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2 DAYS IN PARIS WITH JULIE DELPY
Written, directed by and starring Academy Award nominated writer Julie Delpy (
Before Sunset),
Two Days in Paris is a charmingly quirky comedy about a neurotic couple from New York struggling to stay together during a two day stopover in Paris.
36: OLIVIER MARCHALL
Former police officer
Olivier Marchall talks about
36 Quai des Ofrevres, out on general release now. Marchal's film, starring Gerard Depardiue (
Green Card) and Daniel Auteil (
Hidden) draws on much personal experience, with characters, settings and dialogue giving a ring of credibility from the outset.
9/11: THE MOVIES
Richard Simm compares new British film on terrorism
Red Mercury with those being made in the US, and questions if it is too soon to be making films about 9/11.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE OSCARS
Shortly after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was incorporated in 1927, a dinner was held in the Crystal Ballroom of the Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles to discuss the goals of the new organization. One of those goals was devising a method of honoring outstanding achievements, thus encouraging higher levels of quality in all facets of motion picture production.
A HISTORY OF THE SHORT FILM
The history of the short film largely mirrors that of the feature, with the exception that the short form has often precipitated trends and acted as guinea pig for wider industry developments. From its inception as no more than an extension of the photograph to its place in today's portable media revolution, the short continually breaks new ground.
ADRIEN BRODY
Adrien Brody is probably best known for his Oscar-winning performance in the wartime drama
The Pianist, but he gets a chance to show off an unexpected lighter side in
The Darjeeling Ltd.
ADULTHOOD - ADAM DEACON & FEMI OYENIRAN
While you may not know their names you will know their faces after the success of their groundbreaking 2006 film
Kidulthood. The young actors are now back with the equally as explosive follow up
Adulthood, and we talk to then about their thoughts on the last film, and expectations for the new one.
AILEEN WOURNOS: LIFE AND DEATH OF A SERIAL KILLER
Nick Broomfield and Joan Churchill's new documentary was screened during the 2003 Times London film Festival. Elizabeth Griffin talked with the directors at the festival about what Broomfield describes as “The most personal and most disturbing film I have made.”
AL PACINO
Seven-time Oscar nominee, and regularly dubbed the greatest living actor of his generation, Al Pacino may have made his name playing gangsters and cops, in films like
The Godfather,
Serpico and
Scarface.
ALAN MOORE
One of the most revered figures in the comics industry, Alan Moore is renowned internationally for writing intelligent, articulate stories which elevate the medium of comic books well above common public perception.
ALEJANDRO AMENABAR
Composer, writer, editor and director Alejandro Amenabar has built his reputation in his native Spain with a handful of original, thought provoking movies such as
Vanilla Sky, John Malkovich's
The Dancer Upstairs and most recently
The Sea Inside.
ALEXANDER PAYNE
In the space of four films Alexander Payne has announced himself as one of the most witty and articulate of a new generation of American filmmakers, combining indie cool with mainstream appeal in films such as
Citizin Ruth, Election and
About Shmidt.
AMITABH BACHCHAN - THE UNDISPUTED KING OF INDIAN CINEMA
Amitabh Bachchan is the undisputed king of Indian cinema and at 65 years of age he has a magnificent career spanning nearly 40 years with over 150 films. At this years 51st London Film Festival he stars in
The Last Lear as an ageing thespian whose passion is William Shakespeare.
ANDERS RONNOW KLARLUND
We chat to director Anders Rønnow Klarlund who is breaking new ground in the ever-evolving field of animated film with
Strings, the world's first “fully integrated” marionette features.
ANDREI TARVOVSKY
Since his death in 1986, at the age of 54, Russian film director Andrei Tarkovsky has become a crucial figure in the history of cinema. Along with such iconoclastic filmmakers as Erich Von Stroheim and Orson Welles.
ANDRES WOOD
Since its initial release at festivals around the world, Andres Wood's powerful and moving new film
Machuca has garnered excellent reviews and a number of awards.
ANGUS, THONGS AND PERFECT SNOGGING
Surrounded by the luxury of London’s Claridges Hotel, we sit down to talk about this very British teen movie that is giving its American counterparts a considerable run for their money.
ANTHONY HOPKINS
In a career spanning more than three decades, Hopkins has more than 90 film and television credits to his name. In
The Worlds Fastest Indian Anthony Hopkins stars as Burt Munro, a man who never let the dreams of youth fade.
APOCALYPTO: INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR MEL GIBSON
From Academy Award winner of
Braveheart and
The Passion of the Christ, Mel Gibsons
Apocalyto is set during the Mayan period when the kingdom faces its decline. The rulers insist the key to prosperity is to build more temples and offer human sacrifices. Jaguar Paw, a young man chosen for sacrifice, flees the kingdom to avoid his fate.
ATOM EGOYAN
Atom Egoyan wrote and directed the new film
Where the Truth Lies starring Kevin Bacon and Colin Firth. The film has garnered some controversy due to some of its more explicit scenes.
AWARD CEREMONIES
With the award ceremony season truly upon us, Liz Hyder tries to work out what all the fuss is about.
AWARD SEASON 2006
6 Degrees Film takes a look at who won what at the Golden Globes and who is likely to take home more silverware in the weeks to come as the 2006 award season gets into full swing.
AWARDS SEASON 2006
6 Degrees Film takes a look at who won what at the Golden Globes and who is likely to take home more silverware in the weeks to come as the 2006 award season gets into full swing.
BABEL: INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR AND CAST
With
Babel, the third feature from Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, the Mexican maestro came to London with stars Gael Garcia Bernal & Rinko Kikuchi. 6 Degrees Film caught up with them.
BASIC INSTINCT 2
Sharon Stone reprises her role as novelist Catherine Trammel in
Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction, a slick and erotic thriller, exploring what happens when the darker side of human nature is uncovered. We speak with Sharon Stone and David Morrissey.
BASIC INSTINCT 2 - DAVID THEWLIS
Ian Winterton chats with David Thewlis about his role in
Basic Instinct 2 where Sharon Stone reprises her role as novelists Catherine Trammel in this slick and erotic thriller, exploring what happens when the darker side of human nature is uncovered.
