— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — Since the entertaining 30-minute presentation of “Paul” at this year’s Comic-Con, I’ve been anticipating the film’s arrival in theaters. The panel at Geek mecha was comprised of Greg Mottola, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jason Bateman, Seth Rogen, Jeffrey T[...]
Archive for the ‘Exclusives’ Category
An Exclusive Interview with Director Benjamin Parslow
— by H.G. WATSON — I spend a lot of time staying up till the wee hours of the night browsing film sites and Facebook looking for new and interesting movies to watch, a sleep-wrecking habit that began when I started reviewing films. The honest truth is that most of what I stumble upon is [...]
An Exclusive Interview with Actor Patrick Cavanaugh
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — It’s one of the essential questions we face as humans: what happens after we die? Do we go to heaven? Are we reincarnated? What if there’s nothing? All forms of media have tried to answer this question and for all any of us know, any of them could be the [[...]
The Final Day of the Akron Film Festival
— by CHRIS HYATT — The third and final day of the Akron Film festival brought lighthearted fun in the form of a program of shorts, including Denis Villanueve’s “Next Floor” (the story of opulent diners making ritualistic carnage out of sophisticated food), Andrew[...]
Day Two of the Akron Film Festival
— by CHRIS HYATT — Day Two of the Akron Film Festival was the day about which I was the most excited. The “themes” for yesterday were exceeding expectations — for better or worse — and really, really good soundtracks. “Rhythmic Uprising,” a documentary[...]
Day One of the Akron Film Festival
— by CHRIS HYATT — The first day of the Akron Film Festival belonged to the hometown crowd. “The Real Bold Badmen” and “Sincerely, P.V. Reese” were the first movies screened at the third annual festival, and it was only fitting that they were shot locally in the A[...]
Mattson Tomlin Discusses His New Project
Hi, I’m Mattson Tomlin, the writer/director of the upcoming film “Dream Lover.” Earlier this year, I came across something fascinating about dreams. There are people who show up rather frequently in my dreams who at one point were good dreams. Now, however, when these people show u[...]
An Exclusive Interview with Actor-Writer-Director Darrin Dickerson
— by ADAM POYNTER — Many people would like to get into the entertainment business, and many have tried and failed. One of those who has succeeded is the talented Darrin Dickerson. Having worked in almost every major part of film making, he has written, directed and produced movies, music[...]
An Exclusive Interview with Actor Chris Tavares
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — At 17, many of us were fighting off senoritis, trying to take the easiest classes possible, and figuring out what colleges would accept us. Seventeen-year-old Chris Tavares, however, balances acting, football and school. He has already acted alongside comedic [...]
An Exclusive Interview with Producer-Director Bess O’Brien
— by BEV QUESTAD — Bess O’Brien has been a leader in collaborative, authentic movie making, telling true-life stories personal struggles and challenges through film. This July she and her cast were awarded the 2010 SuAnne Big Crow Human and Civil Rights Award from the National Educatio[...]
An Exclusive Interview with Actor Anthony Ingruber
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — Disney has a way of creating stardom for its proteges. Justin Timberlake was in the Mickey Mouse Club, Miley Cyrus stars in “Hannah Montana” and Zac Efron got his big break in “High School Musical.” Perhaps Anthony Ingruber starring in Disney’s upcom[...]
An Exclusive Interview with Alexandre Philippe and Robert Muratore
— by KYLA DREWETTE — Director Alexandre Philippe and producer Robert Muratore are both self-proclaimed “Star Wars” fanboys, and like countless other “Star Wars” fans, they’ve created their own fan-made film to prove it. No, they’re not showing off their lights[...]
An Exclusive Interview with Actress-Producer Tracey Birdsall-Smith
— by SEAN GERSKI — Tracey Birdsall-Smith has been performing since she was a “very little girl.” Growing up in Burbank, Calif., she was a dancer and a singer. She jokes that she took to the stage and to the camera “like a bug takes to the light.” “My mother [...]
An Exclusive Interview with Producer Garen Topalian
— by SEAN GERSKI — It’s Just Movies recently had the chance to interview Garen Topalian, executive producer of “The Beatnicks,” an independent film starring Norman Reedus, Mark Boone Junior and Elodie Bouchez, and co-starring Eric Roberts, Patrick Bauchau and Jon Gries.[...]