Interviews

Podcast – Episode 3: Actor/Director Ruben Pla Talks About ALIEN, JAWS & THE EXORCIST

Ruben Pla is an actor with over 65 credits on IMDB. A character actor who has been working for a long time, Pla has had a wide variety of roles in television and film, appearing in everything from shows like CSI: Miami to iconic genre movies like [...]

April 17, 2021

Podcast – Episode 2: Director Vaughn Stein Talks About His Thriller EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE

Movies In Focus’ Niall Browne talks to director Vaughn Stein (Terminal, Inheritance) about his new psychological thriller, Every Breath You Take starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan and Sam Claflin. The pair discuss what it’s like to make a [...]

March 30, 2021

Podcast – Episode 1: Writer & Director Nicholas Jarecki Talks To Movies In Focus

Writer and director Nicholas Jarecki talks to Niall Browne about his opioid thriller Crisis, starring Gary Oldman, Armie Hammer & Evangeline Lilly. Listen below or subscribe wherever you get your [...]

March 20, 2021

Interview: The Brilliant Jason Isaacs Talks SKYFIRE & Filming During The COVID-19 Pandemic

Movies In Focus had the great opportunity to chat with the brilliant Jason Isaacs about his latest film, Skyfire. Isaacs has had roles in everything from the Harry Potter franchise to Star Trek, The Patriot and Event Horizon. He’s a [...]

November 23, 2020

Interview: Ruben Pla Discusses THE HORROR CROWD

Actor-turned-director, Ruben Pla’s The Horror Crowd is a hugely entertaining and (strangely) emotional documentary which takes a look at the filmmakers behind film’s darkest genre. As an actor, Pla has starred in such genre films [...]

August 28, 2020

Interview: Luke Goss Talks PAYDIRT, Val Kilmer, Art & Music

Luke Goss took the music world by storm in the 1980s as member of the mega-selling pop group Bros. However, over the last 20 years he has carved-out a hugely impressive array of acting credits, having starred in such varied productions as a TV [...]

August 25, 2020

Interview: Producer Dallas Sonnier Talks Pushing Boundaries & Making Great Movies Away From Hollywood

Dallas Sonnier is one of the bravest and most exciting film producers working today. Through his company Cinestate, Sonnier he has delivered a roster of punchy movies including the Kurt Russell western Bone Tomahawk, Vince Vaughn crime-thriler Brawl [...]

July 17, 2019

Interview: Actress Barbara Crampton Discusses PUPPET MASTER: THE LITTLEST REICH, Horror & Writing For Fangoria

Actress Barbara Crampton is a horror icon, She made her movie debut in Brian DePalma’s 1984 thriller Body Double before segueing into horror, going on to star in many of the genre’s most beloved films over the last thirty-five years. [...]

July 15, 2019

Interview: Director Tom Jones On ASBURY PARK: RIOT, REDEMPTION, ROCK ‘N ROLL

Director Tom Jones’ documentary, Asbury Park: Riot, Redemption, Rock ‘n’ Roll is a fascinating tale of how the seaside town made famous by Bruce Springsteen‘s debut album was ripped apart by riots and rebuilt though the healing [...]

May 21, 2019

Interview: S. Craig Zahler Discusses DRAGGED ACROSS CONCRETE

S. Craig Zahler is one of the most exciting writer-directors working today. His first two films, Bone Tomahawk and Brawl In Cell Block 99 were gutsy genre movies which also managed delivered great emotion and detail amongst the action. Zahler is [...]

March 20, 2019

Interview: Director Diego Hallivis On Sci-Fi Thriller CURVATURE

Curvature is an interesting independent low budget sci-fi film which dreams big and offers-up some interesting concepts and edge-of-seat tension. Movies In Focus caught-up with Diego Hallivis, film’s director to talk about making a [...]

December 5, 2018

Interview: FIRST BLOOD Author David Morrell Talks RAMBO – Part 1

The new 4K release of First Blood, Rambo: First Blood Part II and Rambo III afforded me the tremendous opportunity of chatting with author David Morrell. Morrell’s 1972 novel, First Blood introduced the world to Rambo and ten years later the [...]

November 14, 2018

Interview: Richard Donner On THE OMEN & SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE – Part 1

It’s often said that Richard Donner is one of the all-time great Hollywood directors. This is certainly true. Donner cut his teeth in advertising and television, working on some of the most iconic shows of the 1960s and 1970s (The Twilight [...]

November 11, 2018

EXCLUSIVE: Richard Donner Gives An Update On LETHAL WEAPON 5

The Lethal Weapon movies are an example of Hollywood getting franchise filmmaking right. 1987’s Lethal Weapon saw Mel Gibson and Danny Glover paired as mismatched cops Riggs and Murtaugh and we were able to watch their friendship grow and develop [...]

November 8, 2018

Interview: Actor James Frecheville Talks Irish Famine Western BLACK ’47

Director Lance Daly’s Black ’47 is a powerfully bleak tale set during the Irish Famine. James Frecheville stars as the deserting solider returning to his family home in Connemara, only to find that the ravages of the Famine have taken [...]

September 20, 2018

Interview: Director Lisa Downs Talks About Flash Gordon Documentary LIFE AFTER FLASH

Director Lisa Downs’ Life After Flash is an excellent feature-length documentary which not only looks at the making of the 1981 cult hit Flash Gordon, but also the life of its star, Sam J. Jones. Filled with plenty of heart and anecdotes, [...]

August 29, 2018

Interview: Director Tony Zierra Talks About His Stanley Kubrick Documentary FILMWORKER – Part 2

This is second part of Movies In Focus‘ interview with Tony Zierra, the director behind the excellent Stanley Kubrick/Leon Vitali documentary, Filmworker (read part one of the interview). This time around Zierra talks about the origins of the [...]

May 17, 2018

Interview: Director Tony Zierra Talks About His Stanley Kubrick Documentary FILMWORKER – Part 1

Movies In Focus had the opportunity to chat with director Tony Zierra about his brilliant Leon Vitali/Stanley Kubrick documentary, Filmworker. The film looks at the relationship between Vitali and Kubrick after the pair formed a bond on the set of [...]

May 15, 2018

Interview: BEYOND THE WOODS Star John Ryan Howard

Beyond The Woods is a highly entertaining Irish horror film from writer-director Sean Breathnach. When I reviewed it I said it was a small movie that packs a hefty punch which features strong performances and characterisation (read the review [...]

April 4, 2018

Interview: Director Simon West Talks GUN SHY, CON AIR & Action Cinema

Few directors know their way around an action movie like Simon West. He cut his teeth making music videos before graduating to the big screen with the 1997 action classic Con Air. He has also helmed the likes to Tomb Raider, The General’s [...]

January 11, 2018

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