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Rick McCallum – Reach For the Sky

Having produced such films as Pennies From Heaven, Dream Child and Castway and TV series such as The Singing Detective, amongst other collaborations with Dennis Potter and Nic Roeg, Rick McCallum has 30 years of…

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Ti West – An Independent Voice

With films like The Roost, The House of the Devil and forthcoming ghost story The Innkeepers, Ti West is proving that you don’t need big budgets to make great movies. But, as he explains, audiences…

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Simon Pegg Interview: “We don’t think enough.”

Our issue 28 cover-star Simon Pegg talks to movieScope about A Fantastic Fear of Everything, new film World’s End, collaborative writing and retaining control on high-budget films. …

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Gareth Evans – Fighting Spirit

Welsh born writer/director Gareth Evans has given the action genre a shot in the arm with Indonesian martial arts extravaganza The Raid. Here, he writes exclusively about why the low budget led to some seriously…

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David Cronenberg: Interview

David Cronenberg talks about the political significance of his latest film Cosmopolis. …

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Bertrand Bonello: “When I started I had theories. Now I have no theories at all.”

French director Bertrand Bonello - the poster boy of New French Extremity cinema - continues to split critics with his hyper-stylised, genre-defying, often violent films. He talks to movieScope about his latest film House of…

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Nigel Cole: “Improvisation is Dangerous”

British director Nigel Cole tells movieScope how he directs an ensemble cast, and why he wishes he was starting his career again today...…

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Gemma Jackson – War Games

Gemma Jackson, production designer of such films as Bridget Jones’s Diary and Finding Neverland, and recent HBO smashes John Adams and Game of Thrones, tells us why satisfying a legion of Thronies has proved a…

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Mike Valentine – Depth Of Field

Having worked on key scenes for the likes of Trainspotting, Robin Hood, The Bourne Ultimatum and multiple Bonds, Mike Valentine is one of the world’s leading experts on shooting underwater. Here he explains the depths of…

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Sarah Aubrey – Battle Stations

As big-budget action extravaganza Battleship blasts into cinemas, the film’s producer Sarah Aubrey tells us why she loves the challenge of working on such masculine fare. …

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