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Luke Georgiades

Luke Georgiades is a features writer for A Rabbit's Foot.
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An Oral History of Scent of a Woman

Martin Brest’s 1992 film has become a crowd-pleasing classic since it first swept cinemas 32 years ago. We talk to the director about the making of his award-winning drama, alongside a special note from star Al Pacino.

Melissa Barrera: “The most fun I ever had on set was either while covered in blood or doing a musical number.”

The actor joins A Rabbit’s Foot to discuss her enduring love for all things musical theatre, her vision for a film industry that values empathy, and her role in fantasy rom-com Your Monster.

London Palestine Film Festival Founder: “This is revolutionary cinema”

The annual festival returns from 15th – 29th November with a reliably powerful selection of films curated by founder and director Khaled Ziada and team.

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The Tampopo guide to eating ramen

Japanese master Juzo Itami’s 1985 cult “ramen western” marries death, sex, and food together in one large and satiating cinematic broth. The result is a transcendental meditation on the joys of eating.

With A Nice Indian Boy, Roshan Sethi and Karan Soni are reinventing the rom-com in their own image

Ali Abbasi on The Apprentice: “This isn’t a Trump movie, it’s a transformation movie”

London Film Festival ’24: Ten unmissable gems

London Film Festival ’23: Andrew Haigh on All of Us Strangers

The British director discusses his latest feature, a romantic ghost story starring Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott

From Russia with Love: Sean Baker and Mikey Madison on Anora

Vive l’amour at 30: Tsai Ming-liang revisits his intoxicating masterpiece

The Malaysian director’s Golden Bear winning sophomore feature is as relevant now than it was in 1994.

Producer Alex Saks on It Ends With Us: “We don’t make a ton of movies anymore that elicit emotions like this.”

In Sing Sing, Clarence Maclin is tapping into his rawest self

We speak to the Sing Sing actor about his breakout role, which might just prove to be the best performance of the year.

With Didi, Sean Wang is telling a new kind of coming-of-age story

The 2008-set comedy-drama stirringly explores the ache of adolescence at the turn of the new millennium.

Hard-Boiled Rice: The Avant-Garde Noir of Seijun Suzuki

Seijun Suzuki was a maverick of Japanese cinema who served as the antithesis that noir should inherently be rooted in the real world. Though he was a company man for Nikkatsu, it was his tempestuous collaborations with the production studio that inadvertently birthed one of Japan’s most bold anti-establishment auteurs—a playful renegade with a knack for the absurd.

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Nick Ashley: In Motorised Meditation

Fashion designer and petrol head Nick Ashley takes us on a tour of his life on wheels.

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Artists for Aid: Historical London concert calls for action in Gaza and Sudan

Mustafa The Poet, FKA Twigs, Ramy Youssef, Yasiin Bey, and other incredible artists brought art and protest to London’s Troxy last night for a powerful benefit concert.

Erica Tremblay’s Fancy Dance is a gift of Native American filmmaking

The director’s first fiction feature is a proud declaration of Native American existence in the cinematic canon.

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“We had Satan on speed-dial”: An Oral History of Drugstore Cowboy

A Rabbit’s Foot talks to director Gus Van Sant, stars Matt Dillon and Kelly Lynch, producers Laurie Parker and Nick Wechsler, and screenwriter Dan Yost about the film that helped kick off a new wave of American independant cinema.

Why Richard Linklater is “always thinking in the eternal”

The acclaimed director discusses his latest feature Hit Man—an ingenious fusion of noir and screwball that continues his exploration of time, identity and human malleability.

Tom Holkenborg on building character and culture into his Furiosa score

The composer discusses how he created the soaring but sensitive sonic world of Furiosa, the second installment in George Miller’s Mad Max franchise.

Payal Kapadia interview: “Making films about women isn’t a choice—It’s what I need to do”

The Indian director talks to us about her Palme d’Or frontrunner and the first Indian film in 30 years to premiere in-competition at the Cannes Film Festival.

Caught By The Tides review—mesmerising slow-burn from one of China’s best living filmmakers

Sixth gen Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke repurposes his own archive imagery to create a moving tribute to his wife and muse Zhao Tao, all the while commenting on how China has changed over the years.

Cannes 2024: Megalopolis review—leap-of-faith cinema with a beating heart

Francis Ford Coppola’s decades-long passion project, fails spectacularly—though it’s not without meaning.