BATMAN BEGINS CAST INTERVIEW
While it is Joel Schumacher's ultra-camp 1997 effort
Batman & Robin which is often credited for killing the
Batman franchise, with
Batman Begins Christopher Nolan has taken an obvious yet so far original approach – he has made a brilliant film about Batman.
BEE SEASON
Bee Season is a screen adaptation of Myla Goldberg's critically acclaimed novel of the same name, which won many fans with its unexpected mixture of themes. 6 Degrees Film chats with Directors
Scott McGhee and
David Siegel about the film.
BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI
Bertolucci and notoriety seem to go hand in hand. He's now known as the 'elder statesman of world cinema' according to one critic, but it's not always been so civilised.
BERTRAND TAVERNIER
When French director, writer and producer Bertrand Tavernier was a guest at the Kent International Film Festival 2003, during which a season of his films was shown, he spoke to Elizabeth Griffin about his work and his influences, and even offered some advice for would-be directors.
BIG NOTHING INTERVIEW
Two guys hatch a plan to escape their IT support McJobs by blackmailing a snuff movie-making vicar in a quirky black comedy with a serial-killer subplot and a spiralling body count.
BIRDS EYE VIEW FILM FESTIVAL
Motivated by the lack of female role models in film, Birds Eye View began in 2002. The impressively passionate co-founder and festival director
Rachel Milward ruminates about the organisation's aims.
BLOOD DIAMOND INTERVIEW
Academy Award nominee
Leonardo DiCaprio speaks at the press conference for
Blood Diamond, along side his co-stars
Jennifer Connely and
Djimon Hounsou, Director Edward Zwick and Producer Paula Wienstein.
BORAT INTERVIEW
Sacha Baron Cohen brings his Kazakh journalist character Borat Sagdiyev to the big screen for the first time. Leaving his native Kazakhstan, Borat travels to America to make a documentary. During the London Film Festival, Borat speaks at his hilarious press conference.
BRAD BIRD
Disney/Pixar's latest ground-breaking CGI film
The Incredibles is an animation like no other, an unprecedented mix of filmmaking innovation and heart-felt storytelling from the great mind of its director and writer Brad Bird.
BRAD PITT
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, starring Brad Pitt (Jesse James) and Casey Affleck (Robert Ford), delves into the private life and public exploits of America's most notorious outlaw.
BRIDESHEAD REVISITED PREMIERE
The luxury and stylish Bluebird Restaurant on the Kings Road became home to different kind of crowd on the 29th September. The women of the Flyte Family (Emma Thompson, Hayley Atwell and Felicity Jones) where among the stars that attended the London premiere of the new British film
Brideshead Revisited. We were able grab a few words to talk about Religion, the films reception and vodka Martini’s.
BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA INTERVIEWS
Jess Aarons (Josh Hutcherson) is an outsider at school and even in his own family. Jess has trained all summer to become the fastest kid in his middle school class but his goal is unexpectedly thwarted by the new girl in school, Leslie Burke (AnnaSophia Robb) who competes in the "boys only" race and wins. Despite their awkward introduction, the two outsiders quickly become best friends.
BROTHERS GRIMM CAST INTERVIEW
We speak with,
Terry Gilliam, Matt Damon and
Heath Ledger about
The Brothers Grimm, the tale of two travelling conmen who instigate rumours of supernatural happenings then, for a price, offer their services as ghostbusters.
CHILDREN OF MEN
Alfonso Cuaron was in town for the premiere of
Children of Men. Alongside stars from his latest film - Clive Owen, Pam Ferris and Claire-Hope Ashety – a mischievous Cuaron was eager to field questions at a Dorchester Hotel press conference.
CHRISTOPHER LEE
Christopher Lee claims that the role of Jinnah is the most important part he has played in his 60 years as an actor. 6 Degrees Film speaks with Lee about this historical epic following the life of Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the hugely important but often-misrepresented world leader.
CINEMA 16: LUKE MORRIS
Luke Morris is the producer behind the Cinema 16 DVD series, featuring the best of British, European and now American shorts. He has made three shorts himself; including co-directing the BAFTA nominated
Heavy Metal Drummer and producing the award winning
Je t'aime John Wayne.
CINEMA 16 DVD
CINEMA 16: STEFAN NADELMAN
Son of a wedding videographer and photographer, Stefan began working in New York City as a print graphic designer. He then moved into web design and web animation, and then film. His shorts include
Latin Alive, the award winning
Terminal Bar, and
Tourist Pictures. Stefan continues to work on motion graphics for food, film, and fun.
CINEMA 16 DVD
CINEMA 16: TODD SOLONDZ
Todd Solondz is regarded as one of the most singular voice in America movies. Over the past ten years his films
Welcome to the Dollhouse, Happiness, Storytelling and
Palindromes have marked him out as a provocative and maverick talent. His NYU short
Feelings features on the Cinema 16: American Shorts DVD collection.
CINEMA 16 DVD
COLIN FIRTH
In Atom Egoyan's
Where The Truth Lies Colin Firth plays against the Darcy image that just won't leave the public imagination, starring as Vince Collins, the English half of a hugely successful showbiz double act.
CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER - INTERVIEW WITH GONG LI
From the internationally renowned team of director Zhang Yimou and producer Bill Kong (
Hero, House of Flying Daggers) comes a grand epic about the folly of war and the disintegration of one family under the weight of unrequited love, unforgivable betrayals, and the never-ending thirst for power.
DEEP WATER: INTERVIEW WITH AL MORROW
Deep Water is the story of Donald Crowhurst, a competitor in the 1968 Sunday Times Golden Globe Sailing Challenge. A novice sailor, in dire financial straights, Crowhurst saw the race as his chance to make his mark and improve his fortunes. Instead, a series of unfortunate events left him drifting in the Atlantic with no hope of even completing the race.
