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When speaking about the 1940 Best Picture-winning Rebecca from Alfred Hitchcock and the idea of remaking what is considered a classic, director Ben Wheatley reported not being concerned about comparisons to the thrill master’s work. Now, the beloved book of the same moniker—author Daphne du Maurier’s treasured 1938 gothic tale—that […]

Rebecca Director Ben Wheatley On Reimagining a Beloved Book (& ...

October 21, 2020 in Interviews tagged Armie Hammer / Ben Wheatley / interviews / Lily James / Rebecca by joeldamos

In the insanely darkly comic and thrilling film 12 Hour Shift, star (and producer) David Arquette plays an escaped killer who can’t seem to find his way out of the hospital he was brought in to for injuries on the craziest 12 Hour Shift a nurse could endure. The movie […]

12 Hour Shift: David Arquette on Why It’s Important to ...

October 1, 2020 in Interviews tagged 12 Hour Shift / David Arquette / Exclusives / interviews by joeldamos

There’s a moment in The Artist’s Wife where Lena Olin’s titular bride to artist Bruce Dern takes brush to palette for the first time in years and it’s a stroke of artistic affirmation that inspires profusely. It is a scene that is earned by an actress who turns in the […]

The Artist’s Wife Exclusive: Writer-Director Tom Dolby on Bruce Dern ...

September 23, 2020 in Interviews tagged Bruce Dern / Exclusives / interviews / Lena Olin / Tom Dolby by joeldamos

There was a common thread that ran through the stars of The Secrets We Keep. We caught up with Rapace and writer-director Yuval Adler for a roundtable where something became immediately clear about the actress and her co-star, Joel Kinnaman. Rapace shared some personal demons she had concerning the entity […]

The Secrets We Keep Roundtable: Noomi Rapace & Director Dish ...

September 17, 2020 in Interviews tagged interviews / Noomi Rapace / The Secrets We Keep by joeldamos

Murder in the Woods Filmmaker Luis Iga Garza could not be prouder as his film is finally getting a release date. After a few years of delays, the slasher flick hits digital and video-on-demand September 18 and he phoned The Movie Mensch for an exclusive chat to celebrate that fact. […]

Murder in the Woods Exclusive: Director Luis Iga Garza Gives ...

September 16, 2020 in Interviews tagged Danny Trejo / Exclusives / interviews / Murder in the Woods by joeldamos

Not only did Helen Reddy pen and belt out a female empowerment anthem with I Am Woman that seismically resonated when it debuted in the early 70s, but it has become synonymous with the women’s movement for decades as true equality gets closer but is still out of reach. I […]

I Am Woman Exclusive: Filmmaker Unjoo Moon Shines a Light ...

September 11, 2020 in Interviews tagged Exclusives / I Am Woman / interviews / Tilda Cobham-Harvey / Unjoo Moon by joeldamos

According to our “A” review of the documentary You Cannot Kill David Arquette, this is firmly a documentary story that inspires profusely. I had the distinct honor and pleasure of speaking to one of the co-directors, David Darg (who helmed the project with Price James) for an exclusive chat about […]

You Cannot Kill David Arquette Exclusive: Director Chats Scream Stars’ ...

September 9, 2020 in Interviews tagged Exclusives / interviews / You Cannot Kill David Arquette by joeldamos

It has been said that music has a healing quality. Perhaps that’s why there’s such a theme of resurgence that echoes throughout director Sergio Navarretta’s The Cuban. Shot against a picturesque Havana landscape, The Cuban is a radiant melting pot of culture enriched with themes of human connection. With an Afro-Cuban jazz-infused […]

The Cuban Director Says Music Is Medicine: A Movie Mensch ...

August 27, 2020 in Interviews tagged interviews / Sergio Navarretta / The Cuban by Landon H. Johnson

To say that Tesla is an unconventional, comedic biopic would be an understatement. Writer-director Michael Almereyda introduces the enigmatic futurist to the audience with a humorous ice cream fight between Nikola Tesla, played by a brooding Ethan Hawke, and his nemesis Thomas Edison (Kyle MacLachlan). The exchange is so catty it can […]

Interview: Tesla Director Talks/Mocks History

August 21, 2020 in Interviews tagged interviews / Michael Almereyda / Tesla by Landon H. Johnson