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Original-Cin Q&A: Downton's Mr. Molesley, Kevin Doyle, Looks Back in Wonder

Original-Cin Q&A: Downton's Mr. Molesley, Kevin Doyle, Looks Back in Wonder

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekMay 19, 2022Downton Abbey, Downton Abbey: A New Era, Kevin Doyle, Mr Molesley, Movies about the shooting of a movie, Maggie Smith, Julian Fellowes, Dan Stevens, Jim Carter, Imelda StauntonComment

Original-Cin Q&A: Director of How Saba Kept Singing, on the Strength and Spirit of Holocaust Survivors

Original-Cin Q&A: Director of How Saba Kept Singing, on the Strength and Spirit of Holocaust Survivors

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekApril 28, 2022How Saba Kept Singing, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, Sara Taksler, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, David Wisnia, Avi Wisnia, Stories of Auschwitz, Holocaust Remembrance DayComment

Hot Docs '22: Director Reg Harkema on Comedy Punks, and which Kid in the Hall is like Danzig

Hot Docs '22: Director Reg Harkema on Comedy Punks, and which Kid in the Hall is like Danzig

By Jim Slotek

InterviewJim SlotekApril 27, 2022The Kids in the Hall, Reg Harkema, The Rivoli, Comedy documentaries, Hot Docs 22, The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks, Bruce McCulloch, Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney, Scott ThompsonComment

Hot Docs '22: Batata Director on Life at a Lebanese Potato Farm/Refugee Camp through Syria and ISIS

Hot Docs '22: Batata Director on Life at a Lebanese Potato Farm/Refugee Camp through Syria and ISIS

By Jim Slotek

InterviewJim SlotekApril 26, 2022Hot Docs, Films about Syrian refugees, Batata, Noura Kevorkian, Raqqa, documentaries, Docs shot over 10 years or more, Syrian-Lebanon relationshipComment

Original-Cin Q&A: All My Puny Sorrows' Director and Stars on the Miriam Toews Experience

Original-Cin Q&A: All My Puny Sorrows' Director and Stars on the Miriam Toews Experience

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekApril 13, 2022Miriam Toews, All My Puny Sorrows, Michael McGowan, The right to die, Alison Pill), Sarah Gadon, Mare WinninghamComment

Original-Cin Q&A: Turning Red director Domee Shi talks Toronto, Goth-Days and Real-Life Friend/Characters

Original-Cin Q&A: Turning Red director Domee Shi talks Toronto, Goth-Days and Real-Life Friend/Characters

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekMarch 9, 2022Domee Shi, Pixar movies set in Toronto, Turning Red, Bao, Lindsey Collins, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Hyein Park, Tween girl traumasComment

Original-Cin Q&A: The Adam Project director Shawn Levy talks Ryan Reynolds and Time-Travels to his Bar Mitzvah

Original-Cin Q&A: The Adam Project director Shawn Levy talks Ryan Reynolds and Time-Travels to his Bar Mitzvah

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekMarch 7, 2022Time travel movies, Meeting your young self, The Adam Project, Ryan Reynolds, Walker Scobell, Shawn Levy, Free GuyComment

Original-Cin Q&A: Jockey's Clifton Collins Jr. and Molly Parker on how an aging rider's story affected them

Original-Cin Q&A: Jockey's Clifton Collins Jr. and Molly Parker on how an aging rider's story affected them

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekMarch 1, 2022Jockey, Films about horse racing, Clifton Collins Jr., Molly Parker, Moises Arias, Clint Bentley, TranspecosComment

Original-Cin Q&A: Cyrano's Roxanne, Haley Bennett, on Peter Dinklage and Her Partner Joe Wright

Original-Cin Q&A: Cyrano's Roxanne, Haley Bennett, on Peter Dinklage and Her Partner Joe Wright

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekFebruary 22, 2022Period piece films, Classic lit turned into musicals, Cyrano, Joe Wright, Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Movies shot during the pandemicComment

Original-Cin Interview: Nadine Pequeneza on Last of the Right Whales and Filming Death in the Water

Original-Cin Interview: Nadine Pequeneza on Last of the Right Whales and Filming Death in the Water

By Jim Slotek

InterviewJim SlotekFebruary 17, 2022Comment

Original-Cin Q&A: District 9's Sharlto Copley Gets Into the Unabomber’s Head in Ted K

