Fresh from the Sydney Film Festival, a chat with Calvary and The Guard director John Michael McDonagh. But first: how long has it been since your last confession? Show Notes: Thanks for tuning in! Please tell your friends to subscribe to us on iTunes and feel free to leave a review. Or, follow our RSS feed. You […]
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Interview: Miguel Gomes (Tabu)
June 15, 2012 
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Interview: Miguel Gomes (Tabu). By Simon Miraudo. “When you can be moved by things that are unbelievable, that’s when cinema starts to be really interesting for me.” Miguel Gomes‘ beguiling Tabu won the Alfred Bauer Prize for Artistic Innovation and the FIPRESCI Jury Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival this year, and is set […]
Continue readingInterview: Maïwenn (Polisse)
June 12, 2012 0 Comments
Interview: Maïwenn (Polisse). By Simon Miraudo. Mononymous French filmmaker Maïwenn is one of Europe’s most promising directors thanks to her recent effort Polisse; a sprawling, ensemble drama about the men and women of France’s Child Protection Unit, and the endless stream of depressing cases they face each day. She’s perhaps best known for her work […]
Continue readingInterview: Mikkel Boe Følsgaard (A Royal Affair)
June 9, 2012 0 Comments
Interview: Mikkel Boe Følsgaard (A Royal Affair). By Simon Miraudo. Danish actor Mikkel Boe Følsgaard makes his feature film debut in Nikolaj Arcel‘s A Royal Affair, starring as notorious King of Denmark Christian VII. Not only was he faced with the difficult task of portraying a historical figure dismissed today as simply “the mad king,” […]
Continue readingSydney Film Festival – Video Interview: Joshua Marston (The Forgiveness of Blood)
June 20, 2011 0 Comments
We spoke with Joshua Marston, director of The Forgiveness of Blood, at the 2011 Sydney Film Festival. Check out our chat below! You can read the full transcript of our interview here. Discuss: Did you catch The Forgiveness of Blood at SFF?
Continue readingSydney Film Festival – Video Interview: Rachael Blake (Sleeping Beauty)
June 19, 2011 0 Comments
We spoke with Rachael Blake, one of the stars of Sleeping Beauty, at the 2011 Sydney Film Festival. Check out our chat below! You can read the full transcript of our interview here. You can also read our review of Sleeping Beauty. Discuss: Did you catch Sleeping Beauty at SFF?
Continue readingSydney Film Festival – Video Interview: Athina Rachel Tsangari (Attenberg)
June 19, 2011 0 Comments
We spoke with Athina Rachel Tsangari, writer/director of Attenberg, at the 2011 Sydney Film Festival. Check out our chat below! You can read the full transcript of our interview here. Discuss: Did you catch Attenberg at SFF?
Continue readingSydney Film Festival – Video Interview: Miranda July (The Future)
June 19, 2011 0 Comments
We spoke with Miranda July, writer, director and star of the new film The Future at the 2011 Sydney Film Festival. Check out our chat below! You can read the full transcript of our interview here. You can also read our review of The Future. Discuss: Did you catch The Future at SFF?
Continue readingSydney Film Festival – Interview: Joshua Marston (The Forgiveness of Blood)
June 17, 2011 0 Comments
Interview: Joshua Marston (The Forgiveness of Blood). By Simon Miraudo. New York-based writer/director Joshua Marston made a splash with his feature debut Maria, Full of Grace in 2004; a Spanish-language film that earned star Catalina Sandina Moreno a Best Actress nomination at the 77th Academy Awards. He spent the next six years trying to put […]
Continue readingSydney Film Festival – Interview: Rachael Blake (Sleeping Beauty)
June 15, 2011 1 Comment
Interview: Rachael Blake (Sleeping Beauty). By Simon Miraudo. Sleeping Beauty is set to become one of the most talked about movies of 2011. Julia Leigh’s first feature film made its premiere at Cannes, where it played in competition beside the likes of Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life and Lars von Trier’s Melancholia. It has […]
Continue readingSydney Film Festival – Interview: Athina Rachel Tsangari (Attenberg)
June 12, 2011 1 Comment
Interview: Athina Rachel Tsangari (Attenberg). By Simon Miraudo. Attenberg is the new film from Athina Rachel Tsangari, producer of last year’s controversial black comedy Dogtooth, and it’s becomes apparent early on that it is cut from the same cloth. One of the most talked about films of the 2011 Sydney Film Festival, it stars Ariane Labed […]
Continue readingSydney Film Festival – Interview: Miranda July (The Future)
June 12, 2011 1 Comment
Interview: Miranda July (The Future). By Simon Miraudo. Performance artist, musician, novelist, screenwriter, director, actor and generally charming human being Miranda July is one of the guests of honour at the 2011 Sydney Film Festival. Her latest movie – The Future – is a romantic drama about crumbling couple Sophie (July) and Jason (Hamish Linklater), […]
Continue readingSydney Film Festival – Interview: Peter D. Richardson (director of How to Die in Oregon)
June 9, 2011 0 Comments
Interview: Peter D. Richardson (director of How to Die in Oregon). By Simon Miraudo. How to Die in Oregon makes its Australian debut at the Sydney Film Festival on Saturday June 11. It also screens on Wednesday June 15. How to Die in Oregon is the haunting new documentary from director Peter D. Richardson about […]
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