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Amelia: Hilary Swank

Hilary Swank’s latest role is the aviatrix Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937. The Academy Award winning actress talks to LOVEFiLM about learning to fly, her inspirations and why she always goes for strong female roles. LOVEFiLM: In preparation for Amelia you actually learnt how to fly. What was that

Paper Heart: Charlyne Yi and director Nick Jasenovec

Comedian and actress Charlyne Yi (Knocked Up) and director Nick Jasenovec are real-life friends who teamed up to make a comedy about love, combining elements of documentary with traditional storytelling. With Michael Cera playing Charlyne’s fictional boyfriend and an actor playing Nick onscreen, the lines between fact and fiction get very...

The White Ribbon: Michael Haneke

The best director working in Europe today? Michael Haneke has continually provoked and challenged with his filmmaking over the course of the past four decades. With his latest offering The White Ribbon, a look at the strange happenings taking place in an Austrian farming village on the eve of World War 1, picking up one of the greatest film...

Thirst: Park Chan-wook

Established Korean director Park Chan-wook has made an international leap with his first Western funded film, Thirst, which follows a vampire priest struggling with his newfound desire for blood. Famous for his shocking approach to storytelling, Park isn’t afraid to explore extreme narratives. We sat down with the director to talk...

Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee

From the director of This Is England comes the low-budget, indie, mockumentary, Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee. Seen through the eyes of director Shane Meadows and his cast and crew, this hilarious comedy caper charts the success of wannabe music mogul, Le Donk and his side-kick rapper Scor-zay-zee. We sat down with actor Paddy Considine (Le Donk),...

Telstar: Con O'Neill

After playing music producer Joe Meek both on stage and the big screen, it’s fair to say that Con O’Neill is a bit of an expert. We caught up with him to talk about Telstar, a biopic black comedy about Meek’s tragic life. LOVEFiLM: You first played the role of Joe Meek on stage in the play and now you’ve moved on to be in...

Humpday: Lynn Shelton

After dabbling in poetry and acting, Lynn Shelton finally found her calling as a director. With a strong background in editing, Shelton hasn’t shied away from taking the reins on all of her film projects. We chatted to the multi-dimensional director about her fourth film, Humpday – the ultimate bromance… LOVEFiLM: Where did you...

The Crimson Wing: Matthew Aeberhard and Leander Ward

For Disneynature’s first project, wildlife directors Matthew Aeberhard and Leander Ward went to Tanzania to capture the untold story of flamingos. They spent 13 months filming at the isolated Lake Natron and witnessed 1.5 million flamingos flock with the sole purpose of breeding. LOVEFILM: What did you think of flamingos before filming The...

Creation: Paul Bettany

The ever charismatic Mr Bettany caught up with LOVEFiLM to talk about his new film, Creation. Which sees him and real-life wife Jennifer Connelly play Charles and Emma Darwin. The film takes a look at the struggles Darwin faced before he published his revolutionary thesis. Bettany told us how much of an un-known romantic Darwin was, his passion...

Fish Tank: Katie Jarvis

17 year-old Katie Jarvis was discovered having a blazing row with her boyfriend at a train station, and has gone on to give a phenomenal performance as Essex girl Mia in director Andrea Arnold’s Cannes Jury prize winning, Fish Tank. We caught up with Jarvis to talk attitude, acting and babies… LOVEFiLM: Have you been surprised by the...

Broken Embraces: Pedro Almodóvar

Perhaps the most famous Spanish director of his time, Pedro Almodóvar’s passion for cinematic representation began in the early 1980s. Experimenting with themes of desire and identity, Almodóvar’s work is largely expressive in both content and style. Penélope Cruz’s involvement in his 1997 film Live Flesh marked a significant...

Cary Fukunaga: Sin Nombre

Writer and director Cary Fukunaga won this year’s Sundance Film Festival award for Best Director. His debut feature film Sin Nombre follows the illegal traffic of South American immigrants entering the US on the roofs of trains. LF: What made you want to tell this story? CF: I’d just made the short film Victoria para chino and whilst...

Hugh Dancy: Adam

Hugh Dancy is fast becoming a rising talent in Hollywood having cut his teeth on quality TV here in the UK and parts in the likes of Black Hawk Down and Shooting Dogs. Most recently seen in Jerry Bruckheimer’s Confessions of a Shopaholic, his latest film, Adam, gives him a whole new challenge playing a young man struggling to come to terms...

Lars von Trier: Antichrist

Not one to shy away from controversy, Lars von Trier is a director who likes to cause trouble. His latest film, starring Charlotte Gainsbourg and Willem Dafoe, has already been censored in several countries due its strong sexual and violent content, but has been passed uncut in the UK. We sat down with the enfant terrible to talk controversy,...

Courtney Hunt: Frozen River

With little or no money, sub-freezing conditions and less than a month to put the film together, Courtney Hunt’s Frozen River was a challenge, but it earned her two surprise Oscar nominations at this year’s Academy Awards. Set on the Canadian/American border, Frozen River follows two women whose resolves, like the ice on the border,...

Jean-Marc Vallee interview

After receiving critical acclaim for his off-beat family drama C.R.A.Z.Y, Jean-Marc Vallée decided to make a daring veer of course with his debut period drama, The Young Victoria. Citing Julian Fellowes as the reason behind his sudden decision to get on board with the project, Vallée moved into unfamiliar territory, working alongside the Monarchy

Wes Craven: The Last House on the Left

Due to his religious upbringing, Wes Craven didn’t see a single film as a child, and only got into making horror films for the money. We caught up with the legendary horror director to talk remakes and rom-coms. Why not watch Wes's original version of The Last House on the Left right now? Watch it for free as part of our new watch now...

Sugar: Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck interview

After receiving critical acclaim for the superb Half Nelson back in 2007, Indie directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck have returned with the lovingly crafted Sugar. Sugar tells the story of struggling Dominican born Baseball player, Miguel 'Sugar' Santos. Armed with the determination to succeed, Sugar swaps his home town in the Dominican for the US,

Valkyrie: Bill Nighy and Eddie Izzard interview

We caught up with LOVEFiLM favourites Bill Nighy and Eddie Izzard to talk about WWII drama and Tom Cruise vehicle, Valkyrie. Based on true events, it sees Nighy and Izzard play German Generals embroiled in a trap to kill Hitler. They gave us the lowdown on the controversy surrounding the film, how the German audience have reacted to the film and...

Cheri: Michelle Pfeiffer Interview

After putting her career on stand-by for four years to spend some well-deserved quality time with her family, Michelle Pfeiffer is back - bigger bolder and more beautiful than ever as she reunites with Stephen Frears for another period drama playing Lea de Lenval, a self-sufficient older woman of the 1920s, who embarks on an affair with the young

X-Men Origins: Wolverine: Hugh Jackman and Gavin Hood interview

The last time we caught up with Hugh Jackman he had just been named People magazine’s Sexiest Man of 2008. And while Hugh has no problem with stuntwork – before we spoke he made abseiling for charity look effortless (pictured) – it seems he’s still getting used to the idea of his sex appeal - a source of much amusement for

Observe and Report: Seth Rogen interview

Seth Rogen is a man on top of his chosen profession right now. Not only does 24th April see the release of his new movie Observe and Report (imagine Taxi Driver if it was a comedy and called Mall Security), but Seth is also involved in some of the most eagerly awaited funny films on the horizon, including The Green Hornet and a rumoured role in...

