Interviews
Film interviews by Husam Sam Asi with Hollywood actors, directors and filmmakers.
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Helen Mirren: From An English Queen to A Russian Countess
Sarah Coomes reports from LA I am sitting in Beverly Hills Hotel in LA, thinking about Russia and what Tolstoy would have thought of such an opulent place – fresh flowers, marbled floors, gilt, patterned carpeting…
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Terry Gilliam talks about the Joys of Film making
Terry Gilliam is one of the most imaginative and original directors of his time. His films paddle between reality and fantasy and many occur in the minds of his protagonists, raising questions about identity and sanity.…
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Carey Mulligan gets An Education in Lone Shefrig film
Some raised concerns and doubts when the 22 year-old, Carey Mulligan, was cast to play the 16 year-old, Jenny, in the new film “An Education.” Frankly, had I not known her age, I would’ve thought that…
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Michael Sheen inhabits real-life characters
I couldn’t help but conjure up the image of Tony Blair when I saw the Welsh actor, Michael Sheen, striding down the Four Seasons Hotel corridor. After all, in spite of his rich career in film…
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Audrey Tautou acting fashionably
Husam Asi learns how Audrey Tautou and Anne Fontaine brought Coco Chanel to the screen Audrey Tautou darts into the room, wearing a big smile on her face and exuding youth, playfulness and charm. Donning a…
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A lunch with Atom Egoyan and his cast
Los Angeles: Atom Egoyan, Cairo-born, Canadian-bred and of Armenian descent, is one of the most celebrated contemporary filmmakers on the international scene. I met him at the Four Season Hotel in Beverly Hills, where he came…
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Short Story Competition To Find Teenage Judges
Booktrust Launches Short Story Competition To Find Teenage Judges 21 May 07Booktrust have launched a UK wide search to find five teenagers to join their Booktrust Teenage Prize panel. The winners will help to decide this…
