In an exclusive interview with FilmSpeak, composer Ryan Rumery describes getting in touch with his rural roots to help spread awareness about the nation’s food crisis in his latest film Food and Country.
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It’s been nearly a year since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. While the fight is still far from over, one new documentary dares to ask the question “how did it all begin?”. In an exclusive interview with FilmSpeak, composer Jordan Dykstra breaks down the timeliness of his new project 20 Days in Mariupol.
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Actor, Musician and Co-creator of ‘Mayor of Kingstown’, Hugh Dillon sits down with FilmSpeak to talk about the inspiration for the show, and how he went from a college-town to working with Taylor Sheridan.
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In an exclusive interview with FilmSpeak, Avatar: The Way of Water composer Simon Franglen describes taking over musical duties from the late James Horner, creating new Na’vi culture from scratch, and more.
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In this exclusive interview with FilmSpeak, Jack Kilmer (son of icon Val Kilmer) chats about working with Bruce Willis for the first time during one of the most chaotic film shoots of his career.
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Screenwriting dream duo Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver sat down with FilmSpeak to discuss helping James Cameron bring Pandora back to life for Avatar: The Way of Water. Check out their remarks on how the mega-hit sequel came together, their work in the Jurassic World and Planet of the Apes franchises, how their real-life marriage and parenthood have informed their work, and more!
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Looming over director Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Bones and All’ is the notion that this coming-of-age love story is just a bit different than what most people are used to. Writer Dave Kajganich sits down with FilmSpeak to explain that he hopes people see beyond the film’s initial strangeness.
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FilmSpeak had the opportunity to interview the director of photography on Decision to Leave, Kim Ji-Yong to discuss the intense process he and director Park Chan-Wook went through to bring this Hitchcockian romance to life.
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To celebrate the release of ‘Smile’ on VOD and Paramount+, FilmSpeak horror contributor, John Bizub had the fortune of speaking with cast members Kyle Gallner and Judy Reyes about the film, as well as their introduction and love for moviemaking, horror films, and especially the community that surrounds the genre.
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Many of Devotion’s feats would not hold the same weight without the epic score by Chanda Dancy. Dancy was kind enough to take the time to talk with FilmSpeak about her creative processes, what drew her to the story, and what she hopes audiences take away from Devotion.
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Director Mali Elfman sits down with FilmSpeak to discuss her feature-length debut ‘Next Exit’, touching on her biggest movie inspirations, the struggles of first-time directing, and her thoughts on life after death.
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Not only was Shawn Mendes the right choice to voice the crooning crocodile, but Will Speck and Josh Gordon were the right choices to helm Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile. Speck sits down with FilmSpeak to discuss how he and Gordon and the rest of the team made “something that felt like the book.”
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Damien Leone has nearly created a cinematic universe of his own utilizing his character ‘Art the Clown’, but recently, horror fans get the taste of Leone’s slasher epic with Terrifier 2. FilmSpeak sat down with the director about the making of the film and what’s next on the horizon.
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Harold Perrineau, star of such television shows as ‘Lost’ and ‘Oz’ finds himself once again trapped in ‘From’, which was recently renewed for a second season. Perrineau sat down with FilmSpeak to discuss why his characters often find themselves imprisoned or stranded mysteriously, surrounded by monsters.
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Perennial matriarch of screens big and small, Dianne Wiest recently sat with FilmSpeak to discuss why she is one of the latest Academy Award winners to join the Sheridan universe in Mayor of Kingstown. The show has recently been renewed for a second season, and celebrates the release of its first season on Bluray today.
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BROS is a brand new romantic comedy featuring an openly gay couple, and you can imagine the impact of such a film, as massive studios, up until Universal have never tackled this before. Billy Eichner and Luke Macfarlane took the time to sit down with guest contributor Zach Pope to discuss Bros and how pivotal this movie is for the romantic comedy universe.
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Netflix’s hit series The Sandman captivated audiences this month. FilmSpeak sat down with composer David Buckley to discuss how he first got interested in making music, the pressures of adaptation, and his role in creating the “sonic worlds” of The Sandman.
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Scream (2022) was an exciting entry into the collection of legacy sequels, and the team that brought you that film couldn’t be more of a perfect fit. Throughout the time writing duo Guy Busick and James Vanderbilt sat down with FilmSpeak, you can sense what tremendous ‘geeky’ fans they are of the horror genre, and how they brought that passion to the fifth and sixth Scream films.
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In an exclusive interview, the divisive filmmaker Paul W.S. Anderson celebrates the 25th anniversary of his cult-classic Event Horizon. The filmmaker reflects on the dark place he was in his youth when he made the twisted sci-fi horror film, the perfect timing needed to get it made, and dealing with critics.
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Jesse Williams and Michael Peña play two sinister men trying to commandeer the technology of the world’s greatest superhero, The Guard (Owen Wilson) for their own nefarious purposes in Secret Headquarters. The two actors who have tons of experience with big blockbusters and the small screen sit down with FilmSpeak to reveal why this family friendly superhero movie is the perfect mix.
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