I Love You, Man: Paul Rudd, Jason Segel and John Hamburg interview

We caught up with the stars of bro-mantic comedy I Love You, Man, Paul Rudd and Jason Segel and their director John Hamburg to talk man-dates, best friends and scooters. What we didn’t figure on was Jason Segel’s ability to incorporate the Muppets into almost all of his answers. (We think he might have been doing it for a bet.)...

Twilight: Peter Facinelli interview

With the phenomenally popular teen vampire romance Twilight released on DVD on 6th April and its sequel, New Moon, filming at the moment, it’s a good time to catch up with one of the stars of the series, Peter Facinelli. He plays Dr Carlisle Cullen, head of the Cullen family and the first vampire to turn “vegetarian” –...

Tony Manero: Pablo Larrain interview

If Tony Manero sounds familiar, it’s because it’s the name of John Travolta’s break-out role in Saturday Night Fever. Set in Santiago de Chile in 1978 during the height of General Pinochet’s brutal dictatorship, up-and-coming Chilean director Pablo Larrain’s second film stars Alfredo Castro as Raúl Peralta, a man in...

Religulous: Larry Charles interview

Religulous is the new film from Curb Your Enthusiam and Borat director Larry Charles, in which - along with his partner in blasphemy US TV show host Bill Maher - he pokes fun at organised religion around the world. However, neither of them have any plans to go to confession. We caught up with Larry to find out why. LF: You’re very definite...

American Teen: Nanette Burstein interview

After going down a storm at last year's Sundance Film Festival - including a best director award in the documentary category for Nanette Burstein - American Teen finally receives a release in the UK on 6th March. The film follows five typical teenagers as they go through the trials and tribulations of their final year at an unremarkable high...

Il Divo: Paolo Sorrentino interview

Best known for super-slick film noir The Consequences of Love, Italian director Paolo Sorrentino’s latest film Il Divo reunites him with Consequences star Tony Servillo. Together they take a look at the career of seven-time Prime Minister of Italy, Giulio Andreotti, who was tried on multiple occasions for murder, corruption and Mafia...

Marley and Me: Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson interview

Based on the bestselling autobiographical novel by the American journalist John Grogan, Marley and Me tells the story of the 15 years when his family was terrorised by the world’s worst dog, Marley. We caught up Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston, who star as Grogan and his wife Jennifer in the film, and asked them if the old adage about...

Ed Burns interview

Ed Burns, the co-creator of The Wire and new Iraqi drama Generation Kill talked us through his incredible career so far. From his time in Vietnam, to spending 20 years on the Baltimore police force to plans for his first feature film. LOVEFiLM: After the success of The Wire, where did the idea come from to develop Generation Kill? Ed Burns: The...

Linha de Passe: Walter Salles interview

We caught up with Brazilian director and king of the road movie, Walter Salles, to talk about his latest film Linha de Passe, which tells the story of four fatherless brothers from a poor neighbourhood in Sao Paolo – a city of 20 million inhabitants – who’s only options for improving their lives are crime, religion or...

Watchmen: Billy Crudup and Matthew Goode interview

In the third and final part of our Watchmen interview, we talked to Billy Crudup and Matthew Goode, AKA Dr Manhattan and Ozymandias. Dr Manhattan is the only one of the Watchmen who has superpowers after an experiment gone wrong turned his alter ego the mild-mannered scientist Jon Osterman into a bright blue - and very naked - being able to bend...

Watchmen: Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Jackie Earle Haley interview

In part two our of Watchmen interview, we caught up Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Jackie Earle Haley who play two of the darkest characters in the film, the gun-toting The Comedian and the masked detective Rorschach. We asked Jeffrey and Jackie how they walked the fine line between superhero and psychopath as well as how they coped with the pressure of

Watchmen: Zack and Deborah Snyder interview

Published between 1986 and 1987 and made up of lots of minutely detailed parts - just like a watch - Watchmen was the graphic novel that proved comic books could be as sophisticated as any great piece of art. However, this complexity is also the reason that the comic was deemed "unfilmable". Now, 22 years later, the dauntless Zack Snyder has...

The Class: Laurent Cantet interview

We caught up with award-winning French director Laurent Cantet, on a stop off in London on his way to the Oscars to talk about his Cannes Palm d’Or winning, Academy award-nominated film The Class. A hard-hitting, frank look at the complexities of life in an inner-city Parisian secondary school, inspired by the book written by teacher-turned-

Anvil! The Story of Anvil: Anvil and Sacha Gervasi interview

In 1982 the demigods of Canadian rock, Anvil, release their second album Metal on Metal. Although hugely influential on their peers such as Metallica and Guns N' Roses, the record failed to break the band into the big time and they've been trying ever since. Now, over 25 years later, success has come from an unexpected direction in the form of a...

Notorious: George Tillman Jr interview

In 1997, at the age of 24, Christopher “Biggie Smalls” Wallace was set to become one of the biggest selling rap artists of all time with the release of his second album, Life After Death. However, just 15 days before it went on sale, he was gunned down on the streets of Los Angeles. Now, 12 years later, his mother Voletta Wallace and...

The Good, the Bad, the Weird: Ji-woon Kim interview

Korean director Ji-woon Kim is best known in the west for the small but perfectly formed horror, A Tale of Two Sisters. That's about to change, however, with the release of his latest film, noodle western The Good, the Bad, the Weird, which just happens to have the largest budget of any live action film in Korean history. As the title would...

Doubt: Amy Adams interview

It was only just over a year ago that Amy Adams had her breakout role in the smash hit Disney fairy tale crossover Enchanted. Now she’s just been nominated for the best supporting actress Oscar for her performance as Sister James in Doubt, the 60s-set story of a young nun at a Catholic school in the Bronx who interprets the behaviour of...

Revolutionary Road: Leonardo DiCaprio interview

Leonardo DiCaprio flew into London last week to discuss his latest offering, Revolutionary Road, the dramatic tale of 1950s suburban discontent, based on the acclaimed novel by Richard Yates. The film reunites DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as Frank and April Wheeler, a young married couple struggling with their marriage. Directed by Sam Mendes (Winsle

The Fall: Tarsem Singh interview

Best known for the Jennifer Lopez sci-fi experiment The Cell, Indian director Tarsem Singh has made a triumphant comeback with The Fall, which gets a release on DVD and Blu-ray 26th January. Half period Hollywood drama and half epic fantasy filmed in 24 different countries, The Fall stars Lee Pace (Pushing Daisies) as a stuntman who breaks both...

The Crew: Stephen Graham interview

Stephen Graham is having a great year. Not only is the Snatch and This is England star’s pet project The Crew – a British crime thriller set in Stephen’s home town of Liverpool – released on DVD on 12th January, but he’s also appearing in two of 2009’s most highly anticipated films: Michael Mann’s period...

