasure to interview horror director Caitlin Koller. Her most recent project 30 Miles From Nowhere was directed, written and produced by women, and had a 50/50 gender split, making it the perfect film to celebrate this…
INTERVIEW: Julian Terry On His First Feature Film ‘They Hear It’, How He Made Us Fear The Amazon Echo In ‘Whisper’, And Conjuring Up ‘The Nurse’
Around the time of the release of the latest Conjuring Universe spin-off The Nun last year I reached out to Annabelle: Creation Competiton winner Julian Terry to chat to him about his competition winning short The Nurse. Shortly after I began talking to him news…
INTERVIEW: ‘The Favourite’ DP Robbie Ryan On Working With Yorgos Lanthimos, Shooting On Film, And The Oscars Controversy
The Favourite looks to be an Oscar front-runner as February 24 approaches. From its pitch-perfect performances to the lavish production design, it’s a quirky descent into royal debauchery. The way the film is shot is particularly striking, featuring consistent whip-pans and ultra-wide lenses – Yorgos…
INTERVIEW: Lukasz Zal On Working With Pawel Pawlikowski And His Vision For ‘Cold War’
Lukasz Zal is one of the most inspiring and expressive cinematographers working today. Making his feature DP debut with Pawel Pawlikowski’s 2013 Oscar-winning foreign film Ida, Zal went on to work on six projects with his creative imprint on each story, including the wonderful oil-painted stop motion animation Loving…
INTERVIEW: Matthew & Tori Butler-Hart Chat With Fiona About Their Scottish Ghostly Folklore Film ‘The Isle’
Based loosely on Scottish ghostly folklore with inspiration from Greek sirens, The Isle is set in 1846 on a remote island off the west coast of Scotland, where three survivors from a mysterious sinking of their merchant ship find themselves stranded on a small misty isle. The isle’s four sole secretive residents,…
INTERVIEW: BlacKkKlansman Editor Barry Alexander Brown On His Creative Process & The Importance Of Layering
BlacKkKlansman has more than a handful of powerful moments; a speech with floating portraits spliced in, a disturbing contrast between the oppressed and the Klan, and some harrowing real-life footage. Spike Lee’s vision of Ron Stallworth’s story is blistering, but its lightning essence is down…
INTERVIEW: Terence Blanchard Talks BlacKkKlansman, Working With Spike Lee, And Being Nominated For An Oscar
The dolly shot, searing social and political commentary and unpredictability are all customary in a Spike Lee joint. As is the music, and since the director’s early efforts with School Daze and Jungle Fever, he’s had a prominent right-hand man in that department; Terence Blanchard….
Two Gunned Saint: Sheffield’s Answer To John Wick
“…You weren’t so much watching a movie, more like you’d discovered one.” At this point in time, your mum or the bloke in the corner shop probably knows who John Wick is. “That’s the one with the dog right?” Indeed, it is. As we are…
INTERVIEW: ‘Hereditary’s Milly Shapiro Talks Horror Films, Her Dream Role, And THAT Tongue Click
Last year Milly Shapiro become a horror icon overnight as she delivered a nightmare-inducing performance in Ari Aster’s directorial debut, Hereditary. Milly played Charlie, the daughter of Toni Collette’s Annie, and whilst her character may not have had as much dialogue as her co-stars, Milly’s…