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Revelation Perth International Film Festival 2018
Revelation Perth International Film Festival 2018

Alex Lines attended Revelation Perth International Film Festival 2018, reporting on the films he was able to see there, among them Ghost Stories and Our New President.

Time Crisis: MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
Time Crisis: MIDNIGHT IN PARIS

Midnight in Paris uses time travel to 1920’s Paris to deal with themes of nostalgia and the fallacy of Golden Age thinking.

The Quentin Tarantino Problem & ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD
The Quentin Tarantino Problem & ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD

Quentin Tarantino has become synonymous with his ability to portray villains as cool, ostensibly relatable people that you want to cheer for; here’s why that is problematic.

Dinner With Dames #16, With Peter Van Steemburg (Recap)
Dinner With Dames #16, With Peter Van Steemburg (Recap)

For Dinner With Dames #16, Cinefemme gathered a group of women filmmakers to dine with the night’s mentor, Peter Van Steemburg, Vice President of Acquisitions and Production at Universal Pictures

A Conversation With Writer and Producer, Willow Polson
A Conversation With Writer/Producer, Willow Polson

Willow Polson, creator of Vintage America with Ginger, talks to FI’s Jacqui Blue about her creative process and upcoming projects.

Interview With Matthew Ross, Writer & Director Of SIBERIA
Interview With Matthew Ross, Writer & Director Of SIBERIA

We were able to talk to Matthew Ross, writer and director of the upcoming crime thriller Siberia about his brief but prolific filmmaking career, working with Keanu Reeves, and more.

Fantasy Science Pt. 9: Going Subatomic In ANT-MAN
Fantasy Science Pt. 9: Going Subatomic In ANT-MAN

In this part of the Fantasy Science column, we’re diving into the scientific underpinnings of Ant-Man’s power: resizing and going “subatomic”.

Staff Inquiry: Guilty Pleasures
Staff Inquiry: The Guilty Pleasure

For this Staff Inquiry, the Film Inquiry team lists their favorite guilty pleasures; films that aren’t great (or even terrible) can be oh so enjoyable.

Interview With Tim Wardle, Director Of THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS
“When You’re In the Position of Power You’re Put In When You’re Making a Film About Somebody, It’s Just Immense.” Interview With Tim Wardle, Director Of THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS

We spoke with Tim Wardle, director of the great documentary Three Identical Strangers, about the psychology of the film, its subjects, and more!

Creating Tension With Limited Resources In THE SADIST
Creating Tension With Limited Resources In THE SADIST

The Sadist is a 1963 exploitation picture that lives in relative obscurity – but its technical ingenuity is begging to be rediscovered.

Interview With Greg Sestero, Star Of BEST F(R)IENDS: VOLUME ONE
Interview With Greg Sestero, Star Of BEST F(R)IENDS: VOLUME ONE

Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero are back with a new movie, and we spoke with Sestero about the process of making a new, original feature 15 years after The Room.

EMPEROR OF THE NORTH: The Hobo in Early 20th Century America
EMPEROR OF THE NORTH: The Hobo In Early 20th Century America

While Emperor of the North (1973) accurately portrays the unique subculture of the hobo in many ways, it also does itself a disservice by removing friendship between hobos, a central aspect of hobohemia.

Interview With Andrew Fleming, Writer & Director Of IDEAL HOME
Interview With Andrew Fleming, Writer & Director Of IDEAL HOME

We spoke with Andrew Fleming, writer/director of IDEAL HOME, about reuniting with Coogan, the current state of the film and TV industries, and more!

Anarchic Cinema: V-Cinema & Takashi Miike
Anarchic Cinema: V-Cinema & Takashi Miike

In our latest entry of Anarchic Cinema, we discuss the birth of Japanese V-Cinema and the contributions of Takashi Miike.

Fantasy Science Pt. 8: Solutions To The Fermi Paradox Part II
Fantasy Science Pt. 8: Solutions To The Fermi Paradox Part II

In this new Fantasy Science, we are revisiting the Fermi Paradox: if there are so many galaxies and planets out there, why haven’t we found evidence of alien life?