The Wrestler: Darren Aronosfky interview

We caught up with indie director turned award darling Darren Aronofsky, to talk about the phenomenal success of his latest film The Wrestler, which has reinvigorated the career of Mickey Rourke – earning him a Golden Globe for his performance – and put Darren back on the map. He talked us through his initial meeting with Rourke, his...

Che: Steven Soderbergh interview

The revolution will not be televised, but it will be in cinemas in two parts. Che: Part One opens on 1st January with Che: Part Two coming out hot on it's heels on 20th February. So we thought it was about time we caught up with director Steven Soderbergh to ask him how he chose which periods of Che Guevara's life to focus on and what it was like

The Reader: Ralph Fiennes interview

Set in post WWII Germany, The Reader, focuses on the affair of 16 year-old Michael (David Kross) and a woman twice his age, Hanna (Kate Winslet). Their relationship ends abruptly, but Hanna’s dark secret comes back to haunt Michael in later life. Directed by Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, The Hours), the film has already earned its self 4...

Australia: Baz Luhrmann, Hugh Jackman and Catherine Martin interview

Baz Luhrmann doesn’t do thing by halves. His latest film, Australia, is an epic, romantic, historical, action comedy drama starring the cream of Australian talent past and present including People magazine’s Sexiest Man of 2008, Hugh Jackman. We caught up with Baz, Hugh and Baz’s wife/production and costume designer, Catherine...

The Secret Life of Bees: Sophie Okonedo Interview

We caught up with the versatile British actress Sophie Okonedo to ask her about her role in The Secret Life of Bees, in which she stars alongside Dakota Fanning, Queen Latifah, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Hudson and Paul Bettany. Sophie is probably best know for her Oscar-nominated performance as Tatiana in Hotel Rwanda, so we also asked her about...

Madagascar 2: Jada Pinkett Smith Interview

We caught up with the multi-talented and incredibly busy Jada Pinkett Smith to talk hippos, husbands and the Smith family’s plans for their remake of The Karate Kid starring the youngest son Jaden. LOVEFiLM: Was it even funnier to play Gloria for the second time? Jada Pinkett Smith: It was, because the first time you’re still trying...

Madagascar 2: Ben Stiller and Chris Rock Interview

We caught up with professional funny men Ben Stiller and Chris Rock, who lend their voices to the characters Alex the lion and Marty the zebra respectively in the sequel to the hit CGI family animation Madagascar 2. We asked Ben and Chris how voice acting differs from their regular comedic roles and what it’s like working with each other....

Changeling: Angelina Jolie interview

We caught up with the peerlessly glamorous Angelina Jolie while she was in London to talk about her new movie Changeling. Directed by Clint Eastwood and based on true events, Jolie has already been tipped for an Oscar for her moving performance of a mother whose missing son is returned by the police only to realise that the child is not hers. In...

Blindness: Fernando Meirelles Interview

We chatted to City of God and The Constant Gardener director Fernando Meirelles about his new film Blindness, based on the bestselling novel by José Saramago. Set in the near future, Blindness stars Julianne Moore stars as the only person in an unnamed city not to be struck blind by a mysterious disease. We asked Fernando how he went about...

Waltz with Bashir: Ari Folman Interview

We caught up with documentary filmmaker and ex-Israeli army soldier Ari Folman, whose inability to remember his own part in the 1982 invasion of Lebanon prompted him to make the unique animated documentary Waltz with Bashir, in which he interviews his old army buddies and in the process uncovers his own suppressed memories and begins to dream of...

Shine A Light: The Rolling Stones Interview

In a LOVEFiLM exclusive, we caught up with The Rolling Stones in London, where the living legends of Rock and Roll took time out of their Shine A Light tour to talk to us about making the film. We asked them what it was like to be directed by the equally legendary Martin Scorsese and what were their individual highlights of the film? LOVEFiLM:...

The Baader-Meinhof Complex: Moritz Bleibtrau Interview

In the first of a special two part interview for the The Baader-Meinhof Complex, the new film from the writer of Downfall, we spoke to Moritz Bleibtrau, who stars as Andreas Baader, the founder of Germany’s notorious left-wing terrrorist group the Red Army Faction. We asked Moritz if he recalled the events that the film is based on, how he...

Choke: Chuck Palahniuk Interview

We caught up with Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk and asked him about the latest film to be adapted from one of his books, Choke. In return he filled us in on his method of writing, his love of courting controversy and told us one of his most favourite shocking stories. LOVEFILM: Does it feel odd talking about the film of a book you’ve...

Ghost Town: Ricky Gervais Interview

Can you believe it? It's been three years since we last sat down in The Office of Ricky Gervais. We were long overdue for a check up, so we made an appointment with Ricky and asked him about his new film Ghost Town, in which he plays a dentist who can see ghosts. He talked to us about teeth, sweet dreams and who he'd interview if he could see...

Adulthood: Noel Clarke Interview

We had a sit down with Noel Clarke, the young British writer-director-actor behind Adulthood, and he told us about growing up in west London, his upcoming films and his newfound status as an object of lust. LOVEFiLM: Adulthood was one of the most searched for titles on LOVEFiLM during its cinema release. Were you expecting that level of success?...

How to Lose Friends and Alienate People: Bob Weide Interview

We caught up with funny man Bob Weide, best know for helming hit US TV show Curb Your Enthusiasm, as he enlightened us on his feature film directorial debut; How to Lose Friends and Alienate People. Bob lets us in on his favourite member of the cast (a pig?), and his somewhat rocky relationship with the author of the novel that the film is based...

Doomsday: Neil Marshall Interview

We caught up with British cinemas very own Quentin Tarentino, Mr Neil Marshall, as he gave us the low-down on post-apocalyptic movie Doomsday. Neil explains how he came upon the idea for the film, his wariness of CGI and his love for Scotland… LOVEFiLM: Where did the idea for Doomsday come from? Neil Marshall: It was a combination of a...

The Wackness: Jonathan Levine and Olivia Thirlby Interview

We hustled whiz-kid director Jonathan Levine and gorgeous leading lady Olivia Thirlby into giving us the inside track on new coming-of-age comedy The Wackness. They let us into Sir Ben Kingsley’s sage-like mind, revealed the perfect mix tape, and exposed Olivia’s man-eating tendencies… LOVEFiLM: Jonathan, how much of the story...

You Don't Mess with the Zohan: Adam Sandler, Dennis Dugan & Rob Schnieder Interview

We caught up with director, Dennis Dugan, and the two stars of new outrageous comedy You Don’t Mess with the Zohan. Rob Schneider stars as a Palestinian taxi-driver and Mr. Adam Sandler stars as Zohan, an Israeli commando who fakes his own death, in order to pursue his dream: becoming a hairstylist in New York. We got bang up to date with...

The Fox and The Child: Luc Jacquet Interview

We picked the brains of French Oscar-winner Luc Jacquet about his charming new film; The Fox and The Child. Luc explains the transition to The Fox and the Child from making the March of the Penguins, the reason behind Kate Winslet’s narration and just how many foxes he befriended… LOVEFiLM: What was the reasoning from directing March...

