Videos from the 74th Venice Film Festival press conferences:

Downsizing Venezia 74 Directed by Alexander Payne Starring Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau, Kristen Wiig, Udo Kier, Jason Sudeikis, Laura Dern, Neil Patrick Harris and Rolf Lassgård by Joanna Orland Downsizing is a peculiar film that seems to mesh what feels like three different movies into one sprawling piece of cinema. There are brilliant […]

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Directed by Marielle Heller Starring Bel Powley, Alexander Skarsgard, Kristen Wiig, Madeleine Waters and Christopher Meloni On UK DVD January 11th, 2016 by Joanna Orland Adapted from Phoebe Gloeckner’s mostly autobiographical novel, director Marielle Heller’s debut feature is a brutally honest and empowering examination of a 15-year-old girl discovering her sexuality. While teenage sexual discovery […]

The Martian European Premiere September 24th, 2015 Odeon Leicester Square by Joanna Orland Ridley Scott’s adaptation of Andy Weir’s novel The Martian centres on astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) who is stranded on Mars and must use his wits along with the power of science to find a way to survive on the hostile planet.  […]

SPOILER ALERT: Director Sebastián Silva reveals all about himself and Nasty Baby. by Joanna Orland As complex of a character that Sebastián Silva is, one thing that stands out with the director is his brutal honesty – in his work and in conversation.  He’s one of those lucky people whose mind works at a million […]

Directed by Sebastián Silva Starring Sebastián Silva, Kristen Wiig, Tunde Adebimpe and Alia Shawkat by Joanna Orland You should know better than to expect a straightforward story when director Sebastián Silva is at the helm.  The director of Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus and Magic Magic has created Nasty Baby, which on the surface […]

Directed by Dean DeBlois Starring Jay Baruchel, Kristen Wiig, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Gerard Butler, Cate Blanchett and Christopher Mintz-Plasse In UK Cinemas July 11th, 2014 by Ella Jean How do you take a creature that doesn’t even exist and make its voice sound human enough to be a realistic, empathetic being? One half of […]

Directed by Ben Stiller Starring Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Adam Scott, Shirley Maclaine, Patton Oswalt, Kathryn Hahn and Sean Penn In UK Cinemas December 26th, 2013 by Joanna Orland The original incarnation of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is in the form of a short story by author James Thurber that first appeared in […]