– by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM – Oregon director Tom Bertling is a perfectionist when it comes to filmmaking. His 70-minute film “Lexie Cannes” — about a deaf transgendered person who is being stalked — spent years in post-production before it was finished. He not only ...
Archive for the ‘Interviews’ Category
February 23rd, 2010 - 10:05 am § in Features, Interviews
Three Interviews from ‘Shutter Island’
– by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI – Is there a name more synonymous with brilliant film-making than that of Martin Scorsese? Throughout his expansive career, he’s directed several classics such as “Goodfellas” and “Raging Bull.” Most of these films contain common ...
An Exclusive Interview with Director Lucas Martell
– by SEAN GERSKI – One of the greatest benefits of the Internet has been the ability everyone has to show what they can do. People who may not have had opportunities to showcase their talents in fields such as writing, film making, singing or other such creative endeavors have had a ...
December 21st, 2009 - 4:00 am § in Exclusives, Interviews
An Exclusive Interview with Arianne Martin
– by ROBERT DeFEIS – Arianne Martin is a woman who does everything in the film industry from acting to writing to directing to much more. Arianne, who grew up in Austin, Texas, was into film at the early age of 14 — writing and directing her first short film, “Pumpkin Pie.” ...
December 4th, 2009 - 1:28 am § in Exclusives, Interviews
An Exclusive Interview with Clifton Collins Jr.
– by SEAN GERSKI – If you have watched a movie in the past year, there is a great chance Clifton Collins Jr. was in it. In 2009 alone, he appeared in “Sunshine Cleaning,” “The Perfect Game,” “Crank: High Voltage,” “Star Trek,” ...
November 18th, 2009 - 2:22 pm § in Exclusives, Interviews
An Exclusive Interview with Writer-Director Ben Pearson
– by ALEXA MILAN – Director, writer and cinematographer Ben Pearson didn’t always want to be a filmmaker, but he knew how to recognize a compelling story when he saw one. In his latest film — “Kabul 24″ — he chronicles the trial and imprisonment of eight ...
November 11th, 2009 - 11:11 pm § in Exclusives, Interviews
An Exclusive Interview With Actor-Screenwriter Hubbel Palmer
– by RACHEL COYNE – After appearing in a handful of films, actor Hubbel Palmer decided to study screenwriting at USC, which inspired him to create his first screenplay. Wanting to tell a story that was both humorous and touching, he developed a tale about a Midwestern supermarket clerk ...
An Exclusive Interview with Writer-Director Justin D. Hilliard
– by ROBERT DeFEIS – Justin D. Hilliard is the brains behind “The Other Side of Paradise” and has his own company, Striped Socks Productions. He was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and has been into film since the early age of 10. Hilliard attended the University of Texas at ...
An Exclusive Interview With Actor Sean Patrick Flanery
– by SEAN GERSKI – It’s not often that an actor gets the opportunity to play an iconic character in his or her lifetime. It’s rarer still that they get to play two of them. Sean Patrick Flanery is one of those rare actors. And better yet, he did one (Indiana Jones) when he ...
October 29th, 2009 - 5:46 pm § in Features, Interviews
An Interview With Writer-Director Troy Duffy
– by JASON EAKEN – They say a director’s sophomore film is always the hardest. It’s the follow-up. For writer/director Troy Duffy, it’s even harder. His first film, “The Boondock Saints” has a strong flock of devoted fans on one side and an infamous reputation on the ...
October 28th, 2009 - 1:03 am § in Features, Interviews
An Interview with Actress Julie Benz
– by JASON EAKEN – Julie Benz can’t throw a rock these days without hitting a fan-boy. And that’s exactly how she likes it. With roles in Joss Whedon’s “Buffy: The Vampire Slayer” and “Angel,” franchise movies like “Saw V,” “Rambo,” “Punisher: Warzone” and ...
October 23rd, 2009 - 7:05 pm § in Exclusives, Interviews
An Exclusive Interview with Director Nicholas Tucker
– by ALEXA MILAN – Filmmaker Nicholas Tucker may not be a household name, but his films are bound to get people laughing and get them thinking. Through a unique blend of fiction and non-fiction, Tucker seeks to educate viewers about political hypocrisy in his latest documentary “Do As ...
An Exclusive Interview with Actor Doug Jones
– by SEAN GERSKI – While Doug Jones may not be a household name, he is very much in demand as an actor. Admittedly, Jones has a very peculiar background for an actor (he was a mime at one point and a contortionist at another). However, these skills have come in handy for the actor, who ...
An Exclusive Interview with Writer-Director Mike Samonek
– by SEAN GERSKI – Writer-director Mike Samonek didn’t exactly take the straightest route to Hollywood. “I grew up in Michigan and Texas and went to UT Austin,” he said. “I worked as an advertising copywriter in New York for most of the ’90s, before taking ...
