Interviews | Picturenose

Movie Interview: Penelope Cruz

Nov

2012

Cruz control Federico Grandesso talks to acclaimed actress, ‘Spanish Enchantress’ Penelope Cruz. First published in Together Magazine, reproduced here with their kind permission. FG: You grew up in your mother’s hairdressing salon, so you must have learned something there about what beauty means to women. What memories do you have of this experience?

Movie Interview: Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Nov

2012

A Thai’s take Apichatpong Weerasethakul won the 2010 Palme d’Or for Loong Boonmee raleuk chat (Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives) (2010). Way back in 2010, on the day before the Cannes award ceremony, Federico Grandesso had the chance to talk to Apichatpong Weerasethakul, the soon-to-be recipient of the biggest prize at the ...

Interview: Vangelis Vitalis

Nov

2011

During the recent 38th Brussels International Independent Film Festival (FIFI), Picturenose had the pleasure of chewing the cud with New Zealand Ambassador-Designate to the European Union, NATO, Belgium, Bulgaria, Luxembourg and Romania Vangelis Vitalis. Very proud of his country’s affiliation with this year’s festival, Vangelis took time out of his busy schedule to explain just ...

Interview: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne

May

2011

Federico Grandesso had the rare chance to chat with Wallonian cinematic maestros Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne at Cannes, where they won the Grand Prix for Le gamin au vélo (Boy with a Bike) (2011).

Interview: Kenny Glenaan

Feb

2011

This article first appeared in European Voice. Gas Attack (2001), a made-for-TV movie that recounted the gassing of a Kurdish community in the EU, is still frighteningly topical ten years on. James Drew talked with its director, Kenny Glenaan.

Interview: Ewan McGregor

Dec

2010

This article, by Federico Grandesso, was originally published in Bespoken Magazine by Scabal, and is reproduced here with their kind permission. To enjoy your copy, subscribe at www.bespoken.com.

Interview: Fabrice du Welz

Nov

2010

Fear man He made an indelible impression on the horror genre with his first two features, Calvaire (The Ordeal) (2004) and Vinyan (2008) but, as young Belgian director Fabrice du Welz explains to James Drew, being a cult director isn’t always all that it’s cracked up to be.

Harry Kümel

Apr

2010

No trouble with Harry When the chance for a chat with one of Belgium’s finest directors, Harry Kümel, presented itself during the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF) 2010, you can be sure that Picturenose’s James Drew (JD) didn’t miss his opportunity to meet the man behind two of the most acclaimed cult horror/sci-fi/fantasy features ...

Ang Lee

Apr

2010

Angry love Ang Lee’s Se, jie (Lust, Caution) (2007) courted controversy with its graphic depiction of a forbidden affair in Japanese-occupied Shanghai, 1942 – the director talks to Picturenose’s James Drew about pushing emotional boundaries for art.

Exclusive Interview: Alex Cox

Mar

2010

He was in town to lend his stature and expertise to OffScreen 2010, the Brussels film festival for all lovers of little-seen, bizarre, offbeat and intoxicating cinema. Alex Cox, British film connoisseur and director of gems such as Repo Man (1984), Sid & Nancy (1986) and Walker (1987) was on hand to present several classic ...

Interview: John Hillcoat

Jan

2010

Road to redemption? James Drew has the chance to talk with John Hillcoat, the director of The Road (2009), during his visit to Brussels. There’s no way that The Road (2009), filmed by Australian director John Hillcoat (The Proposition (2005)) could ever be described as upbeat, life-affirming, or having much good to say about the ...