DEJA VU INTERVIEW
Déjà Vu is a fast-paced techno thriller from Jerry Bruckheimer and Tony Scott, starring two-time Oscar winner Denzel Washington and newcomer Paula Patton. We caught up with the cast and crew at a recent press conference, to get a glimpse behind the scenes.
DIRECTOR ZHANG YUAN
Screened as part of this year's Raindance Film Festival,
Little Red Flowers from Chinese independent director Zhang Yuan is a charming and occasionally unsettling snapshot of one little boy's regimented life at a kindergarten – a snapshot that speaks volumes about adult society. Elizabeth Griffin spoke to him before the first UK screening of the film, which is due for release in January.
DISTANT VOICES, STILL LIVES: INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR TERENCE DAVIES
6 Degrees Film pays tribute to the visionary exploration of Terence Davies film
Distant Voices, Still Lives. Eighteen years on and the film is restored through the BFI, evoking the distant memories of working class family life in Liverpool in the 40's and 50's. We talk to Director Terence Davies at the London Film Festival last year, pictured here with Festival Director Sandra Hebron.
DUBLIN FILM FESTIVAL 2006
This year's 4th Jameson Dublin International Film Festival produced a programme that even managed to surpass the previous year's impressive line-up.
EAST END FILM FESTIVAL
Richard E. Grant introduces the London premiere of his directorial debut Wah-Wah, plus six UK premieres, masterclasses with award-winning filmmakers and a selection of the best independent films from around the world.
ED NORTON INTERVIEW
Norton has been in regular demand since his breakthrough role in
Primal Fear in 1994. Since then his credits have included
The People vs Larry Flint, Rounders, Everyone Says I Love You, American History X, Fight Club, The Score,
Red Dragon, The Italian Job and
25th Hour. He recently played Eisenheim in
The Illusionist and as a director he made
Keeping The Faith starring himself and Ben Stller.
ELLIOT GROVE
Originally from Toronto, Elliot moved to London during the 1980's a time when British cinematic production was at an all time low. Thirteen years ago, Elliot launched the Raindance Film Festival, which initially catered to American independents who demonstrated the values of creative innovation and pioneering spirit that Elliot believed would help to invigorate the industry in the UK.
EVAN ALMIGHTY: INTERVIEW WITH STEVE CARELL
Steve Carell has emerged as one of Hollywood's most sought-after comic actors. He will next be seen in
Evan Almighty, the follow-up to the Jim Carrey smash
Bruce Almighty. Carell returns as his character from the first film, Evan Baxter, but this time he is the lead, called upon by God to build him an ark, much as Noah before in Biblical times.
FAST FOOD NATION INTERVIEW
During last autumn’s London Film Festival, 6 Degrees got the lowdown on the film adaptation of the best-selling book
Fast Food Nation from writer
Eric Schlosser and - the original ‘slacker’ himself - director
Richard Linklater.
FAVELA RISING
Set in Rio de Janeiro's most feared and violent favela (slum), this powerful documentary follows the story of a former drug-trafficker who turned his back on crime to re-connect with his community.
FEATURE : WORLD CINEMA - PALESTINE
Showcasing the finest in films on the subject of Palestine, with particular focus on films made by Palestinians, the PALESTINIAN FILM FESTIVAL provides a unique forum for the exhibition of a broad range of work by both new and established filmmakers. Now in it's second year at the Barbican Centre, the London Palestine Film Festival opened last week, with the premiere of a startling, and somewhat disturbing, German-Lebanese documentary Massaker, introduced by Director Monica Bergman.
FILM QUESTIONS ANSWERED
Ever sat in the cinema and thought ‘what have I seen him in before’? How frustrating is a rented DVD box with no production notes? What was the Oscar winning 1960s film that had no speaking female parts? Help is at hand. Your most obscure and most genuinely interested film questions can now all be answered without you having to lift a finger.
FILMS TO WATCH OUT FOR IN 2007
With the festive season well and truly over, we take a sneak peak into the big releases of 2007. Trailers, interviews and exclusive clips now running online on films tipped for Golden Globe and Academy Award success, including
Brad Pitt and
Cate Blanchett in
Babel,
Leonardo DiCaprio in
Blood Diamond,
Ben Affleck in
Smokin' Aces and a star studded cast in
Bobby.
FOREST WHITAKER
Forest Whitaker wins his first ever Oscar nomination for
Performance By An Actor in a Leading Role at the 79th Academy Awards.
GELA BABLUANI INTERVIEW
Director
Gela Babluani portrays a world of brutes who suddenly come across the innocence of a fragile young man in
Tzameti. Born in Tblissi in Georgia 26 years ago, Babluani is the son of acclaimed director Temur Babluani (
La Migration des Moineaux, selected at the Director's Fortnight in Cannes in 1988, and
The Sun of the Wakeful, selected for the Silver Bear in Berlin in 1993).
GEORGE CLOONEY
George Clooney, it seems, is a man who can do no wrong “ at least not in the eyes of Hollywood's great and good. And even with his latest two releases taking significant swipes at the US government “ the upcoming
Syriana and this, his second film as director “ he is courted with award nominations. Early this year,
Good Night and Good Luck was up for six Oscars and six BAFTA's, including Best Film and Best Director.
GHOSTBUSTERS OUT ON BLU RAY
Everyone's favourite paranormal psychologists are back to save the world, this time with unsurpassed picture and audio quality and advanced new bonus features in the
Ghostbusters Blu-ray Disc.
GINA PRINCE-BYTHEWOOD
We meet up with the American writer/director of
Love and Basketball fame when she was over in London as part of The London Film Festival, where her new film
The Secret Life of Bees is being screened. Surrounded by the colourful luxury that is the Soho Hotel, the calm and composed mother-of-two sits down to talk to us about the film.
GORE VERBINSKI
The third Pirates film picks up where the record-breaking 2006 smash hit
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest left off, with our heroes in a desperate quest to free Captain Jack Sparrow. We speak with
Director Gore Verbinksi.
GRAHAM KING
Graham King wins
Best Motion Picture of the Year with
The Departed at the 79th Annual Academy Awards.
