Cinema & TV
“We don’t make eye candy, we make eye protein”: Guillermo del Toro on Frankenstein
As the days draw shorter, awards season settles in, bringing with it a run of special screenings across…
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“The point of relationships is to grow”: Bing Liu on Preparation for the Next Life
Preparation for the Next Life is the first narrative feature from Bing Liu, following acclaimed documentary Minding the…
By Sarah Bradbury
Cinema & TV
“It’s darker in a lot of ways”: Simon Franglen and Deborah Lynn Scott on Avatar – Fire and Ash
Avatar: Fire and Ash sees James Cameron return us to Pandora with the same ambition and immersive scale…
By Sarah Bradbury
Cinema & TV
“It’s really complicated. It’s really hard if you put yourself in his shoes”: Nawaf Al Dhufairi, Raghad Bokhari and Lana Komsany on Hijra at Red Sea International Film Festival 2025
Actor Nawaf Al Dhufairi spoke with The Upcoming at the Red Sea Film Festival about his role in…
By Laura Della Corte
Cinema & TV
“Why didn’t I raise my voice for the Rohingya people?”: Akio Fujimoto on Lost Land at Red Sea International Film Festival 2025
Akio Fujimoto, the talented Japanese director, presented his latest work, Lost Land, at the Red Sea Film Festival.…
By Laura Della Corte
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“It felt quite absurd to be part of that social jungle”: Sara Balghonaim on Irtizaz at Red Sea International Film Festival 2025
Director Sara Balghonaim, with a background shaped by working with Haifa Al-Mansour and NYU, presented her film Irtizaz…
By Laura Della Corte
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“When you live with someone with a harsh mental illness, you can really sink with them”: Zain Duraie and Alaa Alasad on Sink at Red Sea International Film Festival 2025
Director Zain Duraie and producer Alaa Alasad presented their film Sink at the Red Sea Film Festival. The…
By Laura Della Corte
Cinema & TV
Red Sea International Film Festival 2025: Highlights and interviews with Juliette Binoche, Shigeru Umebayashi, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Idris Elba, and More
The fifth edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF) recently concluded, transforming Jeddah into…
By Laura Della Corte
Theatre
“We hate the Tube, but also deep down, we know we love it and couldn’t cope without it”: Hamish Clayton on Cockfosters at Southwark Playhouse
From its genesis at the Drayton Arms Theatre to four sold-out runs at Battersea’s Turbine Theatre, then transferring…
By Gem Hurley
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“You don’t really expect scenes like that in a blockbuster”: James Cameron, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Sam Worthington, Stephen Lang and Oona Chaplin on Avatar – Fire and Ash
At the European press conference for Avatar: Fire and Ash, James Cameron and his cast showed little interest…
By Christina Yang