Interviews

TODD VEROW: ONCE AND FUTURE KING OF DV

By | January 2002

Boston filmmaker Todd Verow is always in the midst of production, or post, or pre-production, or usually all three at once. Verow’s shot 12 features on DV since his big splash on the fest circuit with “Frisk” in 1996…

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TODD VEROW: ONCE AND FUTURE KING OF DV

Boston filmmaker Todd Verow is always in the midst of production, or post, or pre-production, or usually all three at once with films like A Sudden Loss of...

ALL BUSINESS: DIRECTOR PATRICK STETTNER

There are parts of Patrick Stettner's feature writing and directing debut, Business of Strangers, that will make anyone who has toiled in the corporate...

JEFF PROBST’S INDEPENDENT PURSUIT (part 2)

What films did you make previous to Finder's Fee? ^ I made two short 8mm films in college. One was an animated poker game where the cards moved...

JEFF PROBST’S INDEPENDENT PURSUIT (part 4)

Because the film was shot in one location, there was always a danger that it might have felt claustrophobic, but that never became the case. Because of...

JEFF PROBST’S INDEPENDENT PURSUIT (part 5)

Did the film change much in the editing phase? ^ The film did not change significantly, because we shot what was on the page, BUT the film came alive in...

JEFF PROBST’S INDEPENDENT PURSUIT (part 3)

Ever buy lottery tickets yourself? ^ Never played. No interest. How were you able to secure the funding for the film? ^ From the moment I started...

ADAM RIFKIN COMES CLEAN

You may or may not have ever heard of Adam Rifkin, but if you ever meet him, you'll never forget it. Armed with a slight build and geeky glasses, he's the...

CRUMBY DIRECTOR: A TERRY ZWIGOFF INTERVIEW

He's a geek who collects old 78 records and dresses like he shops at those vintage stores in the bad part of town. I'm not talking about Seymour played by...

“GHOST WORLD” APPEARS: A DAN CLOWES INTERVIEW

I see about 300 movies a year. Frankly, most of them are crap. But every once in a while a film comes along that renews my faith in movies. Something...

GOOD AS GOLD: AN ARI GOLD INTERVIEW

Ari Gold's Helicopter is perhaps this year's most honored short film. Having played more than 25 major film festivals, Helicopter has catapulted Gold to...

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