In this interview, EoM Senior Interviewer Thomas Manning speaks with actor and writer Michael Jai White about his work on the new action film As Good As Dead. White talks about the process of modeling the film’s protagonist after his… Read More ›
EoM Presents
A Conversation with “Food and Romance” actor Peter Stormare.
EoM Senior Interviewer Thomas Manning recently spoke with legendary character actor Peter Stormare about his role in the new film Food and Romance, a rom-com from Swedish filmmaker Annika Appelin. Stormare speaks about the film’s potent themes of finding love… Read More ›
A Conversation with “Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.” cinematographer Alan Gwizdowski.
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 ›
A Conversation with “God’s Country” director/co-writer Julian Higgins.
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 ›
A Conversation with “The Umbrella Men” director John Barker and actors Jaques De Silva and Shamilla Miller.
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 ›
A Conversation with “Glasshouse” director Kelsey Egan and actor Anja Taljaard.
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 ›
A Conversation with “7 Days” actor and co-writer Karan Soni.
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 ›
A Conversation with “Hypochondriac” director Addison Heimann and actor Zach Villa. [SXSW Film Festival]
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 ›
A Conversation with “Slash/Back” director Nyla Innuksuk and actors Tasiana Shirley and Nalajoss Ellsworth. [SXSW Film Festival]
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 ›
A Conversation with “Split at the Root” producers Marti Noxon and Maria Grasso & Immigrant Families Together co-founder Julie Schwietert Collazo. [SXSW Film Festival]
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 ›
A Conversation with “Women Do Cry” actor Maria Bakalova & co-directors Mina Mileva and Vesela Kazakova. [SXSW Film Festival]
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 ›
A Conversation with “imperfect” co-directors Regan Linton and Brian Malone.
In this interview, EoM contributor Thomas Manning speaks with Regan Linton and Brian Malone, co-directors of the new documentary imperfect, which premieres at the 2022 Slamdance Film Festival. During their conversation, Linton and Malone speak of the importance of representation… Read More ›
A Conversation with “South of Heaven” director Aharon Keshales.
In this interview, EoM contributor Thomas Manning speaks with director Aharon Keshales about his new drama film South of Heaven. During their conversation, Keshales speaks about the biblical influences from the Book of Job on his film, working with Jason… Read More ›
A Conversation with “Stuffed” co-creators Theo Rhys and Joss Holden-Rea. [SXSW Film Festival]
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 ›
A Conversation with “For The Record” showrunner/actor Julian De Zotti and Actress Anna Hopkins. [SXSW Film Festival]
Elements of Madness contributor Thomas Manning recently spoke with showrunner/actor Julian De Zotti and actress Anna Hopkins about the new anthology series For the Record, which premiered at SXSW 2021. Over the course of their 10-minute conversation, they discuss the… Read More ›
A Conversation with Alfred Hitchcock scholar Laurent Bouzereau.
In this conversation, EoM contributor Thomas Manning sits down with documentarian, film historian, and Alfred Hitchcock scholar, Laurent Bouzereau, to discuss the new Alfred Hitchcock Classics Collection. The brand new collection includes four iconic films from the universally recognized Master… Read More ›
A Conversation with writer/producer Dave Sirus.
Elements of Madness contributor Thomas Manning spoke with The King of Staten Island co-writer/producer Dave Sirus. Over the course of their 12-minute conversation, they discuss Dave’s process of writing, his relationship with Pete Davidson, and his contributions to the film…. Read More ›