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Their Finest, Lone Scherfig

Alex Heeney / April 7, 2017

Interview: Director Lone Scherfig discusses directing actors in Their Finest

Director Lone Scherfig discusses the making of her World War II film about filmmaking, Their Finest and what she’s learned from the actors she’s worked with.

Marjorie Prime, Michael Almereyda

Alex Heeney / February 3, 2017

Review: Marjorie Prime is a failed stage-to-screen adaptation

Michael Almereyda’s screen adaptation of the play Marjorie Prime never sheds its theatrical origins and fails to find new insights as a film.

Alex Heeney / June 24, 2016

Ralph Fiennes excavates Richard III’s malevolence at the Almeida

Ralph Fiennes’ titular bunch-backed toad is a man thoroughly damaged by years of abuse in Rupert Goold’s enthralling modern dress production. The production will be broadcast to cinemas around the world starting July 21.

The Lobster, Yorgos Lanthimos, Ariane Labed

Alex Heeney / May 19, 2016

Writer-director Yorgos Lanthimos and actress Ariane Labed talk The Lobster

Yorgos Lanthimos discusses his approach to shooting The Lobster, designing the sound, and blocking the action. Actress Ariane Labed explains how she prepared for the part and how training as a dancer influenced her performance. We named Rachel Weisz’s performance in the film one of the best of 2016.

Louder Than Bombs, Joachim Trier, Jakob Ihre

Alex Heeney / April 18, 2016

Interview: Joachim Trier talks Louder Than Bombs – Part 1

Joachim Trier discusses his new film Louder Than Bombs: how he experimented with film form to show us the subjectivity of memory, the importance of two-shots and closeups in the film, and how he used physical spaces to convey emotional meaning.

Hail, Caesar

Alex Heeney / February 6, 2016

Hail, Caesar: The Coen Brothers’ Golden Age

The Coen Brothers’ Hail, Caesar is a glorious, hilarious tribute to the Golden Age of Hollywood. With its very own Esther Williams (Scarlett Johansson), Carmen Miranda (Veronica Osorio), and Gene Kelly (Channing Tatum), it’s got all the stock characters and genres of classic cinema. Even Roger Deakins’ 35mm cinematography mimics old movies, framing the action head-on as if filming a stage.

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