Kevin Macdonald is a documentarian, a feature filmmaker, and a master storyteller. Known for projects like The Last King of Scotland, State of Play, and documentaries on Mick Jagger, Bob Marley and Whitney Houston – Macdonald appreciates all aspects of… Read More ›
There are certain films that feel as if they were made for a particular time in history. The Trial of the Chicago 7 is one of those. It is also a film that almost didn’t happen. In 2006, film legend… Read More ›
During awards season, there are multiple opportunities for filmmakers and journalists to engage in cinematic dialogue. Cast and crew from award’s caliber films are eager to engage in conversation about their films. During the pandemic, many film junkets have transitioned… Read More ›
After watching the bittersweet and darkly humorous short musical Stuffed at SXSW Film Festival 2021, I just had to interview the creative team. It was truly the biggest surprise of the festival and won the special jury prize for Bold… Read More ›
Set in the summer of 1939, the IFC film Six Minutes to Midnight explores secrets, mysteries and a chaotic time in the world when an imminent war is in sight. A missing teacher, daughters of Nazi leaders, a girl’s school in… Read More ›
During awards season, there are multiple opportunities for filmmakers and journalists to engage in cinema dialogue. Usually, studios will offer talent connected to films that are being pitched for awards’ consideration. During the pandemic, these events (film junkets) have transitioned… Read More ›
During awards season, there are multiple opportunities for filmmakers and journalists to engage in cinema dialogue. Studios offer talent connected to films that are being pitched for awards consideration. During the pandemic, these events (film junkets) have transitioned to a… Read More ›
During awards season, there are multiple opportunities for filmmakers and journalists to engage in cinema dialogue. Usually, studios will offer talent connected to films that are being pitched for awards consideration. During the pandemic, these events (film junkets) have transitioned… Read More ›
Little Fish is a story of love, lost memory, and a global pandemic. Film director Chad Hartigan had no idea when he was shooting this IFC film in March/April 2019, that Little Fish would carry such a different weight and… Read More ›
During awards season, there are multiple opportunities for filmmakers and journalists to engage in cinematic dialogue. Usually, studios will offer talent connected to films who are being pitched for awards’ consideration. During the pandemic, these events (film junkets) have transitioned… Read More ›
During awards season, there are multiple opportunities for filmmakers and journalists to engage in cinema dialogue. Usually, studios will offer talent connected to films that are being pitched for awards’ consideration. During the pandemic, these events (film junkets) have transitioned… Read More ›
Film director Simon West is no stranger to action/adventure films. From Con Air, to Laura Croft: Tomb Raider, to The Expendables franchise, to the Mechanic – West has always had an appreciation for infusing energy into the cinema. With the… Read More ›
Filmmakers Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz have worked together for over a decade, and their feature film debut Antebellum as writers/directors received praise for genre-bending, creative narrative, social commentary and technical achievements. Today on Open Dialogue with Noel T. Manning II,… Read More ›
Directors Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui capture the history, the passions, and the impact associated with the international Paralympics in the Netflix documentary, Rising Phoenix. This is a film that breathes life through the stories of the athletes themselves using… Read More ›
Award-winning filmmaker Sam Pollard (4 Little Girls, Mo’ Better Blues, Jungle Fever) brings to the screen a documentary exploring the life of Martin Luther King Jr. through a different lens. Using never before seen footage, archival information and lost audio… Read More ›
On Meet Me at the Movies: Episode 404, Noel Manning interviews Shannon Kohli (director) and Raylene Harewood (actress) from the film All Joking Aside. Meet Me at the Movies airs each week on C19 TV and WGWG. *Footage is used… Read More ›
Inna Blokhina is the director for the documentary She is the Ocean. Following the stories of cliff divers, shark swimmers, surfers, marine biologists and lovers of the sea, we discover the commonalities humans have with the water. Here, Blokhina speaks… Read More ›
From California to North Carolina and many grooves in between, filmmakers Kevin Smokler and Christopher Boone take audiences onto a journey into the power of music and resurrection of the classic medium of vinyl records in the doc Vinyl Nation…. Read More ›
Hayden J. Weal is the writer, producer and director for the horror/comedy Dead. This New Zealand filmmaker shares with Noel T. Manning II his connections to Michael J. Fox & The Hobbit … and his view on comedy. He also… Read More ›
Director James Fletcher seeks to capture a balanced view of how a reality show host and celebrity could rise to the office of the President of the United States in the documentary The Accidental President. Here, Fletcher and former White… Read More ›