Interviews

My Week with Marilyn is certainly a incredible story with a star-studded cast, so it's little wonder that the film is already being heavily tipped for Oscar nominations. We interviewed My Week with Marilyn's director, Simon Curtis, to find out about the making of the film. After pursuing the rights to...

Kill Keith is the first feature film venture for popular TV personality, Keith Chegwin, since 1992. We catch up with 'Cheggers' to find out what it was like having the title role in this film... It's difficult to tell whether or not Chegwin really is exceptionally excited about his part in Kill Keith,...

“That's what the whole film's about: you don't have to be defined by one thing, you can be defined by whatever you want,” says Andrew Haigh, the director of Weekend. Ostensibly it is the story of two gay men who have a brief affair over two nights. But their relationship also raises a number of salient...

The Bang Bang Club stars Ryan Phillippe and Taylor Kitsch as two members of a group of  four war photographers covering the struggle between the Apartheid regime and Nelson Mandela's ANC in early 1990s South Africa. A gripping examination of what it takes to work in such extreme conditions, the film is...

Jaco Van Dormael is the writer and director behind the science fiction drama film, Mr. Nobody, starring Jared Leto and Diane Kruger. We interview Jaco to ask about the film's concept, cast, and his cameo appearance...     Mr. Nobody (read our review of Mr. Nobody here) is a film which...

"This film is meant to spark a lot of different ideas and create a lot of different discussions,” says Eyad Zahra, the director of The Taqwacores, a film that asks more questions than most. Eyad is in town with Dominic Rains, who plays the film's star, a magnetic, Mohawk-sporting Koran-quoting Muslim punk...

Occasionally a film comes along that gets us at The Film Review talking. Not in a voyeuristic sense like My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding, but sensible discussion about important issues. Mind you, a bit of colour doesn't hurt, and Donor Unknown has both: a fascinating story with a great character, which in this case...

As fans of dance films everywhere warm up for the release of Honey 2 this week, we catch up with star Melissa Molinaro. Unless you watch a lot of American TV shows you may not know who she is ...yet. Melissa was a finalist in the Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search For the Next Doll and also appeared in Making...

Heartbeats might be the make-or-break second feature length production from director Xavier Dolan, but it’s the first major film role for his leading lady, Monia Chokri. We interview Monia to ask her about her new role. When I meet her to talk about the film, you’d think she’d been doing it for...

It's not every day you get to interview someone who made a horror movie about a killer tyre. As a result, the interview was a rather interesting insight into the minds of those who love to create unique films. Chris' note: if you've not yet seen Rubber, be wary, as the interview contains a minor spoiler that...