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Iain Blair
Iain Blair has interviewed industry's top filmmakers, including George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino, Brett Ratner, Rob Reiner and many, many more.

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  • Oscar Contenders
    Oscar Contenders

    The 91st Academy Awards, which take place on February 24th, are almost here, and the nominations have been made. As usual, the spring and summer releases and biggest box office films of the past year, ...

    February 8, 2019

  • Director's Chair: Adam McKay — <I>Vice</I>
    Director's Chair: Adam McKay — Vice

    Writer/director/producer Adam McKay became one of the most successful comedy directors in Hollywood thanks to such hits as the Anchorman franchise, Step Brothers, Talladega Nights, The Other Guys, and ...

    January 28, 2019

  • Director's Chair: Rob Marshall — <I>Mary Poppins Returns</I>
    Director's Chair: Rob Marshall — Mary Poppins Returns

    Rob Marshall was probably destined to direct the new Mary Poppins film, a sequel to the 1964 Disney classic. After all, the former dancer and choreographer’s name has virtually become synonymous with ...

    December 4, 2018

  • <I>A Star Is Born</I> director Bradley Cooper
    A Star Is Born director Bradley Cooper

    Most actors who take on their first gig as a director opt for a modest, low-profile project that allows them to learn the ropes without too many risks attached and to make the inevitable mistakes that ...

    November 12, 2018

  • Director's Chair: Eli Roth — <I>The House With A Clock In Its Walls</I>
    Director's Chair: Eli Roth — The House With A Clock In Its Walls

    Director/producer/writer/actor Eli Roth isn’t just one of Hollywood’s most successful quadruple-threats. He’s also established himself as a go-to brand for horror fans — one guaranteed to chill and th ...

    September 26, 2018

  • Director's Chair: Marc Turtletaub — <I>Puzzle</I>
    Director's Chair: Marc Turtletaub — Puzzle

    It’s fitting that Puzzle, the new film from the Oscar-nominated director and producer Marc Turtletaub, looks and feels like a period piece. While the fast-paced modern world occasionally intrudes in t ...

    August 21, 2018

  • Director's Chair: Baltasar Kormákur — <i>Adrift</I>
    Director's Chair: Baltasar Kormákur — Adrift

    Baltasar Kormákur seems to be obsessed with sea-faring tales, which is hardly surprising as the Icelandic director and producer was born in Reykjavik, and grew up surrounded by the ocean. He first mad ...

    July 3, 2018

  • Director's Chair: David Leitch — <I>Deadpool 2</I>
    Director's Chair: David Leitch — Deadpool 2

    Following the success of last year’s punk-noir, take-no-prisoners Atomic Blonde, which starred a kick-ass Charlize Theron in the title role, director David Leitch seemed like the natural choice to tak ...

    May 18, 2018

  • Director's Chair: John Curran — <I>Chappaquiddick</I>
    Director's Chair: John Curran — Chappaquiddick

    A powerful politician with presidential ambitions. A scandal. A death. A possible cover-up and attempt to muzzle the press.

    April 16, 2018

  • Director's Chair: Guillermo del Toro — <I>The Shape of Water</I>
    Director's Chair: Guillermo del Toro — The Shape of Water

    Since bursting onto the scene — and winning the Critic’s Prize at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival for his first feature, Cronos, Mexican writer/director/producer Guillermo del Toro has established himse ...

    March 15, 2018

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