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Blood, sweat and Hoard: an interview with Joseph Quinn and Saura Lightfoot-Leon

The stars of Luna Carmoon’s Hoard, Joseph Quinn and Saura Lightfoot-Leon talk sperm-sweat aftershave, Venice Film Festival and making films that feel nourishing.

Cannes 2024: Seven unmissable films playing this year

The biggest film festival in the world is back with a typically impressive lineup.

Saints and sinners: Eddie Marsan on his role as Mitch Winehouse

The beloved British actor talks Back To Black, Mitch Winehouse, and what he’s learnt about acting over his accomplished career.

Thea Sharrock: Wicked Little Letters isn’t a political piece

Director Thea Sharrock discusses the making of her latest feature.

How Chet Baker became the James Dean of jazz

He was everyone’s favourite Jazz heartthrob, but in life, Chet Baker was shrouded in mystery. We take a deep dive into the complex mythology of the musician.

Ramy Youssef tour tickets and Tilda Swinton bedtime story among prizes at upcoming ‘Cinema For Gaza’ auction

Ever wished that Tilda Swinton would read you a bedtime story before bed? Here’s your chance.

Neo Sora on his father Ryuichi Sakamoto: “He fell in love with the decay of sounds.”

If you’ve ever felt moved by Ryuichi Sakamoto’s music, then Opus is a film you’ll never want to end. A painfully intimate concert experience that doubles as a magnificent swan song for one of the most accomplished musicians of the last 50 years. As final breaths go, Opus is as triumphant as it gets.

Knox’s ‘We Forgot To Break Up’ is reinventing 2000s nostalgia-core

We talk to the Canadian filmmaker about her Toronto-punk inspired latest feature, which premiered at the BFI Flare Film Festival last weekend.

Martial arts is a medium of emotion in Chui Mui Tan’s contribution to Miu Miu ‘Women’s Tales’

Miu Miu’s acclaimed ‘Women Tales’ series returns with a fantastic new short by Malaysian filmmaker Chui Mui Tan, available to watch on MUBI.

Featured images by Brigitte Lacombe for Miu Miu’s Women’s Tales.

Luna Carmoon

Luna Carmoon: “Even when I was little I was always in touch with my shadow.”

We talk to Luna Carmoon about her festival hit Hoard, the state of British cinema, and her obsession with the macabre.

Hirokazu Koreeda: “What we don’t understand, we make into monsters”

The acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Koreeda discusses his new film Monster, his obsession with life’s tiny details and why only Ryuichi Sakamoto could have written the film’s score.

Ramy Youssef: “The art I love asks beautiful questions of the human condition”

Luke Georgiades sits down with the multi-hyphenate to discuss Poor Things, comedy, and the value in asking questions of the human condition, alongside original photography by A Rabbit’s Foot creative director Fatima Khan and videography by Matilda Montgomery.

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5 films to watch at BFI Flare 2024

The top films to see at Europe’s biggest LGBTQIA+ film festival, running from 13th March until Sunday 24th March.

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Makeup artist Thomas Nellen on Jeff Bridges: “He is a very profound human being”

The acclaimed make-up artist talks working on Killers Of The Flower Moon, Avatar: The Way of Water, and his long working relationship with Jeff Bridges.

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Todd Haynes: “There’s an excitement in destabilising audiences”

The director speaks to Luke Georgiades about his provocative drama May December, his long-standing working relationship with Julianne Moore, and the delight he takes in stumping audiences.

How Shona Heath created the fantastically freaky world of Poor Things

Shona Heath has long been one of the most in-demand production designers around. Luke Georgiades caught up with Heath to discuss her collaboration with Yorgos Lanthimos and how she and James Price breathed life into the world of Poor Things.

Engines and emotions: 8 iconic film couples in cars

We pay homage to lovers behind the wheel.

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Death Proof, and Quentin Tarantino’s Greatest Motor Moments

From Jackie Brown to Death Proof, Quentin Tarantino has been carving out his own automotive Mount Rushmore right under our noses.

Nia DaCosta: “For Me, Cinema Is Like Church”

The New York native tells A Rabbit’s Foot about working on The Marvels, her love for films and comics alike, and why cinema isn’t dead.

Naomi Kawase’s next film is about “human evaporation”

At Marrakech Film Festival, the auteur talks about her commitment to reviving her hometown of Nara, as well as ‘Johatsu,’ a cultural phenomenon where people disappear without a trace.