HAIRSPRAY: INTERVIEW WITH JOHN TRAVOLTA
Holywood superstar
John Travolta has taken on arguably his most challenging movie role to date in the new screen musical
Hairspray - playing a super-sized Baltimore matriarch once notoriously played by diva drag-queen Divine in 1988's cult classic John Waters movie.
HELEN MIRREN
Helen Mirren won her third Oscar at the 79th Annual Academy Awards for
Performance by an Actress In A Leading Role this year for her role in Stephen Frear's
The Queen.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE LONDON FILM FESTIVAL
This year’s London Film Festival was as usual a great champion of independent cinema, with an impressive showcase of international and UK produced independent and experimental features.
HITCHCOCK: A BRITISH AUTEUR
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was known as the 'Master of Suspense' and 25 years after his death, he arguably remains the most imitated filmmaker of all time. He told his stories through intelligent plots, witty dialogue and a healthy dose of mystery and murder. In doing so, he inspired a new generation of filmmakers and revolutionised the thriller genre.
HITCHCOCK: THE EARLY COLLECTION
This special boxset brings together some of Hitchcock's early gems for the first time.
The Ring, Champaign, The Farmers Wife and
The Manxman have been fully re-mastered and feature brand new soundtracks.
HOLLYWOODLAND: INTERVIEW WITH CAST AND CREW
Hollywoodland is a lavish, period detective movie based on the real life case of the mysterious death of TV's Superman, George Reeves. Director Allen Coulter and his cast members Adrien Brody, Ben Affleck, and Bob Hoskins were at the London Film Festival where they spoke about the film.
HOW TO SELL YOUR FILM - THE CLUB EVENT AT THE ICA
'The Club' is a networking and educational initiative at the ICA, which allows people interested or working in film to meet and work together. This event is a good example of how the ICA works to provide a focal point for those trying to create worthwhile and interesting projects.
I WANT CANDY INTERVIEW
I Want Candy follows two naïve young men who stumble upon the opportunity of a lifetime. Frustrated by their arty film teacher (Mackenzie Crook), wannabe producer Joe (Tom Riley) and his talented but neurotic director friend Baggy (Tom Burke) head to London to sell what they know is a script made of gold.
IDLEWILD: INTERVIEWS
Set against the stunning backdrop of a 1930s Southern speakeasy,
Idlewild explores the lives of the club's shy piano player, Percival (
André Benjamin), and the club's showy lead performer and ladies' man, Rooster (
Antwan Patton).
INTERVIEW WITH BOBCAT GOLDTHWAIT
Stand up comic turned writer/director Bobcat Goldthwait is best remembered for his wacky appearances in the
Police Academy series. But he turned filmmaker in 1992 with a dark comedy revered as the "
Citizen Kane of alcoholic clown movies". In his third feature
Sleeping Dogs, Goldthwait questions our idealization of the absolute virtues of honesty.
INTERVIEW WITH BOND VILLAIN MADS MIKKELSEN
007's latest nemesis on dancing, fighting with ashtrays and sinking ships… In his native Denmark Mikkelsen is already a big star. After appearing alongside Clive Owen as Tristan in
King Arthur he went back to his roots for the sequel to his movie debut
Pusher. You can catch Mikkelsen on the big screen slugging it out with Daniel Craig in
Casino Royale.
INTERVIEW WITH FERNANDO MEIRELLES
The creative and inventive director with a talent for plunging you head first into a parallel existence is back. His third outing
Blindness (originally a novel by author Jose Saramago) explores the shocking and alarming effects when an unknown city is stuck with a sudden white sickness, living all of its inhabitants blind. The calm mannered and funny director sits down to talk about making the film and what he thinks about his current trademark - disturbing imagery.
INTERVIEW WITH JULIAN MCMAHON FOR PREMONITION
We speak with Nip/Tuck star Julian McMahon about his latest film with Sandra Bullock,
Premonition. Julian can be seen playing Dr. Christian Troy in new episodes of Nip/Tuck, Saturdays 11.00pm on Sky One.
INTERVIEW WITH PURITAN DIRECTOR HADI HAJAIG
We speak with UK Indie film maker
Hadi Hajaigh when the atmospheric thriller
Puritan, out on DVD this week, starring Nick Moran and David Soul, was under negotiation to get a theatrical release.
INTERVIEW: WITH SIENNA MILLER
Sienna Miller (
Factory Girl, Casanova, Alfie) stars in
INTERVIEW, alongside Steve Buscemi who also wrote and directed the film.
JACK BLACK
In London to promote
BE KIND REWIND, the new comedy from Michel Gondry, Jack Black explained how he became involved in the project.
JACKASS NUMBER TWO: INTERVIEW
The Jackass sequel’s director and star were suitably hung over when 6 Degrees caught up with them to find out the inside dope on one of the most hilarious films of the year. Reeling from the hair of the dog they were still on top wisecracking form…
JAMES BOND: BUY ANOTHER DAY
With each James Bond title digitally remastered, along with extra features and commentary from Bond himself now out on
DVD, along with the much anticipated release of
Casino Royale, we take a look at how the Bond films have become a business institution in itself over the past 40 years.
JAVIER BARDEM
One of Spain's most celebrated actors Javier Bardem came to international attention with his Oscar nominated performance in
Before Night Falls in 2000.
JENNIFER HUDSON
American Idol contenstant
Jennifer Hudson wins her first Oscar for
Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role at the 79th Annual Academy Awards.
JOANNA HOGG
Joanna Hogg talks about her feature directorial debut, which tells the story of Anna, a childless woman in her forties, whose world is shaken when she goes on holiday with an old school friend and her extended family.
KEN LOACH
Telling the truth has never really worried Ken Loach. His signature mix of fact and fiction in his film and television work has spanned five decades and never failed to live up to accusations of social realism.
KEVIN BACON
Kevin Bacon plays Vince, an American goofball who rolls around stage making wisecracks while his partner Lanny (Colin Firth) provides a comedy contrast with his suave and proper English gentleman antics, in Atom Egoyans
Where The Truth Lies.
