Interviews

THE INTERVIEW BIZARRE: 6 QUESTIONS FOR 7 FILMMAKERS

By | February 2012

“THE THEATRE BIZARRE” IS CURRENTLY IN LIMITED RELEASE! As I was writing my questions for “The Theatre Bizarre” filmmakers, it occurred to me that I was very interested in what each of them thought about the Grand Guignol itself…

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THE INTERVIEW BIZARRE: 6 QUESTIONS FOR 7 FILMMAKERS

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If you give it enough time, everything returns to the beginning. Le Théâtre du Grand-Guignol was French shock-horror theatre. It was founded...

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REFLECTIONS IN THE FUNHOUSE MIRROR: A CONVERSATION WITH ROBERT MORGAN

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I’ve made it no secret that I think Robert Morgan is one of the best independent filmmakers working today. This isn’t empty flattery either. His entire...

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IN SEARCH OF THOMAS INCE: INTERVIEW WITH BRIAN TAVES

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During the 1910s and early 1920s, film producer Thomas Ince was among the most prominent figures in the motion picture industry. His creation of Inceville...

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CURATOR TO CURATOR: JACK STEVENSON'S "BENEATH CONTEMPT…"

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I met writer-curator Jack Stevenson more than ten years ago in San Francisco. He curated a screening at Other Cinema and my friend Stephen Parr threw an...

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HEALING THE FATHER WOUND: INTERVIEW WITH FILMMAKER JUSTIN HUNT

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Hungry mice are enticed by cheese. Similarly, headbangers are lured by heavy metal. I’m an unashamed, life-long Metal Geek.  As such, the following...

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FROM THE SMALL TOWN GAY BAR TO THE CONTINENTAL BATHS: INTERVIEW WITH FILMMAKER M

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Malcolm Ingram, the gay, Canadian documentarian, and former Film Threat writer, is a self-proclaimed blow-hard, and most people who know him would agree....

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WHAT IS UNDERGROUND FILM? A DIALOGUE WITH LAWRENCE AND ROBERTS

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Recently, Slamdance asked Burke Roberts and myself [Noel Lawrence] to recommend underground films for the Anarchy Shorts and Special Screening sections of...

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CURATOR TO CURATOR: STEPHEN PARR'S "ODDBALL FILMS"

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Stephen Parr’s Oddball Film Archives is just that. Located in the Mission District of San Francisco, his loft contains over 50,000 films. His 16mm film...

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HAPPY ACCIDENTS: INTERVIEW WITH FILMMAKER EVAN GLODELL ON "BELLFLOWER"

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To be fair, the unlikely success could do it to anybody. Actor-writer-director Evan Glodell made “Bellflower” over a number of years, on his own time...

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"GENERAL ORDERS NO. 9": AN INTERVIEW WITH FILMMAKER ROBERT PERSONS

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Eleven years in the making, first-time filmmaker Bob Persons has created a ghostly masterpiece with his “General Orders No. 9.” The film is a tone poem...

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