Original-Cin Q&A: District 9's Sharlto Copley Gets Into the Unabomber’s Head in Ted K

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekFebruary 15, 2022Ted K, Ted Kaczynski, a.k.a. the Unabomber, Tony Stone, Sharlto Copley, District 9, Anti-tech manifesto, mailbombsComment

Original-Cin Q&A: Kevin Smith on his Bio-Doc, a Fight Over Harvey Weinstein and 'Being Me For a Living'

Original-Cin Q&A: Kevin Smith on his Bio-Doc, a Fight Over Harvey Weinstein and 'Being Me For a Living'

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekJanuary 30, 2022Kevin Smith, Documentaries about filmmakers, Clerk, Clerks, Malcolm Ingram, Harvey Weinstein, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Richard Linklater, Ben AffleckComment

Original-Cin Q&A: NFL great Kurt Warner and His Screen Self Zachary Levi on American Underdog

Original-Cin Q&A: NFL great Kurt Warner and His Screen Self Zachary Levi on American Underdog

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekDecember 27, 2021Sports underdog movies, American Underdog, Kurt Warner, Zachary Levi, Anna Paquin, Arena football, Gratest undrafted player in NFL historyComment

Original-Cin Q&A: The Son Also Rises as Harris Dickinson Plays The King's Man's Heir Apparent

Original-Cin Q&A: The Son Also Rises as Harris Dickinson Plays The King's Man's Heir Apparent

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekDecember 21, 2021The King's Man, Matthew Vaughn, The Secret Service comic book, Harris Dickinson, Ralph Fiennes, Kingsman series, Djimon Hounsou, Rhys Ifans, Gemma ArtertonComment

Original-Cin Q&A: David Alvarez, West Side Story's 'Tough Guy' Bernardo, is a Nice Guy from Montreal

Original-Cin Q&A: David Alvarez, West Side Story's 'Tough Guy' Bernardo, is a Nice Guy from Montreal

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekDecember 10, 2021Steven Spielberg, West Side Story, David Alvarez, Ariana Dabose, Canadians in Hollywood, Stephen Sondheim Comment

Original-Cin Q&A: Benedict Cumberbatch on Accessing His 'Inner A--hole' in The Power of the Dog

Original-Cin Q&A: Benedict Cumberbatch on Accessing His 'Inner A--hole' in The Power of the Dog

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekNovember 16, 2021The Power of the Dog, Benedict Cumberbatch playing a rancher, Jane Campion, Jesse Plemons, Kirsten Dunst, Kodi Smit-McPhee Comments

Original-Cin Q&A: Andrew Garfield on channeling Jonathan Larson's spirit in Tick, Tick... Boom

Original-Cin Q&A: Andrew Garfield on channeling Jonathan Larson's spirit in Tick, Tick... Boom

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekNovember 14, 2021Tick, Tick.. Boom, Movie musicals about musicals, Andrew Garfield, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jonathan Larson, Rent, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexandra Shipp, Robin De JesusComment

Original-Cin Q&A: Pablo Larrain Talks About His 'Upside Down Fairy Tale' Diana movie Spencer

Original-Cin Q&A: Pablo Larrain Talks About His 'Upside Down Fairy Tale' Diana movie Spencer

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekNovember 2, 2021Pablo Larraín, Spencer, Jackie, Experiential movies about tragic iconic women, Princess Diana, Kristen Stewart, The Royal FamilyComment

Original-Cin Q&A: Zombie Heistmeister Zack Snyder and Scream-King Matthias Schweighöfer Talk Up Army of Thieves

Original-Cin Q&A: Zombie Heistmeister Zack Snyder and Scream-King Matthias Schweighöfer Talk Up Army of Thieves

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekOctober 28, 2021Army of the Dead, Army of Thieves, Zombie heist comedy, Zack Snyder, Matthias Schweighöfer, Ruby O. FeeComment

Snakehead - Original-Cin Q&A: How the Asian Community Stepped Up for a Movie About Real-life Gangster Sister Ping

Snakehead - Original-Cin Q&A: How the Asian Community Stepped Up for a Movie About Real-life Gangster Sister Ping

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekOctober 26, 2021Movies about female Asian gang leaders, Snakehead, Evan Jackson Leong, Sister Ping, Jade Wu, Shuya Chang Comment