Interviews

A BIG, MESSY PLACE: ALAN BALL ON “TOWELHEAD”

By K.J. Doughton | December 2008

BEST OF 2008! “Towelhead,” the complex and audacious film from director Alan Ball, is already inciting anger, winning over enthusiasts, and prompting debate – even prior to its release. Alan Ball about talks to Film Threat about the film and messiness of the human psyche…

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A BIG, MESSY PLACE: ALAN BALL ON “TOWELHEAD”

Originally ran on FilmThreat.com on 09/09/08 SPOILER ALERT! “Towelhead,” the complex and audacious film from director Alan Ball, is already...

JOHN ANDERSON: BUZZING THE B LIST

Not every classic film is a big budget bonanza, as proven in “The B List: The National Society of Film Critics on the Low Budget Beauties, Genre-Bending...

THE “BASKET CASE” RETURNS(?): INTERVIEW WITH FRANK HENENLOTTER

Originally ran on FilmThreat.com on 06/04/08 The directors behind the inspired horror-comedies of the '80s have found a unique place for themselves. Sam...

PROFESSIONAL “FRAG”: INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR MIKE PASLEY

Originally ran on FilmThreat.com on 04/30/08 Forget the NFL, NBA, MLB or NHL! The future belongs to professional videogaming, and director Mike Pasley's...

WILL POWER: INTERVIEW WITH CLAYMATION PIONEER WILL VINTON

Originally ran on FilmThreat.com on 02/20/08 Will Vinton sports both the shiny, bald bean of Lex Luthor, and the untamed handlebar mustache of Yosemite...

DUPLASS BROTHERS BECOME THE “BAGHEAD” BROTHERS

Originally ran on FilmThreat.com on 01/24/08 After a few truly great short films, writer/director brothers Jay and Mark Duplass smacked a homerun with...

CHARLES PLUMMER: PORTRAIT OF A 16-YEAR-OLD FILMMAKER

You never know where you are going to find the next great talent. In this case, I received an e-mail about a debate going on within the Wikipedia web site...

BLOODY CLUELESS: “TWILIGHT” INTERVIEWS

I’m cold to “Twilight.” As cold as a vampire’s pale, undead flesh. I’ve never read a page from the series, but my wife and daughter have...

“ONE SERIOUS JOKE” ON EZRA STEAD

It's endlessly debated, and no matter what answers you seem to come up with, there always seems to be a paradoxical counter-view that makes you question it...

THE WORD OF GOD: THE REVEREND BEAT-MAN INTERVIEW

You may be wondering what an interview with a musician is doing in the Film Threat fold. After all, Film Threat is movies and music is... the stuff in...

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