The Countdown City Geeks hit the Fantastic Fest film festival for a red-carpet interview with actress Heather Graham at the World Premiere of her latest film, ‘What Happened to Doris?’.

Graham talks about the new film, her experience working on the project with co-star Island Austin, and what it was like bringing the story and her character to life. She also shares her excitement about premiering the Prime Video ‘Carrie’ series written by Mike Flanagan.

Lastly, we take a short dive into her filmography to reminisce about her time on Austin Powers, Lost in Space and the upcoming 30th anniversary of Boogie Nights.

Writer and director Benjamin Finkel sits down with Countdown City Geeks to discuss his new film, ‘Family’, and the inspiration behind this terrifying new movie. In this exclusive interview, Finkel takes us behind the scenes of ‘Family’, sharing details about the story, filmmaking process, characters, and his creative vision for the film.

Finkel discusses the challenges of bringing ‘Family’ to the screen, the themes explored throughout the movie, and what audiences can expect from his latest directorial project.

Ten-year-old Johanna and her parents Naomi (Ruth Wilson) and Harry (Ben Chaplin) have moved back to Naomi’s childhood home in the suburbs of Philadelphia. When Johanna hangs a magic birdhouse to protect her ailing father, his illness worsens, dark visions creep in, and her beloved dog vanishes without a trace. Convinced a sinister spirit is to blame, Johanna spirals into a haunting fantasy world that mirrors her deepest fears.

Countdown City Geeks sits down with the writer, director, and cast of ‘Kung Fu Deadly’, the action-packed new film that made its World Premiere at Fantastic Fest 2026 in Austin, Texas!

In this interview, the filmmakers and cast take us behind the scenes of the highly anticipated movie, discussing the story, characters, martial arts action, filmmaking process, and what it was like bringing ‘Kung Fu Deadly’ to the Fantastic Fest audience.

Hear directly from the creative team about the inspiration behind the film, the challenges of creating its action sequences, and the experience of premiering the movie at one of the world’s most celebrated genre film festivals. With us are writer Paddy McDonald, Director Fergal Costello, and stars Steven He, Gemma Chua-Tran and Finola Xie.

Synopsis:  Two hapless rat catchers encounter a kung-fu Taoist Guardian pursuing an undead Chinese Jiangshi. Together they uncover family secrets and must embrace their fate to rid Dublin of this supernatural menace, the only way they know how: Extermination.

Kung Fu Deadly was directed by Fergal Costello, best known for his BAFTA Award winning short Brain in Gear. The film was written by Paddy McDonald (Predestination), who produced with Nicholas Cooper (Zombie Plane). Renowned stunt coordinator Lee Huang (Dune: Prophecy, Warrior Nun) served as action director.