Interviews

PHANTOM VIOLIN: AN INTERVIEW WITH PAUL MERCER

By | August 2010

I caught up with Mercer to discuss his score for Dimitri Kirsanoff’s eery silent film, “Ménilmontant” (1926) in the brief interview that follows. Kirsanoff’s grisly murder-thriller is unique in that there are no intertitles—an ideal backdrop for Mercer’s potent score…

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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,...

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

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

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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...

“UNTIL THE LIGHT TAKES US”: INTERVIEW WITH AUDREY EWELL & AARON

“Until the Light Takes Us”, a new documentary by Audrey Ewell and Aaron Aites, tells the origin story of Black Metal without getting into any of that...

“EARTHLING”: INTERVIEW WITH FILMMAKER CLAY LIFORD

Clay Liford caught my attention with his awesome short film "My Mom Smokes Weed" and we've become chums over the years. While I felt I shouldn't review a...

MOVIE MAKING IS LIKE PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING, JUST WITHOUT THE PROFESSIONAL WREST

There comes a time when your path crosses with a person several times over several years and for whatever reason, you never get to meet that person....

GARY KING: IN SEARCH OF INDIE $$$

Many independent filmmakers face difficulty in raising funds to begin their projects, but few have been as bold as Gary King with his 21st century approach...

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