Original-Cin Q&A: Downton Abbey's 'Downstairs staff,' Phyllis Logan and Lesley Nicol talk Imelda Staunton, Thomas Barrow's sexuality and seeing themselves on an IMAX screen
By Bonnie Laufer
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Interview, PreviewJim SlotekDownton Abbey movie, Michelle Dockery, King George V, Queen Mary, Robert James-Collier, Jim Carter, Maggie Smith, Lesley Nicol, Period TV series, Early 20th Cenury England, Julian Fellowes, Michael Engler, Phyllis Logan, Imelda Staunton, Thomas Barrow, Sophie McShera
Original-Cin Q&A: Hustlers' Constance Wu talks pole dancing, J-Lo, Cardi B and why women are tagged as 'catty'
By Bonnie Laufer
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TIFF Interview, Red Penguins: The story of the unsuccessful U.S. attempt to buy the Red Army hockey team
InterviewJim SlotekGabe Polsky, Red Army, Red Penguins, Steve Warshaw, Howard Baldwin, Russian hockey, The fall of the Soviet Union, Viktor Tikhonov, Valery Gushin, Disney, Russian mafia, New Cold War, Dynamo, Spartak, Bolshoi Ballet
TIFF Press Conference: Kristen Stewart Discusses Embodying an Icon in Seberg
By Danita Steinberg
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TIFF Press Conference: The Goldfinch's cast and director talk tragedy, spray tan, cinematic bad-dads and Roger Deakins
By Danita Steinberg
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InterviewJim SlotekThe Goldfinch, Pulitzer Prize, Donna Tartt, Ansel Elgort, Oakes Fegley, Aneurin Barnard, Sarah Paulson, Luke Wilson, Nicole Kidman, Ashleigh Cummings, John Crowley, Roger Deakins, TIFF 2019
TIFF Press Conference: Susan Sarandon and company talk up the euthanasia drama Blackbird
By Danita Steinberg
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InterviewJim SlotekToronto International Film Festival, Blackbird, Euthanisia, Assisted suicide, Susan Sarandon, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Kate Winslet, Bainn Wilson, Roger Michell, Sherryl Clark, Press conferences, Oscar buzz
Original-Cin Interview: Sony Animation's Pam Marsden on the Oscar, Angry Birds 2 and watching a medium grow up
InterviewJim SlotekSony Pictures Animation, Pixar, Best Animated Feature Oscar, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The Angry Birds Movie 2, Pam Marsden, Collision Conference, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Hotel Transylvania, Dinosaur, Phil Lord and Chris Miller, Genndy Tartakovsky, Deadpool, PG-13
Original-Cin Q&A: Cate Blanchett talks 'Where'd You Go, Bernadette', conflictedness, Richard Linklater and leaf blowers
By Bonnie Laufer
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InterviewJim SlotekWhere'd You Go Bernadette?, Cate Blanchett, Maria Semple, Richard Linklater, Emma Nelson, Troian Bellisario, Zoe Chao, Runaway moms, Q&A interviews, Domestic inner turmoil
Original-Cin Q&A: The Lion King's new Timon, Billy Eichner, talks Nathan Lane, leaving a legacy and the great Meryl Streep 'street' dream
By Bonnie Laufer
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InterviewJim SlotekThe Lion King, Jon Favreau, Donald Glover, Beyonce, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, James Earl Jones, Realist Disney remakes, Billy on the Street, Timon and Pumbaa, Simba, Nala, Scar, Mufasa, Nathan Lane, Pharrell Williams, Hans Zimmer, Meryl Streep
Original-Cin video Q&A: Bonnie Laufer talks to Aladdin's Canadian Aladdin, about Will Smith and Guy Ritchie
By Bonnie Laufer
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InterviewJim SlotekMena Massoud, Aladdin, Canadian actors, Robin Williams, Will Smith, Guy Ritchie, Naomi Scott, Jack Ryan, John Krasinski, Damian Lewis, Rob Ford, Run This Town
