Interviews
Film interviews by Husam Sam Asi with Hollywood actors, directors and filmmakers.
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Tom Hanks: I am not a political guy – TV interview
In an exclusive interview for my BBC show Alternative Cinema, Tom Hanks, who openly supported Barack Obama in the 2008 US elections and made donations to many Democratic politicians, denies being a political guy.…
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Robert Redford: Hollywood is just a business – TV interview
In an interview I’ve conducted with Robert Redford for my BBC show, Alternative Cinema, the Hollywood superstar explains why he founded the Sundance institute in 1980. “I sensed that the movie market was becoming centralized on…
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Robert De Niro is an acting legend with a few words – Interview
Robert De Niro is often regarded as the greatest actor of all time. His ability to utterly transform himself into a wide spectrum of characters such as a troubled loner in Taxi Driver, or a failing…
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Lucy Liu is saving the children of the world – Interview
Lucy Liu is known for her bitchy role in Ally McBeal and kick-ass characters in Kill Bill and Charlie’s Angels, but when you meet her in person, you find a gentle and kind lady, endowed with…
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Sharon Stone: I am too old to play another Basic Instinct – TV interview
In an interview for my BBC show, Alternative Cinema, Sharon Stone told me that she was too old to play another Basic Instinct. “I am older, I am 55 year-old. I’ll be playing mothers…
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Matt Damon: Snowden did a great thing
Commenting on the CIA fugitive Edward Snowden in a TV interview I conducted for my BBC show, Alternative Cinema, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, Matt Damon said that Snowden did a…
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Oprah Winfrey: African American people are real people – Interview
Oprah Winfrey is considered the most influential and most powerful woman on earth, has been ranked the richest African-American in the 20th century and the greatest black philanthropist in American history, presents The Oprah Winfrey Show,…
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Natalie Portman to direct an Israeli movie – Interview
Natalie Portman is to direct and star in a film adaptation of the renown Israeli author Amos Oz’s novel “A Tale of Love and Darkness,” from a screenplay she has written herself. Set in the second…
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Does ‘Homeland’ TV show reflect today’s political reality?
Inspite of having been slammed by some for its far-fetched premise, ridiculous plotting and inconceivable characters, Homeland has scored the highest rating on Showtime TV network, enamoured the critics and swept the Emmys and Golden Globes…
