Caitlin Moran sat down with Solzy at the Movies about How to Build a Girl during the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. How excited were you upon learning the film would premiere at TIFF? Caitlin Moran: I’ve never been to premiere of my own film before. I’d always had a plan that when I do go to my premiere and first go on a red carpet, I wouldn’t wear a gown but I would dress…
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Coky Giedroyc sat down with Solzy at the Movies about How to Build a Girl during the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. How excited were you upon learning that How to Build a Girl would premiere at TIFF? Coky Giedroyc: Oh, I was so excited. It’s a brilliant city. I worked here before. I love it. If I’d come here in my 20s, I’d have stayed. It’s a great city. It’s a very welcoming festival,…
"Coky Giedroyc talks How to Build a Girl"
Eric Roberts spoke with Solzy at the Movies over the phone last week about the recently released Inside the Rain, one of the final films to open in theaters in March. Among the other subjects that came up during our talk was getting the industry back to work and his working with Christopher Nolan during The Dark Knight. Inside the Rain premiered in March before quickly being released on VOD. Can you talk about your…
"Eric Roberts talks Inside the Rain, Christopher Nolan"
Laurent Bouzereau Natasha Gregson Wagner spoke over the phone with Solzy at the Movies two weeks ago about Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind. The documentary first premiered during the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and will air Tuesday, May 5 at 9 PM ET/PT on HBO. After premiering at one of the few festivals taking place in person this year, Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind will air in early May on HBO. How was the reception…
"Laurent Bouzereau, Natasha Gregson Wagner talk Natalie Wood"
Days after the cancellation of the 2020 SXSW Film Festival, writer-director Annie Silverstein spoke with me over the phone about Bull and the SXSW impact on Austin. It felt kind of strange last night while I was transcribing the interview. I spoke with the filmmaker on March 11, 2020 back when Bull was set to be released on March 20. This was days before movie theaters shut down in both New York and Los Angeles. …
"Annie Silverstein talks Bull, SXSW 2020"
Matt Riddlehoover spoke with Solzy at the Movies over the phone last week about SXSW Film Festival selection My Darling Vivian. The film was set to hold its premiere during SXSW in March 2020. Unfortunately, the festival was cancelled due to the coronavirus. In light of this, today kicks off the start of Prime Video presents the SXSW 2020 Film Festival Collection. My Darling Vivian is one of seven feature films to be included among…
"Matt Riddlehoover talks My Darling Vivian"
Writer-director Bridget Moloney spoke with Solzy at the Movies last week about her short film, Blocks, which was selected to screen during SXSW. The short film is available through Prime Video presents the SXSW 2020 Film Festival Collection from April 27-May 6, 2020. How thrilled were you when Blocks was selected to screen at SXSW? Bridget Moloney: I screamed when I saw the email. I was in a parking lot of Party City looking for…
"SXSW 2020: Bridget Moloney talks Blocks"
Nicole Maines spoke over the phone with Solzy at the Movies about Bit, Supergirl, and quarantine life on Transgender Day of Visibility. When this interview took place at the end of March, Bit‘s status was still up in the air. Following the interview, I was able to confirm that Vertical Entertainment would indeed be releasing the queer feminist vampire film on April 24, 2020. Today is Transgender Day of Visibility. How are you celebrating it?…
"Nicole Maines talks Bit, Supergirl, and the Quarantine"
Geraldine Viswanathan spoke to Solzy at the Movies on the red carpet prior to the world premiere of Bad Education in Toronto last year. How did working on Bad Education compare to Blockers? Geraldine Viswanathan: I would say pretty different. Blockers was my first American movie and that was more like an ensemble with the girls it was more of a comedy. I feel like this leans more into the dramatic side and this is…
"Geraldine Viswanathan talks Bad Education"
Milena Govich and Laura Vandervoort spoke with Solzy at the Movies about newly released episodic short Unspeakable. The episodic short/proof-of-concept premiered during the 2018 SXSW Film Festival. Laura Vandervoort stars in the short, which was written by David Cornue and directed by Milena Govich. Unspeakable is an episodic short/proof-of-concept. How did you first come up with the idea? Milena Govich: The tale of the imposter has been around for a long time, but rarely do…
"Milena Govich, Laura Vandervoort talk Unspeakable"