Eye in the Sky: Interviews with Gavin Hood & Barkhad Abdi

Eye in the Sky is a compelling new film that focuses on drone warfare and how it affects everyone involved. The movie stars Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman (in his last role) and Iain Glen. Eye in the Sky is timely thriller about a terrorist-targeting drone mission that becomes a hot-button when a civilian girl enters the kill zone.

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River: Rossif Sutherland and Jamie M. Dagg Interview

Writer/Director Jamie M. Dagg made his feature film debut at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival with River and then traveled to the Whistler Film Festival where it won awards for Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Canadian Feature. It has also been awarded the prestigious Best First Feature by the Canadian Screen Awards.

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Aaron Eckhart Interview: London Has Fallen

Aaron Eckhart Interview: London Has Fallen

"It's always fun to shoot a sequel, especially when you get to reunite with so many of the same people who were on the first film." Those are the sentiments expressed by Aaron Eckhart who stars in London Has Fallen, a sequel to the 2013 hit Olympus Has Fallen, where terrorists again play a central role. The setup for this high octane action film is the sudden and unexpected death of the British prime minister, causing most world leaders including the U.S. president, to attend the state funeral in London.

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Room on DVD & Blu Ray: Interview with Jacob Tremblay

Room on DVD & Blu Ray: Interview with Jacob Tremblay

Room is one of those movies that after having seen it, will stay with you for a very long time. Based on the best-selling novel of the same name written by Emma Donoghue, Room has been beautifully translated for the big screen by director Lenny Abrahamson and stars Brie Larson (who just won a Best Actress Oscar for her powerful performance) and up and coming young actor Jacob Tremblay.

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Hot Docs '16: First Wave of films Announced

Hot Docs '16: First Wave of films Announced

Hot Docs has announced 15 documentary features that will be a part of this year’s Special Presentations program, a high-profile collection of world and international premieres, award-winners from the recent international festival circuit and works by master filmmakers or featuring some star subjects. These films will screen in Toronto, Canada as part of the 2016 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, running April 28 to May 8. In past years, many of the Hot Docs titles go on to become Academy Award nominees and winners.

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Triple 9: Interview with Casey Affleck

2016 is turning into quite the year for actor Casey Affleck. We most recently saw him in The Finest Hours  and he was the talk of the Sundance Film Festival for his performance in the heartfelt drama, Manchester By the Sea. latest role is in the intense drama.  Affleck's latest role is in Triple 9 where he plays a "good" police officer surrounded by a bunch of corrupt officers.

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Triple 9: Interview with Aaron Paul and Norman Reedus

After five seasons of portraying wigged-out meth dealer Jesse Pinkman on the smash series Breaking Bad, Aaron Paul is making a name for himself on the big screen. His long time pal Norman Reedus who is currently killing every zombie in his path on The Walking Dead is is also moving towards some big screen roles, so it was only natural that these guys are currently co-starring in the intense action thriller, Triple 9.

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Risen: Joseph Fiennes Interview

Joseph Fiennes is pretty picky when it comes to choosing his roles. His criteria always boils down to an interesting script and something that presents a challenge. The 45-year old actor found what he was looking for in his latest film Risen, which follows a Roman military officer by the name of Clavius (Joseph Fiennes), an unbeliever who is tasked by Pilate to find the body before Christ's followers exploit what Pilate thinks is a hoax.

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Race: Stephan James Interview

oronto's own Stephan James is going places. The 22- year old actor who played Representative John Lewis in the critically acclaimed Selma, plays another hero of sorts in Race, the story of Olympic track superstar Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He defied all odds when he represented the U.S. in Berlin and won four gold medals. The film also stars Jason Sudeikis as his track coach Larry Snyder.

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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Douglas Booth and Matt Smith Interview

With zombies being the latest rage these days, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is an undead mash-up based on the best-selling novel by Seth Grahame-Smith. Published by Quirk Books, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies has sold more than 1.5 million copies in the United States and has been translated into more than two dozen languages.

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The Choice: Teresa Palmer and Benjamin Walker Interview

The Choice: Teresa Palmer and Benjamin Walker Interview

Who doesn't love a good Nicholas Sparks romance? The best-selling author certainly has the market cornered when it comes to love especially given the fact that eleven of his best novels have been turned into films and he’s just about to start on the 12th!
His latest romance to make it to the big screen is The Choice, starring Benjamin Walker (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Slayer) andTeresa Palmer (Warm Bodies).

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The Finest Hours: Holliday Grainger Interview

The Finest Hours (in theatres on Friday) is based on the Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman book of the same name, which tells the true story of Coast Guard Captain Bernie Webber (Chris Pine) and his crew. When a massive nor’easter hits the Eastern seaboard in February 1952, it tears a T-2 oil tanker in half and Webber and his three-man team must set out in a wooden lifeboat in dangerous conditions to rescue the stranded sailors. The film also stars Ben Foster, John Ortiz and Eric Bana, and Holliday Grainger.

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Kung Fu Panda 3: Jennifer Yuh Nelson and Alessandro Carloni

Kung Fu Panda 3: Jennifer Yuh Nelson and Alessandro Carloni

It was eight years ago that audiences first met DreamWork Animation‘s lovable Kung Fu Panda, Po, and five years ago that we last saw the character (voiced by Jack Black) on the big screen. On January 29th, Po is back alongside the Furious Five (voiced by Jackie Chan, David Cross, Angelina Jolie, Lucy Liu, Seth Rogen) and about to come face to face with his birth father (Bryan Cranston). Unfortunately, the “Dragon Warrior” is also about to become targeted by a dangerous new foe, Kai (J.K. Simmons), who has powers and abilities unlike anything Po has ever faced before.

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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Lily James and Bella Heathcote Interview

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Lily James and Bella Heathcote Interview

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is a 2009 parody novel by Seth Grahame-Smith. It is a mashup combining Jane Austen's classic 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice with elements of modern zombie fiction, crediting Austen as co-author. The book was so popular it was no wonder that it was made into a film starring Lily James, Bella Heathcote, Matt Smith, Douglas Booth and Sam Riley.

 

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Brie Larson:Oscar Nominee

f you still haven’t heard of Brie Larson, things are about to change. The 26-year old actress is the talk of the town due to her spectacular and moving performance in the film, Room.
Based on the 2010 best selling novel written by Emma Donoghue, Room, started gathering Oscar buzz since its premiere at the Telluride Film Festival, and then winning the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.

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