Kevin Macdonald BLACK SEA interview – THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND director goes underwater

Kevin Macdonald BLACK SEA interview – THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND director goes underwater

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Kevin Macdonald is a director to keep an eye on, even if his theatrical credits aren’t as well known as most big name filmmakers you’ve heard of. He’s perhaps best known for THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND (for which he won a Bafta and British Independent Film Award), but he’s also an Oscar winner for his documentary ONE DAY IN SEPTEMBER. In fact Kevin’s directing credits are mostly comprised of documentary works, though he’s proven himself to be a strong force behind the camera for narrative features as well. His newest effort is BLACK SEA, which follows a group of men using a Russian submarine to secretly attempt retrieval of nazi gold buried at the bottom of the sea in a U-boat. Starring Jude Law, Ben Mendelsohn and Scoot McNairy, it also features some genuine Russian actors, adding a layer of authenticity to the exciting storyline. It’s exactly the kind of movie I love, using a story that forces two very different groups of people to work together under incredibly tense conditions, and seeing how the thrill of the hunt can also corrupt important decisions. It’s a sort of heist movie with a nice mix of action, drama, and even a little bit of horror… of course any film that spends a majority of its time in the mysterious depths of the ocean always has the potential to be scary. I had a chance to sit down with Kevin during his recent press stop in Dallas, and you can check out that interview below. Bigfanboy.com also hosted his Q&A, and it was my great pleasure to see our own Jimmy Cassidy host it – his first Q&A gig! Jimmy is a former Marine, and did a great job discussing the project with Kevin, along with fielding questions from the audience. So I guess you could say the video below is my follow-up to what Jimmy started. Check out the film as well and let us know what you think. My thanks to Grady May as well for editing the video below.

BLACK SEA opens in New York and L.A. on January 23, and goes wide on January 30, 2015

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Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff.