Original-Cin interview: Julian Richings talks about his face, why he loves horror and why horror loves him
InterviewJim SlotekActors specializing in horror, Julian Richings, Anything for Jackson, Sheila McCarthy, War of the Worlds, Supernatural, Stardust, David Bowie, Tony Defries, Johnny Flynn, Chapelwaite, Emily Hampshire, Schitt's Creek, Adrien Brody, Stephen King, Jerusalem’s Lot, Percy Jackson & the Olympians, Man of Steel
Original-Cin Q&A: Blues great Joe Bonamassa talks about circumventing camera-shyness to make his doc Guitar Man
By Bonnie Laufer
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Original-Cin Q&A: The young stars of Netflix's musical The Prom, on working with Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman
By Bonnie Laufer
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InterviewJim SlotekRyan Murphy, Glee, Hollywood, The Prom, Netflix adaptation of a Broadway musical, Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, James Corden, Andrew Rannells, Kerry Washington, Jo Ellen Pellman, Ariana DeBose, Keegan-Michael Key, Same-sex prom date controversies, Bob Martin, The Drowsy Chaperone
Original-Cin Q&A: Aaron Eckhart talks up the thriller Wander with Tommy Lee Jones - but what he'd really like to do is host a podcast
By Bonnie Laufer
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InterviewJim SlotekAaron Eckhart, murder mystery, April Mullen, Wander, Tommy Lee Jones, Ron Howard, The Missing, Harvey Dent, Celebrity podcasts, Keeping in character, Jack Nicholson
Original-Cin Q&A: Amanda Seyfried talks about David Fincher's many takes in Mank, and the lost talent of Hearst's mistress Marion Davies
By Bonnie Laufer
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InterviewJim SlotekMank, David Fincher, Netflix, Citizen Kane, Greatest movie of all time, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Gary Oldman, Orson Welles, Tom Burke, Amanda Seyfried, Marion Davies, William Randolph Hearst, Award season movies
Original-Cin Q&A: Shawn Mendes doc director Grant Singer talks 109-show shoot, voice crises and T.O. homecoming
By Bonnie Laufer
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InterviewJim SlotekConcert tour documentaries, Shawn Mendes, Shawn Mendes: In Wonder, Grant Singer, The Weeknd, Taylor Swift, Canadian pop sensations, Camila Cabello, Netflix, Pickering
Original-Cin Q&A: ZAPPA director Alex Winter on why the doc is more about the man than the music
By Bonnie Laufer
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InterviewJim SlotekFrank Zappa documentary, Alex Winter, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Downloaded, The Panama Papers, Showbiz Kids, Gail Zappa, Bill and Ted: Face The Music, Editor Mike Nichols, Senate hearings on record labeling, Ahmet Zappa, Diana Serra Cary, Cameron Boyce
Original-Cin Q&A: Jackie Chan filmmaking partner Stanley Tong talks about their bond, and the Vanguard stunt that almost killed the action star
By Bonnie Laufer
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InterviewJim SlotekJackie Chan, Writer/director Stanley Tong, Rumble in the Bronx, Supercop, Kung Fu Yoga, Vanguard., Actors doing stunts, Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Yang Yang, Top Gun, Michelle Yeoh, Miya Muqi, Near fatal stunts
Original-Cin Q&A: Sound of Metal Director Darius Marder on Capturing Deafness on Film
By Karen Gordon
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Interview, PreviewJim SlotekSound of Metal, TIFF 2018, Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Darius Marder, Q&A, Deafness, Deaf culture, Drama, Derek Cianfrance
Original-Cin Q&A: Lola Pettigrew talks about playing the gay teen title character in the comedy Dating Amber
By Bonnie Laufer
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Original-Cin Q&A: Malin Akerman and Bella Thorne on the 'Fight Club for women,' Chick Fight
