The Northern Echo | Features

Positively shameful

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:12:13 +0000

Michael Fassbender tells Steve Pratt about stripping off for the camera in his portrayal of a sex addict.

Drama at the gallop

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:58:53 +0000

Newcomer Jeremy Irvine and actor Tom Hiddlestone talk to Steve Pratt about saddling up for blockbuster War Horse.

Silent surprise

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:26:06 +0000

The first surprise cinematic hit of 2012 comes in the form of silent, black and white film The Artist. Kate Whiting catches up with French actress Berenice Bejo and discovers a new star is born.

A year of box office Brits

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:34:23 +0000

Harry Potter was magic at the box office in 2011, but who were the soaring stars and who were the floundering flops on the big screen? Steve Pratt rewinds the movies of the past 12 months.

Cruise controlled

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:10:18 +0000

Jeremy Renner had an incredible role model for his first large-scale action movie, he tells Steve Pratt.

‘My love letter to silent movies’

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:17:16 +0000

Martin Scorsese talks to Steve Pratt about falling in love with the film the Magic Box in 1952, and its lasting impact on his career.

It’s the Twilight zone

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:58:53 +0000

He’s won an army of devotees playing a sexy vampire in The Twilight Saga, but as the penultimate movie is released actor Robert Pattinson is already dreaming of an end to the craziness that comes with fame. Shereen Low reports.

'A gay take on the Wicker Man'

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:59:28 +0000

Steve Pratt talks to Mark Harriott about the success of his film, which has been described as ‘a gay take on the Wicker Man’.

Horror on Holy Island

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:57:08 +0000

Philip Shotton, from Whitley Bay, explains to Steve Pratt how he managed to win notable support for his ‘seven-day movie’.

Stranger on the shore

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:12:14 +0100

Tina Gharavi talks to Steve Pratt about the complex methods required to make a film about Iranians living in the UK.