Interviews Archives - Jim Schembri

David Field & George Basha discuss the prolonged making of The Combination: Redemption

February 10, 2019Jim Schembri

Partners in crime-drama: actor/writer George Basha (left) and director David Field. THE COMBINATION REDEMPTION *** (103 minutes) MA In 2009 director David Field [...]

Aquaman – Interview with director James Wan (one week before release)

December 21, 2018December 29, 2018Jim Schembri

Australian director James Wan hit big with the thriller Saw before going to Hollywood where he found great success with the Conjuring films [...]

Aquaman – Jason Momoa interview

December 21, 2018December 29, 2018Jim Schembri

Water Boy: Jason Momoa makes a major splash as the remodelled Aquaman. We had the opportunity to catch up with actor Jason Momoa [...]

OVERLORD – Interview with director Julius Avery and actor Pilou Asbaek

December 6, 2018December 16, 2018Jim Schembri

Nazi zombies: ‘Overlord’ director Julius Avery and actor Pilou Asbaek. OVERLORD *** (110 minutes) R It is a truly blessed event when a [...]

MORTAL ENGINES – director Christian Rivers: is the film too “same same”?

December 6, 2018December 16, 2018Jim Schembri

The same but different: Christian Rivers, director of the post-apocalyptic adventure ‘Mortal Engines’. While it’s easy for critics to sit back and mouth [...]

MORTAL ENGINES – Jihae & Leila George respond to criticism of the film

December 6, 2018December 16, 2018Jim Schembri

A valiant defense: Jihae and Leila George discuss their new movie ‘Mortal Engines’. MORTAL ENGINES ** (128 minutes) M Star Wars on Wheels. [...]

THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD – Special interview with director Peter Jackson

November 11, 2018November 26, 2018Jim Schembri

Back to life: director Peter Jackson and the WETA visual effects house has done an extraordinary job restoring WW1 footage for the documentary [...]

Director Heath Davis on his long, hard journey to ‘Book Week’

November 1, 2018November 26, 2018Jim Schembri

Enduring the realities of “development hell” in Hollywood was no lark for Australian writer/director Heath Davis. BOOK WEEK **1/2 (101 minutes) M As [...]

1%: review and interview with Stephen McCallum and Matt Nable

October 18, 2018November 5, 2018Jim Schembri

1% ***1/2 (93 mins) MA The bitter battle for the leadership of an outlaw motorcycle club is at the rapidly throbbing heart of [...]

Damian Callinan talks about The Merger and his comedy career so far

October 7, 2018February 14, 2019Jim Schembri

Ready at bat: prolific comedian Damian Callinan had a lot of adapting to do to turn his comedy show ‘The Merger’ into a [...]