INTERVIEW: Emmy-Winning ‘Ted Lasso’ Casting Director Theo Park
[This interview was first published in Issue 5 of our Patreon Digital Magazine] Theo Park is a casting director who has worked on Ben Wheatley’s Sightseers and High Rise, Paul King’s Paddington, Thomas Vinterberg’s Far from the Madding Crowd, Ben Palmer’s Man Up, Susanna Fogel’s…
TIFF INTERVIEW: ‘Saloum’ Director Jean Luc Herbulot
Professor Utonium has sugar, spice and everything nice; filmmaker Jean Luc Herbulot has music, culture and video games. In terms of ingredients for our Congolese creative to assemble his latest feature, Saloum, these three are the must-haves. They are how viewers can get in on…
INTERVIEW: Director of Bruce Lee Documentary ‘Be Water’ – Bao Nguyen
Be honest: Do you know Bruce Lee? Seeing how he tends to be the first name folks think of when talking about martial arts, how statues of him have been built and more, the answer would be “Yes.” Easy. But Be Water, the ESPN’s 30…
INTERVIEW: ‘ViZor’ Director Jack Park
Filmmaker Jack Park is premiering his new short film ViZor on Paus TV on September 3, 2021. ViZor is a thriller set in Leeds with an energising techno soundtrack. JumpCut Online spoke with Jack to discuss being a young filmmaker, navigating the streaming landscape, and…
INTERVIEW: ‘No Man of God’ Director Amber Sealey
True crime stories, particularly about serial killers, have long held fascination for people, with critically-acclaimed work such as David Fincher’s film Zodiac (2007) and TV show Mindhunter (2017-2019) being successful examples of projects inspired by what many view as a grim or grizzly aspect of…
INTERVIEW: Actor and Composer Brittany Allen
Brittany Allen has achieved success in many different fields within the entertainment industry. She has worked as an actress and a composer, sometimes playing both roles on the same project. She received critical acclaim for her performance in What Keeps You Alive and appears in…
INTERVIEW: ‘Shang-Chi’ Actor and Stuntman Andy Le
It is not a trick: There is a talent of Vietnamese descent in the cast of Marvel’s latest superhero title, Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings. That said, tricking is one of martial artist Andy Le’s many skills, going by some of the…
INTERVIEW: ‘Ted Lasso’ Composer Tom Howe
Tom Howe is an Emmy-nominated composer who has worked on films such as A Shaun the Sheep – Farmageddon, Early Man and Professor Marston and the Wonder Women. He has also worked on TV shows including Four in a Bed, Taskmaster and Whiskey Cavalier. We…
INTERVIEW: ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Head Makeup Artist Raven
A once young, broke and fabulous RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant, David Petruschin, better known as Raven, is all grown up now and she’s giving definition to the world of reality show makeup. Raven is a two time Drag Race runner up after making it to…
INTERVIEW: ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Costume Designer Christopher Hargadon
Costume designer Christopher Hargadon has worked on films including Mr Magorium’s Wonder Emporium, ExistenZ and Johnny Mnemonic and TV shows including The X Files and Hemlock Grove. He has now been Emmy-nominated for his work on Season 2 of The Umbrella Academy, which saw the…
INTERVIEW: ‘Servant’ Cinematographer Marshall Adams
Marshall Adams knows cinematography, going by credits that include CSI:NY, Grimm, Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad’s side-story El Camino. But to know that it would make him an Emmy nominee, for the first time in his career? He’s still familiarizing that wonderful reality. As…
INTERVIEW: John Malahy discusses his new book for TCM – Summer Movies
We’re now halfway through the UK school summer holidays and it’s the perfect time to grab a beach read and escape from it all. And what better way to do that than with a book about Summer Movies? From the wholesome 50s and 60s beach…
INTERVIEW: The Cast and Crew of Baby Don’t Cry (Fantasia 2021)
Having its world premiere at the 25th Fantasia International Film Festival, running from August 5 to August 25, is a distinct story about growing up as an Asian in the United States. It isn’t sunny. It doesn’t take place in a city of dreams and…