Man On Wire: James Marsh Interview

We caught up with director James Marsh to get the inside track on the making of his critically-acclaimed documentary. It follows the amazing true-life story of French high wire walker Philippe Petit, who, in 1974 illegally put a cable between the Twin Towers and spent 45 minutes walking across the rope. The film follows the run-up to the event as

WALL-E: Cast & Crew Interview

We sat down with the creators of what is already one of our films of the year, the charming and highly original animation; WALL-E. Director Andrew Stanton and producer Jim Morris explain how the seed of the idea blossomed into fruition, the voice of the ships computer, Sigourney Weaver, tells of her delight at high-jacking the film at the last...

The Visitor: Thomas McCarthy Interview

We caught up with all-round nice guy Thomas McCarthy, writer and director of The Visitor, who first made a name for himself with 2003’s indie hit The Station Agent, whilst also acting in films such as Meet The Parents and Michael Clayton. Thomas gives us the low-down on travelling the world, the cultural importance of the film and his...

Wanted: James McAvoy Interview

We caught up with Scottish Heart-throb James McAvoy as he gave us the inside gossip on his brand new action movie Wanted. He told us about the dramas of working on this first Hollywood blockbuster, attempts to clear up all those Hobbit rumours and tells us what Angelina Jolie is really like… LOVEFiLM: It's safe to say that Wanted is a change of...

The Edge of Love: Sienna Miller and John Maybury Interview

We caught up with actress Sienna Miller and the director of The Edge of Love, John Maybury, to talk about their new film. Sienna gave us the lowdown on what it was really like working with Keira Knightley, cartwheeling in pubs and her relationship with Heath Ledger… LOVEFiLM: How much time did you have to prepare for the role of Caitlin? Sienna...

The Edge of Love: Keira Knightley Interview

We caught up with the delightful Ms. Knightley to get the low-down on her brand new film The Edge of Love. A change of pace from the blockbusters she's worked on of late, this small WWII drama charts the love triangle between Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, his wife Catalin (Sienna Miller) and Thomas's childhood sweetheart Vera (played by Knightley)....

Priceless: Audrey Tautou interview

We caught up with the delightful Miss. Audrey Tautou when she was in London this week to talk about her brand new romantic-comedy Priceless, find out what she thought about playing a very different role to Amelie, her love of rom-coms and why you won't be seeing her in Hollywood any time soon… LOVEFiLM: Is it fair to say your character Irene isn't

Forgetting Sarah Marshall: Russell Brand interview

Forgetting Sarah Marshall has taken the box-office by storm both here in the UK and indeed Stateside. We shackled modern day lothario and British star of the film Russell Brand down to talk about the hit comedy. Mr Brand explains how he got his singing voice, his success in America and how many times he can 'perform' in one night… LOVEFiLM:, Did...

Extraordinary Rendition: Jim Threapleton interview

We caught up with debut feature film director Jim Threapleton to find out more about CIA intelligence thriller Extraordinary Rendition starring Andy Serkis and Omar Berdouni. Jim tells us about his personal journey from runner to director, the torturous theme that drives the movie and his next project which proves the second coming of the first...

What Happens in Vegas: Tom Vaughan interview

We found Starter For Ten Brit director Tom Vaughan in fine form as he talked to us about his new film What Happens in Vegas starring Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz. Vaughn gave us the lowdown on hanging out at Ashton's house, his comedic inspirations and what it's like being an Englishman in New York… LF: What was it like meeting Ashton and...

Flashbacks of a Fool: Daniel Craig and Baillie Walsh interview

We caught up with 007 himself, Daniel Craig, and writer-director Baillie Walsh at the WORLD premiere of their new film Flashbacks of a Fool to get the low-down on Craig's first job as producer, working out for the role and the continuing pressure of success. LF: Baillie - You've said that the inspiration for the movie came from a painting of a...

In Bruges: Martin McDonagh interview

We caught up with director Martin McDonagh to talk about his fast-talking, no-holds barred black comedy In Bruges, starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson and Ralph Fiennes, we thinks it's a case of Pulp Fiction meets Father Ted LOVEFiLM: How did it feel to win an Academy Award for your short film Six Shooter ; were you surprised? Marin McDonagh:

Son Of Rambow: Exclusive Garth Jennings Interview

We spoke to charming British director Garth Jennings as he gave us the scoop on his creative, hart-warming comedy Son Of Rambow. He explains the film's long journey to the silverscreen, his first film crush and where he found the film's two fledgling young stars Bill and Will. Michel Gondry meets Grange Hill? You betcha! LOVEFiLM: Son Of Rambow...

Awake: Jessica Alba Interview

We managed to catch up with Sin City stunner Jessica Alba to talk about her new thriller film Awake where she stars alongside Hayden Christensen. She gave us the low-down on the fun she had playing a character with a evil streak, her new found violin playing skills, and how she feels about having a summer baby LOVEFiLM: Can you describe the...

The Nines: John August Interview

We caught up with John August, screenwriter of such hits as Big Fish, Corpse Bride, Charlie's Angels and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, to talk about his transition from writer to director. John told us how it feels to direct his own script for the very first time, outlining his blossoming relationship with Tim Burton and why The Nines...

The Orphanage: Juan Antonio Bayona Interview

Pan's Labyrinth creator Guillermo Del Toro oversees The Orphanage; this year's critically acclaimed supernatural thriller. Garnering international rave reviews it's even been dubbed as the scariest film since The Shining, and with comparisons to The Sixth Sense and The Others, we decided to catch up with director Juan Antonio Bayona to see what...

Juno: Ellen Page Interview

We chatted to the delightful Oscar-nominated actress Ellen Page when she was in the UK, to get the latest on the indie hit of the moment Juno. She told us how pleased she was at Juno's success, her hopes for the future and why she's no Daniel Day-Lewis! LOVEFiLM: Juno seems to be a film that could change the dynamic of the typical teen-angst...

Elizabeth, The Golden Age: Shekhar Kapur Interview

We caught up with director Shekhar Kapur to get the low-down on the sequel to his critically acclaimed 1998 film Elizabeth. After an almost 10 year gap, Kapur is reunited with Cate Blanchett, whose Oscar nominated performances in both pictures shine. Kapur gave us the inside track on the troubles of persuading Blanchett to reprise the role,...

Stardust: Charlie Cox Interview

Taking a break from performing on stage in London's West End, we caught up with actor Charlie Cox as he let us in on the making of magical fantasy adventure film: Stardust, in which he stars. He told us what it's like to work with the legendary Robert De Niro on set, and who his best friend really is... LF: How did you get involved in Stardust?...

Sharkwater: Exclusive interview

The legacy of the Jaws films and people's growing appetite for shark fin soup is driving sharks to the point of extinction, some 73million sharks are being killed every year for unneccessary purposes. Although sharks have been populary percieved as underwater predators, they kill on average 5 people a year as opposed to elephants and tigers which

Definitely, Maybe: Ryan Reynolds Interview

We managed to corner Canada's finest in Ryan Reynolds, to chat about new romantic comedy Definitely Maybe. Reynolds stars as Manhattan dad Will alongside on screen beauties Isla Fisher, Elizabeth Banks and Rachel Weisz. Will retells his past to his daughter Maya [Abigail Breslin] as a idealistic young man learning the ins and outs of big city...