Original-Cin Q&A: Doc subject Dr. Ruth talks about everything, including sex
By Bonnie Laufer
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InterviewJim SlotekAsk Dr. Ruth, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Ryan White, Rafi Marmor, No Place on Earth, The Keepers, The Holocaust, Sex advice, Hugh Hefner, Hoarders, Sex education
Original-Cin Q&A: At Hot Docs, how Ingrid Veninger's Masters thesis uncovered unsung Cuban dance phenoms
InterviewJim SlotekIngrid Veninger, The World Or Nothing, Porcupine Lake, Modra, Sensation Gamela, Film school thesis, John Switzer, Holguin, Havana, Hip hop dance, Barcelona, Quests for fame, YouTube, YouTube stars, Hot Docs, Michael Apted, Up series, Beyonce, Les Twins
Your Weekend Film Roundup: What to See (and Skip) in the Theatres
By Original-Cin Staff
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Preview, Review, Interview, PodcastAvengers: Endgame, Weekly Roundup, Victoria Alonso, Hot Docs 2019, Capsule reviews, Diane, Mary Kay Place, The Public, E, Emilio Estevez, Valerie Buhagiar, Podcast, Movie podcasts
Original-Cin Q&A: Marvel's Victoria Alonso on "chewing an elephant" for Endgame, and why Black Panther/Captain Marvel are her legacies
By Bonnie Laufer
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Original-Cin Q&A: Highway 61's Valerie Buhagiar writes a new chapter of challenging films
InterviewJim SlotekValerie Buhagiar, It's Hard to be Human, Nina Gilmour, Virgin Mary, Bruce McDonald, Roadkill, Highway 61, The Passion of Rita Camilleri, One Day I Stood Still, The Anniversary, Actors turned director, Art films, Indie films
Original-Cin interview: The producer and director of The Grizzlies talk airfare to Nunavut, Graham Yost and flipping the white-saviour-teacher trope
InterviewJim SlotekThe Grizzlies, Alethea Arnaquqa-Baril, Angry Inuk, Iqaluit, Miranda de Pencier, Russ Sheppard, Ben Schnetzer, Paul Nutarariaq, Indigenous youth lacrosse, Kugluktuk
Original-Cin Q&A: The director of Missing Link talks physical comedy, stop-motion and British colonial villains
InterviewJim SlotekChris Butler, Laika, Missing Link, ParaNorman, Portland, Hugh Jackman, Zach Galifianakis, Zoe Saldana, Harold Lloyd, Laurel and Hardy, Physical comedy, Stephen Fry, British Colonialism, Tim Burton, Corpse Bride, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Gumby, Cosgrove Hall, Rankin/Bass, Travis Knight, Phil Knight, Stop-motion animation, Sheridan College
Original-Cin Q&A: Stranger Things' David Harbour is the new Hellboy in town
InterviewJim SlotekHellboy, David Harbour, Neil Marshall, Milla Jovovich, Daniel Dae Kim, Ian McShane, Ron Perlman, Guillermo del Toro, Mike Mignola, Joel Harlow, Hollywood makeup stories
Original-Cin Q&A: The stars and author of After, a Young Adult phenom that was born online
By Bonnie Laufer
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InterviewJim SlotekCommunity writing apps, Wattpad, After, Anna Todd, Jenny Gage, young adult novels, Josephine Langford, Hero Fiennes-Tiffin, Katherine Langford, 13 Reasons Why, Ralph Riennes, Joseph Fiennes
Your Weekend Round-Up: What To See (And Skip) In The Theatres
By Original-Cin Staff
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Review, Preview, Interview, PodcastLost & Found, Firecrackers, Falls Around Her, Dumbo, The Beach Bum, Through Black Spruce, Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes, Giant Little Ones, Hotel Mumbai, The Highwaymen, John Lee Hancock, Darlene Naponse, Anthony Maras, Danny DeVito
