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Original-Cin TIFF Chat: Kaniehtiio Horn on Directing Her Movie Seeds, and Ritual Torture

Original-Cin TIFF Chat: Kaniehtiio Horn on Directing Her Movie Seeds, and Ritual Torture

By Jim Slotek

InterviewJim SlotekSeptember 5, 2024Actors directing themselves, Contemporary Indigenous stories, Kaniehtiio Horn, Seeds, Letterkenny, Jacob Tierney, Graham Greene, Crosses in the Sky, Cinematographer Jonathan CliffComment

The Dead Don't Hurt: Black Hats and Grey Morals in Viggo Mortensen's Western Revenge Tale

The Dead Don't Hurt: Black Hats and Grey Morals in Viggo Mortensen's Western Revenge Tale

By John Kirk

ReviewJim SlotekJuly 15, 2024Contemporary 'Old West' movies, The Dead Don’t Hurt, Actors directing themselves, Viggo Mortensen, Toronto International Film Festival, Vicky Krieps, Danny Huston, Garret Dillahunt, Western revenge talesComment

Original-Cin Chat: The Dead Don't Hurt's Viggo Mortensen on Why the Old West is All in the Details

Original-Cin Chat: The Dead Don't Hurt's Viggo Mortensen on Why the Old West is All in the Details

By John Kirk

InterviewJim SlotekJuly 14, 2024Contemporary 'Old West' movies, The Dead Don’t Hurt, Actors directing themselves, Viggo Mortensen, Toronto International Film Festival, Vicky Krieps, Danny Huston, Garret Dillahunt, Western revenge talesComment

Monkey Man: Dev Patel's Director/Star Action Turn Succeeds Despite John Wick on its Back

Monkey Man: Dev Patel's Director/Star Action Turn Succeeds Despite John Wick on its Back

By Chris Knight

ReviewJim SlotekApril 5, 2024Actors directing themselves, Indian action film, Monkey Man, Dev Patel, John Wick comparisons, Sharlto Copley, Ashwini Kalsekar, Pitobash, Bollywood goes HollywoodComment

Maestro: Not Much Going on Beneath the Pretty Surface of Cooper's Bernstein Pic

Maestro: Not Much Going on Beneath the Pretty Surface of Cooper's Bernstein Pic

By Liz Braun

ReviewJim SlotekNovember 30, 2023Musical biopics, Leonard Bernstein, Maestro, Prosthetics in acting, Bradley Cooper, Actors directing themselves, Carey Mulligan, Felicia Montealegre, Matt BomerComment

Creed III: Not All Underdogs Are Nice Guys in this Emotionally Resonant Rocky Spin-Off

Creed III: Not All Underdogs Are Nice Guys in this Emotionally Resonant Rocky Spin-Off

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekMarch 2, 2023Rocky franchise, Creed III, Michael B. Jordan, Adonis Creed, Actors directing themselves, Jonathan Majors, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia RashadComment

Halle Berry, 'In Conversation,' talks about starring in her own directorial debut Bruised, and the long shut-out of Black Best Actresses

Halle Berry, 'In Conversation,' talks about starring in her own directorial debut Bruised, and the long shut-out of Black Best Actresses

By Linda Barnard

InterviewJim SlotekSeptember 12, 2020Halle Berry, Bruised, Netflix, MMA fighter movies, Distribution deals at TIFF, Actors directing themselves, Actors directing debuts, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Spike Lee, Wesley Snipes, Jungle Fever., Monster’s Ball., First Black Best Actress Oscar winnerComment