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Danielle Solzman

Danielle Solzman is a film critic and a member of the Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle, Galeca: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, Alliance of Women Film Journalists, and the Online Film & Television Association. She also writes for Solzy at the Movies.

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INTERVIEW: Jordana Spiro Talks Night Comes On

Danielle Solzman Jul 30, 2018

Jordana Spiro took some time to talk about her new film, Night Comes On, during a phone interview with Cultured Vultures. Thanks for joining us today. How exciting was it to be able to premiere Night Comes On during Sundance? It really…

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INTERVIEW: Daveed Diggs, Rafael Casal and Carlos López Estrada Talk Blindspotting

Danielle Solzman Jul 16, 2018

Cultured Vultures had the opportunity to sit down in a roundtable interview with Blindspotting director Carlos López Estrada and writer/actors Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal during the 2018 SXSW Film Festival in March. On their connection…

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INTERVIEW: Amy Adrion Talks Half the Picture

Danielle Solzman Jun 22, 2018

Filmmaker Amy Adrion took some time during this past week to speak with Cultured Vultures about her documentary, Half the Picture. The film premiered during the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and was also selected for the 2018 SXSW Film…

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INTERVIEW: Keegan DeWitt Talks Hearts Beat Loud

Danielle Solzman Jun 8, 2018

Songwriter Keegan DeWitt spoke with Cultured Vultures over the phone this week about working on Hearts Beat Loud. Thanks for joining us. Thanks for taking the time to talk. I appreciate it. You wrote some great music for Hearts Beat…

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INTERVIEW: Katee Sackhoff Talks 2036 Origin Unknown

Danielle Solzman Jun 8, 2018

Battlestar Galactica alumus Katee Sackhoff spoke with Cultured Vultures over the phone about her new film, 2036 Origin Unknown just before the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Gravitas Ventures releases the film in select theaters, Digital,…

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INTERVIEW: Barry Keoghan talks American Animals

Danielle Solzman Jun 6, 2018

Barry Keoghan joined Cultured Vultures last week in a brief phone interview to discuss the new film, American Animals. Keoghan potrays Spencer Reinhard in the narrative/documentary hybrid. Thanks for joining Cultured Vultures today. How…

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Tribeca 2018: Vivieno Caldinelli Talks 7 Stages

Danielle Solzman May 18, 2018

Cultured Vultures sat down with director Vivieno Caldinelli following the world premiere of 7 Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss by Passing Through the Gateway Chosen by the Holy Storsh. The film, likely the best comedy about a cult and…

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INTERVIEW: Bill Holderman & Erin Simms Talk Book Club

Danielle Solzman May 17, 2018

Cultured Vultures had the opportunity to sit down with director/co-writer Bill Holderman and co-writer Erin Simms to discuss their new film, Book Club, during a roundtable interview. On Diane Keaton’s montage scene: Bill Holderman: We…

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Tribeca 2018: Evan Jonigkeit & Zosia Mamet Talk Fabled

Danielle Solzman May 15, 2018

Evan Jonigkeit and Zosia Mamet sat down with Cultured Vultures during the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival to discuss the premiere of the Refinery29 produced Fabled. Thanks for joining us today. How are things treating you? Zosia Mamet: Good!…

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Tribeca 2018: James Gardner & Liv Hill Talk Jellyfish

Danielle Solzman May 14, 2018

If there's a film that blew me away during the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival, it's Jellyfish from director James Gardner. Prior to the world premiere a few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to sit down with Gardner and actress Liv Hill to…

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INTERVIEW: Jon Kean Talks After Auschwitz

Danielle Solzman May 11, 2018

Documentary filmmaker Jon Kean joined Cultured Vultures over email to chat about the release of his new film, After Auschwitz. Congrats on the release of After Auschwitz. How long did you work on the film? Thank you! The idea for this…

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INTERVIEW: Mateo Messina Talks Blockers

Danielle Solzman Apr 6, 2018

During the 2018 SXSW Film Festival, film composer Mateo Messina sat down with Cultured Vultures to discuss the new film, Blockers, opening in theaters today (April 5th). How’d you get into film composing? It’s a long story. I’m trying…

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