KINGDOM OF HEAVEN: RIDLEY SCOTT'S DIRECTOR'S CUT
Three-time Oscar®-nominated director
Sir Ridley Scott brings to DVD an original and extended version of his latest cinematic masterpiece,
Kingdom Of Heaven, arriving as an all-new four-disc collector's edition.
KIRSTEN SHERIDAN
Jinny Nagra speaks with Academy Award nominee
Kirsten Sheridan about her latest film August Rush starring Golden Globe winners
Keri Russell (
Waitress, Mission Impossible III) and
Jonathan Rhys Meyers (
Matchpoint, Bend it like Beckham) alongside
Freddie Highmore (
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Finding Neverland) and Academy Award winner
Robin Williams (
Good Will Hunting).
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA: FEATURE INTERVIEW CLINT EASTWOOD
Clint Eastwood did not set out two make two films when he began his work preparing to make
Flags of Our Fathers. But as his research took him deeper and deeper into the story behind one of the largest and most devastating battles in modern history – Iwo Jima – he felt a strong and persistent presence in everything he read.
LITTLE CHILDREN: INTERVIEW WITH KATE WINSLET AND DIRECTOR TODD FIELD
Sarah (Kate Winslet) is overeducated, liberal and feels like a fish out of water amongst the immaculately clad gaggle of aspirational mothers she joins each day at the park. Her stifled desperation takes a mischievous turn when she flirts with the man they've nicknamed The Prom King. We speak with Director
Todd Field and oscar nominee
Kate Winslet about
Little Children during the London Film Festival.
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE DIRECTORS INTERVIEW
Little Miss Sunshine is an American family road comedy that is brazenly satirical and yet deeply human it introduces audiences to one of the most endearingly fractured families in recent cinema history: the Hoovers, whose trip to a pre-pubescent beauty pageant results in comic mayhem and a moving look at the surprising rewards of being losers in a winning-crazed culture.
LUCKY NUMBER SLEVIN: PAUL MCGUIGAN
Firmly established as the director who bought us
Wicker Park, Paul McGuigan has now turned his hand to a somewhat different story of mistaken identity, also starring Josh Hartnett, with
LUCKY NUMBER SLEVIN.
MAN ON WIRE PHILIP PETIT AND DIRECTOR JAMES MARSH
With enthusiasm that all Office Managers which they could bottle and a passion that would make even Richard Branson look lazy, it easy to be inspired by the radical Frenchman who wire walked between the twin towers in 1974. With a soothing accent as rich as velvet, we sit down to talk about the feat and his reasons for doing it in the first place.
MARTIN SCORSESE
Without question Martin Scorsese's greatest achievements in films all take place within the city and that city is invariably New York, a place that the great man loves and hates in equal measure.
MARTIN SCORSESE
Martin Scorsese wins
Achievement In Directing at the 79th Annual Academy Awards.
MATCH POINT INTERVIEWS
Match Point had its world premiere to great acclaim at the
58th Cannes Film Festival and is
Woody Allen's first production to be filmed in London. The film is about a young man, torn between two women, and finding no way out, he resorts to extreme actions.
MATT DAMON INTERVIEW
It’s hard to imagine now, but there were those who doubted that
Matt Damon was the right actor to play Jason Bourne. As the third eagerly awaited instalment in the series,
The Bourne Ultimatum, nears release Damon and the tortured former black operations agent he plays so well are as one in the collective mind of the huge audience waiting for the film.
MUSIC AND LYRICS INTERVIEW: HUGH GRANT AND DREW BARRYMORE
Alex Fletcher is a washed-up '80s pop star who's been reduced to working the nostalgia circuit at county fairs and amusement parks. The charismatic and talented musician gets a chance at a comeback when reigning pop diva Cora invites him to duet with her.
NICK LOVE INTERVIEW FOR OUTLAW
Outlaw is
Nick Love's (
The Football Factory, The Business) latest examination of hard-man violence. Nick Love spoke withs us before making the film about his new and innovative experiment in film funding - tapping the common man for a few quid.
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: BEN STILLER INTERVIEW
In this action-adventure-comedy, Ben Stiller plays Larry Daley, a bumbling security guard at the Musum of Natural History, accidentally lets loose an ancient curse that causes the animals and insects on display to come to life at night and wreak havoc.
NORTH OF HOLLYWOOD
The Canadian film industry has long been the poor relative of its more popular southern neighbour, and even when recognised tends to get shooed under the same umbrella. North of Hollywood film tour aims to address the balance.
NOTES ON A SCANDAL INTERVIEW
Based on Zoe Heller's award-winning novel and adapted for the screen by Patrick Marber (Closer)
Notes on a Scandal is a story of loneliness, obsession, loyalty, envy and betrayal.
OCEAN'S THIRTEEN: INTERVIEWS WITH CAST
When ruthless casino owner Willy Bank (Al Pacino) double-crosses one of the original Ocean's eleven, Danny (George Clooney) and the gang (Brad Pitt, Matt Damon) team up one more time to see if they can break "the Bank."
OLIVER STONE
Undoubtedly one of the most controversial directors in Hollywood, Oliver Stone's remarkable films often raise some debate over the subject matter portrayed.
PEDRO ALMODOVAR
Since he began making shorts over thirty years ago, Pedro Almodóvar has emerged as one of Europe's leading directors with such contemporary classics as
All About My Mother and the Oscar-winning
Talk To Her. Yet more so than any other before it, the Spanish auteur's latest film
Volver – which won him Best Screenplay at the
2006 Cannes Film Festival – is a work steeped in personal nostalgia.
PENELOPE CRUZ
Following several highly acclamied collaborations, it was inevitable that she Penelope Cruz once again work with Almodóvar, this time in the lead in his latest film
Volver. A role that won her
Best Actress at the
2006 Cannes Film Festival, Cruz plays Raimunda, the La Mancha-based mother of a teenage daughter haunted by the return of her own deceased mother.
PERFUME: THE STORY OF A MURDERER INTERVIEWS
Film adaptation of Patrick Süskind’s gripping worldwide bestseller,
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer tells a very unique story about the life of murderous perfumer Jean-Baptiste Grenouille.
