Interviews
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Interview: ‘Battleship’ London press conference
With the forthcoming release of Peter Berg’s Battleship (2012), an action-packed, frenzied sci-fi adaptation of Hasbro’s classic game of strategy, CineVue were invited to attend a London press conference in advance of the film hitting UK screens in April. With a cast full to the brim with up-and-coming talent, including John Carter star Taylor Kitsch…
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Interview: Phil Lord & Chris Miller, ’21 Jump Street’
The word that would best describe new action comedy 21 Jump Street (2012) (released in UK cinemas this Friday) seems to be ‘unexpected’. From the R-rated comedy take on the original 1980s TV show premise to Channing Tatum’s hilarious deadpan comic performance, it’s a movie that constantly surprises. Who better, then, to tackle such an…
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Interview: ‘John Carter’ press conference
CineVue were lucky enough to be in attendance at the recent London press conference for Disney’s upcoming sci-fi behemoth John Carter (2012). We’ve already seen and reviewed the film (read our thoughts here), but it was intriguing to hear from director Andrew Stanton and the film’s cast – including Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton…
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Interview: Simon Oakes, CEO of Hammer
To celebrate the release this week of James Watkins’ Gothic British ghost story The Woman in Black (2012) – starring former Harry Potter Daniel Radcliffe, Ciarán Hinds and with a screenplay adapted by Jane Goldman from Susan Hill’s source novel – CineVue were given the opportunity to catch up with CEO of Hammer Simon Oakes.…
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Interview: ‘The Muppets’ press conference
The anticipation was palpable as people gathered at London’s Mayfair Hotel for a chance to see the small green superstar Kermit the Frog, accompanied by the glamorous Miss Piggy and director James Bobin. The Muppets (2012), which was released last year in the States, has gone down a storm with UK critics, giving old fans…
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Interview: Jon Landau, producer of ‘Titanic 3D’
To celebrate the forthcoming rerelease of James Cameron’s blockbusting 1997 film Titanic in 3D – designed to mark the 15th anniversary of its original release and the centenary of the famous vessel’s maiden and final voyage on 15 April, 1912 – 20th Century Fox granted CineVue an exclusive look at eight scenes from the second…
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Interview: Simon Curtis, ‘My Week with Marilyn’
This week, CineVue met up with British director Simon Curtis to talk about his newly released homage to Marilyn Monroe, Laurence Olivier and the amazing story of Colin Clark, My Week with Marilyn (2011). The film blends two of Clark’s publications, The Prince, the Showgirl and Me and My Week with Marilyn, beginning as the…
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Interview: Amit Gupta, director of ‘Resistance’
British director Amit Gupta’s debut feature, the superb Resistance (2011, review here), is released in cinemas nationwide this week, and stars exceptional UK talent in the guise of Andrea Riseborough and Michael Sheen. Set in an alternative 1944 where D-Day has failed and the Nazis have crossed the Channel and invaded Britain, the film follows…
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Interview: Andrew Haigh, director of ‘Weekend’
CineVue were recently granted a half-hour interview with the Andrew Haigh, Tom Cullen and Chris New, the director and two stars of British film Weekend (2011), which received its UK premiere at the 55th BFI London Film Festival. When you meet filmmakers – or hear of other reviewers having met filmmakers – you often only…
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Interview: Bertrand Tavernier, ‘The Princess of Montpensier’
Prolific auteur Bertrand Tavernier is a legend of French cinema, having directed over 30 films and worked with the likes of Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut during his long career. His latest sweeping historical drama The Princess of Montpensier (2010) is set during the horror of the ‘War of Religion’ (1562–98) and revolves around the fate…