By Bonnie Laufer
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InterviewJim SlotekChick Fight, "Female Fight Club", Malin Akerman, Bella Thorne, Dulcé Sloan, Paul Leyden, Injuries on set, Bella Thorne's dyslexia and fear of crowds, Shake It Up, The Grinch
Original-Cin Q&A: Director of the Anton Yelchin doc Love, Antosha talks about discovering the late actor through his writings, journals and music
By Bonnie Laufer
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InterviewJim SlotekAnton Yelchin, Love, Antosha, 5 to 7, Only Lovers Left Alive, Green Room, Garret Price, Russian American actors, Hollywood actors who died young, Star Trek, J.J. Abrams, Drake Doremus, Like Crazy
Original-Cin Q&A: Grown-up child stars Adam Brody and Sophie Nélisse talk about the quirky The Kid Detective
By Bonnie Laufer
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InterviewJim SlotekThe Kid Detective, Adam Brody, The O.C., Sophie Nélisse, Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, Former child stars, Evan Morgan, The Dirties, Quebecoise actresses, Canadian movies
The Cuban: Interview/review of a Canadian film that overcame pandemic paralysis by barn-storming the drive-ins
Interview, ReviewJim SlotekSergio Navarretta, The Cuban, Drive-in theatre events, Cuban-Canadian pianist Hilario Duran, Louis Gossett Jr., Ana Golja, Degrassi: Next Class, Pan African Film Festival in L.A, Lavazza Drive-In Film Festival, Glen Campbell, Spirit of the West’s John Mann, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Giacomo Gianniotti, Alzheimer's
Original-Cin Q&A: Star Cathy Ang on Playing Smart, Cool, Inspirational Girl in Over the Moon
By Bonnie Laufer
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Interview, PreviewJim SlotekAnimation, Netflix, Over the Moon, Ken Jeong, Sandra Oh, Cathy Ang, Glen Keane, Children's movies, Asian Americans, Fantasy, Margaret Cho
Original-Cin Q&A: I Am Greta director recalls pointing his camera at a lone activist and following the family through a media storm
By Bonnie Laufer
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Original-Cin Q&A: Colin O'Donoghue on playing 'Gordo' Cooper in Disney's series version of The Right Stuff
By Bonnie Laufer
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InterviewJim SlotekThe Right Stuff, Tom Wolfe, 1983 movie, Disney Plus series remake, Mercury 7 astronauts, Colin O'Donoghue, Gordon “Gordo” Cooper, Dennis Quaid, Once Upon A Time, Space Camp, Jake McDorman, Alan Shepard, John Glenn, Patrick J. Adams, Leonardo DiCaprio, Moon landing 50th anniversary
Original-Cin Q&A: Director Clark Johnson on the GMO activist drama Percy, Christopher Walken anecdotes, and a chance to direct Lovecraft Country
By Bonnie Laufer
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InterviewJim SlotekAnti-GMO activism, Percy, Percy Schmeiser, Christopher Walken, Roberta Maxwell, Zach Braff, Luke Kirby, Adam Beach, Martin Donovan, Clark Johnson, Cesar Chavez, The Dead Zone, Michael J. Fox, Night Heat, The Wire, Homicide: Life on the Street, Sonny Grosso, Lovecraft Country
TIFF 'In Conversation': Barry Jenkins' and Claire Denis' mutual admiration session ponders violence and the value of trust in film
InterviewJim SlotekToronto International Film Festival’s In Conversation With…, Barry Jenkins, Moonlight, If Beale Street Could Talk, Claire Denis, Chocolat, Josh Safdie, Noah Baumbach, Greta Gerwig, Mati Diop, Atlantics, Outkast’s Andre Benjamin, The Weeknd, Herman Melville’s novella, Billy Budd, Benjamin Britten’s opera Billy Budd, High Life, Beau Travail
Barry Levinson and Denzel Washington ‘In Conversation’ at TIFF: Hollywood titans trade tales and insights
Interview, Preview, ViewsJim SlotekTIFF 2020, In Coversation With, Denzel Washington, Barry Levinson, Rain Man, Diner, Fences, Antwone Fisher, Black Panther, Chadwick Boseman