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN INTERVIEWS AND WORLD PREMIERE PICTURES
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END picks up where the record-breaking 2006 smash hit
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest left off, with our heroes Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) allied with Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) in a desperate quest to free Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) from his mind-bending trap in Davy Jones' locker.
Q&A: TSOTSI - Gavin Hood
Academy Award winning for Best Foreign Language Film of 2005, Oscar winner Gavin Hood's
Tsotsi is a visceral adaptation of renowned playwright Athol Fugard's only novel of the same name, tracing six days in the life of a ruthless young gang leader. Academy Award winning for Best Foreign Language Film of 2005,
Tsotsi is one of the best films to come out of South Africa.
RED EYE: WES CRAVEN INTERVIEW
Wes Craven has been scaring audiences for three decades, since his debut with
The Last House on the Left in 1972. He created one of the most popular horror film characters of all time, Freddie Krueger, in the 1984 classic
A Nightmare on Elm Street, followed with the irreverent, genre-bending
Scream trilogy. Now Craven breaks his own mold with
Red Eye, a psychological thriller set at 30,000 feet.
RIGHT AT YOUR DOOR INTERVIEW
In the contemporary thriller
Right At Your Door Rory Cochrane plays Brad, husband to Lexi (Mary McCormack), LA resident and one of many shocked witnesses to the dirty bombs that have exploded downtown. But he quickly discovers that, as chaos ensues and the toxic ash rains down, the effects of these explosions are only just beginning to be felt.
ROBERT DOWNEY JUNIOR - CHARLIE BARTLETT
Robert Downey Junior plays Principal Gardner in this cool, edgy comedy about a high school teenager who sets himself up as the school agony aunt, dishing out advice and prescription drugs, courtesy of the family shrink.
ROBIN WILLIAMS INTERVIEW
Robin Williams delivers a compelling performance as a storyteller caught in the middle of a "mystery of the heart" in
The Night Listener. Based on the real experiences of his friend, the author Armistead Maupin (
Tales of the City), Williams plays a late night radio presenter who beguiles his audience with tales of his own life.
ROMAN POLANSKI
With this weeks release of Oliver Twist, we take a retrospective look at Roman Polanski and his films to date.
RUN FAT BOY RUN
Hot on the heels of the recent smash hit comedy
Hot Fuzz,
Simon Pegg stars in actor-turned-director
David Schwimmer's feature film debut,
RUN, FAT BOY, RUN. The film boasts a strong international cast including BAFTA winning actress
Thandie Newton (
Crash, Mission Impossible II),
Hank Azaria (
Huff, The Simpsons) and
Dylan Moran (
Shaun of the Dead, A Cock and Bull Story).
SAW III: TOBIN BELL INTERVIEW
A versatile character actor, with credits in films such as
Mississippi Burning, Ruby, In The Line of Fire and
The Firm, Tobin Bell is most recognisable for his role as serial killer Jigsaw in the
Saw films. Beginning in 2004, followed by a sequel and now a third film, all the stories focus on the darkly malevolent schemes of a terminally ill killer, bringing others to grisly justice for their crimes, faults and failings.
SHOOTING DOGS: DIRECTOR MICHAEL CATON-JONES AND JOHN HURT
Co-written by BBC journalist David Belton, who was working in Rwanda during the genocide, we hear from Michael Caton Jones and John Hurt about
SHOOTING DOGS, a fictionalized account of what took place at the Ecole Technique Officielle in Kigali, Rwanda.
SHORT EXPOSURE
The internet and portable media devices have made films easily accessible and there are infinite ways of maximising this exposure. We talked to
Asher Goldstein, Director of Acquisitions at Apollo Cinema in LA, about what qualities a short film should have, and what are the key things a distributor looks for.
SHORT FILM DIRECTORS: James Appleton
James Appleton's quirky comedies have seen him be commissioned by the Film Council, while his shorts have won awards, appeared at festivals all over the world, downloaded onto the PSP console and even screened on the Berlin underground. 6 Degrees Film talks with James about his thriving success as a short film director and his latest film
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SIXTY SIX: INTERVIEW WITH HELENA BONHAM CARTER
It is the summer of '66, and England is about to be consumed by World Cup Fever. For 12 year-old Bernie though, the biggest day of his life is looming: his Bar Mitzvah. However, the Cup Final is scheduled to take place on the same day and when England makes it through the qualifying rounds, Bernie's longed-for Bar Mitzvah looks set to be a complete disaster.
SMOKIN' ACES INTERVIEW: ANDY GARCIA
A dying mob boss takes out a $1 million contract on the life of his former protégé, a Vegas magician turned gangster who has agreed to testify against the mob. The FBI attempts to protect their key witness as an array of hit men (and women)descend on Lake Tahoe in a race to take the magician out.
SMOKIN' ACES INTERVIEW: DIRECTOR JOE CARNAHAN
A dying mob boss takes out a $1 million contract on the life of his former protégé, a Vegas magician turned gangster who has agreed to testify against the mob. The FBI attempts to protect their key witness as an array of hit men (and women)descend on Lake Tahoe in a race to take the magician out.
SNOW CAKE INTERVIEW
Premiering at this years Edinburgh Film Festival,
Snow Cake is a taught drama focusing on the friendship between a high-functioning autistic woman (Sigourney Weaver) and a man (Alan Rickman) who is traumatized after a fatal car accident. We speak with Sigourney Weaver about her experiences playing an autistic woman.
SOPHIE FIENNES: THE PERVETS GUIDE TO CINEMA
Sophie Fiennes, began her career as an assistant to Peter Greenaway, with whom she worked from 1987 – 1992. After a period managing the Michael Clark Dance Company, she went on to direct a number of documentaries and short films including
Lars from 1 – 10, The Late Michael Clark, Because I Sing and
Hoover Street Revival.
SPIKE LEE
Inside Man is a heist movie in the grand tradition of the genre. A large-scale heist thriller with an A-list cast, we speak with Spike Lee, a superstar director at the height of his powers.