Things We Lost In The Fire: Halle Berry and Susanne Bier Interview

We rubbed shoulders with the mesmerising Halle Berry, along with influential Danish director Susanne Bier, to talk about new drama Things We Lost In the Fire. Berry plays recent widow Audrey Burke, whose family is fatefully brought together by her late husband's troubled best friend (Benicio Del Toro). As he gradually turns his life around, he...

Sweeney Todd: Cast Interview

We linked up with gothic director Tim Burton as his new film Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street gets set to hit cinemas. Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter and Alan Rickman join the idiosyncratic director to shed some light on the darkest musical to ever hit the silver screen. LOVEFiLM: Tim, It's been twenty eight years since you first

Lust, Caution: Ang Lee interview

We caught up with Oscar-winning director Ang Lee to get the low-down on his new controversial film Lust, Caution, an espionage thriller set in the turbulent time of WWII-era Shanghai and starring Tony Leung and newcomer Wei Tang. LOVEFiLM: Due to the explicit nature of some of the scenes in the film, you had to edit a lot for the Chinese audience,

The Kingdom: Jamie Foxx interview

Some might say there isn’t anything that the all-singing, all-dancing and all-acting Jamie Foxx can’t do. Having starred in several films including Michael Mann’s Collateral and the Academy Award-winning Ray - and not to mention having made sweet music with Kanye West and several music producers in recent years – Foxx is...

Blood Diamond: David Harewood interview

We caught up with actor David Harewood, to talk about his role in Oscar-nominated drama Blood Diamond. LOVEFiLM: How did you get involved in the production? David Harewood: Well, I auditioned for Edward Zwick [the director] in London, he didn't tell me then that he has seen me on stage at the National Theatre, and had requested me. The part of...

EXCLUSIVE: Straightheads interview: Danny Dyer

We caught up with controversy loving actor, Danny Dyer, to talk about the making of his new film Straightheads. Starring alongside Gillian Anderson, Dyer plays Adam, a young man who inadvertently enters a dark world of revenge and death. He told us why Straightheads has been his biggest test yet and why he desperate to be taken seriously....

Wild Hogs: John Travolta interview

We caught up with Mr. John Travolta, Hollywood legend, when he flew over to London to talk about his new box-office smash Wild Hogs. John enlightened us on the perils of turbulence, dressing-up as a woman and dancing with Sean Connery (seriously). LOVEFiLM: Do you think if you have a mid-life crisis you would do a similar thing to your character...

The Live of Others: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck interview

We caught up with Oscar-winning director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck when he was in London to talk about his superb debut feature film, The Lives of Others. Set in Berlin in 1984, it details the secret and underhand actions taking place during the reign of the German Democratic Republic. von Donnersmarck gave us the low-down on living in a...

EXCLUSIVE: Nick Love interview

We caught up with Brit director Nick Love to talk about his new film Outlaw. Always one to court controversy, his latest film has inevitably put people's noses out of joint. Starring Sean Bean, Bob Hoskins and Danny Dyer, it's the volatile tale of a group of law-abiding citizens who turn against the system in an attempt to get the justice they...

Hot Fuzz: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright interview

From the guys that brought you Shaun of the Dead comes Hot Fuzz, a tale of a big cop in a small town. We caught up with the stars of the film Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, as well as director Edgar Wright, to talk about ginger action heroes, bread knives on the bedside table and Tom Cruise… LOVEFiLM: You have a truly cracking, best of Britain cast...

Peter Morgan Interview

Peter Morgan is having the time of his life. Just two years ago he was counted a successful and prolific TV writer, best known for The Deal, the Stephen Frears' film about Tony Blair's supposed pact with Gordon Brown. A second TV film with Frears has suddenly become a serious Oscar contender, and Morgan finds himself in the unusual position of...

Little Miss Sunshine: Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Farris interview

We caught up with directors, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Farris to discuss their much talked about and Oscar-nominated film, Little Miss Sunshine. Dayton and Farris cut their teeth on music videos and have been making promos for the likes of The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, The Smashing Pumpkins and REM since the early 80s. We got the low-down from...

Notes on a Scandal: Cate Blanchett interview, with Richard Eyre and Patrick Marber

With both Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench picking up award-nominations left, right and centre, for their performance in this gripping drama. We caught up with Oscar-winner Blanchett and film-makers Richard Eyre and screenwriter Patrick Marber, just before Christmas to get the low-down on the making of this Oscar-nominated movie… LOVEFiLM: Adapting...

The Last King of Scotland interviews: Forrest Whitaker and James McAvoy

Way back in 2006 (well, October) we caught up with Forrest Whitaker and James McAvoy to talk about the making of new Idi Amin dramatisation - and hotly-tipped Oscar contender - The Last King of Scotland, based on the best-selling book by Giles Fodden. The film depicts the relationship between Ugandan dictator Amin (Whitaker) and young Scottish...

Monster House: Gil Kenan Interview

We caught up with fresh-faced director - and possibly one of the nicest people in Hollywood - Gil Kenan to tall about his debut film, Monster House. With its revolutionary new blending of live-action and animation, Monster House is a film for all the family - mixing comedy and horror together with frightful accuracy - and boating an impressive...

LOVEFiLM meets: Cameron Diaz

We caught up with Miss. Cameron Diaz this week when she jetted into London to promote her new seasonal rom-com The Holiday. Starring alongside Jude Law, Kate Winslet and Jack Black, Diaz plays hot-shot L.A business woman Amanda Woods, who, after discovering her boyfriend has been sleeping with his secretary, decides on a whim to house-swap with...

Over the Hedge: Bruce Willis interview

When Bruce Willis walks into a room you know about it. His high-speed hyped Yankee tones precede his appearance. "How y'all doing?" he hollers, and then proceeds to continue a very one-sided conversation with himself."Well, wake up! It's a nice day, we're all gonna go outside in a little while, for cookies and ice cream…" One things for certain,...

Kevin Bacon Interview

Kevin Bacon is without question one of the hardest working actors of his generation. He made his film debut back in 1978 with frat-comedy Animal House, but it wasn't until Footloose in 1983 that his career really started to kick off. Since then there's been no stopping him, he's clocked up over 45 movies, in films as varied as JFK, A Few Good Men,

Jason Statham interview

LF: Can you tell us a bit about the character you play in Revolver for us? JS: I play Jake Green who is a condemned gambler. He's many, many things. He's essentially a conman that gets wronged by the legendary Dorothy Macha (Ray Liota), serves a large sentence for him in prison, comes out, spends two years making a load of money and decides to go

Outlaw: Nick Love interview

In conjunction with Vertigo films, British director Nick Love, famous for Brit-films Goodbye Charlie Bright, The Football Factory and most recently The Business (released on DVD this week) is placing his next film project entirely in the hands of the public, well kind of… Inspired by the publics reactions to his previous films, he's asking people

Confetti: The Wedding Planners interview

Vincent Franklin (Vera Drake, Topsy-Turvy) and Jason Watkins (Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason) play camp as Christmas wedding planners in Debbie Issit enjoyable wedding romp Confetti. Starring a whole host of British talent, including Martin Freeman and Jimmy Carr - the entire film was created without a script. LOVEFiLM: You play the Wedding...

