In this conversation, EoM contributor Thomas Manning speaks with cinematographer Alan Gwizdowski about his work on Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul. Gwizdowski provides technical insight on the unique visual and narrative style of this film that combines mockumentary elements… Read More ›
In this conversation, EoM contributor Thomas Manning speaks with director/co-writer Julian Higgins about his debut feature, God’s Country. During this discussion, Higgins talks about adapting James Lee Burke’s short story into a feature film, working with Thandiwe Newton in this… Read More ›
In this conversation, EoM contributor Thomas Manning speaks with director John Barker and actors Jaques De Silva and Shamilla Miller about their film, The Umbrella Men. An official selection for the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, The Umbrella Men is a South African… Read More ›
Grace Caroline Currey and Virginia Gardner are our guests today on Open Dialogue, and they offer us a behind the scenes look at a film that takes action, adventure and thrills to death-defying heights. Loss and rediscovery of self are… Read More ›
EoM contributor Thomas Manning recently had the opportunity to interview award-winning costume designer Amanda Wing Yee Lee to discuss her work on the new crime drama Emily the Criminal, starring Aubrey Plaza. Lee speaks about working on director John Patton… Read More ›
In this edition of Meet Me at the Movies: Open Dialogue, Thomas Manning sits down with composer Nami Melumad to talk about her career of a decade-plus in the film and music industry. Melumad has collaborated with Oscar-winner Michael Giacchino… Read More ›
Yvette Nicole Brown is an acting and voice talent with connections to Community, the MCU, DC, and the Star Wars properties. Today on Open Dialogue, she chats with Noel T. Manning II about Chewbacca, Troy and Abed, and the Russo… Read More ›
Bonnie Hunt is a writer, actress, producer, voice talent, and director of film and television. She’s been connected to such films as Rain Man, Jerry Maguire, Jumanji, Cheaper by the Dozen, The Green Mile, and more. Now, she’s come together… Read More ›
EoM contributor Justin Waldman speaks with Glasshouse director Kelsey Egan and actor Anja Talijaard Science-fiction dramatic thriller Glasshouse” first premiered at the 2021 Fantasia International Film Festival before going on to release in other parts of the world. Now, on July… Read More ›
Michael B. Chait is the director and producer for the World War II “What If” action-epic-drama Wolf Hound. On this episode of Open Dialogue, he shares behind the scenes stories of the making of this film. He offers which actor… Read More ›
Nicholas Cage stars as Nick Cage in the crazily undefinable The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. Award-winning composer Mark Isham was tasked with bringing atmospheric life through music to this project. He did so by paying homage to composers of… Read More ›
EoM contributor Thomas Manning recently interviewed cinematographer Andrew Droz Palermo about his work on the Marvel Studios series Moon Knight. Over the course of this 20-minute conversation, Palermo speaks about the challenges of working with a visual style that relies… Read More ›
Kiernan Shipka and Diane Kruger star in the Roku Original series Swimming with Sharks. Based on the 1994 film, showrunner Kathleen Robertson puts a 21st century twist on classic Hollywood mentalities. On this episode of Open Dialogue, Noel T. Manning… Read More ›
EoM contributor Thomas Manning speaks with actor and co-writer Karan Soni about his work on the indie film 7 Days. During this conversation, Soni speaks about collaborating with his co-star Geraldine Viswanathan in this romantic comedy, his development of the… Read More ›
EoM contributor Lindsey Dunn speaks with Addison Heimann and Zach Villa, the director/writer and star of Hypochondriac. Heimann speaks frankly about the events in his life that inspired the movie and why he decided to detour from comedy for his… Read More ›
EoM contributor Lindsey Dunn speaks with Nyla Innuksuk, director of Slash/Back and two of the cast members Tasiana Shirley and Nalajoss Ellsworth. In this discussion, Innuksuk talks about why she wanted to tell the story, why she chose Pangnirtung as… Read More ›
EoM contributor Justin Waldman recently interviewed producers Marti Noxon and Maria Grasso and co-founder of Immigrant Families Together Julie Schwietert Collazo to discuss their work on the documentary Split at the Root, which is premiering at SXSW. During their conversation,… Read More ›
In this conversation, EoM contributor Thomas Manning speaks with Academy Award nominee Maria Bakalova and co-directors Mina Mileva and Vesela Kazakova about their film Women Do Cry, which is screening at the 2022 SXSW Film Festival. During this discussion, the… Read More ›
EoM contributor Thomas Manning recently interviewed writer and director Martin Strange-Hansen and producer Kim Magnusson to discuss their work on the short film On My Mind, which has been nominated for Best Live Action Short at the 2022 Academy Awards…. Read More ›
EoM contributor Thomas Manning recently spoke with filmmaker Junta Yamaguchi, the director, cinematographer, and editor of Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes. In this conversation, they discuss the complicated long takes in the film, the imaginative screenplay from Makoto Ueda, the… Read More ›