STARTER FOR TEN: JAMES MCAVOY INTERVIEW
Familiar from his role in the BAFTA winning tv series
Shameless, and in movies such as
Bright Young Things, Inside I’m Dancing and
The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe, James McAvoy is one of Britain’s busiest young actors. In
Starter For Ten he plays Brian Jackson, a young man embarking on a university career determined to experience life – and fulfil his boyhood ambition to appear on University Challenge.
STEPHEN KING
King's books remain the most consistently adaptable work for TV and film by any living author. Jarrod Walker looks at the success and failure of Stephen King screen adaptations.
STORMBREAKER INTERVIEWS
Stormbreaker is the first in what is sure to be a successful movie franchise, recounting the adventures of
Anthony Horowitz's teenage spy hero Alex Rider. Alex has so far appeared in six bestselling novels, and this transition from page to screen has been eagerly anticipated by fans around the world. They will not be disappointed.
REVIEW | GEOFFREY SAX INTERVIEW
STORMBREAKER: DIRECTOR GEOFFREY SAX INTERVIEW
Stormbreaker is the first in what is sure to be a successful movie franchise, recounting the adventures of
Anthony Horowitz's teenage spy hero Alex Rider. Alex has so far appeared in six bestselling novels, and this transition from page to screen has been eagerly anticipated by fans around the world. They will not be disappointed. We speak with director Geoffrey Sax, who also directed the UK number 1 box office hit movie
White Noise. REVIEW | ADDITIONAL INTERVIEW
SUPERMAN RETURNS FEATURE
Also screening at the BFI London
IMAX with some stunning 3D imagery, we take a look at how Bryan Singer's
Superman Returns compares with the original Richard Donner movies of the 70's and 80's.
SUPERMAN RETURNS INTERVIEW
It's a hot and humid day in central London as the press awaits the arrival of the stars of the new blockbuster
Superman Returns. Most of us have just seen the film and are still humming the theme music. It doesn't help that the organizers are playing this music for about an hour in the Dorchester Ballroom as even the most cynical reviewers are forced to admit the film is a huge success.
SYRIANA: GEORGE CLOONEY & MATT DAMON
George Clooney (also executive producer), Matt Damon, Jeffrey Wright, Mark Strong, Chris Cooper and Amanda Peet are part of an incredible cast that star as sheiks and field workers, government inspectors and international spies, rich and poor, the famous and infamous.
TENACIOUS D INTERVIEW
This hilarious epic follows JB (Jack Black) and KG (Kyle Gass) as they journey across California in search of the mystical key that will open the doors to complete and total rock-and-roll super-stardom.
THE 54TH LONDON FILM FESTIVAL
The 54th BFI London Film Festival, in partnership with American Express, is delighted to announce that the Opening Night Gala on 13 October will be
NEVER LET ME GO, directed by Mark Romanek and starring Keira Knightley, Carey Mulligan and Andrew Garfield. And closing the festival will be the European premiere of Danny Boyle's
127 HOURS on Thursday 28 October.
THE BRAT PACK: 80'S ICONS
The fashion was horrible and the music sometimes forgettable, but many of the films in the 1980s are still relevant today, with their themes of growing up, falling in love and moving on.
THE BREAK-UP INTERVIEWS
Opening last month in the US to a whopping $40 million and going on to gross over $100 million
The Break-Up hits UK screens this weekend amid a flurry of questions; is it a romance? Is it a comedy? Is it the Damien of the genre, an anti-rom-com?
THE DEPARTED: GRAHAM KING
Graham King's career as a Hollywood producer spans over 20 years which have seen the self-styled North London boy collaborate with some of the biggest names in the business. He has made three films with industry legend Martin Scorsese, the latest of which is
The Departed.
THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO CANNES
Aimed at filmmakers taking their
short film to Cannes, we have put together a rough guide with tips, advice and some very useful information to make your first Cannes trip successful.
THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
Aimed at first time visitors, we have put together a Cannes Guide containing information on the festival, how to submit your film and obtain accreditation along with useful numbers and info. What do you need to know about attending the festival? What should you expect? Who gets accreditation? Find out the answers to all of this and more in our
Essential Guide to the Cannes Film Festival.
THE FILMS THAT BROUGHT SUNSHINE TO DANNY BOYLE’S LIFE
"We wanted a lot of scientific research for Sunshine," says director Danny Boyle, "but we're much more indebted to movies like 2001 and Alien - that narrative, imaginative world. It's the other movies rather than factual material that inspired us." The films that set Boyle's inspiration aflame include:
THE GOOD SHEPHERD INTERVIEWS
Great actors do not always make great directors, but Robert De Niro's second directorial outing,
The Good Shepherd, proves that he has every chance of emulating his success in front of the camera when standing behind it; like many of De Niro's memorable turns, this is a movie rooted in detail.
THE GUARDIAN INTERVIEW: ASHTON KUTCHER
After losing his crew in a fatal crash, legendary Rescue Swimmer, Ben Randall (Kevin Costner), is sent to teach at 'A' School, an elite training program for Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers.
THE HISTORY OF THE HOUSE OF HAMMER
With its mediocre acting, clichéd scripts and clumsy sets, it is hard to believe that the mere sight of the phrase “this is a Hammer film” could chill an audience. The brand, now relegated to cult status, was at one time the doyen of devil drama, constructing a particular type of British horror it held sway over for more than a decade.
THE JAMES BOND ULTIMATE DVD COLLECTION
Sony Pictures release
The James Bond Ultimate Edition DVD Collection out to buy . With the highest quality picture and sound and all new bonus material, this is the ultimate DVD collection for the ultimate fan.
THE JAMES BOND ULTIMATE EDITION DVD
To celebrate the release of
The James Bond Ultimate Edition DVD collection and the
Buy Bond Get Bond Free promotion, MGM Home Entertainment and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment invite you to explore ultimate interactive insight into the James Bond world.
Be in with the chance to win an exclusive trip to see the Bond set at Pinewood Studios.