Tsotsi: Gavin Hood interview

Director Gavin Hood won the Oscar for best foreign film last week for his hard-hitting South African drama Tsotsi. Set in the shanty towns of Johannesburg, it follows the life of Gang leader and child criminal Tsotsi (which literally translates as 'thug'), who steals and kills without conscience. That is until he steals a car, which unbeknown to...

Tilda Swinton interview

Resplendent in a brown tweed pencil skirt and jacket, striking purple silk blouse, killer heels and hair so blonde you could call it white, Tilda Swinton looks every inch the White Witch, in fact she's quite terrifying. Always up for a challenge, Swinton's C.V is an impressive indie line-up, born from her partnership with cult director Derek...

Liam Neeson interview

Actor Liam Neeson is a veteran of over 50 film and television programmes, including the Oscar-nominated Gangs of New York and Schindler's List - for which he was nominated for an Oscar for his role as Oskar Schindler. Most recently he has taken roles in Richard Curtis' directorial debut Love, actually and Hollywood goliaths Batman Begins and Star

Bronwen Hughes interview

Director Bronwen Hughes takes a step away from the family orientated 1996 film Harriet the Spy and the 1999 Sandra Bullock vehicle Forces of Nature to tackle the true life story of André Stander: a South African police captain who became one of the most notorious bank robbers in the country in the newly released film Stander. After participating...

Rob Schneider interview

Rob Schneider made his name back in the early nineties on Saturday Night Live - where many illustrious comics have gone onto make it big in Hollywood, including the likes of; Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Billy Crystal and Bill Murray. Since then Schneider has gone on to star in numerous films alongside friend and working buddy Adam Sandler, whose...

Mary Lynn Rajskub interview

As Chloe in 24, Mary Lynn Rajskub has survived huge numbers of cast members that have either turned traitor or died at the hands of insurgents. Able to summon absolutely anything to her super-splendid computer workstation, she has become Jack Bauer's (Kiefer Sutherland) right-hand woman. Rajskub (pronounced rice cub) began her professional life...

EXCLUSIVE: Jean-Marc Vallée interview

We caught up with the highly excitable director Jean-Marc Vallée to talk about his new film C.R.A.Z.Y. A French-Canadian film that charts the complicated relationship between Father and Son: Gervais and Zac, over the course of four decades. LOVEFiLM: This is your first time in the U.K, are you enjoying it? Jean-Marc Vallée: My first time in the...

Alexander Payne interview

Sideways director Alexander Payne is quickly making a name for himself as part of the new wave of American directors, that includes such esteemed company as David O. Russell, P.T Anderson and David Fincher. He first rose to fame in 1999, with the black comedy, Election, staring Reese Witherspoon and Matthew Broderick, for which he and co-writer...

Nick Park and Steve Box interview

Wensleydale cheese-loving Wallace and his faithful silent canine Gromit are back - this time in a feature length, first ever (one can safely say), vegetarian horror: The Curse of the Were-rabbit, out in cinemas this week. The film is an action-packed plasticine delight, brilliantly cast with Ralph Fiennes and Helena Bonham Carter joining Peter 'La

David Strathairn interview

Oscar Nominated David Strathairn is probably best known for his work with John Sayles (Eight Men Out, Matewan, Passion Fish …). In Good Night, and Good Luck, directed by George Clooney, he puts in a bravura performance as journalist Edward R Murrow. He talked to LOVEFiLM about the joy of having such rousing words put in his mouth. LOVEFiLM: Was...

Henry-Alex Rubin interview

We caught up with director Henry-Alex Rubin during the London Film Festival to chat to him about his new film Murderball. A documentary that followed the lives of the American quadriplegic rugby team from the 2002 World Championships to the 2004 Paralympics - due to the rather violent nature of the sport and the occasionally serve injuries...

Tod Williams interview

Tod William's first feature, The Adventures of Sebastian Cole (sadly not available in the UK), brought this director to prominence when it was selected for the official competition at the Sundance Film Festival 1999. Despite his relative inexperience, Williams was chosen to adapt and direct John Irving's novel A Widow For a Year , the first 183...

Mark Wahlberg interview

In a previous life Mark Wahlberg was known as rapper 'Marky Mark' with his band 'the funky bunch'. Since 1994, however, he has made a successful transition from musician to actor. His first role in Penny Marshall's Renaissance Man, alongside Danny DeVito kick-started his career and it hasn't stopped since. Taking edgier roles in The Basketball...

Connie Nielsen interview

Connie Inge-Lise Nielsen left her native Denmark at 18 to study acting, first in Paris, then Rome and Milan, before striking out in Hollywood. She quickly garnered roles opposite Al Pacino and Keanu Reeves in The Devil's Advocate, Ben Stiller in Permanent Midnight and Jason Schwartzman in Rushmore. She matched the men in Soldier (opposite Kurt...

Robert De Niro interview

LF: A lot of people seems to be intimidated by you. Even Jay [Roach] said that, the first time he directed you in Meet The Parents he didn't dare to give you any direction. How is it to have that effect on people? DN: Once you start working with people that goes away. LF: Are other actors intimidated by you? DN: When you work on a movie day after

Sophia Myles Interview

Looking every inch the up-and-coming British actress in fashionably striped navy blazer, pink t-shirt and blue jeans Sophia Myles is looking surprisingly relaxed considering the chaos surrounding her. On a gruelling press junket to promote her forthcoming film, romantic epic Tristan + Isolde, twenty-six year old Sophia is merrily chatting away...

John Carpenter interview

Horror legend John Carpenter (Halloween; The Thing; Escape from New York) was interviewed on the set of the remake of his 1980 film The Fog earlier this year. Directed by British filmmaker Rupert Wainwright (Stigmata), the new Fog has a brand new script, a new cast (including Selma Blair, Tom Welling and Maggie Grace from TV's Smallville and Lost,

Exclusive Ang Lee interview

Over the past two decades Ang Lee has proved himself to be a director of many talents, tackling a breadth of film genres in different languages, from English period drama Sense and Sensibility, the ground breaking martial arts love-story Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon to big budget Hollywood remakes, Hulk, nothing seems to phase Lee. His latest...

Nicolas McClintock interview

Major life changing events can happen in ten minutes - birth, death, catastrophic electoral fraud. Fifteen different directors played with their concept of Time in their contribution to Ten Minutes Older, a compilation feature of 10 minute short films released on DVD this week. Spike Lee, Jim Jarmusch, Bernardo Bertolucci, Wim Wenders, Chen Kaige,

Confetti: Debbie Issit Interview

Director Debbie Issit made her directorial film debut with 'Nasty Neighbours' a British comedy starring Ricky Tomlinson in 2000. She's back this week with Confetti, a wedding rom-com starring a whole host of British talent including Martin Freeman and Jessica Stevenson. Based entirely on improvisation the film follows three couples fighting it...

“Hitchhiker’s” interview: Director Garth Jennings and Producer Nick Goldsmith

LF: When adapting a book for film, it's inevitable that it's going be difficult to capture everything in the text. What, in your opinion, is the essence of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy? GJ: You can't capture all the detail. The film would be 10 years long. We've had to boil some elements down to their essence in order to make them work on

Unknown White Male interview

Rupert Murray's documentary Unknown White Male is an intimate portrait of an amnesiac - Doug Bruce, a friend from way back, and of course, a perfect stranger. There have been quite a few memorable movies about amnesia (and any number of forgettable ones). They include Memento. Spellbound; The Bourne Identity; Mulholland Drive; The Man Without a...

