Interviews

MICHAEL G. ANKERICH: THE LOST WORLD OF MAE MURRAY

By | February 2013

Film Threat’s Phil Hall interviews film historian Michael G. Ankerich about his new book concerning the rise and fall of long-forgotten silent movie icon Mae Murray…

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MICHAEL G. ANKERICH: THE LOST WORLD OF MAE MURRAY

Say the name “Mae Murray” and most people would probably respond with confusion. But back in the late 1910s and 1920s, Mae Murray was among the...

DAVID LUHRSSEN: IN PRAISE OF ROUBEN MAMOULIAN

When considering the iconic directors of Hollywood’s golden era, few film scholars would automatically place Rouben Mamoulian at the top of the list. Yet...

DESTIN CRETTON IS NOT A “HIPSTER”

At the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, I was somewhat put-off by the fact I was assigned to review a movie with the title “I Am Not a Hipster.” Not only...

PUSHING HIS LUCK: INTERVIEW WITH FILMMAKER LUIS PRIETO

Luis Prieto’s “Pusher” will encourage you to pay off your Master Card… pronto. An English-language re-make of Nicholas Winding Refn’s 1996 Danish...

“REEL TERROR” – INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR DAVID KONOW

The Horror Spirits and Heavy Metal Gods have united to host a party. Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett is invited. So is author David Konow. It’s a...

PEAK PERFORMANCE: INTERVIEW WITH CHAD JUKES ON “HIGH GROUND”

“High Ground” is an emotional metronome of a film, swaying between the horror of combat and the staggering beauty of high-altitude vistas. We meet 11...

JAMES L. NEIBAUR REVISITS HARRY LANGDON’S SILENT COMEDIES

In the realm of screen comedy, Harry Langdon (1884-1944) has created one of the widest levels of debate among film scholars. Unlike his contemporaries...

A NATURAL TO TRADITION: SPIKE LEE ON "RED HOOK SUMMER"

You could imagine Spike Lee, in his preteen years, taking in every classic movie that came on TV. In his 25-plus-year career he's included enough allusions...

A NATURAL TO TRADITION: SPIKE LEE ON “RED HOOK SUMMER”

You could imagine Spike Lee, in his preteen years, taking in every classic movie that came on TV. In his 25-plus-year career he's included enough allusions...

MIKE O’HEARN UNLEASHES HIS ALTER EGO

Mike O’Hearn is, to put it mildly, a fairly ubiquitous presence. The four-time Mr. Universe winner has been a cover model on more than 400 fitness,...

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