THE LIBERTINE: LAURENCE DUNMORE INTERVIEW
Laurence Dunmore has his feature-film directorial debut with
The Libertine, starring Johnny Depp, John Malkovich, and Samantha Morton. He generously took the time to talk with 6 Degrees Film about the film and his experiences on it.
THE MATADOR: PEARCE BROSNAN
The Matador consigns the Bond image to history with Brosnan playing Julian Noble, an amoral hitman enduring a nervous breakdown while on a mission in Mexico City. So he enlists the help of a total stranger (Greg Kinnear) to complete this crucial hit.
THE MATADOR: PIERCE BROSNAN INTERVIEW
The Matador consigns the Bond image to history with Brosnan playing Julian Noble, an amoral hitman enduring a nervous breakdown while on a mission in Mexico City. So he enlists the help of a total stranger (Greg Kinnear) to complete this crucial hit.
THE OMEN PENTOLOGY
Relive the terror of the spine-tingling horror
The Omen just in time for Halloween, when the 1976 cult-classic is re-released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. The
Omen 30th Anniversary Special Edition, along with digitally remastered versions of
The Omen sequels, Damien: Omen II, Omen III: The Final Conflict and
Omen IV: The Awakening are out now to buy on DVD.
THE PRESTIGE: FEATURE INTERVIEW
The Prestige is a cinematic sleight of hand from the master of elliptical storytelling Christopher Nolan, featuring an A-list cast that most directors would envy. It focuses on the intense rivalry between Victorian Magicians Alfred Borden (Christian Bale) and Robert Angier (Hugh Jackman).
THE ULTIMATE HAMMER HORROR COLLECTION BOX SET
Out in time fro Halloween, from the vaults of the legendary Hammer production house come these twenty-one classic films, the cream of Hammer's Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy productions, featuring iconic performances from
Vincent Price, Peter Cushing and
Christopher Lee among a host of others.
THE US V JOHN LENNON DIRECTORS INTERVIEW
The US vs John Lennon is a dynamic and revealing documentary examining the extraordinary lengths the American government went to silence the ex-Beatle's revolutionary voice. 6 Degrees Film's Gus Alvarez caught up with one of it's directors, John Scheinfeld, and got the low down on the shameful state sponsored skulduggery that dogged Lennon throughout the 70's.
TOP 10 UNMISSABLE FILMS FOR 2009!
Our top 10 pick of the most exciting movies in the 6 months ahead including trailers and clips of the best thrillers, comedies and dramas that the UK and Hollywood has to offer, including the next long awaited Harry Potter instalment.
TRANSFORMERS: THE GAME
Control the outcome in the battle for Earth this summer with TRANSFORMERS, the official game of the upcoming blockbuster film from Producer Steven Spielberg and Director Michael Bay. Protect civilisation as AUTOBOTS or destroy it as DECEPTICONS as you lead the TRANSFORMERS in the epic battle for control of planet earth.
TREASURES FROM THE ARCHIVE
With this weeks re-release of
All About Eve, we take a look at the hidden gems from the London Film Festival. The rarity of many of these classic films compared to the ubiquity and easy availability of new cinema releases makes this section of the festival even more special. Here are a selection of titles from the
Treasures from the Archive.
TREASURES FROM THE ARCHIVE
The Treasures from the Archive strand of the London Film Festival shows restored classic films allowing audiences to revisit much loved classics on the big screen. Here are a select few films from spanning the silent era to the mid 1970s.
V FOR VACUOUS ADAPTATION
The Wachowski brothers'
V for Vendetta marks another comic adaptation of an Alan Moore comic series, but with mounting criticism over how Hollywood revises superheroes for their own commercial ends, will
Vendetta be just another misfired adventure yarn?
REVIEW | INTERVIEW
V FOR VACUOUS ADAPTATION ?
The Wachowski brothers'
V for Vendetta marks another comic adaptation of an Alan Moore comic series, but with mounting criticism over how Hollywood revises superheroes for their own commercial ends, will Vendetta be just another misfired adventure yarn?
V FOR VENDETTA INTERVIEW
Interview with V For Vendetta Producer Joel Silver, Director James McTeigue, ansd actors John Hurt, Stephen Rea, Stephen Fry and Natalie Portman.
REVIEW | FEATURE
WAH WAH: RICHARD E. GRANT
A star since his 1987 movie debut in
Withnail & I, in the years since Richard E Grant has appeared in a wide variety of films for directors as respected as Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese and Robert Altman. Now he has made his own directorial bow with
Wah-Wah, a semi-autobiographical tale based upon his formative years in 1960s and '70s Swaziland at the end of colonial rule.
WALTER SALLES
The Motorcycle Diaries director talks about his latest outing
Linda de Passe; which explores family-life, brotherhood and buses in the busy city of Sao Paulo.
WES ANDERSON
Wes Anderson, whose previous films include Rushmore,
The Royal Tenenbaums and
The Life Aquatic, is one of America’s most original and inventive writer-directors. Anderson talks about hislatest film,
The Darjeeling Limited, after its premiere screening at the Venice Film Festival earlier this year.
WHAT MAKES A SUCCESFUL ADAPTATION
A successful adaptation does not follow the exact path of the novel, nor does it stick faithfully to the text. Rather it finds the essence of the book and transforms that into a story that will work in the medium of film.
WILD HOGS - INTERVIEW WITH JOHN TRAVOLTA, TIM ALLEN AND RAY LIOTA
Following the adventures of four suburban middle-aged men trying to recapture their youth on an epic road trip across the States,
Wild Hogs has claimed it’s place as the year’s most successful comedy.
John Travolta, Ray Liotta and
Tim Allen are in the UK to promote the hit US comedy.
WOMEN IN FILM
Film is the most powerful media of our time, but only 7% of directors are women. Birds Eye View aims to redress the balance by promoting the work of female filmmakers, through its first of a kind UK women's film festival.
WORLD TRADE CENTRE
Only 20 people were rescued from the remains of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. One of them was Will Jimeno who came to London recently to talk about
World Trade Center, the film account of his experiences on that day.