Fallen Angels

Sex, Longing, Angels, Ghosts: The Visual Legacy of Fallen Angels 

Wong Kar-wai’s hot-blooded portrait of Hong Kong melancholy is coded with the dissasociation of a generation. We take a deeper look at the master’s fifth film.

Jeff Nichols: “There are aspects of masculinity that are very romantic and human”

The director talks about the dangerous truth at the core of radicalism, the beautiful tension in masculinity, and his singular interpretation of The Bikeriders.

Evil Does Not Exist is Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s biggest surprise yet

We sit down with the Japanese filmmaker to discuss his hypnotic latest feature.

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A Love Letter to William Friedkin’s Sorcerer

To this day, Friedkin’s box office bomb turned cult classic takes the concept of a cinematic adrenaline rush to thrilling new heights, argues Luke Georgiades.

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Marrakech Film Festival 2023: 5 Moroccan Films on our Radar

We highlight a few of the Moroccan gems from the 20th Marrakech Film Festival.

Benoît Delhomme: “I paint with the damage cinema inflicted on me”

The great cinematographer discusses his incredible career and his longstanding love for painting.

Snoh Aalegra

Snoh Aalegra: Nostalgia Trip

As she releases the third and final of her Summer singles, the Iranian Swedish-born musician talks finding her artistic identity, cinematic soul, and the three life-changing lessons she learned from her mentor, Prince.

Renata Rosa

The Sound of Brazil: Renata Rosa on 20 Years of ‘Zunido Da Mata’

The Brazilian musician talks about the making and magic of her acclaimed debut album.

Anna Biller

Into the Dreamscape with Anna Biller

The acclaimed auteur talks her unique filmmaking style and her new Gothic-horror novel Bluebeard’s Castle.

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The Search for Home: A Conversation with Davy Chou

The Cambodian-French filmmaker talks Return to Seoul, the joys and dangers of world travel, and his own experiences as a transnational.

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Celine Song: A Conversation on Space, Time and Past Lives

From playwright to filmmaker, Celine Song has come out the gate a fully formed master. With Past Lives wowing critics and audiences alike this year, the South Korean-Canadian director joined us to discuss the makings of her epic sci-fi of the soul…

The Killer

Venice ’23: ‘The Killer’ Review

On paper, The Killer has the makings of another David Fincher classic, but unfortunately falls short of its fantastic premise.

Poor Things

Venice ’23: ‘Poor Things’ Review

Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest is a hilariously savage takedown of patriarchal double standards and gender norms that revels in the romp.

Emma Seligman

Emma Seligman: Started from the Bottoms

After kicking the door down with her breakthrough indie-comedy Shiva Baby, director Emma Seligman is back with a bigger budget and bigger ambitions.

Ludwig Goransson

Ludwig Göransson on Oppenheimer, in his own words

Introducing our new weekly series, in which an artist takes us on a tour of their world. First up? The Grammy and Oscar winning composer of Christopher Nolan’s latest smash-hit…

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The Venice Film Festival 2023: The Full Lineup

Despite the strikes raging through Hollywood, the Venice Film Festival is back with a confident lineup.

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer Review: Nolan’s Best Film Yet?

Christopher Nolan’s epic portrait of the creator of the atomic bomb has finally exploded into cinemas.

Shea Whigham

Shea Whigham Is At the Top of His Game

The acclaimed character actor talks appearing in Across the Spider-Verse, his love for Don Corleone, and chasing Tom Cruise across the world in Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part 1.

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Tribeca Festival: Five to Watch

Tribeca Festival is back with an exciting new lineup of films—here are five you should add to your watchlist.

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Cannes 2023 Winners Roundup

Capping off an eclectic selection at the film festival this year.

Monster Hirokazu Koreeda

Cannes ’23: Monster Review

Hirokazu Koreeda’s latest is an empathetic tale of friendship and grief that wades through muddy waters to uncover innocent truths.

The Art of Selling Sex: The Erotic Film Poster

Writer Luke Georgiades unties the art of the erotic movie poster.

Love and Tragedy In The Realm of The Senses

We unpack the story behind Nags Oshima’s erotic arthouse masterpiece, and the gruesome murder it was inspired by.

The Double Lives of Isabel Sandoval

The Lingua Franca director talks filmmaking as an act of self-therapy, her love affair with the auteurs of the past, and the radicalism of cinematic sensuality.

