Interviews

GILMORE AND GORE: THE ONGOING CONVERSATION

By | January 2001

SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL DIRECTOR TELLS ALL! In this exclusive excerpt from Gore’s Second Edition of “The Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide,” Geoff Gilmore offers his thoughts on the state of independent film today. “Don’t just go out and make a film, make a great film…”

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GILMORE AND GORE: THE ONGOING CONVERSATION

Geoff Gilmore came to Sundance in 1989 and has been instrumental in the festival's emergence as the number one market for independent films in the United...

WILLIAM GAZECKI UNDER FIRE (part 2)

What led you to make a film about WACO? ^ A typical fluke. Somebody showed up on my doorstep with demo in hand and pitched me on whether I'd want to do...

WILLIAM GAZECKI UNDER FIRE (part 3)

Now that the film has been released, has anything changed with regard to the ATF or the media in terms of how they view this event? ^ I think a lot has...

WILLIAM GAZECKI UNDER FIRE (part 4)

What was the budget and how long did it take you to make it? ^ The budget was about $450,000 and it took a year and a half to make. How did you raise...

GUS VAN SANT: LAST WORDS ON "LAST DAYS"

Last Days is filmmaker Gus Van Sant’s reflection on the psychological chaos that devours a brilliant but troubled musician in the final hours of his...

LIGEIA

When did you start filmmaking and what did you make? I can’t remember – I know it was a Super 8 thing with no sound, but it was just for my own...

RICHARD GRIFFIN: BRUSHING UP HIS SHAKESPEARE

Putting the plays of William Shakespeare on film always presented something of a challenge. In the nascent days of the silent movies, American filmmakers...

THE REAL SPIDER-MAN: DAN POOLE INTERVIEW (part 2)

[ PART II: WHY MAKE YOUR OWN SPIDER-MAN MOVIE? ] [ $400 bucks! That's insane! So, you wrote, directed, starred as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in your own...

THE REAL SPIDER-MAN: DAN POOLE INTERVIEW (part 3)

[ PART III: SPIDEY'S SPECTACULAR SPECIAL EFFECTS! ] [ What problems did you run into during production in terms of the special effects? ] ^ I ran into...

THE REAL SPIDER-MAN: DAN POOLE INTERVIEW (part 4)

[ Part IV: SPIDER-MAN EXTREME: AMAZING ACTION WITHOUT GETTING KILLED ] ^ [ The attention to detail is the reason that I think the film succeeds, how much...

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