Matt Damon Q & A

Matt Damon is back as expert assassin Jason Bourne in the smart, action-packed hit The Bourne Supremacy. Academy Award winner Damon (Good Will Hunting) reprises his role as the former CIA trained perfect assassin on the run from his former handlers. Damon is joined by his Bourne Identity co-stars Franka Potente (Run Lola Run), Julia Stiles (Mona...

Martin Clunes interview

Martin Clunes is a British actor whose career has spanned the course of three decades. He first came to prominence in 1983 with TV series No Place Like Home but it was as bad-boy Garry in Men Behaving Badly that truly launched him. The series was so successful that it ran for over 6 years with the Americans even making their own version of it...

Paul Bettany interview

Actor Paul Bettany on Shooting 'Dogville' With Lars von Trier Dogville is set in the 1930s in a small mining village in Colorado... My character thinks he runs the town. He thinks of himself as a writer and philosopher, but he's never written anything and he doesn't think very deeply, actually. He's Lars, basically - but then we all are! Lars...

Romola Garai Q&A

British actress Romola Garai has been making quite a name for herself in recent years, starring in the BBC adaptation of Daniel Deronda , the 2002 film Nicholas Nickleby, the Dodie Smith adaptation of I Capture The Castle and most recently Mira Nair's Vanity Fair, starring alongside Reese Witherspoon. Garai also starred in the sequel to Dirty...

Derailed: Clive Owen and Vincent Cassel interview

Golden Globe winner Clive Owen (Croupier, Sin City) and renowned French actor Vincent Cassel (La Haine, Ocean's Twelve ) star together, alongside Jennifer Aniston, in new thriller Derailed. Owen plays Charlie, a hardworking business man married with a young daughter, who embarks on an illicit affair with Aniston only to be discovered by crook...

The Proposition: John Hillcoat interview

The Proposition is another one of director John Hillcoat's numerous collaborations with fellow Australian singer-songwriter Nick Cave. Based on years of research, The Proposition was written by Cave and stars a stellar cast that comprises Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Emily Watson and John Hurt. Set against the harsh Australian outback...

Anjelica Huston interview

Anjelica Huston is without question one of the most successful actresses of her generation, part of the famous Huston dynasty. Having started her career in A Walk With Love and Death at the tender age of 15, directed by her father she has gone to have phenomenal success, winning an Oscar for her role in Prizzi's Honour in 1985, most recently...

Paul Verhoeven interview

Paul Verhoeven, the controversial and outspoken Dutch director - who, over the last 15 years has brought us RoboCop, Starship Troopers, Hollow Man and Showgirls - talks to us about the re-release of the Special Edition of Total Recall on DVD, released this week. LF: Total Recall caused controversy on its release due to its graphic violence and...

Lost: Dominic Monaghan interview

Presenting our new eyes and ears from across the pond, Fiona Morrow, bringing us all the latest TV news.... Over the coming weeks I will be bringing you the lowdown on what's happening in your favourite US TV shows with interviews, opinion and gossip. My own relationship with the small screen began as an assistant film editor at the BBC working...

Hugh Bonneville interview

A prolific star of stage and screen Hugh Bonneville has been wowing audiences for the past two decades starring in numerous productions. His theatrical credits include working with director Sam Mendes at the Donmare Warehouse and treading the boards at the Old Vic. On the silver screen he has most recently starred in Iris, alongside Kate Winslet,

These Foolish Things: Zoe Tapper interview

Up and coming actress Zoë Tapper, is currently starring alongside Hollywood greats Anjelica Huston and Lauren Bacall in 1930s drama These Foolish Things. You may recognise Tapper from her critically acclaimed role in BBC drama Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky, as well as playing Nell Gweyn in the feature film Stage Beauty, starring alongside

Mike Hodges interview

British director Mike Hodges achieved acclaim in 1971 with the British cult classic Get Carter, which launched his career and stared Michael Cane and Britt Ekland. During the 80s he went on to direct comic book hero flick Flash Gordan, and Morons from Outer Space, written by Griff Rhys Jones and Mel Smith. In 1998 he directed Croupier starring...

Doug Liman interview

Doug Liman is a director for the MTV generation. His first feature film, Swingers - the achingly hip buddy movie inspired by the likes of The Odd Couple, unleashed the talents of Vince Vaughn upon the world. Which was swiftly followed by Go, a Pulp Fiction for disinterested teens, that launched the film careers of both Katie Holmes and Sarah...

Interview: Rupert Wainwright, The Fog

British director Rupert Wainwright (Stigmata) spoke to LOVEFiLM from the set of his remake of John Carpenter's 1980 horror movie The Fog. As before, California's coastal town of Bodega Bay is engulfed in a thick pea-souper and the population starts dropping. This time Selma Blair is the nighttime radio DJ who sounds the alarm (originally played...

Ben Stiller interview

Ben Stiller plays White Goodman, the power-mulleted, Fu Manchu'ed owner of a palatial fitness palace in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. LF: You look so buffed in Dodgeball audiences will think either he's worked out or they can do amazing things with CGI? BEN STILLER: It's the latter. It's wearing those spandex unitards they are unforgiving....

Q&A with director Jonathan Caouette

LF: In Tarnation, we see that you have been making films and shooting home movie/documentary footage since you were at least 11 years old. When and how did you obtain your first camera and how did you come to start using it - as you describe it - as a weapon, a shield and a way to illuminate? JC: I've loved films since age four, and have been...

Anthony Hopkins interview

Anthony Hopkins new film, The World's Fastest Indian, is based on the true story of New Zealander Burt Monro, a man who travels all the way to Salt Lake City, USA to race his hand-built bike on the salt planes. Anthony Hopkins gave us the low-down on making the film and the appeal of playing Burt. The World's Fastest Indian is released nationwide

Paul Hogan interview

There's more to Paul Hogan then meets the eye. Most famous in the film world for his affable Aussie alter-ego: Mick Dundee in the Crocodile Dundee franchise, he's also an award-winning writer. He scripted the television show that launched him in Australia: The Paul Hogan Show , and won himself a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination for his...

Dominic Savage

Bafta award-winning director Dominic Savage has been making gripping television drama since the beginning of 2000. He is dedicated to focusing on gritty UK issues such as teenage pregnancy, young offenders and the effects of the welfare state - in doing so has achieved great critical acclaim. Love + Hate marks his first foray into film directing.

Iain Softley interview

As one of the UK's most versatile directors, Ian Softley has covered a variety of subjects and stories throughout his varied career. His inaugural film, Backbeat, told the story of The Beatles before their global success, while Hackers, launched Angelina Jolie's career. In 1997 his adaptation of Henry James' novel The Wings of the Dove garnered...

Miranda July interview

At the Sundance Film Festival, the jury gave it a prize for 'originality of vision'. At Cannes, it picked up the Camera d'Or, and the Critics' Prize, and in San Francisco it won the Audience Award. No real surprise perhaps, given the sweetness and generosity of Miranda July's debut feature, the confidently-titled Me and You and Everyone We Know....

