Interviews – UKScreen

Cate Blanchett accuses Australia of exporting racist immigration policies to the world

3 August 20203 August 2020Husam Sam Asi

While promoting her immigration TV show, Stateless, which she co-created with Tony Ayres and Elise McCredie, Cate Blanchett told BBC Cinematic’s Sam Asi that [...]

“Feud” exposes the dark side of Hollywood

25 April 20175 August 2020Husam Sam Asi

Since Hollywood’s birth a century ago, feuds between its stars has generated news headlines and ignited the mass’s interest, more than their own [...]

Denzel Washington on race relations: You can’t legislate love

10 March 2017Husam Sam Asi

After winning the Tony Award in 2010 for playing the lead character, Troy, in August Wilson’s Pulitzer winning play, Fences, Denzel Washington reprises [...]

Hugh Grant: I struggled to make up my mind about Brexit – interview

29 December 201630 December 2016Husam Sam Asi

Four years ago, Hugh Grant told me that he preferred “playing golf in Scotland to acting,” and that he was planning to quit [...]

Mark Wahlberg wants to spread love around the world – interview

20 December 2016Husam Sam Asi

Mark Wahlberg is not just an actor, he is one of the most prolific producers in Hollywood. In fact, he exec-produced so many [...]

Damien Chazelle: Musicals are the best genre to examine dreams vs reality

13 December 2016Husam Sam Asi

In 2013, Damien Chazelle arrived into Sundance Film Festival with “Whiplash,” a drama about a young drummer trying to please his tyrant teacher, and left [...]

Woody Allen: I feel alienated and out of touch

10 December 2016Husam Sam Asi

Woody Allen has often described reality as a miserable existence and that he made movies in order to escape it and suppress the thought [...]

Viggo Mortensen: I played characters I don’t want to meet – TV interview

3 December 20164 December 2016Husam Sam Asi Comment

Before he gained his international fame thanks to playing the role of Aragon in the epic film trilogy “Lord of the Rings,” Viggo [...]

Nicole Kidman: There is no difference between biological and adopted children – TV interview

30 November 20164 December 2016Husam Sam Asi

Being an adoptive mother, Nicole Kidman felt a special connection with Sue Brierley, whom she played in “Lion,” which tells the story of an Indian [...]

Venassa Redgrave: Terrible things done to women in the name of God – TV interview

26 November 20164 December 2016Husam Sam Asi Comment

Regarded as one of the finest actresses of her generation, 80-year-old Vanessa Redgrave is still very busy, performing in theatre, TV and film. [...]