Interviews

THE REIGNING “PRINCE OF BROADWAY”: INTERVIEW WITH FILMMAKER SEAN BAKER

By | September 2010

In the case of Sean Baker’s “Prince of Broadway,” a film about Lucky, a hustler in New York City’s wholesale district who is forced to adapt to a new way of life when a former fling drops a baby off on him “just for two weeks,” reality has at times mirrored the dream…

Read More

THE REIGNING “PRINCE OF BROADWAY”: INTERVIEW WITH FILMMAKER SEAN BAK

The stereotypical dream of success, as far as independent films go, has long been based on the magic vision where a filmmaker begs, borrows and invests...

THE MILLION HIT MAN: AN INTERVIEW WITH SEAN DUNNE

When Sean Dunne uploaded his short documentary The Archive to Vimeo, he had no idea he’d become an overnight cult sensation. Still it happened, a...

SEEING DOUBLE MESRINE: INTERVIEW WITH VINCENT CASSEL

Step aside, all you onscreen psychopaths. Jacques Mesrine is in town. Swaggering through cinema’s bank vaults with sawed off shotgun in hand and an ego...

THE STORYKEEPER: AN INTERVIEW WITH NEIL JORDAN

The multifaceted Neil Jordan is not only a profound filmmaker and screenwriter, but also a brilliant novelist. In a recent telephone interview, I had the...

PHANTOM VIOLIN: AN INTERVIEW WITH PAUL MERCER

The renowned composer and performer, Paul Mercer is presently on European tour with his band, The Ghosts Project. His roots in phantom-evoking Atlanta,...

HUGH HEFNER TAKES ALL THE ARROWS: INTERVIEW WITH FILMMAKER BRIGITTE BERMAN

According to Oscar-winning filmmaker Brigitte Berman, Hugh Hefner acts as Master of Ceremonies during Playboy Mansion movie nights. “Classics on Friday...

SICK HICK FLICK: DIRECTOR ELI CRAIG AND ACTOR TYLER LABINE ON “TUCKER

“No actual hillbillies were harmed during filming,” insist press notes for “Tucker & Dale vs. Evil,” a sick, gore ‘n guffaws hick flick. “So...

“IF THEY’RE GOING TO GIVE US ALL THESE CREDIT CARDS, WHY CAN’T WE MAKE

When I do these interviews I’m constantly reminded of why I love films and the people who make them. Whenever I’m prepping for an interview I always...

JANNA EMMEL AND THE WORLD’S NEWEST FILM FESTIVAL

One might imagine that the last thing the world needs is another film festival. However, Janna Emmel believes otherwise. Emmel is president of the Black...

INDIES DO WIN OSCARS: INTERVIEW WITH JOACHIM BACK, DAVID RAKOFF AND RUSSELL ICKE

"The New Tenants" is a 21-minute, low budget, independent film that recently won an Academy Award. The movie is derived from the tiny screenplay of Anders...

« Previous 1 … 29 30 31 32 33 … 134 Next »