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Steve McQueen: The King of Cool

Steve McQueen is synonymous with the old-age of Hollywood cool. But what happened to enigmatic leading man? And has our style changed?

Cannes ’23: The Zone of Interest Review

Jonathan Glazer’s Holocaust drama is an audio-visual masterpiece that lays bare the pitch black soul of humanity.

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Cannes ’23: How To Have Sex Review

Molly Manning-Walker’s impressive debut How To Have Sex quickly becomes a dark lesson on the fine line between consent and sexual assault.

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Cannes 2023: Our Essential Picks

Another year, another Cannes—and the anniversary of A RABBIT’S FOOT! Ahead of our live on the ground coverage, we’re detailing all you need to know about our top picks for the festival of festivals.

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The Full Cannes Film Festival 2023 Lineup

Cannes Film Festival is back – check out the full lineup below.

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The Night of the 12th: Dominik Moll’s thriller gives murder a new edge

The César award-winning director explores gender preconceptions in his twisty new police procedural.

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This Year’s Oscars saw the Academy Return to its Roots

Everything Everywhere All At Once made history last night as the Academy celebrated a year of fantastic filmmaking.

Miu Miu Women's Tales

Femininity Takes The Screen as Miu Miu Celebrate Their ‘Women’s Tales’

The luxury fashion house celebrated the latest entry in their ‘Women’s Tales’ short film series with a day of screenings and conversation.

Austin Butler BAFTA

Inside Charles Finch’s star-studded BAFTA party

Take a glimpse into the glamorous event that ushers in the exciting third act of awards season.

Amma Asante

Amma Asante’s World

Amma Asante talks her vision for a James Bond movie, working with Mads Mikkelsen, and bringing hope to the big screen.

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The Square: Told Through the Lens of the Revolutionaries

A Rabbit’s Foot interviews the documentary makers of The Square – and look at the troubled Egyptian history they became embroiled in.

Ai Weiwei: “Our pursuit of truth can only tell us who we are.”

Against all odds, Ai Weiwei explains how he hopes his recent foray into filmmaking can influence new ways of thinking.

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Tom Cruise: Hollywood’s Last Action Hero

With Top Gun: Maverick breaking box-office records in 2022, ARF explores the star power of Tom Cruise, Hollywood’s last bonafide movie star.

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Todd Field: “Anyone that’s serious about music is writing for video games.”

Todd Field discusses his break from film, his work in advertising and the politics of Tár.

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Forget what you’ve heard: Babylon is the Oscar’s biggest snub yet

Damien Chazelle’s cinematic masterclass is the best blockbuster of the year to barely make any money at all.

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The Top 15 Films of 2022

Cinema is alive and well, and here are the 15 movies from this year that prove it.

Raùl Castillo

Raúl Castillo: The New Masculinity

The star of A24 drama ‘The Inspection’ talks to ARF about subverting masculinity on-screen, his childlike approach to acting, and a potential shift to directing.

Black Adam

Black Adam: Another Muddling Superhero Mess

The verdict’s in: Welcome To The Jungle is still The Rock’s best movie.

Tang Wei

Decision To Leave: A Visual Spectacular that Thrives in Sensuality

Luke Georgiades reviews Korean maestro Park Chan-wook’s highly anticipated latest, a visual odyssey of paranoid sensuality…

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Crimes Of The Future: Cronenberg returns as polarising as ever

David Cronenberg’s latest descent into the twisted worlds of underground obsession and dystopian horror leaves much to be wanted…

D'Innocenzo's Brothers

Masks, Masculinity, and the D’Innocenzos

Luke Georgiades talks to the filmmaker twin that are blazing a trail past their contemporaries

Cinema Paradiso

A Memory of Cinema Paradiso

Giuseppe Tornatore’s Cinema Paradiso is one of the great love letters to cinema. Here, our online editor Luke Georgiades shares a love letter to Tornatore’s film.

Anaïs In Love

Anaïs In Love and the ethics of selfishness

Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet delivers a remarkably polished debut that speaks to the age of the “chaotic femme”

Shortbus

The Glorious Fluidity of Shortbus

John Cameron Mitchell’s boundary-pushing sex-comedy remains a refreshing ode to fluidity.

Chris Marker's La Jetée

No Escape: Memories in Time in Chris Marker’s La Jetée

Chris Marker’s La Jetée is a masterclass in the evocation of memory, argues Luke Georgiades.