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Recent Posts
- Andre Ovredal – Troll Hunter
- Anton Yelchin & Christopher Mintz-Plasse – Fright Night
- Audrey Tautou – Beautiful Lies
- Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, & Charlie Day – Horrible Bosses
- Kevin Spaces – Horrible Bosses
- Jennifer Aniston – Horrible Bosses
- Sir Michael Caine – Cars 2
- John Lasseter – Cars 2
- Jason Isaacs – Cars 2
- Bertrand Tavernier – The Princess of Montpensier
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Director Archive
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Andre Ovredal – Troll Hunter
ANDRÉ ØVREDAL cut his directing teeth on commercials and shorts. Now he’s making his mark on the international moviemaking map with his first feature film, TROLL HUNTER. Written and directed by Øvredal, Troll Hunter follows a trio of student filmmakers and a mysterious poacher as they expose a top-secret cover-up by the Norwegian government. Monster special effects, great performances, dark humour, and plenty of thrills make Troll Hunter a really entertaining... -
John Lasseter – Cars 2
JOHN LASSETER, director of Pixar’s latest movie CARS 2, talks about Pixar’s 25th anniversary, his personal tribute to actor Paul Newman (Doc Hudson in Cars), and car-ifying London. **CARS 2 is in UK cinemas from 22 JULY MMM: Congratulations on 25 years of Pixar. Did you ever think you would achieve that landmark so seamlessly, so effortlessly and with so much success when you started out? Lasseter: No, at Pixar we always stay focused on... -
Bertrand Tavernier – The Princess of Montpensier
Director BERTRAND TAVERNIER returns to historical drama with his latest big-screen outing, THE PRINCESS OF MONTPENSIER. Adapted from a short story by Madame de La Fayette and set in 1562, MONTPENSIER is a tale of the passions and tragic fate of a rich heiress of a French kingdom under threat in the Wars of Religion. Click on the audio files below to hear Tavernier talk to film journalist Jan Gilbert about why a story written... -
Paul Feig – Bridesmaids
Director PAUL FEIG talks about working with stand-up comedians and directing improv on his new movie, BRIDESMAIDS, starring Kristen Wiig. **BRIDESMAIDS is in UK cinemas from 24 June MMM: How did you and the cast work on Bridesmaids – did you start with a basic framework in terms of the script and then improvise certain scenes? Feig: The script has to be a very strong blueprint for an emotional story as well as for the comedy. Then... -
Francois Ozon – Potiche
FRANÇOIS OZON (8 Women, Angel) reunites French cinema icons Catherine Deneuve and Gérard Depardieu in his latest film, the 1970s-set comedy, POTICHE. Adapted by Ozon from a play by Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Grédy, the film focuses on trophy wife Suzanne (Deneuve) and her wealthy industrialist husband Robert Pujol (Fabrice Luchini). When the workers at Robert’s umbrella factory go on strike, taking him hostage, Suzanne steps in to smooth things over. But when Robert wants... -
Guillem Morales – Julia’s Eyes
Spanish director GUILLEM MORALES chats about his second feature film JULIA’S EYES, a psychological thriller about a woman who starts to lose her sight after she discovers that her twin sister’s death may not be such an open-and-shut case as the police seem to think. Click on the audio file below to hear Morales talk about working with Guillermo del Toro, the unconscious influences on his work, and why Julia’s Eyes could be the first... -
Joe Cornish – Attack the Block
Comedian and broadcaster JOE CORNISH talks about writing and directing his first feature film, ATTACK THE BLOCK, ditching CGI monsters, and the pleasures of shooting at night. **ATTACK THE BLOCK is in UK cinemas from 13 May MMM: This film was inspired by an event that happened to you in 2001… Cornish: Yes, I was mugged. It was quite a pathetic mugging… it was quite young kids, and it made me want to talk to the... -
Kenneth Branagh – Thor
KENNETH BRANAGH puts his experience acting and directing Shakespearean drama to superb use in his brilliantly crafted big-screen adaptation of the comic-book world of THOR. **THOR is is cinemas from 27 April MMM: Were you aware of Thor before you made this movie? Branagh: I was as a kid growing up in Belfast. I remember seeing this very colourful, very dynamic comic with some of the kinds of framing, some of the kind of dynamism... -
Luc Besson – Adele Blanc-Sec
Louise Bourgoin as Adele Blanc-Sec Director LUC BESSON (Leon, The Fifth Element) transports us to early 20th-century Paris in his latest big-screen outing, ADELE BLANC-SEC. Adapted by Besson from the comic books of Jacques Tardi, the film follows a young novelist on her fantastic adventures with newly-hatched pterodactyls and recently resurrected mummies. Click on the audio file below to hear Besson chat to film journalist Jan Gilbert about falling in love with Adele Blanc-Sec, why... -
Jonathan Newman (writer & director) – London Comedy Writers Festival
Mandy Moore & Martin Freeman in Swinging with the Finkels Writer-director JONATHAN NEWMAN was at the hugely successful London Comedy Writers Festival recently where he spoke on panels about “Writing a Successful Comedy Spec Script” and “Is a Low-Budget Comedy Feature Right for You?” Click on the audio file below to hear Newman talk about securing finance for his first feature, getting an agent, and the release this year of his latest movies SWINGING WITH THE FINKELS and...