Emily Rose on set exclusive

Exclusive LOVEFiLM on set interviews A surprise hit in the US, The Exorcism of Emily Rose is less a horror movie than a courtroom drama probing the death of a young woman who believed herself to have been possessed by the devil, and who died during an exorcism ritual performed by a Catholic priest. Although it is based on a true story, the film...

Russell Crowe interview

Russell Crowe is renowned for his roles in the sword-and-sandals epic Gladiator, the James Ellroy adaptation of L.A Confidential and most recently the Oscar-nominated A Beautiful Mind. But before these films broke him internationally, he played the title role of Hando in Geoffrey Wright's exploration of a group of Nazis living in Melbourne:...

Daniel Wu interview

Daniel Wu is a veteran of Hong Kong cinema; playing roles in over 34 films by the age of 30 is no mean feat. He has worked alongside the likes of Eric Tsang (Infernal Affairs) and has been nominated at The Hong Kong Film awards and for the Taipei Golden Horse awards. Cop On A Mission is released for rental exclusively on LOVEFiLM from the 14th...

Exclusive: Kiefer Sutherland interview

Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland, was born in London, but grew up in Canada before heading south to make his name in pictures. Son of the actor Donald Sutherland (Don't Look Now; MASH), Kiefer made his first brief screen appearance alongside his dad in Max Dugan Returns . He became a name in his own right in the 1980s in...

Ashley Walters interview

At the age of 22, Ashley Walters has achieved more then a lot of people do in a lifetime. His alter-ego 'Asher D', part of the Brit-award winning, 30-strong garage outfit So Solid Crew, shot to the top of the charts in 2001, but the group were dogged by their association with street violence and gun crime. The effect of the band's notoriety was...

Rendezvous: Exclusive interview

This week sees the DVD launch on LOVEFiLM of the speediest short film in history:C'etait un Rendezvous. French director Claude Lelouch's Ferrari race through Paris in a record 9-minutes. The myths surrounding the film are legendary - Was Lelouch really arrested when it was first shown? Was it Lelouch driving or a hired Formula One driver? Is the...

Broken Flowers: Jim Jarmusch interview

Jim Jarmusch has been instrumental in the 'independent' film movement for the past two decades. Having previously worked with Johnny Depp (Dead Man) and Forest Whitaker (Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai). In Broken Flowers, Bill Murray plays Don Johnston, a middle-aged Lothario who is sent an anonymous pink letter claiming he is a father to a...

Jarhead: Sam Mendes interview

Director Sam Mendes made his directorial debut back in 1999 with American Beauty, which garnered him the Academy Award for best director. He continued his assault on Hollywood in 2002 with his noir-crime film Road to Perdition. Before film-making Mendes was a highly respected and critically acclaimed theatre director working for the Royal...

Will Smith interview

Where there's a Will... In ten short years, Will Smith has gone from TV star and rap artist to one of the handful of A list black stars in Hollywood. His first movie was the independent drama Six Degrees of Separation, but he followed it with a phenomenal string of summer blockbusters: Bad Boys (1995), Independence Day (1996), Men in Black (1997).

Natasha Richardson interview

Read our Hugh Bonneville Interview LOVEFiLM: It's taken you eight years to get this film made, what was it about the book that has made you persevere for so long? Natasha Richardson: Its weird thinking about it now, because I wonder, why was I so obsessed?! I think it was a lot of things: I loved the story, I was completely gripped - I thought it

Gaby Dellal interview

Last month Gaby Dellal took her channel swimming movie On a Clear Day to the Locarno film festival. To mark the occasion she swam across the lake, winning over the locals at a stroke (as it were). It's a typical act of chutzpah from this first time filmmaker and mother of three. I met Dellal at Sundance back in January where it opened the...

Sydney Pollack interview

Sydney Pollack has had an impressive career. Not only has he directed They Shoot Horses Don't They, Three Days of The Condor , Out of Africa, Absence of Malice, Electric Horseman, Sabrina and The Firm. He's also a successful actor. He played alongside Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie - which he directed - as well as taking roles in Woody Allen's...

Kieran O'Brien Q & A

Read our review of 9 Songs Kieran O'Brien has an extensive CV; he has worked along side Steve Coogan in Michael Winerbottom's 24 Hour Party People, and has done various television work, including: Cracker, Coronation Street and Band of Brothers. He stars in Michael Winterbottom's controversial film 9 Songs. After an exclusive preview screening of

BBFC interview: The censor speaks out

LF: What's the function of the BBFC? BBFC: We classify films in various categories, primarily to protect children from potential harm or what people in general, deem unsuitable for them at various ages. We do extensive public consultation exercises which involve huge opinion surveys and focus groups. There are about 10 people to a focus group,...

Ricky Gervais interview

Ricky Gervais is renowned for playing the most cringe-worthy character on television: David Brent, in the BBC comedy The Office, which Gervais co-wrote and directed. He has won international success for The Office, picking up numerous BAFTA and British Comedy Awards, as well as two Golden Globes for best performance for an actor in a comedy and...

Will Ferrell interview

Will Ferrell made his name on The Saturday Night Live Show, but in 2002 left the show to continue his career. He has gone from strength to strength, with roles in Old School, Starsky and Hutch and then staring as the man-sized Santa's helper in Elf . He is the writer and the star of Anchorman. LF: Where did the idea of Ron Burgundy come from? WF:

Hayden Panettiere interview

Hayden started acting when she was just eleven months old and at the tender age of fifteen has built up a formidable CV, she was the voice of Princess Dot in A Bug's Life and has recently played along side Kate Hudson in the rom-com Raising Helen. She stars in the official comic relief film of this year Racing Stripes. LF: Can you explain a...

Paul Greengrass interview

Director Paul Greengrass is renowned for his hard-hitting documentaries and dramas, namely The Murder Of Steven Lawrence and the award winning Bloody Sunday, starring James Nesbitt. The Bourne Supremacy franchise is his first venture into large commercial direction. LF: When did you start this kind of shooting style with really fast cutting? PG:...

Jamie Foreman exclusive interview

Jamie Foreman is perhaps most well known for playing characters in British gangster films, ranging from the hard hitting I.D, Nil By Mouth and Gangster No 1.. More recently he has worked along side Get Carter director Mike Hodges in I'll Sleep When I'm Dead, which stared Oscar nominated Clive Owen, Charlotte Rampling and Jonathan Rhys-Myers. He...

Penn on Penn

I first met Sean Penn in 1996, when we talked about his film The Crossing Guard and his role as the convicted murderer on death row in Tim Robbins' Dead Man Walking. A scrawny bantam weight with a sneery smile, he smoked incessantly, paused frequently and impressed me with some of the most articulate, thoughtful answers I'd heard from the lips of

Frankie Muniz interview

Frankie Muniz is best known for his role as Malcolm in the sitcom Malcolm In The Middle which is now in its sixth series. Frankie has also starred in films Agent Cody Banks and Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London. Racing Stripes opens nationwide on the February 4th and is the official film of Comic Relief's Red Nose Day. LF. You've done voice-o

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