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Martin A. Gottlieb on Finding ‘The Addiction of Hope’

Liz Rodriguez — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 16:30:20 +0000

Following the recent acquisition of The Addiction of Hope by Random Media, the award-winning ensemble behind this poignant new indie drama reflects on the journey of bringing the film to life. The story, which follows Jo Stock, an aging actress forced to confront her identity, family ties, and the cost of fame, is a moving […]

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Interview with director Marie Lidén on Electric Malady

William Stottor — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 12:59:14 +0000

Thank you so much for speaking to us today. Electric Malady is such a fantastically made, hugely poignant documentary. What was the creative process like making the film? What brought you to making it about William [main character in Electric Malady]? I grew up with a mother who had electrosensitivity and when I started making […]

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Up close with Oscar-winning Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir for Tár and Women Talking

Christopher Connor — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 12:43:57 +0000

How do you feel having both these films out around the same time? Yes, it is kind of unusual. It’s been fascinating for me, in particular, because both films have solid but very different takes on feminism and what that means, what that looks like, and what is acceptable. It’s been, it’s been fascinating to […]

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Behind Closed Doors with Director Chris Baugh

Olivia Gacka — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 21:18:10 +0000

Vampires in pop culture are as undying as their immortality. Contrary to popular opinion though, their origins may not begin in Transylvania as previously believed. One of the early stories resembling bloodsucking monsters stem from Ireland, where director Chris Baugh grew up and set his comedy-horror Boys From County Hell. It follows local workers who […]

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An Interview With… Ellie Kendrick, Star Of ‘The Levelling’

Scott Bates — Thu, 11 May 2017 23:18:39 +0000

Interview conducted by Scott Bates Read our ★★★★ review of ‘The Levelling’ It’s 09:30am on a weekday morning when I talk to Ellie Kendrick, who’s in the middle of promotion for her new film The Levelling, but you wouldn’t guess from her bright, enthusiastic voice that’s she’s spent the last several weeks doing the rounds at […]

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Acceptance Speech: Supporting Actress

Liam Heffernan — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 03:33:42 +0000

VIOLA DAVIS: Thank you to the Academy. You know, there’s one place that all the people with the greatest potential are gathered. One place. And that’s the graveyard. People ask me all the time, “What kind of stories do you want to tell, Viola?” And I say, exhume those bodies. Exhume those stories. The stories […]

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Backstage Interview: Makeup & Hairstyling

Liam Heffernan — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 03:29:57 +0000

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