SHOCKTOBER: Mandy (2018) interview with director Panos Cosmatos
The Evolution of Horror
Mike Muncer
4.8 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 15 October 2018
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
Mike sits down with Mandy director Panos Cosmatos to discuss the movie, the horror genre and working with a performer as...unique...as Nic Cage...
Music by Jack Whitney.
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| 0:00.0 | The Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Halloween Tewe Tewe Tewber. Hello Halloween Halloween, Halloween, happy Halloween too. |
| 0:25.5 | Welcome back to the Evolution of Horror. |
| 0:28.2 | My name is Mike and as ever I am your host. |
| 0:30.9 | We are currently in the middle of our Shocktober miniseries in which we are going to be covering and discussing a whole range of horror-related items in the build-up to Halloween. |
| 0:41.0 | Now this week saw the release of a brand new horror genre art house |
| 0:45.6 | grind house whatever you want to call it movie called Mandy. I'm sure a lot of |
| 0:50.3 | you have already heard about the movie Mandy. It's caused huge waves around the festival circuit. |
| 0:55.1 | Critics are absolutely lapping it up and so are audiences. And it stars Nicholas Cage in one of his most |
| 1:01.3 | Nicholas Cage performances. |
| 1:03.6 | This movie is truly unique. |
| 1:05.3 | It is one of a kind. |
| 1:06.4 | And I guarantee you, there is pretty much nothing else like it. |
| 1:10.0 | And if you haven't seen it yet, I would recommend you go along and watch it at your nearest cinema because this movie especially |
| 1:16.6 | Absolutely needs to be seen on a big screen with loud speakers. You just need to become submerged in it for two hours. |
| 1:24.0 | It actually had its UK premiere at London Film Festival last week and the director, |
| 1:28.0 | Panos Cosmetos, was down for the festival. |
| 1:30.0 | So I had a little chat to him. |
| 1:32.0 | Now, unfortunately, I didn't get to talk to him for too long |
| 1:34.6 | it was only a very brief sort of 15 minute junket slot so we didn't get to go into depth |
| 1:38.6 | but that means there are no spoilers you don't have to worry if you haven't seen the movie |
| 1:42.1 | we talk very very vaguely |
| 1:43.8 | about some of the minor plot details, but then we just have a chat in general about |
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