All Q&A articles – Page 44

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    Glenn Close

    2011-12-08T13:37:00Z

    Glenn Close first played Albert Nobbs on stage nearly 30 years ago. She speaks to Screen about how she ‘put skin in the game’ to bring the project to the screen as producer, financier and star.

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    Michelle Yeoh

    2011-12-08T13:35:00Z

    Michelle Yeoh immersed herself in the life of Burmese dissident Aung San Suu Kyi for The Lady and persuaded Luc Besson to direct.

  • Alexander Payne
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    Alexander Payne

    2011-12-01T13:08:00Z

    Alexander Payne, the writer-director of The Descendants, describes his ability to draw humour from dark moments in a wide ranging interview conducted by Screen editor Mike Goodridge at the BFI London Film Festival.

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    Valerie Donzelli

    2011-12-01T12:42:00Z

    The French film-maker talks about Oscar contender Declaration Of War and her third feature, in production now.

  • Jakub Duszynski and Urszula Sniegowska
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    Gotham In Progress organisers

    2011-11-17T11:08:00Z

    This year marks the first Gotham In Progress, a new industry initiative of New York and Paris-based Black Rabbit Films and New Horizons Association (which runs the New Horizons International Film Festival and the American Film Festival).The initiative is a showcase for US indies that are in the final stages ...

  • Mads Brugger
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    Mads Brugger, director of The Ambassador

    2011-11-17T11:07:00Z

    Danish journalist/filmmaker Brugger goes undercover with a diplomatic passport to expose corruption in the Central African Republic.

  • The Man On The Train
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    Mary McGuckian and Larry Mullen Jr

    2011-11-17T11:05:00Z

    Elnaz Toussi caught up with McGuckian and Mullen Jr to chat about their collaboration on the The Man On The Train, which Tribeca Film has just released on VOD in the US.

  • Gary Tarn
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    Gary Tarn

    2011-11-03T16:33:00Z

    British film-maker Gary Tarn will be attending the upcoming Copenhagen International Documentary Festival (CPH:DOX) for the world premiere of his second feature The Prophet, a contemporary reworking of Kahlil Gibran’s 1923 book.

  • Ron Howard on set of Rush
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    Ron Howard

    2011-11-01T15:56:00Z

    Ron Howard will drop in to the AFM this week to rally support among buyers for Rush, a rare foray into the independent space for the director of hits like The Da Vinci Code, A Beautiful Mind and Apollo 13.

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    Anubhav Sinha

    2011-10-27T12:01:00Z

    The Mumbai-based director talks to Screen about sci-fi movie Ra.One, starring Shah Rukh Khan,which is being released worldwide this week on more than 3,500 screens.

  • Lord David Puttnam
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    David Puttnam

    2011-10-20T10:27:00Z

    After his recent FDA keynote speech, Lord Puttnam spoke to Screen about some of the current challenges facing the British film industry.

  • Vivek Oberoi
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    Vivek Oberoi

    2011-10-20T09:31:00Z

    The Bollywood star talks about his first film as producer, Watch Indian Circus, which scooped the audience award at last week’s Busan International Film Festival. 

  • Peter Morgan (centre) on the set of 360
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    Peter Morgan

    2011-10-12T10:59:00Z

    The writer talks about LFF opening night film 360 and his upcoming Formula 1 project Rush.

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    Andrew Eaton

    2011-10-12T10:43:00Z

    The Revolution Films producer talks about LFF opening night film 360 and Ron Howard’s upcoming Formula 1 project Rush.

  • Caroline Norbury
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    Caroline Norbury and John Newbigin

    2011-10-06T11:09:00Z

    Screen talks to Creative England CEO Caroline Norbury and chair John Newbigin about the complex process behind the formation of the new regional body and their plans for the future of the organisation.

  • Kelvin Wu
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    Kelvin Wu

    2011-09-15T11:35:00Z

    The Hong Kong-based CEO of Legendary East talks about the new joint venture between Inception producer Legendary Entertainment and Chinese partners.

  • Matthew Goode in Burning Man
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    Toronto 2011: Matthew Goode

    2011-09-13T09:00:00Z

    Matthew Goode stars in Jonathan Teplitzky’s Burning Man, playing a father dealing with tragedy who is struggling to put his life back in order.

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    Toronto 2011: Fernando Meirelles

    2011-09-13T09:00:00Z

    Fernando Meirelles’ 360 explores the mystery of coincidence and personal connection set against an international backdrop and boasts a diverse ensemble which includes Anthony Hopkins, Rachel Weisz, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Jamel Debbouze, Moritz Bleibtreu, Ben Foster and Johannes Krisch.

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    Toronto 2011: Simon Davidson

    2011-09-12T08:01:00Z

    After presenting three short films at TIFF, Canadian director Simon Davidson returns to the festival after a six-year hiatus with his first feature film, The Odds.

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    Toronto 2011: Tamer Ezzat

    2011-09-11T20:24:00Z

    Egyptian filmmakers Tamer Ezzat, Ayten Amin and Amr Salama each direct one part of Tahrir 2011: The Good, The Bad And The Politician, a documentary about the ongoing Egyptian revolution featuring portraits of local activists, policemen and former president Hosni Mubarak.