Kim Mordaunt on working with non-actors, blending documentary and fiction in The Rocket

Kim Mordaunt’s The Rocket arrives in UK cinemas this week, surfing in on a wave of critical praise and festival awards.

Frank Pavich Interview for Jodorowsky’s Dune

What do you think of Jodorowsky’s latest film? I think it’s astounding. I know Brontis [who plays the lead]. We worked together on Dune obviously, he did a play last year that I saw and he’s fantastic in, he’s in a new Mexican film called Tau and he’s fantastic in that. But La Danza is … Read more

Jennifer Lynch Interview

The film is fascinating in the questions it raises about nature vs. nurture. Do you find yourself coming down more on one side of that debate and did making Chained change your views at all or lead you in new directions? Such a great question. I think the dangerous part of nurture vs. nature is … Read more

Douglas Trumbull Interview

There’s a lot to Silent Running in the technology, the story and the ecological message. What first got you excited about making the film? When I was initially thinking about doing any film I inadvertently came across Tod Browning’s movie The Freaks and there was an amazing character played by Johnny Eck, who could walk on his hands. That … Read more